§ MR. SHEE (Waterford, W.)I beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for 434 War whether, subsequent to the Battle of Belmont, seven persons, who were made prisoners, and have been described as five Boers and two Irishmen, were shot by order of Lord Methuen; whether the order to shoot them was given by reason of their having been proved to be subjects of Her Majesty the Queen taken in arms against her forces; and whether they were tried by court-martial or otherwise; and, if so, what was the nature of the evidence adduced against them.
§ * MR. WYNDHAMNo information has been received on this matter.
§ * MR. WYNDHAMThe hon. Member must see that it is impossible that any such event should be omitted from the reports from the front that we receive. If any evidence were brought forward of such an event taking place it would be the first thing that we should inquire into.