§ MR. WILLIAM REDMONDI beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for War what are the circumstances attending the arrest of two yeomen named Buck on a charge of being Boer spies.
§ * MR. WYNDHAMThese two men have been discharged from arrest and given the £5 gratuity which they would have earned on completing the period of their engagement.
§ MR. WILLIAM REDMONDCan the hon. Gentleman say what the inquiry resulted in? Did it prove the guilt or otherwise of the men in regard to the charges made against them?
§ * MR. WYNDHAMThe inquiry resulted in their being discharged and being given a sum which, in ordinary circumstances, they would not have been entitled to until after completing a year's service.