§ SIR ALFRED HICKMAN (Wolverhampton, W.)I beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for War, having regard to the appeals which are being made to the public for shirts, socks, invalids" slippers, underclothing, and handkerchiefs; to distribute among wounded soldiers arriving at Southampton from South Africa, whether he will state what arrangements have been made by the authorities for providing these men with necessary clothing on reaching this, country.
§ * MR. WYNDHAMInstructions were sent to the general officer commanding at Cape Town on 8th January that invalids sent home were to be supplied on embarkation with clothing suitable for wear in this country as well as for the voyage.