§ CAPTAIN NORTON (Newington, W.)I beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for War whether his attention has been drawn to the fact that the red cross, as now used for ambulances and hospitals, is too small to be distinguished with certainty at a distance from which rifle fire is now effective, and to the fact that the flag cannot be distinguished even at a much shorter distance when there is no wind; and whether he will take steps to provide that the red cross shall be made larger on wagons, marquees, and bell tents, and that it shall be displayed over hospitals by means of a light canvas in a wire frame.
§ * THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE FOR WAR (MR. WYNDHAM,) DoverThese questions are under consideration, and the experience gained in the present war will no doubt be valuable in enabling us to arrive at a conclusion.