HC Deb 26 February 1901 vol 89 c1181
MR. J. P. FARRELL (Longford, N.)

I beg to ask the Chief Secretary to the Lord Lieutenant of Ireland whether, amongst the Boer prisoners held in St. Helena, there are a number of Irishmen who had taken the oath of allegiance to the South African Republic; and whether these men are to be tried for their participation in the war, or to be allowed to return to their native home; and, if so, when.

* THE FINANCIAL SECRETARY TO THE WAR OFFICE (Lord STANLEY,) Lancashire, Westhoughton

There are some Irish prisoners at St. Helena; they will be treated in the same way as their Boer comrades—as ordinary prisoners of war. No release of prisoners can take place before the termination of the war.

MR. WILLIAM REDMOND (Clare, E.)

Can the noble Lord give us any idea when that will be?

[No answer was given.]