§ MR. NORMAN (Wolverhampton, W.)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for War whether his attention has been called to the charges made by Mr. Edgar Wallace, a newspaper correspondent in South Africa, that the military censor struck out from a telegram handed in at Drisselfontein on 23rd February many passages descriptive of the action in which General De Wet was routed by the force under Colonel Plumer, including all references to the work of the Australian troops and the Yeomanry, and inserted a number of passages, 73 some of which were inaccurate; and whether he is making inquiries into these charges.
§ MR. BRODRICKI have telegraphed to inquire.
§ MR. WINSTON CHURCHILL (Oldham)Will the right hon. Gentleman inquire what are the rules under which the censorship is now being carried on in South Africa?
§ MR. BRODRICKYes, Sir, I will ask for a statement.