§ MR. EMMOTT (Oldham)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for War whether he is aware that a telegram sent by the Chief of the Staff to General Colvile on 24th May, 1900, to inform him by what route the 13th Yeomanry would join him, did not reach him till 221 some weeks after that date; and whether ho has any official information showing that the explanation of the delay is that this telegram was wrongly addressed to the General Officer commanding the 9th Brigade instead of to the General Officer commanding the 9th Division; and, if so, can he state whether any inquiry has been made into the conduct of the officer who so addressed it, and how he has been dealt with.
§ MR. BRODRICKThe telegram referred to did not reach General Colvile until after the 31st May. It appears, however, to have been correctly addressed to the General Officer commanding the 9th Division.