§ MR. ELLIS GRIFFITH (Anglesey)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for War whether he can state how many officers of the Regular Army in South Africa are able to speak the Taal (or Boer-Dutch) and the Kaffir tongue, and are qualified to act as interpreters.
LORD STANLEYThere are several officers of the Regular Army now in South Africa who can speak Boer-Dutch. Many colonial officers serving in the field speak both Boer-Dutch and Kaffir. I cannot give exact figures.