§ MR. BRODIE HOARE (Hampstead)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for War whether any chaplain has been appointed to Hong Kong in place of the former chaplain who resigned in October last; whether he has received notice 247 that the arrangement by which the duty has been done by refugee missionaries will terminate on 30th June; how many European troops, with women and children, are now quartered in Hong Kong; has he received any communication from the general in command on the subject; and what steps have been taken to supply the duty.
LORD STANLEYA chaplain is under orders to proceed to Hong Kong. No chaplain has been hitherto available owing to the number employed in South Africa. 1,810 of all ranks, 63 women, and 115 children are quartered in Hong Kong. Communications on this subject have been received from the general officer commanding.