§ MR. SYDNEY BUXTON (Tower Hamlets, Poplar)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether an expedition is about to be sent to Bornu in Northern Nigeria; and whether he can give the House any information on the subject.
§ MR. J. CHAMBERLAINSir F. Lugard reports that he has sent a force to Bornu under the command of Colonel Morland, who has been instructed to inquire into the circum- 353 stances in which Fad-el-Allah was killed, and to take measures to establish peace and order in the country. Pending the receipt of Colonel Morland's report it is not possible to give any further information on the subject.