§ MR. COHEN (Islington, E.)To ask the Secretary of State for War whether his attention has been called to the assault committed on a black soldier by some of the Colonial troops stationed at the Alexandra Palace, on the 10th instant; and will he say whether steps have been taken to punish the offenders, and to compensate the victim for an assault which necessitated his being taken to the hospital tent.
(Answered by Mr. Secretary Brodrick.)This case is still under investigation.