MR. BRYN ROBERTS (Carnarvon'shire, Eifion)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for War whether Mr. De Wet, a British subject, who came to this country as a minister of peace from the Graaf Reinet Congress, is now, and has been for months, confined in a military camp at Matjesfontein; whether any, and, if so, what charge has been brought against him; and whether he has been brought to trial; whether Messrs. Botha and DuPlessis, who were Mr. De Wet's colleagues and are also British subjects, are also in captivity; and, if so, will he state where and on what grounds; and whether, if he has no information on any of these matters, he will take steps to ascertain the facts.
§ MR. BRODRICKNo, Sir, none of these persons have been arrested or hindered in any way.