§ MR. WILLIAM REDMOND (Clare, E.)I beg to ask the Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether his Majesty's Government have received any reports relating to an attack by the Albanian Mohammedans on the town of Mitrovitza; and, if so, will he say whether any, and, if so, what representation has been made to the Turkish Government for the protection of the lives and properties of the Christian inhabitants.
§ THE UNDER SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS (Lord CRANBORNE,) RochesterAccording to reports received by His Majesty's Government, a large body of Albanians marched on Mitrovitza and were driven back by Turkish troops after some fighting. It is not stated whether the Albanians were Mohammedans or Christians. The Turkish Government are sending reinforcements. His Majesty's Government have received no information tending to show that the Christian inhabitants of Mitrovitza are specially in danger.
§ † Royal Navy (Retired Officers)—Return of the number and rank of officers of the Royal Navy between the ages of forty and sixty years, who, by reason of compulsory retirement under regulations as to age, were upon the Retired List on the 1st day of April, 1903, and who, during their active service, qualified as torpedo lieutenants and became specialists in submarine mining, and showing the annual aggregate charges borne on the Non-effective Votes for such officers, in the following form:—
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