§ MR. ASHLEYI beg to ask the Secretary of State for War if it is intended to permit lancer regiments to resume the lance as a complement to their present service equipment.
§ THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR WAR (Mr. HALDANE, Haddington)The instructions laid down in Army Order 39 of March 1903 with regard to the use of the lance are still in force but they are under consideration.