§ MR. BOTTOMLEY (Hackney, S.)I beg to ask the Prime Minister whether, in view of the fact that Wednesday, the 30th instant, is the date of an important national festival at which many Members of the House are desirous of assisting, he will consider the possibility of moving the adjournment for the Whitsuntide Recess on Tuesday, the 29th.
§ SIR H. CAMPBELL-BANNERMANI do not know of any national festival which is celebrated on May 30th, and therefore I am not open to consider the suggestion put forward.
§ MR. BOTTOMLEYMay I respectfully remind the Prime Minister that May 30th is the anniversary of the conclusion of peace with the Boers and of the birth of Mr. Alfred Austin, the Poet Laureate?