HC Deb 10 December 1908 vol 198 c745
MR. MITCHELL-THOMSON (Lanarkshire, N. W.)

I beg to ask the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he can give any further information with regard to the position of affairs in Hayti.

THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR FOREIGN AFFAIRS (Sir EDWARD GREY,) Northumberland, Berwick

The latest telegrams from His Majesty's Consular-General in Hayti, dated December 8th, reports that order has been re-established in the island. General Simon has been proclaimed Chief of the Executive pending the election of a President, which will take place as soon as the requisite number of deputies can be assembled. His Majesty's ship "Scylla" is still at Port-au-Prince, and will for the present be retained there or within reach.