§ MR. HAVELOCK WILSON (Middlesbrough)To ask the President of the Board of Trade whether any report has been sent by the authorities at Bombay with regard to the imprisonment of Chinese seamen who were serving on the British steamer "Strathspey"; if he can state with what offence the seamen in question were charged and what sentence was passed on them by the Bombay magistrate; whether he is aware that during the past twelve months the Strathspey Steamship Company have experienced difficulty in the management of Chinese crews: and whether the Board of Trade intend to make any inquiries with regard to the continual outbreak and insubordination amongst the Chinamen employed by the Strathspey Steamship Company.
(Answered by Mr. Churchill.) I have received no report from Bombay respecting the case of the "Strathspey," nor have I received any information on the other points raised in the Question, but inquiries shall be made and the result communicated to my hon. friend.