§ SIR GEORGE DOUGHTY (Great Grimsby)I beg to ask the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs what reply, if any, he has received from the German Government on the case of the arrest on the high seas of the steam trawler "General" by the German gunboat "Zeeder" on 9th of May last, when the s.s. "General" was boarded by a German crew from the gunboat and taken to Cuxhaven, the captain imprisoned, and his cargo of fish destroyed, after which he was tried before a German Court and proved his innocence, and the crew and ship were released; and whether he will take steps to obtain an apology from the commander of the gunboat for his proceedings, and compensation to the fishermen and owners for the loss they have sustained.
§ SIR EDWARD GREYA sworn statement of losses incurred by the steam trawler "General" has only recently boon furnished by the managing owner of that vessel, and His Majesty's Chargé d'Affaires at Berlin has been instructed to submit to the German Government a claim for compensation.