* CAPTAIN FABER (Hampshire, Andover)May I ask the Secretary of State for War a Question of which I have given him private notice—namely, if he will state whether, looking at the state of affairs in India, he will hold in abeyance the removal of any troops from South Africa to home, and whether it is his intention to despatch any reinforcements to India beyond ordinary 1213 drafts, or to keep time-expired men in India for the present.
§ MR. HALDANEI received notice of the hon. Member's Question a couple of hours ago. I am certainly not aware of anything which necessitates the taking of any such steps as he suggests.
* CAPTAIN FABERMay I remind the right hon. Gentleman—[Cries of "Order."] May I ask the right hon. Gentleman if he will remember the fact that South Africa was saved by an Indian Brigade being there in time?
§ MR. LUPTON (Lincolnshire, Sleaford)Is it not a fact that owing to the nature of the armaments of the British troops they are now at least 400 per cent. stronger than an equal number were fifty years ago?
§ MR. HALDANEI think that any discussion of this kind is very much to be deprecated.