§ Mr. HART-DAVIESasked the Secretary of State for War whether his attention has been called to the case of Major and Mrs. Patten-Bethune, who were, about six months ago, ordered to leave the cantonment of Secunderabad by General Rimington, a proceeding usually applied to disorderly persons, as Major Patten-Bethune had threatened General Riming-ton with legal proceedings for slander; whether this matter had come up before the Army Council; and, if so, what steps it is proposed to take in the matter?
§ The PARLIAMENTARY SECRETARY to the TREASURY (Mr. Joseph Pease, for Mr. Haldane)The matter is at present the subject of communication between the Army Council and the Commander-in-Chief in India.