§ Mr. BELLOCasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether the Consuls of the Great Powers are in possession of details relative to the recent burying alive of a native by a Belgian official; and, if so, whether he can give the date and place to which the accusation refers, the name of the official accused, and whether he has been brought to trial?
§ Sir E. GREYNo information has been received at the Foreign Office from any Consul about such a case.
§ Mr. BELLOCIs the right hon. Gentleman aware that the secretary of the Congo Reform Association vouches for the charge which has been made, and that the facts have been in possession of the association for a long time?
§ Sir E. GREYI was not aware of that. We certainly have not heard of it.