9. Captain CROOKSHANKasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he can now make any further statement with regard to the English high school for girls at Constantinople?
§ Sir A. CHAMBERLAINShortly after the date of the reply which was given to the Noble Lord the Member for Shrewsbury (Viscount Sandon) on this subject on 17th March, a satisfactory compromise appeared to have been reached with the Turkish Government, as a part of which it wars agreed that the prosecution against the head mistress of the school should be dropped. Unfortunately, notwithstanding this agreement, the Turkish authorities proceeded with the prosecution, and the matter has formed the subject of further strong representations by His Majesty's Chargé d'Affaires at Constantinople. It is reported in this morning's Press that the head mistress has been acquitted, but I have as yet no official confirmation.