§ 81. Mr. LANSBURYasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he has received a full report from the authorities at Singapore relative to the disturbances and shootings which took place in connection with the Sun Yat Sen celebrations; can he say whether any property was destroyed; how many Europeans or others employed against the demonstrators were seriously injured and if any of these have since died; the number of Chinese killed or who have died as a result of injuries; the number seriously and slightly wounded; was the crowd or any of them armed; did any firing take place from the crowd; was any warning given before the firing took place and what period of time elapsed between the warning and the firing; and does he propose to hold a public inquiry into these happenings?
§ Mr. AMERYI would refer the hon. Member to the statement which I made pn the 14th March in reply to the hon. Member for West Leicester (Mr. PethickLawrence). The Governor has since reported that an inquest on the dead, who number six, and not seven as previously stated, will be opened to-morrow: The Governor states that he proposes to await the conclusion of these proceedings before considering whether any further inquiry is desirable.