HL Deb 12 February 1884 vol 284 cc566-7
THE MARQUESS OF SALISBURY

I hope the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs will excuse my asking him a Question of which it has not been possible for me to give him previous Notice. A report has reached us that Sinkat has fallen. Have Her Majesty's Government any confirmation of the news?

EARL GRANVILLE

I presume the information that has reached the noble Marquess is the same that has reached me. I am sorry to say it is true that Sinkat has fallen, and that the troops have been cut to pieces.