§ THE MARQUESS OF SALISBURYPerhaps the noble Earl will allow me to ask him without Notice, Whether he has any intelligence to communicate to the House as to the explosion stated to have taken place at the Government Offices; and whether it is true that there has been serious injury sustained by Members of the Civil Service?
§ EARL GRANVILLEThere has been an explosion at the Admiralty, and a certain amount—not a great amount—of damage has been done to the building. But I regret to say that it has seriously wounded a much esteemed public servant, the Assistant Secretary to the Admiralty.
§ THE MARQUESS OF SALISBURYIs it true that there have been two explosions?
§ EARL GRANVILLEI have not heard of any other. The First Lord of the Admiralty will be able to give more details of the occurrence. As far as I can understand it, the explosion at the Admiralty seems to have come from the inside of the building.