§ LORD KNUTSFORDasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether any information had been received at the Colonial Office with respect to a second reported collision between the French and English in West Africa,?
٭THE SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE COLONIES (The Marquess of RIPON)I am sorry to say that we have received information giving us scarcely more than the fact that such a collision appears to have taken place in the colony of Sierra Leone. The exact situation and the position with respect to the boundaries between the two spheres of influence are still very uncertain, but we are making further inquiries.