§ Sir H. BRITTAINasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies whether he is aware that James Northrop, a British subject and an ex-sergeant-major in the Royal Army Service Corps, against whom a charge of fraudulent conversion was made, of which he was subsequently acquitted, was detained in prison for 18 days at. Acre that Northrop was confined with prisoners of all sorts, including native Bedouin and Russian Jews, in a common cell with as many, at times, as 38 prisoners, of whom Northrop was the only white man; that the manager of one of the biggest British firms in Palestine offered to stand bail for him, which was refused; and whether he is able to make any statement on this incident which will allay the feelings of the British Colony in Palestine?
Mr. WOODI regret that I have nothing to add to the reply given to the hon. Member on the 26th July, as the High Commissioner's report has not yet been received.