§ Mr. SWANasked the Under-Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs whether he is aware that Mahmud Saleem, a Cairo merchant, gave an order to an Austrian firm to supply crockery to the value of £500, on which the portrait of Zaghloul Pasha appeared; that this merchant expected to reap a substantial profit from the sale of this crockery; and that on the arrival of the consignment in Alexandria the authorities refused delivery to its owner; whether compensation to the amount charged was paid or is about to be paid to this merchant: and if, so, the reason for this action?
Mr. HARMSWORTHI have no information on this subject, which solely concerns the Egyptian Government.