§ Lieut.-Commander KENWORTHYasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he has any information concerning the whereabouts of Mr. G. E. Metcalfe, of the China Inland Mission, reported captured by bandits at Yuanmow, Yunnan; and whether Mr. Metcalfe's family have been interfered with?
Mr. LOCKER-LAMPSONMr. G. E. Metcalfe was captured by brigands at: Wutinghsien, about 70 miles from Yunnanfu, on 18th February. A telegram received by the China Inland Mission on the 2nd March stated that he had been released. An earlier telegram stated that his wife and child were safe.