Captain CAMPBELLasked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he has received any details of the murder of Mr. Grant, of Skelmorlie, in Mongolia, some ten days ago; and what action, if any, the Foreign Office has taken or proposes to take?
§ Sir E. GREYHis Majesty's Chargé d'Affaires at Peking has reported that Mr. Grant, an employé of the Chinese Government Telegraph Administration, was murdered by Mongols whilst engaged on a tour of inspection of telegraph lines. His Majesty's Chargé d'Affaires has been instructed to ascertain the intentions of the Chinese Government in the matter of granting compensation to Mr. Grant's relatives.