§ Mr. JOYNSON-HICKSasked the Home Secretary whether he is aware that Kurt Ludwig Wilhelm Bruckmann, about thirty-five years of age, residing at Sydenham, and who continues to have the use of the telephone, was the owner of, approximately, half the capital in the Amber Size and Chemical Company, and that, in consequence of pressure from the Government, he transferred his holding to an Englishman, F. W. Chambers; whether F. W. Chambers is a director of W. H. Muller and Company, Limited, a firm of German association with which Mr. Bruckmann is connected; and what is the reason why this gentleman has never been interned?
§ Sir G. CAVEI am making inquiries, and will let the hon. Member know the result.
§ Mr. LYNCHasked the Home Secretary whether, in view of the fact that there are in this country many persons technically enemy aliens, but who, as, for instance, in the case of Alsatians, Czechs. Poles, Armenians, or Syrians, are devoted to the cause of the Allies, he will introduce a measure which will regularise their situation and make their services available to the Allies?
§ Sir G. CAVEI think that every thing which is possible in the direction suggested by the hon. Member is already being done under Articles 25 b and 25 c of the Aliens Restriction Order and otherwise. As at present advised, I see no reason for the introduction of any fresh measure.
§ Mr. TREVELYANasked the Home Secretary whether he is aware that in the month of September last the Advisory Committee suggested that Miss Hilda Margaret Howsin might be released from internment if suitable arrangements as to her place of residence could be made and bonds for her good behaviour in the sum of £l,000 each were entered into by three British subjects of good standing prepared to make themselves responsible for her; whether he is aware that on 18th February last Miss Howsin's legal advisers submitted the names of three such 1006W British subjects as bondsmen, and also arrangements as to her place of residence, and, seeing that up to the present time no answer has been vouchsafed as to whether or not objection is taken by him to the bondsmen or to the proposed place of residence, will he state the grounds upon which the efforts of Miss Howsin's friends to comply with the recommendations of the Advisory Committee have been thus ignored; and why it is necessary further to prolong this lady's internment, which has already lasted over two and a half years?
§ Sir G. CAVEProposals of the nature described in the question were received on the date mentioned, and inquiries are being made. A reply will be sent as soon as possible.