on Captain Arthur Knox Armstrong of the 3rd Madras Lancers, Secunderabad, has been causing considerable interest all over India. Since August last Captain Armstrong has been under arrest, one charge a him being that he wasa day late in joining his regiment. He had wired for an extra day's leave but had received orders to join atone. However, he did not appear until 24 hours after he was due; his excuse being that he had missed his train and there had not been another one under 24 hours. The second charge against him was that of! "cribbing" at the military examination for which he was going up and certain papers were found on him during the course of the examination. For these two charges Captain Armstrong has been under arrest, pending his Court Martial, for seven mouths. He was found "not guilty " on the charge of having overstayed his leave, but the other charge has been referred to the Commander-in-Chief at Simla, without the recommendation of a punishment, since there was no evidence that he had made any attempt to use the papers in his possession. So Captain Armstrong has returned to Secunderabad with the prospect of being under arrest for at least another month. The case has CAUSED A GREAT SENSATION, and there are many who think Cap-tin Armstrong has been harshly treated and that the seven months of arrest before bringing him to his trial was a piece of unwarrantable persecution. On the 2nd of March, the Governor of Ceylon cut the first sod of
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