For the last two weeks H.E. has been on tour, principally visiting the plague and famine-stricken areas, but at the santo time H.E. has also shown great interest in all the institutions and museums of the towns through which he has passed. The principal towns Lord Curzon has passed through are Poona, Bombay, and Rajkote, he is at present at Roza in the Nizam's' Dominions where he has gone to visit the famous caves of Ellora and Adjunta. So far in the speeches delivered by HE. there has been no particular feature of note, At present our new Viceroy may be compared to a dry sponge which is absorbing moisture, and it is not until it has absorbed a sutlicient quantity that it will be able to diffuse the moisture. So with Lord Curzon, he has just come new to the country and before he gives us his ideas on the many problems which are brought before him one after the other, he must have time to consider and them in his mind. Among the many questions which must be occupying HLE.'s mind and on which we are anxious ly awaiting his opinion is the one of the administration of Poona, the very hot-bed and head-quarters of strife, discontent, and sedition. We have only to go back as far as June this year when we were again reminded of the seditious feelings given vent to in Poona by the hanging of the perpetrators of the murder of Mr, Rand and Lieut. Ayerst on Jubilee night' in 1807—I have just come from a visit to Poona and was struck with the feeling of rebellion and discontent that seems to pervade the very atmosphere of the plice. The natives there down to the very coolies are filled with self-importance and seem to be continually on the defensive and aggressive line, A Poona Brahmin, all over India, is the type of serpentine cunning and malignancy, To understand why Poona should be
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