The most important annual event to Anglo-Indians of slender means and hopeful dispositions has come and gone. This is the Derby, with the great sweep at Calcutta, which everyone hopes to win some day." An unusually large number of ticket: were taken this year, and the first. prize must hare been worth nearly lakhs of rupees, or about £23,000 This was won by a confederacy of natives at Rangoon. The second prize also went to Rangoon and the third to Cawnporn. Only the last appears to have been drawn by an European; <o the natives have got back some of the thousands which are reling to the Congress Wallas) annually drained out of India to the im porerishment of the country Police Reorganisation.
One important. step has been taken rds improving the Indian Police. A new General Police District has been formed embracing the whole of the North-Western Railway and all its con: neeti the enrolment and authori of a police torve to serve therein. This is decidedly a step in the right. direction. One of the great defects of the Indian Police system, as it stands at present, is the inninuerable independent units into which it is split up. If there is one department of the State which requires to ibe centralized it is the Police.
has leaked out as to the I the recommendations of—the Police Commission will min, Ronzhly the scheme is this. 'The—Head of the Police in each Presidency will be a senior Indian civilian; he' will be assisted by several Deputies selected from amongst District Superintendents of Police on salaries ranging from 1,300 to Rs. 2,000 per mensem, one of these being the local head of the Criminal ation Department. The salaries of District Superintendents are _to be will range from Rs, 700 00 per mensem, Assistant Super-intendants". pay being raised in the same tatie. Officers for thee appointments are to be recited in England, where they will undergo a special course of instruction, including at least one in the vernacular, lasting for one year. After passing a qualifying test they. will be sent to India where they will go
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