Tord Curzon in his speech also made a brilliant defence of the Delhi Durbar, justifying the expenditure incurred and showing that in reality the sum expend d was not so great as was suppose, and that the money having been spent in this country, must have given a considerable impetus to trade. The Arts Exhibition must als" have helped to advertise the Indian skilled labour. Then, after touching upon general matters of more 88 importance the Viceroy 1 Public ut Foreign ut was be th Asiatic Branch of the Imperial Foreign ninon cly better than quote tle coneludin words of his speech: I see ticipating trouble upon o T know of ne question that any acute or men: phase. not Tet any one on the strength of that go to sleep in the happy illusion that anxiety will neve pi I position of India will more and me push her into the foreground of national politics. She will more and more become the strategical frontier of the British Empire. All these are_circumstances which should ive us fool for reflection and that impose upon us the duty of incessant watchfulness and preesution. They require that our forces shuld be in a high state of etticierie; secure, our scheme of policy carefw'l worked out and detined. Above all the demand a feeling of solidarity nnd comm interest amon those,—and this includes every inhabitant of this country from the Raja to the Ryot—whose interests wrapped up in the preservation of the Indian Empire, both for the sake of India itself und for the wider good of mankind."
This from one of the few men who has studied Asiatic politics deeply is a most significant utterance and cannot fail to carry great weight. Lord Curzon speaks, however, not only asa student and shrewd observer of the Indinn problems but asa mun who is in the innermost Councils of the Empire. enjoying the confidence of the Home Government in no small degree, also as the head of the Government of The Fall of the Hero.
You will of course have heard with regret of the sad death of the splendid soldier Hector MacDonald. The papers here and at home have wisely refrained from going into any details regarding the causes which led up to this lamentable ending to so fine a career and it is sincerely to be hoped that 10 ill-advi be so unwise as to bring the public. To rise from General is a great achievement. He served his country splendidly, he was. great man, let his memory not be smnirched.
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I need only add that we are now launched into the hot weather. Kuskus tatties, punkahs, and iced drinks are the order of the day; we count the days from this till the burst of the monsoon.
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