There is some prospect of our late Viceroy returning to [india in September, in which case Lord Ampthill will spent the rest of the season in Ootacimuni. If Lord Curzon arrives later inthe year, this procedure will probably be altera Crops and Weather. that have visited our patts of Sind, Surat, Nasik, Ahmedwagar. Poona and Dharwar, Rain is badly needed in Rajputana, Central India, and the Central Provinees. In fact, Tadia alone reports a suiicieney of rain. In.
able, nese the prospec's are generally favour-before, locusts have done ary. They are still we the fore sud are destroying the young crops in portions of the Bombay Presidency. They are now in cuba in quantities, masses of the eggs, of the shap" of ground-nts have been discovered in the soil, each mass containing roughly from 50 to 100 eggs. Steps for their destracti-n are being taken, though the method is not yet revealed. The on f the crops in the locust-infested districts in a large measure depends on the success or failure of this scheme of destruction, This and other events concur to cause considerable anxiety regarding the agricultural future.
An Engineers' Conference.
Aconference of Irrigation Engineers is to take place in Simla from tha 4th to the 9th of September. 'Three officers from Madras, Bombay, the United Provi and Bengal, respectively, have been invited to attend. S.ven or eight en going from the Pun: ab, wh' greater number than ot'.er provinces owing to its prox- unity. The Burma papers express surprise that po engineers hare been invited from Further India, considering the impor ance of irrigation to that Province.
Kabul.
Mr. Donovan. an electrical engineer, left Peshawur for Kabul a few weeks ago. The Hinic intends to ran his arms factories and other workshops by electricity, and to flood his capital with curie light.
The former arrangement. particularly ought to te a matter of economy t the "s government, for last year the bill for the factories alone came ty over 4 Jaths! The manufacture of are and ai ion in Afghanistan isa very extensive business, and judging from the above glimpse at the cost, each rifle and round of ammunition must re-precut a pretty high figure in hard cash. They could, it is said, be imported from Europe much more cheaply than they are made in Kabul, but there are sundry difficulties in tha way of adopting such " course. Regarding medical officers for Kabul, the Government of India are prepared to meet the wishes of the Amir to have " medical officer, a lady doctor, and three hospital assistauts,.with a small compounding staff, stationed at Kabul, as soon xs a formal application in a detailed form is received,
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