How many birthdays can a King have? In India we have the King's Virthday, the Emperor' bist, and the ing-Emperor's Virthday, all gazetted holidays. For instance, the old Queen's birthday, May 24," having" been celebrated by the natives always. ax the Sovereign's natal day, there was 9 reluctance to change the date for the trifling reason that the King-Emperor Edward VII now reigns instead of good old Queen-Empress Victoria. The British Raj remains the ud the people did not care to give up their holiday, x0 May 24 remains, bnt gradually glides into Empire Day. Then comes June 26, which we might fondly imagine was kept as Accession Day, but the jublication of the Birthday Hononrx list places this date without doubt in the pre-eminence, and throws the real birthday, November 9, completely in the shade. At this stage our minds are further disarpanged by © Govermnent order appointing the latter date, request, Empire Day for India, as it falls in the cold weather, and May 24 in the hottest month of the year.
Together with the customary list of Birthday Hononre jast published, is the announcement of the institution of anew Distinguished Service Medal for the Indian Army, which is conferred on a number of Indian commissioned and non-commissioned officers and men.
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