The Archive · 1925

Imposing Conference on Indian Reforms

Lord Reading to Discuss W ing of the Montagu-Chelmsford Innovations London, Mar. 8.

Lord Birkenhead, Secretary: State for Tndia, his invited Reading, the Viceroy, to come to England in April, on short leave, not exceeding four months. The Viceroy hax accepted the indi the object of which is a po discussion with the Secretary of State. "Lord Lytton, Governor of Bengal, will act as Viceroy in the Delhi, Mar. 4.

The naws that Lord Reading, the Viservy, is going to England monopotizes political discussion. The opinion is universally expressed that it concerns the proposals of the committee appointed by the Raj Inst year to report on recommendations in eonné ford regime, in which connexion it is very probable that deputations 1 various political parties al will goto England to stave th Jease to Lord Birkenhead, the Secretary of State.

It ie pointed out that the Gov. jemers of Burma, Bihar and Assam and also Sir Basil Blackett, a fin-Jance member of the Executive Counsil, all will be in England this summer. Lord Reading's private jseerctary, Sir Geoffrey de Mont-moroncy, is already in Engand to port on the, reforms, which will be published in Mareh.—Reuter,

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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