Thy winter session of the Logis Intive Assembly. was opened by the Viceroy. s"4 speech on that occasion indicates the session will be devoted tw some extremely important questions from the Indian point of view, 'The most urgent Indian problem of the moment the South Africa: which ix likely very shortly to become law. Mis Excellency' indicat= that the Government is. keenly alive to the gravity of the situa tion and that everything ig being done induce the South African Government to assent to a conference or an inquiry before the Bill becomes Inw. It ig extremely doubtful, however, whether this object will be attained especially as General Smuts has now decided to support the Bill. Another important announcement" was the—appoint= ment of a Royal Commission to rate measures for the pro= motion of Indian agriculture, such og marketing and Bnanee. This, of course, did not come as a fut prise in view of the tact that the Vievroy Elect, Baron Irwin, is known to be deeply' interested in agriculture in which subject he is an ¢x-pert. This announcement hax been received coldly by many of the extromist politicians who afoot to wee, perhaps not without reason, an ate tempt on the part of the Governe ment to rob them of the support of the ryots (Indian peasants). Ce tainly the peasant class, who may be regarded ax the backbone the Indian social system,—should benefit considerably if the Govern-mont takes their problems serious: ly in hand as, indeed, there every. indication' th they are docommunniqné issued by the Depart= mens of the Imperial Household, H.R.M. Prince Chichibu, who has been suffering from measles.at Murren, Switzerland, has since te-covered.—Eastern News Agency.
Man det ala, Argentina, Feb fered by the Spanish terminate his Might at Buenos Aires. After a_briet visit to Monte Video, Major France will embark for Spa American Ser Loxpox, Feb, 21.
Bridgeman, wife of the of the Admiralty be animously elected President of the Central Council of the National by Union of Conservative Associations, at the annual conference to-morrow. Dame Bridgeman will be the firat Woman to occupy this office, which political import ance,
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