Nugent who is to succeed Brigadie Heath at Tientsin is an Old Wykehamist whose military career dates from 1899 when he passed lof Sandhurst to join the Rifle Brigade '—the second battalion of which famous regiment he now commands—and, -for the South Afri Campaign, served with Mout Infantry Wwith considerable distinetion being dangerously wounded and receiving the medal and four clasps In the Groat War he took part, the Mons retreat—again being wounded—and as Major commanded the 2nd Rifle Brigade in the field before being given command of the AG7th and 182nd Infantry Brigades, His honours included the D.S.0., brevet lieutenant-colonelcy and "mentions" in despatches, With the first battalion of his regiment he played a prominent part in the sup-Pression of the Arab Rebellion in Mesopotamia in 1920. He possesses the unusual distinction fog a soldier of being an honorary OM. A. of Manchester University. Before he succeeded to the command which he now, holds he was Commandant of the "Senior Officers' School Belgaum, The Simon Report The Government of India are evidently determined to ensure prompt attention to the preparation of the agenda for the London Conference in October on India's con: stitutional issues. There is in the tone of the circular to the Provincial Governments a velvety ruthlessness which should stimulate even the most leisurely secretary to brevity and expedition, In. the past action on important matters in the Central Government has often been delayed because, in the bland language of the official spokesmen in the Legislature, "replies are still awaited from certain Provincial Governments." In the bad old days, when there was between Bombay and Simla exceedingly little love lost, the luggard in the game was invariably Bombay—a fact which the Central Government "would sometimes inadvertently but wickedly reveal." However all the nine Governments are given August 15 as the date by which their, replies have to reach Simla and the Central Government' in turn "undertake to: discharge their own oblig within the subsequent month. So in. Shillong-and the various Hill stations where eight Governments are sheltering from the prose torrid heat of the plains, the Si
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