Mr. Gandhi's attempt to solve the Hinda-Moslem issue-with the help Jof a committee of Indian delegates presided over by himself has failed.
will be noted in no spirit of Mr. Gandhi has in his The 2nd Battalion of the Scots Guards are to be congratulated on their frugal method of travelling between Aldershot and Windsor. This voluntary bandment of the train for the route march docs credit to the famous regiment, although, may it be observed, many British regiment, as two mow in Shanghai will tell, has been induced to effect the same form of economy on India's sultry plains by the none too gentle blandishments of that Finance Department of the Government of India, which notoriously proud of the motto "whichever ix the Toast". Scotsmen will perhaps take some pride in this Guards gesture, It. is not always safe, however, for them to assume that the Scots Guards are all from the North of the Tweed. There is a cautionary tale told in Shanghai of a prominent. member of St, Andrew's Society who, mecting a private of the Scots Guards when a battalion of the regiment was here, and taking him home for mutual "admiration and refreshment, learnt otherwise. information arrived late; in other words after the soldier-guest had cerind hie priege, a8 of, to Hotta of whisky. "Obviously it was extent of the best part of a
crime to waste so much of the right stut on a Southron.
"Special No. 11"
Mx, Harold Browett, who colo-ated his sixty-ninth birthday the other day, has received a special letter of congratulation from Mr. R, G, MacDonald, Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of the Specials because among' the Special Police Mr. Browett Known as "Spec Letter runs as on your aixtyeninth birthday "Many happy returns of the day
1 would like. to: congratulate you. also on the example" you are. show the Shanghet soso y'temaining in. the Specials, ready Tigen out when the néceanty, responsibilities which the 1 Police of Shanghai voluntarily bear are onerous and_ afford opportunity for the display of great civic qualities. It is to be hoped that, sooner or eter, the younger men' in the community will realise the obligation on them to emulate Mr. Browett's admirable devotion. The Special Police Force offers attractions besides hard work. It stimulates the spirit of comrade: ship and it provides a most valuable means of combining Te-creation with material pablic ser-
"Senator Dwight Morrow The death of Senator Dwight Morrow is a great loss tothe United (States of America, A man of gre independence of character, under-[standing and ability, he was marked down for eventual succession to the highest place in American public life. He will de gratefully remembered by Latin America for hi [successful efforts to expound. the aspirations of the South to the North, Perhaps his. greatest work was accomplished in Mexico where, as American Ambassador, he secured. jthe confidence of the Mexican Gov-vernment at a most critical time and has been described. as_ the inspiration of Mexico's recovers: from the depths of revolutionary chaos. Not less characteristic of his forcefulness was his campaign for election as Senator. He carried his 'State on the antisprohibition programme, without any qualifica tion,. Special, sympathy: will go out to' Mre. Charles Lindbergh, who receives the news of her bereavement so far away from her own country,
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