London, Apr. 1. 'PHE death is ammounced of Viscount Chelmsford at the age of 64. Frederic John Napier Viscount Chelmsford, born 1868, succeeded to his father's barony in 1905 and was successively Governor of Queensland, Governor of New South Wales, Viceroy of India (1916-1921) and First Lord of the Admiralty (1924).—Reuter.
(By One Who Knew Him) itt 0% Lord Cheimsord in when in the sober dignity the Vieeregsl Chait he made' his farewell speech to. the "Imperial Legislative 'Couneth, then concluding iis"own career. to! be. replaced, by the reformed. Legistatare sot Houses. to the creation of which Lord Chelmsford' had been. a prin cipal contributor, Tat saw hits fPondon in 1039, in his study Eaton Sauare when "we. aiscuseed the working. of the present con, Aitation inindio. CA Fellow of All Souls, although he had been an] Alderman. of the Louton County Gone" Governor of. Queenan snd Governor of New South: Wales, [ped Chelmsford' apyointinent Viceroy of India came as a grent Sttee had "been. extentied by one Lord Hardinge's term of
fear in 1015 Because: of the situa, Yon, created tye the "War. Lord Herainge: was, howevety a tired of the declaration was not one man's work. Lord Curzon who was in the Cabinet at the time inserted. the much discussed. phrase "responsible government" which thus—with suit-fable reservations—was pledged by British Government. respresentaof all three parties in the State.
Mr. Montagu's great part in the tional adventure was his Personal visit to India as Secretary Jof State in order, with the Viceroy, to make an examination of the steps required to give effect to the aration. The scholarly. pen William (then Afr.) Marci tly a Governdr who, in his turned the Odes into English verse and is now Principal of Armstrong College jeweastle—was busily engaged record the findings of the two Grand Inquisitors. "Sir William's perfect English is' held by many' to have brought the Report more. confidence grandfather who had "sat on the Weotsack, gave him the confidence appl on high inti affairs, Beyond all that, his keen scute of fairness, his impress sive loyalty to the men who served and his unselfish consideration for others won him reputation for which greater men have sighed in vain.
He Was no prig for his sense of hhamour quietly gave him the outlet for selidepreciation. "This "was Shown in a story he told. against himself in a farewell speech at the U's Club in Sima iis tite daughter Margaret, aged ale, riding
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