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THE NATIVE STATES AND
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order throughout India. The Im- portant States of Mysore, Travan- core, and Baroda at present stand outside the group advised by Sir Leslie Scott. On the other hand, that group includes all the members TO BE REPRODUCED ON JULY 4 of the Standing Committed of the Chamber of Princes. The Influen-
Plans are beginning to take tial rulers of Patiala, Kashmir, and shape at the present time for an in- Bhopal are coming to this country teresting, and to Shanghai a unf- to jela the Jam Saheb In support que, performance by the Fourth
the scheme, with of
the Regiment of the United States acquiescence of such able Princes Marine Corps, stationed here, as a as the Maharajak of Bikamir and part of the celebration of Declara- the Maharajah of Alwar,
tion of Independence Day (July 4) by the local American community, says the "N. C Daily News."
CONSULTATIONS IN LONDON.: At no time in the history of the British connection with India has the problem of "Indian India" been more prominently before the Bri- tish public than at present. The past few days have been marked by the arrival, in London of that ac- complished and experienced ad-
Sir Leslie Scott's Scheme. ministrator, Sir Harcourt Butler, and his colleagues of the Indian The plan, roughly shaped at States Inquiry Committeo; of Sir conference of the Princes held at Lesilo Scott, after a sojourn of Bombay less than a month ago some months in India, advising a takes the form of a federal scheme large and important group of States under the Viceroy, in which the on the case to be presented to the States will have representation, and Committee; and of the Maharajah which will decide matters affecting Jam Saheb of Navanagar, the the States individually inter se and first of
band of some in their political relations with of British India. It also seeks the of the most prominent Princes who the Indian
are creation of some union body although it hardly needs to be coming to London this summer to through which the Princes may pointed out that Shanghai does not 5 voice in the determina- provide adequate facilities for a assist in the final shaping of the have
Frequent ro case, writes a special correspondent tion of matters of common con-wild West" show.
cern to them and to British Indiahearsals. are taking place; and a re- to the "Observer."
in economic and other apheres, presentative of the "North-China The scheme envisages a definite. Daily News" who paid a visit to one Wag given A pro- constitution and a supreme court of these for its interpretation.
mising sample of the exciting onter- tainment which the public, will be given on July 4.
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How comes it that the investiga tion is distinct from, and in no sense aubordinate to, the inquiry prcalded over by Sir John.Simon?
There are obvious and serious ob- The answer is that the Parliamen- tary Commission, by express provi-jections to the setting up of "the sion of the Act of 1919, la concern- Viceroy in States Council" as a ed with "British India,"
1 term body separate from, but co-equal which in legal codes is included in with, the Governor-General In But the Princes, in ad- but not synonymous with, "India." Council. The latter term is also applicable to vancing this scheme, are making "any territories of any Native constructive proposals which call Prince or Chlef under the suzerain- for thorough and patient examina ity of His Majesty exercised tion. Moreover, Its sponsors are ac through the Governor-General Intuated by a warm attachment to the British connection, repeatedly Council."
attested in time of need. A point has been reached at which the leaders of advanced thought in British India openly put forward claim to future control over the States, in disregard of the fact that the States are bound, not to British India, but to His Majesty's Govern
708 Slates.
The territories to which this legal phraseology is applied comprise one-third of the area of the Indian continent, and contain 72 millions of the 819 millions inhabiting the Indian Empire.
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the of
A rodeo, comprising feats of horsemanship, lassoing, and other echoes of the pony express and covered waggon days in the Great West of America, will be the special contribution of the Marines for the occasion. Every effort is being made now to invest the perform ance with the required atinosphere,
Expert Horsemen to Perform. There will be 25 men taking part in the show, all of whom are expert horsemen, and many of whom have served a strenuous period, at some time or another in their lives, with bucking horses and the punchers of the west and south- west of the United States. For these men even the China pony takes on a mild and good-mannered aspect.
COW-
In connection with the ponies, also, it is understood that one of the chief difficulties encountered, when the rodes was first planned, was in securing ponies which would be sufficiently wild to make the work really interesting. Another difficulty has been in finding the "Western" saddle with the high pommel which is always used by cow-boya. Shanghai has, up to the present, been able to yield only one of these.
The States vary greatly in size and resources, in the character ofment.
The Headline Danger. their peoples and rulers, and in the
It would be a great mistake to amount of independence which by treaty
the latter assume that the States are unpro uange ΩΣ
in enjoy
internal ad-gressive, because at Intervals some
scandal ministration
their terri-folly. or
looms large Sir tories. They range from tiny in telegraphic despatches.
The Programme. principalities of one or two villages Harcourt Butler is in a good posl
Such feats as jumping off a pony to the 83,000 square miles and the tion to judge of this question for he 11,000,000 inhabitants of Hydera- has been touring with his colleagalloping at fall tilt, then spring- bad. There are 700 States' in gues many of the States with which Ing into the saddle again: picking up an object off the ground while all, but of these no more than 108 he was brought into intimate con- are under "salute" rulers, entitled tact as Foreign Secretary to the a pony is in full gallop; jumping on in their own right to membership Government of the India twenty the back of another rider's pony of the Chamber of Princes, the les years ago. On arriving in London while both are galloping side by States being grouped for he bore testimony to a steady, ad- side; relay gallops; lasscing from vance of standards of government, a standing position on a pony's representation therein. To none of these territories are the laws made and said that recent events, such back; "hog-tieing"-a difficult bit by Indian legislatures applicable. as the appointment and tour of the of work, Involving the capture of The impossibility of disregarding Committee, and the personal Inter- horse-thieves in the briefest time the Indian States in any constitu-est of the Viceroy, had stimulated possibis and a number of other tional changes which may result activity in the direction of modern- "stunts" known to cowboys of the old regime-will have their place. from the work of the Simon Com-ising administrative practice. - mission gives to the Harcourt There can be no doubt that the A spectacular attack on a covered Butler inquiry а significance great bulk of the people of the waggon will also, probably, be in- are Inspired by a cluded, although hers again finding greater than might be assumed Indian State from the terms of reference. The deep sense of loyalty to their the necessary equipment is by no Committee is to make recommenda- Rulers and live contentedly under means an easy task in Shanghai.
them.
Costumes will follow the prescribed tions in regard to the financial and
regulations for American platas- economic relations between British India and the Indian States.
men, and a characteristic end ex hilarating high-light will be added also required to ascertain and de
to the usual Fourth of July festi scribe the political relations actual- ly existing between the British
vities of the American community. Government and the States, having regard to treaty rights and obliga- tions, supplemented and modified as they have bean by usage and
sufferance.
It is
"SWEATED, LABOUR."
Some Chinese proprietors of cafés situated in the French Concession, Tientsin, aaya
the "North-China
Daily Mall," who cater for foreign trade would do credit to any East End tailoring shop in London as far
na sweated labour is concerned. A The Committee may not be authorized to offer a detailed certain café in the heart of the solution of what the Viceroy has French Concession advertised for a described as the extremely difficult foreign lady to act in the capacity of ticket collector. A Russian girl political puzzle of the constitu- answered the advertisement, wher tional position of the Princes; she was told that the hours would but at least the inquiry will pre-be from 9 p.m. to 1 am, and the pare the way. The door it opens salary $25 a month!- cannot be shut. | The Solitary Nizam,
Whether the ambitious and far- Selangor Automobile Association reaching scheme which Sir Lealle members were unanimous in their Scott is formulating would provide praise of the Malay policeman on the best and most practicable solu-traffic point duty, and the hope was tion is a question on which the expressed that Malays would even
tually wholly replace Indians in this
Princes themselves are divided. The Nizam of Hyderabad pursues bis | solitary way, after making claims to negotiate with the British Gov- ernment on an equal footing, which led Lord Reading, on the eve of bis departure from India, to define in exact terms the supremacy of the British Crown and the ultimate responsibility of the British Gov- ernment to preserve peace and good
HE OPERATED ON ME,” TOO. BUT, I FEEL A LITTLE
· NERVOUS- THEY SAY HE IS VERY FOR GETFUL-HE LEFT A SPONGE IN 'A PATIENT. YESTERDAY:
10, 1923, by lail Fasturs Service, Ane/ Corest Britabu rights reservedi
At
a commiten meeting of the
The polo ground at the Race Course will be used for the event, and the grandstand already erected there will provide the necessary Beating accommodations.
HAPPY MOTHER OF 24.
Mrs. Olive Burden, a caravan dweller, who, at the age of 44, has just given birth to her twenty- fourth child, believes children are essential to a happy marriage.
"You cannot be happily married unless you have a family," she told an interviewer. Without children the couple became selfish and self- centred. She herself declared she. was "as happy as the day is long." While declaring that she believed in everyone having a good time, The Bangkok correspondent of she ruled out drinking, smoking, the "Straits Times' wires that the dancing, jazz music, and betting.
Mra. Burden, who was herself death has occurred of Mr. Bille Eriksen, chief officer of the Nor-born in a caravan, la married to a She is now at wegian steamer "Henrik," which street trader. had arrived from Singapore. Death Chertsey, England, with six of her Eleven are still living, Mr. children. was duo to a heart attack.
and two are married and have chil- Eriksen, who was 54 years of age,
dren of their own. had not been long in the East.
duty.
NOW YOU'VE. GOT ME FEELIN'
NERVOUS-
BRINGING UP FATHER.
THERE
HE IS
NOW-
WHAT'S THE TROUBLE DOC?
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