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Lord Curzon's love of India,

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TRIBUTE OF ADMIRATION.

TALES OF WAR-

MR. NEVINSON ON THE CORRESPONDENTS.

'CÆBAR'S PERFECT MESSAGE,

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"British Government in India," The Usher Hall, Edinburgh, was

Mr. H. W. Nevinson gave an by Lord Curzon of Kedioston crowded to its utmost extent, when address on "A War Correspon- is a lasting monument to the late Mr. Ramsay MacDonald received dent's Ideals" to a large audience Written in fina English and in the freedom of the city. Sir Wm. | in the Guildhouse, Eccleston formed by great and special know-L. Sleigh, Lord Provost, presided, Square, which was presided over ledge, they were begin hy Lord and there was a full attendance of by Miss Maude Royden. He did Curzon when Viceroy, and only Muglerules and Councillors. completed as to their final corYPG- tions a few hours before his last illness,

The book is an intimate story, largely denwn from special docu- ments of the Governors-General and Government Honses of India from the time of Warren Hastings down to a few years ago.

not say very much about ideals, however, except to advise any aspiring war correspondent who might be present to tell the truth about war (which, he added, nobody could) and to "avoid writing for a paper with, whose main principles you do not agree."

"We are met," said the Lord Prevost, for the purpose of dog honour to a distinguished Scots man," and he declared that Scots men would always be ready to pay Vibyte of admination to the man whe, by his own unaided elforts, had risen to a position of eminence. Mr. Nevinson gave a delightful Mr. MacDonald hud attained to summary of the history of war Government Hone. Calcutta, the highgest office in the State, correspondence, beginning with which, until it was abandoned as without owing anything to ad- Homer and Tacitus and Caesar,

to famous had hönsed the Governor-General That in itself was a most remurk "Came, saw, conquered," being R9 the perfect War of Tulin to the number of 21 for able achievement. It was also re- citod more than 100 years, was designed murkuble, for it marked an event telegram which would cost under on the plan of Kedleston, Lord unparalleled in air annals, the a pound to cable from the most Curzon's ancestral home in Derby. Jussumption of the reins of Govern distant battlefield in the world.

| Mudern ment by Labour Ministry. shire.

war correspondence Perhaps it may he regarded as "I am sure," concluded the Lord might be said to date from Tbalcony room, self-continan ilustration of the squall points Provost, that Mr. Macland time of Crabb Robins, rom the ed, in English Home: also furnish-on which even the larger issues of himself and the rest of us take pride accounts of the Peninsular cam- the fact that the way to paign. It was the war correspon- ed bed-sitting room. Five minutes life depend that it was the alleged in from Ferry. Terms moderate, correspondence of the two houses eminence and distinction at lies dence in the Crimean campaign 3. Hart Avenue, opposite Pratt ut first turned my attention, when open for the Scottish had of ability, that led to the mission of Florence hey, to Tndin, and planted in me whatever the circumstances in life Nightingale. "I wish I had been Building, Kowloon.

war correspondent then," added the ambition, from an early age, under whichhe may be born. to pass from a Kedleston in Derby

the lecturer longingly, for there. was no censorship and very little shire to a Kedleston in Bengal.

danger," the opposing armies in those days being ordered not to fire till they could see the whites of each other's eyes," while the happy war correspondent stood a little farther back and saw every- thing in safety, merely dodging a cannon ball' now and then as you might a cricket bali.

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Loni Curzon gives a full descrip tion of this great house, of the glories it has sden, of the routine of its life, and he adds some in- teresting glimpses of his own methods of work when Viceroy.

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As a distinguished Scotsman, and for his qalties as a man and he eminence 3 statesman, we con sider Jame Ramsay MacDonald well worthy of the honour we are to-day confering upon him."

REAL EDINBURGH.

Mr. Rumay Macdonald, having

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I suspect that Lord Wellesleyepied the burgess ticket, and be

would inded be a very poor Scots | Governor-General from 1805 was sumily in his chair atmun if he had not feel proud at the moment when he was mcluded, in Now European hours, the distinguished roll of ogether with European habits, burgesses the City of Edinburgh. European dress, European food and drink, and Harper games, Edinburg was undoubtedly the have, overrun India. I may highest our that a Scotsman spak for myself, I was seldom in could hav

notorious

To be freeman of the City of

With reference to the notice of rarely left it, with the exits demendur and its aspect of any that hair helore 40 a.m., but onee Edinbugh was the most regal in June 22nd requesting all wishing to offer their services in on an hour or two for meals, city in the islands, To his mind, the Public interest to report to drive, until 2 a.m

or a public function or a private to the Semun, it was more than the office of the Labour Controller,

the following a city, it has a treasure-house. the labour office for others than; Lori Curzon's investigations into dear to mi exclaimed the morning" or sometimes later.

The vy dust of Edinburgh Chinese will be closed as from the exact site of the Saturday, July 25th. The office Black Hole of Calcutta, where, in

Fremier., of the Assistant Controller of, 1756. Ht men and women were Labour (Chinese) will remain contined from 7 at night till 6 the open until further notice.

next morning in a prison 18 feet by 14 feet 10 inches, with the re-Anthem cachided the proceedings. The siging of the National sali that only 28 emerged alive. Mr. MacDould was afterwards et and he's successful efforts to comtertained aluncheon. memorate the victims, make

G...M. YOUNG, Controller of Labour. Hongkong, 23rd July, 1925.

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three henty cheers were given for On the all of the Lord Provost the younght burgess.

faccinating chapter. His interest In the alrncov 500 poor old in historic sites, evident through-ers and 000 children were er out the book, was never better Mr. Ramsay MacDonald recently iertained in he Waverley Market. And just as nothing is too large Provost for the purpose.

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show and some of the most amus- Sir, em dijeted to inform you ing minor epoles of Viceregal that in the opinn of the Governor- existence used to be the reconcilia-General in Coutil the Burma pony tion of the habits and ideas of theso is a damned gul little piece of foreigners with the conditions of | stuff. Indian life. One of my French chefs, when angry, used to throw the kitchen utensils out of the window. His successor improved upon the precedent by throwing out

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War correspondence. by tele. was first practised in the Archibald Forbes. Franco-German War by Mr. of whose

success in getting off his "stuff" first from the telegraph office in later campaigns Mr. Nevinson

telegraphist, telling him to get on instanced the story of how he handed his Prayer-book to the; with that till the rest of his copy was ready."

Mr. Nevinson had much to say of the difficulties of present-day correspondence owing to censor- of being allowed to see nothing. ship in the field and the difficulty

There were three ways of getting at headquarters, information (1) Picking it up or "chicken

food" (2) getting it from the wounded and sick, or "sob stuff"; and (3) going up to the front. The third, way was the only way thought, had nothing to do with he cared about, but this, he courage, only a sort of exhilara- tion you had in doing what you were sent out for. Of course it the duty of the correspondent not to get killed.

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Mr. Nevinson was very scorn- ful of instructions from home during a campaign, giving the in- Lord Curzon studies of the stance of an editorial message, Goverr General make "avoid pessimism and cynicism," words of praise or some of them, of the horrors he saw during an fasonating read. He has high when he had sent a true account such is Cornwab and Dalhousie, invasion. But the editorial inter- but in his opini the greatest of ference that seemed to have Lord Curzon's researches revend all was Warren pastings, the first rankled most deeply was during many strange facts and show how | Governor-Generupt India, whose the Moscow revolution of 1908, extraordinarily things have changed subsequent impeement be regards when he had wired the inform- in India. For instance, in 1852 as a grave-szandu

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