Has received Stamfordham's letter containing the King's final commands on the subject of the playing of the National Anthem in the presence of the Governors; has sent an identical letter to three Governors detailing the occasions on which the National Anthem may be played and the conditions invol...
Thanks Crewe for sending him notes on his interview with Gaekwar; situation between the London Moslem League and Mohamed Ali and Wazir Hussain of great interest to people in India; Hardinge sorry to see Ameer Ali and Aga Khan are having to resign their positions; concern about some ex-students fr...
In camp for a few days for an elephant Keddah; Gaekwar and the removal of officials on suspicion of disloyalty; Hardinge will make enquiries to see if any officials have been dismissed at the instigation of the Government of India; agrees with Stephen about the necessity of appointing another Eng...
Thinks it is a good thing that Mohamed Ali and Wazir Hasan were not granted an interview by Crewe; resignation of Ameer Ali and Muslim reaction to it; sending a private telegram to Crewe regarding the treatment of Indians in South Africa; hopes to see Lutyens and Baker in Delhi when he goes there...
Does not agree with Crewe's suggestion to put forward Wood for a Knighthood; would like to make further enquiries regarding Priestley and Summers before putting forward any recommendations; case of the Railway companies' grievances against the Railway Board; does not agree that Barrow is the best...
Carlyle; agrees about Duff's allowance; proposal to appoint Robert Nathan (Indian Civil Service) as Vice-Chancellor of Calcutta University which needs pulling together following nepotism and other irregularities of Sir A Mukherjee's vice-chancellorship; there have been several arrests recently in...
Pleased to hear differences between Lutyens and Baker are settled; thanks Holderness for sending him copies of his letters to Mohamed Ali and Wazir Hasan; Hardinge is currently in Patna where he laid the foundation stones of the Council Chamber and the High Court; realises that there has been a l...
Appreciates Crewe's attitude to him regarding the question of Indians in South Africa; his speech on the subject and the reasons why he said what he did; capture of four anarchists and their bomb factory in Calcutta; pleased to receive Crewe's telegram saying Lutyens and Baker have settled their ...
Back in Delhi; sending Crewe a despatch on separation of judicial and executive functions, a subject which Hardinge would like buried – if solved as Congress would like it would create worst possible ill feeling in Civil Service; Royal Commission on Indian Public Services has left for Calcutta; H...