The King's request to grant every facility to the Duc de Montpensier, when he visits India; Indians in South Africa; possibility of acquiring Chandernagore; P. S. has seen the young Maharaja of Jodhpur.
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...
Draft agreement with Lutyens and Baker under discussion; outstanding question of fees; relief that the Cawnpore mosque affair has been settled; Mohamed Ali may ask to see Crewe to discuss various Indian matters, Crewe is sure to decline, so Holderness may have to see him, and he assures Hardinge ...
Viceroy's proposed appointment of paid Vice-Chancellor of the University of Calcutta causing alarm and resentment in Calcutta according to Sir Krishna Gupta (Member, Council of India) who has received a telegram on this subject and wants to present it to Crewe; separation of judicial and executiv...
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...
Attaches a copy of a letter to him from Sir R. Carlyle about Carlyle's interview with Hardinge; Commander-in-Chief's allowance; once again congratulates Hardinge on the outcome of the Cawnpore mosque affair.
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...
Crewe has decided that Mohamed Ali & Co.should not be granted an interview by anyone representing the Secretary of State; the Times's account of split between them and Ameer Ali and the Aga Khan, and practical dissolution of London Moslem League – Holderness hopes they will gradually discredi...
Thinks there will be no difficulty in finding a suitable successor to Swinton among Indian architects; hopes that when Baker and Lutyens arrive in India, they will do some serious work, as there is a feeling that they have not done much while they have been away; failure of rains now becoming a s...