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...
His speech to the Legislative Assembly has been received well all over India and has done a good deal to calm Muslim feelings; Muslims still upset over the Cawnpore mosque incident; Raja of Mahmudabad has approached Hardinge and suggested that the best way to calm the Muslim opinion is for Hardin...
Went to Cawnpore and visited the mosque and discussed a compromise on the spot; received a deputation from the Muslim community who accepted the compromise; he gave them a lecture on their behaviour and released all one hundred and six prisoners; Hardinge feels that the situation has been resolve...
Delighted and relieved to hear of Duff's appointment as Commander-in Chief; Maharaja of Mysore will be pleased at Crewe's concession in allowing him a treaty; Maharaja of Nabha has come into line; encloses extract from a newspaper giving semi-official account of the progress of work at Delhi; exc...
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...