NEXT VICEROY OF INDIA.

Mataura Ensign, 20 March 1909, Page 4

NEXT VICEROY OF INDIA.

* The Jiritish Prune Minister will short- :;. :..- railed upon to find ;t new- Viceroy t'.'r India, since Lord MinUi lias de-j foiitely, as yet informally, inii-i iiKiie-.i to the Cabinet that lie de.~ir..-- in ■. i'.ixi'.iit.'n hi.-, present pusition at the :i..-i convenient opportunity (says a iloiiie pap, is. Lord Alinto is not tak- .,'„ 1 liis step so much Ueaiise ho is out oi ...\mpathy wills the preheat. Government- in lis ii;u;dlir.g oi Indian proMem—though it is well known that there wore seme passages in Lord Morli-,.'.-. recent speech to" which he tool; ihe :t roll-zest exception its on account .:! the health ot Lady Miuto. Her ladyship has never really i-ceii able to with-.-•fiii-.l the oxtl lacs el \he Indian cliin'aie and has had ro pay frequent- visits I homo since she liivt went out. It is e.ov siated that her medical advisers in-l.-rii! hor that she had better quit the j Dependency ciitirelv before an utter breakdown lakes place. Under these eirc'.'.insiaiice'. it i.-. expected that her b •■, diii> «iil sail iur England in the i-any 'printi, to be followed a few ".'.nn'tl.s later by Lord Minto. Who will !,.- sei.-iTed to succeed him has not, ct eo'.'.;--.... :ne,i uetcrmiried, but there, are _•■:■.■; en muds for siatiiisi that the ultijm; :■.- choice will lay between the Earl j"- i ;vv,,. ;md Earl ](eaitehamp and that thi- latter will in all probability be appointed.