THE INDIAN VICEROY.

Otago Witness, Volume 23, Issue 2684, 23 August 1905, Page 24

THE INDIAN VICEROY.

LORD MINTO SUCCEEDS LORD CURZON. CONTROL OF THE INDIAN ARMY. LONDON, August 21. It is officially announced that Lord Minto will succeed Lord Curzon, who has resigned as Viceroy of India. A Blue Book dealing with the Indian army reveals that Lord Curzon tendered his resignation in June. Differences were renewed when Lord Curzon recommended General Barrow as the first military member of the Council. The nomination was overruled, practically on the ground that the post should be rilled by an officer less distinguished in the combatant branch, therefore less likely to be at variance with Lord Kitchener. Mr Brodrick „ explained that some authorities preferred an officer with some technical experience to enable him to supervise the manufacturing departments. He suggested that Lord Curzon should consult Lord Kitchener in the selection. Lord Curzon declined to do this, declaring that the Government- had denied him its confidence, without which he was unable to act to advantage as head of the Indian Government. He therefore again resigned. He strongly complained of the system as tending to concentrate all military power in the hands of the army and to reduce the military supply department to impotence. He construed the Cabinet's decision as proof that the policy of the Home Government regarding army administration differed fundamentally from what he thought had been agreed upon with the Government of India. The bulk of the papers re-echo Mr Balfour's sincere regret at Lord Curzon's resignation, and pay a high tiibute to Loid Curzon. A woman who appeared at the Wellington Police Court last week, in support of an application for summary separation from her husband, declared with great candour that she often told her husband lies ! WHAT ARE THEY? Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. A new remedy for stomach troubles, biliousness, and constipation, and a good one. .For sale by all Dealers. 5