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tance of Mushtak Hussain's application for retirement on
pension. I hold these over for another letter and hope in the
meantime to be able to assure myself of the correctness of them.
The Nawab Abdul Latif Khan Bahadur C. I. E. of Calcutta is stil here. He does not seem to be a persona grata to some of those in power: but, all the same, he is receiving a hearty reception at the hands of the noblemen and the leaders of people here. And he is sure to carry away pleasant recollections of his visit to this city. Last night the members of the Chaddar- ghaut "Hindu Social Club," of which the Rajah Murli Manohur Bahadur is President, assembled in the club rooms to meet the Nawab. He came in at about 6-15 p. m. and in his chat with the members, which lasted for about two hours, proved himself a genial large-hearted oldman who carried his 62 years lightly. He said he noticed with regret the absence of sym- pathy between those at the helm of affairs and their Hindu fellow subjects, and felt surprised that the Hindus who formed a vast majority in the State were not represented in the admi- nistration. He spoke of the Indian National Congress move- ment and said that though he sympathised with it, he had to keep aloof from it because he did not want to lose touch with his Moslem followers who were not advanced enough to ap- preciate the congress and thus lose all chance of doing good to them. Then he spoke of the necessity there was for Hindus and Mahomadans to unite and "fight" constitutionally for previleges, the low state into which indigenous industries had fallen and so on and so on. He bade the members "goodbye" at about 8-30 p. m.
