those that enjoy the confidence of the powers-that-be. But I may mention that Mr. Munover Khan soon after his "discovery" of the frauds on the Treasury, wrote to the Political and Financial Secretary in a letter dated the 28th Azoor 1299 F. to the effect: "I submit these particulars to the Government so that I may be remunerated for this unexpected victory" - victory over political opponents to be sure!
That portion of the Nawab Hassan Bin Abdulla's explanation which deals with the letter from Munover Khan to the Political and Financial Secretary above referred to is noteworthy. The Nawab justly complains of the unheard-of proceedings initiated against him by one who was a Sheristadhar in the Treasury when he was Accountant-General - i.e., Munover Khan. Referring to the motives brought home to Munover Khan by the letter No. 461, the Nawab says, 'with such motives he literally flooded the offices with Roobkars in every one of which the sum supposed to have been overpaid to Dilawar Nawaz Jung was magnified' (vide Munover Khan's Roobkars Nos. 46, 47, 610, 1297). Then he points out how Munorer Khan without even the vestige of any evidence charged him with offenses of a grave character, how if men are allowed to heap indignities on officials in this fashion Government service will soon come to be looked upon as being a source of great danger and dishonor, and adds that whatever the result of the inquiry may be Munover Khan has had his "remuneration" since he has been allowed to sit in the chair before which only a few months previously he had to stand. How long the lucky man will grace the chair, remains to be seen.
Thanks to the zealous faith and proselytizing influence of a high official, Hyderabad has recently had an interesting addition to the number of its Muslim inhabitants. A Shastri on the other side of sixty, all of a sudden, lost belief in Hinduism, in the verses he had flung at the head of Muslims and Christians for several decades and embraced the faith of the faithful, and became Gulam Mohamed some time ago. Happy Hyderabad! It is fast approaching its millennium. The days
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