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on his success by wire might send him money enougl to cover the cost of a telegram to England. And lots of money poured in from the revenue officials in the Districts. Was Mushtak Hussain justified in issuing this circular-private though it was -knowing that coming from him, the Revenue Secretary, it would be regarded as a command by all his subordinates? How might a Taluqdhar have been dealt with for doing a similar thing?
His Highness's Birthday Durbar came off on the evening of Tuesday last. Forty one people were decorated with titles- but few of these, it might be remarked without the least fear of contradiction, 'waded' through meritorious services to honors. Probably, just as man does not live by bread alone, man does not attain to honors by service alone! The titles, under the inspiration or at the request of some are so indiscriminately bestowed that it may well be feared that the day is not far off when respectable men will refuse to be "decorated" and regard these titles, like those in the reign of the last king of Lucknow as anything but badges of honor.
I learn that Mr. Norton, of the Madras bar, has made a strong representation to the Government pointing out the neces- sity for removing Afzul Husain from the Commission appointed to try the Nawab Hassan-Bin-Abdulla and others. The repre- sentation is not likely to have any effect. I have been put in possession of some facts giving an insight into the wire-pulling of the "anthors" of the treasury frauds cases; but I shall not communicate them to you until I have got them verified.
