At London it was announced that the Right Honorable Edward Frederick Lindley Wood, M. P., only son of Lord Halifax (Groom of the Bedchamber to the Prince of Wales) has been appointed Viceroy of India, to succeed Lord Reading upon the latter's announced retirement next April.
Britons reflected that the newly chosen Viceroy, although a Conservative, is known to have a Liberal bent. Eton, Christ Church and the traditional round of aristocratic preferment have smoothed his path. As Under Secretary for the Colonies under Mr. Lloyd George; as British representative on the Council of...
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