George V, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India, rode in state down the Strand last week to the just-finished pile of India House on Aldwych, passed smiling between lines of gold-braided officialdom, mounted the Throne of India guarded by four gigantic Indian Orderlies in red and black, and faced his own specially designed gold and silver microphone.
As soon as it was announced, weeks ago, that the Emperor of India was going to open India House, numerous British editors sprang to the conclusion that a weighty and stirring appeal would pass through that...
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