INDIA'S WONDERFUL LOYALTY.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LVI, Issue 93, 15 September 1914, Page 3

INDIA'S WONDERFUL LOYALTY.

WONDERFUL GENEROSITY. INTERESTING DETAILS GIVEN.

OF HELP FOR THUS EMPIRE.

The following is a copy of a telegram received from the Secretary of State for, tiie Colonies by .His Excellency the Governor:—

"London, Sept. 10, 1014, 3.30 p.m. [ "Summaries of otfen. of em-Joe, money, etcetera, made in India, to Viceroy. Rules of Native .Suites numbering nearly: seven, hundred in all rave witii cue accord rallied to defence of Empire' and offered personal service, and their States' resources for war. From among many princes and nobles volunteering for active service, Vieero-v has .selected Chiefs of JudhpoTe, Dik'.uw.r," Kishangarh, Ruthm (vidua Patiala, S.r Portab Singh, Regent of Jodhpur, heif- apparent of Bhopal and brot'uer of Malia■reja t-f Cooeli Behar, together with ether cadets of noble fanriiici*. Veteran Sir Pertab Singh insists on serving King and Emperor des-pite his seventy years. His nephew the Maharaja, aged rixteen, goes with him. All these have already joined expeditionary forces, Maharajah of Gwaftor,'Chiefs of .laora snd Dholpur ami heir-apparent of Pataupur were, to their great regret, presented from leaving their States. Twenty-sewn of larger is alive. Slntfp maintain Imperial service troops, am' services of every corps were immediately placed at the disposal of Indian Government on outbreak of wir. Viceroy- ha* accepted from twelve States eimtiv gents of cavalry, infantry sappers and transport; also Came! Corps from Eikaner. Host of these have already embarked. ' ]

EAGER LOYALTY 01" INDIANS. '•J'o!lr.win,3 axe particular instances of generosity and eager loyalty of chiefsvarious Durbars are providing hospital ship to be called "'Hie Loyalty," for u-o of expeditionary forces. " Mjaha--raja of Mysore ki,s "given rupees, fifty iaKhs, for expenditure upon expeditionary forces. Chief >of Owalior, besides sharing expenses .of hospital ship, idea or wlutth originated. wiUi limn and the Begum of Bhapal, has offered Indian Government large ■ simvs of money and to provide thousands of horses Sis remounts. From Loh-aru i:i Punjab, and Las Bella and Kalafe in Baluchiijtan, Chief and Hanlars offer to supply and maintain camels with drivers. Several chiefs have oll'ered to raise additional troop* for military service is required. "Donations to Indian relief fund have poured in from all States. .Maharaja of Rewa offers troops and. treasury, even private jewellery, lor birviec of King and Emperor. Besides cuifvibutions to Indian hind, Chiefs of Xa»lromr, Bundi, Ordila, Givalior and Imlorc have given le-Tge. sums to the Pr'nic! of Wales fund 'Maharaja of Kashmar, not content with su-liscribing to Indian fund, presided ( ver meeting of '20,00!) people -aJitl delivered stirring speech, n> response- to which large piibscriptions co'leeted. Maharaja qf Uoikar oilers free of charge all horses in his .State Armv V-uiltaUe for Governlment. purposes*, liorses aisr. offered by Ni'/ans Govern went, by daninagar anl other Bombay Mates. Every Chief in Bombay Presidency lias placed -his Sti te's resources at diisposil of Government and all have contributed to relief fund. Loyal messages and offers also received troni Mt-htar of Chitral and tribes of K'hyber Agency and Khyber rifles. Letters from na.«st remote States in India all marked by deep desire to assist British Government, however liunibly, in its nw,.r of need. From beyond Indian Imrders j'eneron,} offers cf assistance received. From Nepal, Durbar, military resourcus of State placed at disposal of British ('•overnment. Prime Minister ofic-rs in pees three lakhs to Viceroy for machine gun or field equipment for British Gurkha, regiments proceeding overseas, in sides large donations from his private purse to Prince of Wales fund, end Imperial Indian relief fund, 'i'he Fourth 'Gurkha Itifles, of which the Prime Minister is honorary Colonel, has offered 30,000 rupees for machine guns in event of tlieir going on service. Dalai Jiima, of Tibet, (.HVr.s 'thousand 'libetan troops, slating t-fiat Lamas in Tibet are offering prayers for success of llritirii Arnitv. Same i pint -ha»s prevailed throughout British India. Ilim dreds of telegrams and 1. Iters to Yice-l«--v express loyalty an;', desire to seTve } either-in field'or in India. Many hundreds aiso received by local Adminis- , nations, These come fi'"m cominunit.ics and of all classes and needs, alio from individuals. "Delhi .Medical Association oiler field 1-o-pitai sent Turkey dining lialkan war. Bengalee -Students oll'e,- ciitlms.iistic services Lr Ambulance Corp.. 'there are a!-;; many ofi'er.s of medical Mil. Zemindar,* of Minims offer iilKI horses. Meetings held to a-llay i|«inio anl ikecp down pricey and maintain public, confidence and credit. Generous lontributions from ad quarters to .Imperial Indian relief fund. Secretary of Mate for India has rc-iivid folk-wing oiler from Chiefs residing in this country—Fmm .Maharaja and Maliaram Maji Nahiba of Il.'.r.Upuc all resources of •t-.'-cir Mate, two ni.it or-cars. -Jim rupees to Indian relief fund. Itaj.i of Akalkot personal servicr,* in file Held. Raja of l'uduk'c-U "all 1 posse..vi"' an. anxious to „crve in anv ca'pacity. lias placed motor-ear at disposal of Government and Tetjirns to India to raise, subject tc. -approval, a. rctsiiiueiit of his sii... to relea.se regular regiment. Caekwar of Baroda all his troop- and re-ouvecs. Sir Oliulam Ati Khan of Kbairpiir ]Hi-s-Mial services in Hie Held. lint mil Indian re.-idi'iits in this country of every dass and creed have been forwarded with loyal and general* offers of pcri-onal services."