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to resist Russian aggression, not only if Russia 

 acted alone but even with Afghanistan as an ally. 

 He then commented on the despatch of troops 

 from India during the South African and China 

 Wars. 



The pundit Malaviya unearthed two dissents 

 by Sir Auckland Colvin and Sir Courtenay Ilbert, 

 when members of the Government of India, against 

 the addition in 1886 of 10,000 British and 20,000 

 Indian troops to the Army. 



I have not been able to verify these references, 

 but I am assured that they are correct. 



Ancient history no doubt, but sufficiently to 

 the point to show that the despatch of troops 

 from India on " adventures " will be a dangerous 

 policy to the future. 



A pleasant note was sounded by Mr. Mazhural 

 Hague, who said : 



" Sir Guy Fleetwood Wilson in introducing 

 his Budget expressed a hope that the provision of 

 940,000 for the Durbar expenses of His Majesty 

 the King-Emperor will not be considered by the 

 Council as higher than the people of India would 

 wish to provide for the becoming celebration of a 

 great historic event. I assure my Honourable 

 Friend, and through him the whole British nation, 

 that we do not consider the sum at all too high. 

 Indeed, we would have cheerfully borne the 

 expenditure of a much larger amount, even the 

 whole surplus of the present year if necessary, 

 for a grand and befitting reception of our beloved 

 King-Emperor." 



In 1909, when I introduced my first Budget in 

 the unreformed Council, I said that I did not fear 



