3 MARCH 1923, Page 10

A well-informed correspondent on Indian subjects writes to me as

follows :- " I notice in the paragraphs on the English-Speaking World in the Spectator that you would welcome suggestions. Might I suggest a reference to the English in India, who they are and what they work at ? I find very little knowledge in England of English people in India besides English officials. The English in India consist of business men, shopkeepers and artisans as well as officials. Nearly all those earning less than £600 a year have their families educated in India_ In India, as in England, there are more English people earning less than £600 a year than those earning more than that sum. There are also many English people domiciled in India working on railways, in Government offices and other capacities."