The march of the representative detachments of the Indian Army
to Buckingham Palace on Saturday last compensated Londoners for their disappointment of a fortnight before, when the troops from India had not arrived in time to take part in the Victory March. The spectators had indeed a better opportunity of seeing the Territorials, who have done great service in garrisoning India through the war, and the picked men of India's fighting races—Sikhs and Gurkhas, Jats and Pathans, and others—who have fought for the Empire in many fields, from Flanders to the Tigris. The King spoke for us all when, after reviewing the column at the Palace, he thanked the British and Indian troops for their bravery and endurance. The Indiae Army administration has been sharply and justly criticized, during the war, but the officers and men, British and native, have been splendid.
