22 JANUARY 1916, Page 2

The Government have done extremely well to appoint Lord Chelmsford

Viceroy of. India. He has been serving as a Captain in India almost since the beginning of the war. He has had considerable experience in Australia. His wisdom in guiding a Constitutional crisis in Queensland was universally admitted when the passions of the moment had died away, and he then proceeded to the more important Governorship of New South Wales. He was captain of the Oxford cricket eleven and is a Fellow of All Souls'. This combination of accomplishments, which is one that appeals to all Englishmen, is borne with notorious simplicity. Lord Chelmsford is an example to all slackers ; when he has not had a great task on hand he has worked at a small one with the same enthusiasm.