27 JULY 1907, Page 3

It was announced on Saturday last that Sir George Syden-

ham Clarke, the very able soldier who was one of the Com- mission of three which made the plan for the reconstitution of the War Office, and who since then has been secretary to the Imperial Defence Committee, has been appointed to the Governorship of Bombay. We do not doubt that Sir George Clarke will do useful work in this important office, but at the same time we cannot but regret that the Government will no longer be able to avail themselves of his vast stores of information and of his sound judgment on both naval and military affairs.