'I

the dog behind. There was no place for dogs. refuse to enter,' said Yudhisthir. If there is no place for one who sought my protection, there is no place for me.' Thereupon the beast turned into a god and together they entered the Abode of Bliss. MACDONALD:

Even to birds they never refuse protection. One day
as king Shibi Rana sat in his Durbar hall, there flew in
at the window a poor frightened dove which fell on his
lap. Looking up, the king saw an eagle in pursuit, and
without a moment's hesitation he opened his golden
robe to protect the dove. The eagle turned his
piercing eye upon the king, "So this then is your
vaunted mercy," said he. "You rob me of my
food." "Not at all," said the king, "Food equal in
weight will be given, whatever you choose." "But if
I ask for your own flesh?" said the eagle mockingly.
66
My flesh shall be given," said Shibi Rana. Then
I wish the weight of the bird to be taken from thy
right side," demanded the eagle. To the horror of
the Court the king ordered scales to be brought
and flesh to be sliced off from his right side, equal
in weight to the dove. Steadfast he sat, but alas!
the bird seemed to grow heavier with each fresh
addition of royal flesh. Then from the left eye of
the king there fell a single tear. "Stop," thundered
the eagle, "I want no unwilling sacrifice." "Nay,
not so," said the king. "My left eye weeps because
my right side only is privileged to protect the weak
and defenceless." Then a miracle happened. Both
the birds vanished, and the king was unhurt. It
was but a test of his mercy and goodness. Here
comes Mr. Ram Lal.

BROWN:

Oh, Mr. Ram Lal, I have heard so much of you. RAM LAL:

I love to play with the children. They shall sing for you.

CHILDREN:

What shall we sing?

RAM LAL:

You will join with me in the chorus of Nama Hindustan, to honour the great men and women of ancient India. BROWN:

It means "Land of the Hindus," another name for India. Mahommedans used to call India by that name. Now begin. Nama Hindustan. Nama Hindustan.*

CHILDREN

Nama Hindustan, Nama Hindustan.

RAM LAL:

Nama Savitri, Sita, Rama, Yudhishthir,
Buddha, Chaitanya, Krishna, Nanak, Kabir.

CHILDREN

Nama Hindustan. Nama Hindustan. RAM LAL:

Nama Gautama, Kapila, Manu, Valmiki, Vyasa, Sri Harsha, Sudraka, Bhavabhuti, Kalidasa. CHILDREN

Nama Hindustan. Nama Hindustan.

RAM LAL:

Nama Baraha Mihir, Samku, Panini, Amar,
Charaka, Susruta, Rana Protap, Akbar.

CHILDREN

Nama Hindustan. Nama Hindustan.

JENKINS:

Let us now sing the National Hymn for Bharata—
India.

* For music, see page 41.

on him by his people. He was an enlightened catholic in his views, and a true Islamite in his "submission to Allah," but he publicly consulted Mahommedans, Hindus, Jews and Christians and drew up a new faith on eclectic principles, "There is but one God."

"That God is one; that men are one; that Truth is ever the same,

That Love is still the nearest word to hint the nameless Name."

JONES:

I wonder whether Indians like our Christian King ? JENKINS:

They do. In Europe we yield loyalty to the constitutional head of our Goverment. An Indian looks upon his King as the incarnation of the god Dharma (Righteousness). Queen Victoria was really the first English sovereign of India. Several generations were born and lived during her benevolent reign. To her, as the Great Mother from whom emanated the famous proclamation of 1858, the Magna Charta of their rights and liberties, the Indian people were passionately attached and devoted. That feeling has been stimulated and strengthened by the visits to India of members of the Royal Family. The sojourn of the present present Emperor and Empress and the generous and noble utterances of King George in his various addresses in India and England, have done much to increase the faith of the people in British justice. COHEN:

Do they like the British rule?

JENKINS:

There is in India a spirit of recognition of its benefits. So far as the people are concerned there has been much progress. Education, facility for travel, railways, irrigation, a greatly improved administration of law, a growing spirit of nationality, a common language, a common government, common ideals, internal peace, have marked the

history of British sovereignty in India. See how the Indian Empire has risen as one man to help us in our hour of need. With a lavish hand the Rajahs, the Ruling Princes of India, have given of their wealth from the first onslaught of the enemy. The valiant Indian troops have laid down their lives and poured forth their blood like water on the fields of battle.

COHEN:

You have told us all about great people of the past. Have they not any notable men at the present time? JENKINS:

You have heard of the great poet, Sir Rabindranath Tagore, the winner of the Nobel Prize for literature, who has enraptured the civilised world with his mystic poems. There is an unrivalled orator and devoted patriot in the person of Surendranath Banerjea, whose voice is heard from Himalaya to Cape Comorin. An eminent physicist, Sir Jagadish Chandra Bose, has made many discoveries in plant life, and demonstrated his experiments in Europe and America, showing that plants feel many of the sensations that we do, even the death agony. During the present generation India has produced statesmen like Gokhale, political leaders like Naoroji, philanthropists like Vidyasagar, merchants like Tata, great Mahommedans like Sir Syed Ahmed. The sons of Indian parents are now being educated at Oxford and Cambridge and other Universities of the world, earrying away many of the coveted honours. O'BRIEN:

Look at Mr. Ram Lal playing with a dog.

Indians

are very fond of animals. They will die for any living thing that seeks their protection.

JONES:

Mr. Ram Lal told us about a king who refused heaven for a dog. King Yudhisthir was the only mortal who had travelled to the gates of heaven in bodily form-so virtuous was he. Heaven's king came to greet him and bade him enter, but to leave

ALL

SONG.*

Let the earth and the water, the air and fruits of Bharata be sweet, O God!

Let the homes and marts, the forest and fields of Bharata be full, O God!

Let the promises and hopes, the deeds and words of Bharata be true, O God!

Let the lives and hearts of the sons and daughters of Bharata be one, O God!

Let the reign and lives of the King and Queen of Bharata be long, O God!

"

*It is a free translation of the well known Bengali song by Sir Rabindranath Tagore, except the last two lines, and was originally published in the journal “ Bhander.” Music by Adela Maddison (price 3d.) may be had on application to Hon. Secretary, The Union of the East and West, 14, St. Mark's Crescent, London, N.W. 1.