§ VISCOUNT HAILSHAMI beg to move that the House do now adjourn.
§ Moved, That the House do now adjourn.—(Viscount Hailsham.)
VISCOUNT STANSGATEMy Lords, may I take a moment to raise a point? The London County Council is charged with the duty of affixing tablets to houses where distinguished people, famous people, lived when visiting London. They have under consideration putting such a tablet on a house which was occupied for a time by Mr. Tilak, the famous Indian leader. Whether that is done, or is right to be done, is a matter for the 557 London County Council, and it would feelings of hatred and antagonism and be presumptuous on my part, or any other body, to offer an opinion. I observe, however, that this occasion is being seized upon by some people to try to revive the old enmities between our country and India, and, as one who many years ago had a slight share of responsibility for Indian affairs, I should like to say that I hope every effort will be made to prevent a revival of the old 558 feeling of hatred and antagonism and that every effort will be made to preserve what is a very precious thing, namely, friendship with the Indian Republic.
§ On Question, Motion agreed to.
§ House adjourned at twenty-eight minutes past four o'clock.