THE TERRITORIALS IN INDIA.
[To THE EDITOR or THE " SPECTATOR.") Sig,—Could you find room in the Spectator for the enclosed extract from a letter from an officer's wife, at present in India with her children, whose husband is serving in Mesopotamia? It may be some comfort to the disappointed women in England to hear that the patriotic devotion of their men is appreciated by the Englishwomen in the Punjab, whose safety they helped to secure.—I am, Sir, &c., FRANCES E. HoasFsaL. Swancoe Park, Macclesfield.
" You have probably heard that when the Punjab riots broke out there were several thousand Territorials, and others, in camp, waiting to embark for Home, within a day or two of starting and almost within sight of their steamers. When they heard of the riots they volunteered to a man to stay out here for as long as they were needed. It was perfectly splendid of them. One can realize so intensely what a bitter disappointmen it must have been to the families at home, who were counting on their arrival. I wish the families could know how tremendously grateful we are, and how we appreciate that act of patriotism and self-sacrifice. We British women in India, specially those who have families out here, who went through those terribly anxious days last month are very, very grateful. I only wish the men themselves and their families could know what we feel."
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