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beyond the border, and remained ignorant of much
that was brewing in India, and still more regret-
tably, of the evils that were actually filtering in
through our outlying districts. I look upon that
gloomy period as the one in which many doors
were thrown open for the free admission into the
State territory of those infectious conditions
which have brought about an alarming change
in the disposition and outlook of the people of
Hyderabad.
Mr. Hankin was invited to come to Hyder-
abad-at the time of the Prince of Wales's visit
in 1921 and was put in charge of some of the
arrangements at the Falaknuma Palace. I had
the pleasure of meeting him then, and once again
afterwards when he came to Hyderabad on a short
visit. Shall we ever have a man like him again ?
Since the departure of Mr. Hankin and Mr.
Goad from the District Police, a certain laxity
had crept into the administration of that import-
ant branch of the service.
And when Mr. Wakefield left us in 1921, we
lost another energetic British officer whose vigil-
ance and first-hand knowledge of the conditions
prevailing in the districts had helped to maintain
order.
It also happened, unfortunately, that Mr.
Glancy's long connection with Hyderabad came
to an end at about the same time.
Then followed, towards the end of 1922,
the sudden and unexpected departure of Sir All