A Rich Find

The Guandal secretary of India has advised the Brltish government of the discovery of an immense amount of treasure, estlmated at over SJ5,000,ooo, whleh had been secreted in the palace of Gwalior by the late maharajah. The treasttrè had becu sunk in the pits under the vaults beneath the zenana, and the secret was entrusted to a few confidcntial servants, The 1 tary was present when the treasure was unearthed. After removing the earth to a depth of six feet the workmen uncovered somt great flag-stones. Beneath these were Beveral pits filled to the brim wiih silver. chiefly i freshly cbined rjipees. In ech ]'n was a ! píate recordlog Üie amount oftreasure and the names of the officials who assisted In I seeretlng it. The Indiau goTernment has taken the hoard as a loan from the young nialiarajah. The nalive papers protest i agaljQSt thisaction. They say had the harajah been an adult, insfead of under a i regency controlled by the governmeilt, ho ' would liever have invested his wholo wealth in Indian securities. The (iiiestion ! will be raised in parliainent as to whether "lnvestment" will not be another nanio for seizure. _