Hobhouse : Charles Edward Henry (1862-1941): Under-Secretary of State for India (1907-08): Financial Secretary to the Treasury (1908-11).
... that the ideal might be stamped deep into the consciousness of the people; and that has been done by the Page 396 very acts of repression which were largely designed, as admitted by Mr. Hobhouse, to crush the Swadeshi Boycott movement;—secondly, in order that the idea of India's separate and self-sufficient existence as a nation might thoroughly replace the habit of dependence and contented ...
... very gracious and said in a mild voice—'Mr. Ghose, I hear very highly of you from Prof. Max Müller;' I hope you will prove yourself worthy of your election.' Then I was handed over to my Tutor, Mr. Hobhouse, who again handed me over to the treasurer. The treasurer remarked coldly — 'Where is your fee?'" The sudden question utterly dazed Mano who had thought that he would be given £ 20 out of his s ...
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