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I would think it refers to the Governor of the Punjab – Sir Charles Aitchinson. He was in post 1882-1887.
See - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Charles_Umpherston_Aitchinson
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Christopher
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Subject: A question
Kipling's poem "A Levee in the Plains" (DD & OV) gives an account of the Queen's Birthday Levee in Lahore on May 24th 1886, through the eyes of an Irish soldier. It starts thus:
Come here, ye lasses av swate Parnassis!
Kape cool me hid while me pen recalls
That night av tormint whan all Lahore wint
To honour the Quane an' our great Sorr Charles.
Can anyone suggest who Sir Charles might have been ?
All thoughts will be gratefully received.
Good wishes to all
John R