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Mr. HERBERT HUMPHREY. second son at Mr. John Humphn-s‘. proprietor of Messrst Lathiun 8t ('13.. Banking and Shipping Agvnts. Bombay and Knrarhi, was born in t875 In London. where he received part of his m‘lucatinn, which was

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completed in Germany. Mr. Humph- rcy's early experiences were ‘ in the oﬂices oI thermal-known Shipv ping House of G. W. Wheatle ' Gr (70., London, which ﬁrm he jmncd in 1893 and served for three years. Mr. Humphrey came to Bombay in 1896 and joined his father's ﬁrm as an Assistant Since his arrival and conm‘ctiun with the firm's busineSS he has shown a marked ability which justiﬁed his being appointed Manager of the Karncht Branch. 3 position he held Iur clghl months, leaving it for the higher and responsible post "I Manager at the head ofﬁce in Bombay.

Messrs. HILALI BROTHERS & Co.. Merchants. Calcutta. This ﬁrm was established in the year mm b Messrs. H. E. Hilzili and S. E. l-Illali in partnurnhip. Thaw gentle- man are lmth sons (it Mr. E. H. Hilali. The ﬁrm was starto-d Ior the purpose of business as general nit-r. chants. Tht‘ll’

transactions are largely in pioce- owls which they import Irom :nglaml and tlw

Contimnt. They also deal In lubri-

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rating ads and machinery. and are agents for Ber-Icy Bath-rs and Hind a: Lund's mulling-rt. also Ior Ala. Young 5: (‘0. of London for marhinrrt‘. Messrs Hilah Brntht‘rs do a large import l3u§tlli'\.\ In sugar lrum Austna. In n-turn Ihcv ex- port Indian Imdurr tu Egypt to thr Hntw- ol hlldll Brnthcrs in that muntrtx Thur business in pm. ducc c-xtrnds thrnughuut Indu and the vulmnr‘ of tho-Ir upurts m. m-ll as Iﬂlpul’ls ts CL‘n‘I‘ll‘r-IIIII‘.

HUI-I-.\.\'D-lil)3IH.-\YTRADING l‘nnipaniy Linutnl, .15, I‘ullmk Stu-ct. I ah IIIIA, th-nrrdl .‘It‘tt‘lunli. Thi- Hun! tlﬂirr u] thr t't-tnpam la in AIIIstt-nlnm; Director, Mr. (CV W, Frn-«n Tllh linuu'h war rslnllltiht‘tl In (.‘ilruttn In thr war that). Thrrr I: ﬁlm .1 “(Ruth Ll! Iﬁinihav whirh wtts cstnlilishml In that, and the (winning; htu Agi-ncirs In the prin- (‘uul husincss ccntrrs In India. Re- prcwntutg sum:- of thr largrﬁt Dutrh ﬁrnh the Cumpany dmls [tllttrtpally in piece-gawk mil general luff- chandise. and they export upinm to Java in tho: Dutch East Indies. Mr. Henry Zweifcl, hinting” for the above Company, was born in the

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war 18h: at Iilnms In Smtzvrland. Iv tenured his. rtlucatinn and commercial training In 5Wltlt'llund and aftvrmuds ubtmnvtl rxptnencr in husinms in ancr. Italv and Eng- land. Hi: ﬁrst cann- out to India In

the year t882. and since 1902 has been Manngcr to thr Holland-Bom- bay Trading Cnmpany, Calcutta.

Messrs. HOLLAND 8r MOSS, LIL. Mrl’fhanlé. Dean Lane, Bnnilmy

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This firm wzs established in Manchestcr. EngIand. in 1855, and can thus claim to have had a long lease of life in thc past. Th6 ﬁrm opened its Bombay anch in 18%. It drilli prim-i ally in Manchester and Continent goods. Originally a private ﬁrm nndtr the turns at Whitehead and Sandhach, it was trmﬁfnrrncd into a trading Ltmttul Company in 1898 under the nan»: nl Holland a: Moss, Ld.

The present Manager, Mr. Gray Rigge, was born In England In 1570 where he main-d a privaw educa— tion. and began I15 Commercialﬂifc l-y Liking up an appointment with tho: well known firm nf E. Spinner 5: (min Manchester. Duringhis sewn wars‘ icrvIu‘with the ﬁrm. In Eng‘ land. hr gained t'nriml .1an valuable oxpcm-nro Irv pissing through the variants «It-partnIt-nts. Tlu‘ ihrm was not sluw in finding nut Mr. Riggc's nhilitim and .1-3 .1 mark of their appreciation hr was sent out tn the Bombay Branch in 1805, where he mntinuml Ih-partmcntal Manager lnr thrw warm Mr. Ringo joined lht‘ firm HI IInlIand & Moss in 1899.