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_Sir THOMAS ACQUIN HARIIN. KL.oltbeﬁrm ol Messrs. Martin& (30.. Calcutta. Born in Warwick. shire. England. in the tear 1851. a son of the late Mr. P. W. Iartin. a Birmingham manufacturer. Sir Thomas Acquin Martin was educa- ted at theOratory,Edgbastm,oneol the pleasantsuhurbsol Birmingham. and nttcrgaining mercantile experi- cnoeand traitﬁngatl-lomeioratew can he came out to India in the otter part ol x874. l-le commenced his lndiancarcer bylounding a ﬁrm tocarry on business as merchants, engineers. and contractors. which is the present ﬁrm at Bessrs. Martin & Compan . ot Clive Street. Cakutthtvill‘; 'neersand Contractors Sir Aequin farm: heir; still at its head as senior partner. Sir Aequin Martin's works have not been conﬁned to the Bengal Presi. dcncv alone. his ﬁrm having been closely identiﬁed with engineering Works at the ﬁrst magnitude in many other parts 0! India (and even across its borders). such as the Tansa duct works. providing the City at Bombay with a constant supply at pure Water lr'om a dis» tnnce at some lorty miles. over very hrolten country. to the erection and hill equipment ol the large and ex. tonsive arsenal and factories tor the manutacture oi ammunition and nu- merous workshops for nearly all general purposes in Cahul : Sir Ac- ﬁnin's connection with Cahul and the nlera at M ' tan dates from the year t . when Sir Salter Pyne. (15.1.. on behall of the ﬁrm of Hartin & Co. visited the Afghan Capital. Sir Acqnin Mar- tin "ned more as ' y the toll con 01 the to Amer-r Ah- dur Rahman. which led to his se- lection mum potentlte to accom‘ any V Shahaada Nasirmllah 'han. his semnd son. on the oc- casion at that Prince's visit to Eng- land in 1895. This delicate and onerous task met with llis late Highnm' tulle-t appreciation. and also that oi Sir Aoquin Radio’s own countrymen. and hem rewarded by receiving the honour at Knight- hood atthe lands of Harlatehla' jesty Victoria. and the thanks ot the *iceroyandﬁovernorﬂeneral at India in Council. h Amongst other ave deeply engaged 'r trin Martin’s attention has begafqthe

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extension oi railway communica- tions with outlying districts. and he has been a stm tor introducxng‘ into ‘ ' t narrow guage feeder lines. and may iairiy be said to be the pioneer of these railways the utilith has been now well estab '

Sir Acqnin lattin is also concern ed in the development of the iron. steel and coal resources of the country, his ﬁrm being the managing agents at the Bengal Iron & Steel Co” Lil. the only worlrsol th kind in India. and which turns out large quantities ot iron and steel equal in quality to the imported article.

THE HERCANTILE BANK OF LYDIA. LIL. BOHBAY.— When one looks back on the course ol silver in the world's money- marketsdnring the past hall century. one is disposed to wonder how any ﬁnancial concern in the silvepusing countries has to survive. With the rapid tall at silver many. indeed. went under. and the others had to make very drastic reforms in their organisation. Among the latter class was the Chartered Hercantilc Bank 01 India. London and China. which was established Royal Charter as [or hock as 18;. The old Bank had a high standing in the Eastern exchange business. and was severely hit by the adver- sities 0‘ silver. and in 189: the Charter was relinquished and the institution re-o nised under the name 0! the ercantile Bank at India. Ld. The beneﬁts at the change may be seen in the great increase in the Bank’s business. the deposit and current accounts having risen during the last ten years to over two millions sterling—more than double their previous total. The Bank's net proﬁts have. 0! course. risen to a very great ﬁgure. permitting not only an increase in dividends. but suhstantial transit-rs to the Reserve Fund. which now stands at [no.ooo, which has been built it entirely out ol proﬁts. The not rised apital ol the Bank is [1,500,000. 01 which £1,r25,ooo is subscribed and £562,500 paid up. The Bank negotiates and collects bills and grants drafts payable at its head oﬂice and its branches. and issues letters-of-credit for the use at tracellers. They nndm’talre the purchase and sale of Govern-

ment securities. stocks and shares, and receive the same for sol; custod. realising interest an dividerde when due. On current deposit accounts the Bank gives intucst at the rate of: percent on a minimum daily balance of Rs. 1,000. For depositslexceeding 3 lakh 3t 11: s '3 terms are arrange. Emma oi the Bank is at o, Threadneedle Street, London. amesCamphell, Chief Manager, and the Directors are Sir Alexander Wilson (ChitirTan). Meats. Chutney,. ackson,. c and j. A. Mnitland. The ranches and agenciesarent BomhagKnrachi. Calcutta. Madras. Colorn. Kandy. Galle. Singn re. Penong. Hong‘ Kori. and S anghni. The manager half. one of the In .st s

branches, Mr. James Mnrdoc. D. L. MILLAR a: C0.. ote Balers and Ship. Head nice. :35. Canning ctreet; establishedin the year root: agencies in London and

Dundee. The Firm deals in jute antidote shipping exclusively. Mr. D. Miller is the sole proprietor ol the business. He came to India in 1887 and ioined a ﬁrm at merchantsin Calcutta asAssistant. He remained with this ﬁrm for some years; then the time came for hrrn starting on hisown account. when he founded the present ﬁrm of D. 1.. Millnr :6: Co. hlr. Millar is a Member of the Commitment the Calcutta Baled Jute Association