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Ld. (Oomri) t ,. As a merchant and mill agen Mr. Jehangir has done much to advance the interests of the various mercantile communities of Bombay. He is one of the most active and con- icuous members of the Bombay Chamber of Commerce, of the Bombay Mill Owners' Association, and of the Bombay Fire Insurance Agents' Asso- ciation. Hehas a seat on the Boards of Directors of the Emperor Edvard Spg. and Mfg. Co.. Ltd; the Godavery Valley Gg. and Pg. Co., Ltd; the Parbhsni Gg. and Pg. Co., Ltd; the Bombay Cotton Exchange Co., Ltd: the Kaiser‘i-Hind Gold Mining Co., Ltd; and the Bombay White Lead

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Mr. Jehangir isa roan of the world. and a shrewd, far-seeing competent business man. He possesses a tho- rough knowledge of the working of spinning and weaving mills; and his opinion is therefore readily sought on mercantile questions. Mr. Jahangir, notwithstanding the labour ttnd time devoted to commercial matters, talth a lively interest in all public affairs. which he has done much to promote. He has had a brilliant public career. tr h i ch commencod at a very early age. when he was in his teens. While yet at College. he toolt a very intcl ligentpsrt in a controversy that was at that time engaging the attention of his community. "The Bai~Roigar Question." He wrote on that question in the papers; and in spite of strong op itiott, fearlessly expressed his opinion in the [hm/tar Gums. .In tooo he started and conducted with great success no original schcmc of his own for the relief of the famine- striclten. He started his memorable "TwoAnna‘l-‘aminc Fund" on the principle of the Snow-Ball System. and collected and distributed over Rs. 30,000 in a manner which drew much praise for him from the Indian l‘resn. He also played a rominent part in organizin and cstab ishing the Bombay Rate ayets' Association; The Zoroastrian Association (which is a society for the purpose of keeping a watchful eye on the interests of the Parser.- ctrmmttnity); the SOCicty fur the Propagation of Religious Edit- cation among the humanism; and has very recently put forward a scheme for the establishment of a Prince

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General Hospital. As a Municipal Councillor Mr. jehangir has rendered conspicuous service. being a fluent and impressive speaker, a zealous and capable worker, with an independent and fearless disposition and alnys accustomed “ to all a spade a spade." Mr. Jahangir is known as a friend of the poor. the defender of the op pressed and a terror to the oppressor. He belongs to the progressive data and is always to the front in advocatv ing and supporting all measures of well-tbougbt-out reform and advance merit, but he does not behest in head long and rapid movements, and is certainly no advocate of the breaking up of old and reputed institutions with- out the most careful, patient and cla- boratc enquiries. Owing to his many

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qualities of head and heart, Mr. )ehangir occupies a omincnt position as one of the lea ing citizens of Bombay; and there is hardly a public movement of any int nce em formed in the city in st ich Mr. jchangir is not called upon to play a conspicuous part.

Mr. Jehangir is well known as a public lecturer and has the reputation of hayinga facﬂepen. He is in charge of the Editorial columns of several Indian papers: and also occasionally contributes to the papers in his own name on Political, Social and Econo- mic questions. He is the author of a number of interesting books and leaﬂets on metaphysical and scientiﬁc subjects which are among his pet

studies, written in an easy and vivid style, in English and French, over both of which languages M r. Jehangir possesses a remarkable facility. Besides being a most enterprising and successful Merchant and Mill Agent. Mr. Jehangir is a Justice of the Peace for the Town and Island of Bombay, a Special Juror, an Honorary Presidency Magistrate. a Free-mason. a Mcmberof the Bombay Municipal Corporation and a Delegate of the Parse: Chief Matrimonial Court He is the Patron of the Akalltote Agri» cultural Syndicate, the \‘iceJ‘resident of the Bombay Shorthand “’riters' Association. and the Honorary Secretary for the “Victoria Mtnmrial School for the Blind,” which owes its inception and development to his intelligent and

energetic exertions.

Mr. Jebangir is also connected with a number of charitable. religious and other benevolent institutions, all of which reap the unstinted advantage of his education, experience and shrewd business talents. He is on the Corn- ntittees of (t) the Zoroastrian Associr ation; (a) the Society for Giving Religious Education to Zoroastrian Children: (3) The Bombay Ratc- l’ayets' Association ; (4) the Society for

I, the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, ‘ and the lady Salterhai llinshan l'ctit

Hospital for Animals : (5) the Bombay Native General Library; (6) the Sir Cowasjec Jehangtr Khetwadi (iirls' School; (7) the Victoria Memorial School for the Blind; ill) the Sir llirtahaw l’ctit Kandawttlla Mohlla Library ; (9) the Hindu (iayan Samaj: (to) the Bombay Presidency Asso- ciation; (It) the (ferric Litteraite Bibliothi-que ltinshaw l'ctit: its) the Society for Educating Zoroastrian Girls ; (t3) the Dadshhoy Nomicc Poor Boys' Seminary: its) the St Xavier’s College Association ;(t 5) the St. John's Ambulance Association: i It») the How Bombay Cycling Club : ( t7) the Gatha Society: (t8) the Students' Brother. hood; ( to) the Bombay Buiason Society and institution. and is the Hono— rary Auditor of the Sir Jamsetjee jccjeebhoy Parsec Benevolent Institution.

Mr. Jehangir gives freely to dear-iv. ing objects; and in this mpecthe follows in the footsteps of his distin- guishcd father and grandfather. He has contributed so far a sum of half a lac of Rupees to the establishment of libraries, schools, has itals. dispensaries and to charitable objects generally.