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his time and Ability to the wellere ot the city. Since 1838 he he: almost continuously represented the Trades Asmiatlon on the Municipal Council and is now a Member of the Central Committee. He has been tonne-(ted with the Cnthevrttl Choir since r883. and an Honorary Presidency Muir trnte since 1890.

Messrs. CHARLES PHILLI- MORE & Co.. Ltd.. Army Contrac- tors, Bombay. This is an English Company With registered oﬁ'rces in London at r36-I48, Tooley Sin-oi with a Board of Dirrctorit. Th4- Chnirman o! the Company is Mr. W. O. Kennett. who is also Chair- mnn ot Mus“. RiClurd Dirkcsun 8: (30.. Ltd.

The Company is largely interest- ed in Canteen and grocery Sllpllllt‘.‘ to the British Army. and carried through large contracts at the Delhi Durbar sncresstully. A branch is established at Pcritn Island in the Red Sea. which supplies practicallv all ships at the British Navy on their outward and homewnrd voyages.

The Head Indian Oﬁce is in Elphinstone Circle, Bombay. and the Mann opposite the Prince's Dock. There are several branches throughout India, the chief ones bein at Karachi. Calcutta. Secon- tlcra ad. Aden. Meetut. and Madras. where stores of practically every requisite for Regimental lnstttntcs are supplied.

The Managing Director to 111le is Mr. F. Norton Giles.

Messrs. PIACE, SIDDONS and (LOUGH. Bill and Stock Brokers. No.1. Commercial Blitldlﬂg‘. Cal- cutta. The firm “71‘ originally cs~ tahlishctl in the your :378 under the style of Place and Stations lor lht' purpose at carrying on bush N059 in stocks aml shares. which tonne the principal part of m undertaking to “W present any in the your 1888. Mr. (kurgr (tough ’utncd the firm ms partner when t 0 stylv was changed ht tht‘ inclusion of his name .-\ti otth partner WE“ admitted tntho rear 189:. in the person at MLT 8. G. Ovetond. Mr. tiny SliOﬂ’UClt was taken into partnership in lluly I903. Mr. H. 1. Place retired in r895. and Mr. (icorge Cough to ram The ptmnt partners are

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BRANDON SIDDOXS Senior Partner at the tirm oi Place, Siddons and (Lough. was born in the year r851. and is the son at the late Sir. F. (i. Siddons. He started bruincu on 1115 own account as a stock and slid“: broker in 1870 in Calcutta. and amalgamated his humor-:5 with that at Mr. Place in x378. tanning the nucleus 0! the present firm of Place. Suliluns and (.ough. Mr. Sldtlons ts W! the Board at Dutctors of several jute, paper, Coal and tea Cum James. He is n member of the: long.” (lumber or Commerce. and member at the

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Financial Suhfotnmittee at that body. and also .i mva at the Royal Exchange and Committee

Mr. THOMAS BROWXE GRAY (H’EREND. partner in the ﬁrm of Flare Sitlduns Inll Cough, stool: brokers Wnﬁ born in the year 1855, at Dublin (lrclnndt He came to Calcutta in 1884. and in the year 189:, joinml thi firm 0! Plum Std- rlons (enough. .‘lr. Vf‘ﬂ'nt' is .1 member of the Rota] Exchangi- mil Bengal C harnhcr of Commerce. and has acted on the Committee at the Royal Ettchange, and on the Finance Sub-Committee ol the Chamber 01 Commerce. lie is on the Bonn! 0! Directors or several

Companies in jute. tea and cool. Mr. (Ni-rend interests himself In Nusonrynml is Past District Grand Senior Warden of Bengal. He has

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ﬁgmd the Chair in his‘ Own Lodge. 'des a number at Chapters, and has taken the 30'.

M65115. POPPE. DEIJLS & (0.. Jute Fabric Brokers. Calcutta. Established in the year 1375 by Meow. Poppe and Delins, the partners carried on the buttons in conjunction lor twenty-three rears. till in 1898 Mr. Delius retired. and two years later Mr. Poppc followed, after handing over the husmess to Mr- Otto Hatlt‘tllelllt. who. in the following (car. root. was mint-ii b\' Messrs. Wu. C. Johnston and j. .‘l. Turner. The name of Messrs. Po pe, Drink) 8! Co. is it rerv lumitor one in Calcutta. as the turn have been so long and prominently usociuted wtth thc great staﬂe trade to our tabrice. They « o A verv huge rostrum-s in this line. Mr. Hitch-n- tclilmhe present Senior Partner. hat» hail a long association with lndian tr.ii‘l:. He arrived in the mun. try in the year 1875 as a junior in the service at Messrs. Hadenleldt Sr Co.. at which ﬁrm his brother is a partner. In 12 years he had worked his tray up in the ﬁrm till he was altered and accepted a