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 War broke out the Company was prompt to answer the Government'a demand for ateatnera. Over twenty steamer: tvere ﬁtted up and derpatched with troops in the remarhable time of from 8 to t8 dayt. 'I‘hla m accom- plished despite the fact that many of the number had to he sent from Rangoon and Madras to Bombay to be ﬁtted up. Twentyothree days alter the hut order was given the ﬁrst tteatner arrived in Durban. and how the aituation in Natal Iraa raved hy the promptneaa with arhich the Indian Government was able. with the aasiat- anee of the Britiah India 8. N. Corn 9'”. to deapatch the troopa. ia a matter of hittory. During the troubles in China 37 oi the Company's ateamera were requiritioncd for trans- port aervice and arrived in time to rare the Legation. To make good the depletion it was necessary to charter 35 trampmateamera. :a‘ilnly for the purpose 0 t ' great any- ing trade. Throughout all the regular mail and passenger services eere thcﬁoughly maintained. ore than too Agents are engaged

in handling the hair-ea: of the Com- pany throughout the Orient at present. It may be fairly said in consequence that the advantages which trade has derived [root the operations at this Company are

The ' Agents of the Com- port] are uacktnnon. Mackenzie 8: Company. of Calcutta and Bombay.

The ﬁrm oi Mean. BIRD & COMPANY. Calcutta. Merchanta. Contractor-and Agents. tvaa eatahliahed in the early aiatiea. at Allahahad. the capital of the then North-Weatern Provincea. hy hlr. Sam Bird. who was afterwards joined in buaineaa by his brother Mr. Paul Bat For agate yeara they carried on near as on- tractora lot the loading and unloading of at the station. on the East Indian Railway Co'a system. and also at atationa on the North-Western State Rail" 'a line Ghaciahad _to Lahore. iromt centre. Tranalerrtng tigeir Bead Ollie: to Calcutta}? t e atead upward r rt ' yanon-enigma". Birddt Cola buaineaa haa reaulted in that being not one at the leading ﬂrtna iuthentetropoltai ‘ ogclruﬁlia. The

t rtnera n l rm are: Wheat” Cable. (late Sherill‘ of Calcutta). Mt. Emile Moran. Mr. iv. Girard. J. E. MeCahe and J. B. Strain.

THE CYCLOI’EDIA OF INDIA.

The llrm'a oﬂicea in Clive Street are very handsome ones. being specially designed and built [or coolness and comfort as well at [or convenience. comfortably accommodating the large atah'. hoth European and Native. employed therein. hleaara. Bird&C0.. have large interesta in the Coal Induatry and exercise the management and control over coal mines having an aggregate output oi one million tona per annutn. and they ea rt annually upwards of half a mil 'on turn or one-lourth of the total Export of Indian Coal. To meet the requirements of their large Coal Export huaineaa the llrnt have their own line of steamshin known aa the “ Bird Line.” and their tIo turret deck ateant~ ships. “ Florian.” and ” Flamingo, " of over 6.ooo torta each. are aolely engaged in this traltic. and in addition to other steamers constantly under charter to the ﬁrm. Most: Bird & Co. are Managing Agents for many of the chief Cool Companies. amongst them may he named the Burnthur Coal Co.. Ltd. the Reliance Coal (30.. Ltd. the Navaghur Goal Co.. Ltd. and the Lutchipore Cool (20.. Ltd. a quartette oi collieries hard to equal and impossible to excel anywhere in India.

In addition to the development of the ma! trade of Bengal, Mesa. Bird 8: Co, have given much attention to the Jute. and have consider- able intereata therein. the hiilla belong- ing to the Union Jute Co. IA. the Standard Jute Co.. Id. and the Clive Mills Co.. l.d.. being under their direct control. Meaara. Bird& Co.. are also the largest labour contractors in India. turniahing labourers to the East Indian Railway Co.. the Eastern Bengal State Ratlrray. the Government Salt Golaha. and for the handling oi truth at the Docks. as well as lor many private enterpriaea. there being a force of some a5.ooo labourers em loyed by them.

0 the enterprise of one at the

memhera of thia ﬁrm the travelling

hlic of India are indebted {or the introduction oi hemp-per and hook- miﬁm “‘27.? “13"”; t ' an out ac I ic whilst being much reciated by travellera haa alao prmﬂhighly remu- neratire to it! founder.

BLACKWOOD. BLACKWOOD & (10.. General Merchants. haVe their oﬂioca nt 12. Clive Street. Calcutta. and deal in all general merchandise.

They established themselves under their present name in 1883. pre- viously to which they were ltnown as Holman Cortor& (70.. who were the out-come oi the old-established timt oi Ede 6r Holman. The latter start- ed husinctm in the earl ' clays ol the history ol Calcutta on were one ol the oldest ﬁrms established in this city.

THE EAST INDIAN Oil. MILLS C 0 M P A N Y—Mnrmging Agents Gcor e Mitsud a: Co. This (‘om ny was armed in Fohrunry r tor the Forum- ol carrying on business in t e pressing of inucerl Oil with the latest machinery available. The plant is ol it vcry up-to-dnte order. making lor that economy at working without which modern in- dustries are impossible. The Works are established at Calcutta and are capable oi dealing with some 30 tons of seeds daily. The oil rodu. ced hv the ﬁrst class mac inery which has been laid down is Very ﬁne and clear and of excellent quality. The Company has large contracts to deliVer oil pressed by them on behalf of the leading IndiunRat'lway Companies. The promoter and founder of the Company is Mr. George Miisud, who is a specialist in the subjects dealt with. The East Indian IS now the leodin upoto-dute mill at this class in the out. On] Europeans oi experience in the Otl business are employed on the manu- ging and engtneetinf atoll. hut there is also a very urge stall at natives rmplo ed in the various de- partments. o expense has been spared in the erection of the mill buildings and machinery. with a view to put it nhcnd oi anythinf in this line in the East. and its in] present output has already been contracted tor. The venture has proved the atriltin aucceas oi the method at doing ins: Well.

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