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 which r1. menutho hIahomedan common ty at Bombay. by the Khojas of Bombay. the Social Union. the member: of the Masonic Cratt. and groan the citizens of diluent parts oi n in.

Messrs. GLADSTONE WYLIJE .9; CO.. Merchants ol Calcutta. were established in Calcutta in or about the year 1844. the tirm o ‘ 'nally being “casts. Gladstone (0., at Liverpool, England. who own- ed large and valuable sugar cs- tates both in the West and East Indies. For many years the ﬁrm's Estates in India were managed by Messrs. Gillanderu, Arbuthnotdr 0).. no Agents tor the Liverpool ﬁrm. but in r the ﬁrm ol Glads. tone, Wyllte it Co. was tanned to more or ially undertake the managomen oi these states. whilst also carrying on the business at Gen. eral Merchants. The late Sir john Gladsto lather ol the late Right Hon'ble illiam Ewart Gladstone. Premier of England. was a member of this old established ﬁrm, and the

resent partners are Messrs.

vans Gordon, J. G. Dickson. J. R. Bertram and A. J. Dent. During the sixty years this ﬁrm has been in existence, its business has steadil

and increased. until now it olds a leading position amongst the senior commercial houses oi Calcutta. whilst its operations an: wide and lar~spreading. As Agents for Lloyds. the Citv Line of Steam- ships. and the Northern Paciﬁc Steamship Company; 91the Firm“: 1 e enga int i ’ '- nzrsgs o}; the art oi Calcu‘i‘émand as Managing Agents for the Sutna Stone and Lgltc (inﬁeld, they are also interest in u - trade. The Firm are the Liverpool Underwriters‘ As- sociation. the London Sal A.» lactation. and the National ol Harine Underwritcn. Sew York. and these with the Sorthcru As. sumnce Comp any. Fire it Life. the Standard Marine Insurance Corn- ny. the Aachen & Munich Fire naurance Company, with many others. testify to the large share the ﬁrm has in the Insurance busi- nm of Calcutta.

Mr. J. G. DICKSOX. the Nanngt Partner. has been connected wit

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the ﬁrm for nearli' forty years. having 'oined in 1366. and is an old resi nt in Calcutta. He is a Steward ol the Calcutta Turf Club and takes a great interest in other from also. being President of the

ollygunge Club and the Calcutta Football Club.

Messrs. GILLANDERS. ARBU'I'HNOT & COMPAXY. Mer- chants. Bankas and Commission Agents. rank as one 0‘ the oldest firms in Calcutta in int or time, and a: one at the l in; houses connected with the trade of the Capital of India. Established as tar back as the year mo by Hr. F. M. Gillaoders in aliens in Lyons Range. he was joined In busincn in I834 by Mr. John Ogilvy. andtbeﬁnnwuthenrtylcdcillandcrs. Ogilvy 6: Co. For nine year! the partnerrhlp motioned until :83; when. on the retirement oi llr. Ogilvy. Captain Arbuthnot joined the ﬁrm. In the aamcyearthetitleotthetirm was changed to its present one. the name of Arbuthrlot then replacing that ol' Ogilvy in the designation of the ﬁrm, In 1843 Mr. Murray Gladstone came outto Indiato assist in themanagc ment oi the business.

In 1844 Mr. D. McKinlay came out and joined the ﬁrm.and onthe formation of the Calcutta Chamber of Commerce, bewasooeol that body’a ﬁrst Presidents. The house of Gladstone is very strongly identiﬁed withtbis ﬁrm.” manymembersot’ the family. which gave to England one of the greatest statesmen oi moderntimes, have been and are still connected with the fortunes of item Gillanders Arbuthnot «5: Co. Amongst them are the names at Mr. S. SGhdstooqat one time Govunor of the Bank of England. and a Director at the P. &0.Company.andtbe£astlndian Railway Company; Hr. Robert Glad— stone. Chairman of the Mersey Dock Boom. Mr. H. N. Gladstone. a son of the late Right Hon'ble William Em Gladstone, thrice Prime )Iinister of England. Mr. W. B.Gladstone, Mr. A. 5. Gladstone and Mr. 1. 5 Gladstone. the last four turned being still Partners in this historic ﬁrm. though residing at m.bcln Calcutta the. is

r t mamgcrncnt o 1. any Bateaon. the Resident Partner. who has been connected with the lirm since intend iaa Director at the Bank of Bengal. the Itengal Coal Company and the Darjeeling-Himalayan Rail-

way. and for some years a Member of the Committee of the Bengal Chamber of Commerce.

Messrs. Gillandcrr. Aroutbnm are the Managing Agents for the Hargth Milli Company. Limited. on: oi the largest Jute stills in Bengal. having a Capital of orer thirty-seven lakha ot' Roped. and containing 905 looms. They are alio Agents for the Société Generate Industrielle dc Chanda- nagore and the timber buiineas of H.Dear&Co..andseveralotlm Companies. Railway externion in India has received considerable in» perm at their hands as they are Matias. mg Agents for the Hordrm-Debra Branch Railway Company. Limited. and the Darjeeling-Himalayan Railway Company. Limited. and Agent! for the Southern Punjab Railway Com-

7. Limited. They are Agents for

. Ilia Ceylon Government and the Britiih North Borneo Company. Limited. and are largely interested in Tea. Indigo and other indigenous lnduruics. Insurance agencies [arm a large department in the ﬁrm's oper‘ ations, asthcy are Agents for eight of the largest other: carrying on this business in the East. while as Bankers and Financier: they successfully ﬂoated othcrimportmt undertakings. Messrs. Gillanng Arbuthnot Jr Company’s nameisalnysiulhefrontrankol those who desire to plan: Indian com— meme on a level with that of other marries and any undertaking pro- mising to advance the material of the country, with which they have been so long and honourath con- nected. receives liberal support from them.

Mr. CECIL WILLIAM NOBLE GRAHAM. a member of the Firm oi llessrs. Graham & Company. Calcutta. was born in the year 1872 in Rentrcwshire, Scotland. and educated at Eton College. alter- wards roceeding to I'rinity College. leortl. Deciding upon in commercial career. he because associated with the ﬁrm 0! ﬂours. jamcs Graham & ny ol Glasgow in r893. and in t came out to Calcutta to his present firm. in which he was admitted a Partner in r899. Hr. C. W. N. Graham is a timber ol the Committee ol the Chamber at Commerce and has represented his ﬁrm thereon since

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