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INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915. considerable landed property in his district; Rai Bahadur, 1905. Publications: “Annotated Criminal Procedure Code in Bengali.” Address: Faridpur, Bengal, India.  Chalmers, Sir MacKenzie Dalzell M.A., K.C.B. (1906), C.S.I. (1899), C.B. (1904); b. 1847; s. of Rev. F. Chalmers, D.D.; educ, at King’s College, London, and Trinity College, Oxford; served in the Indian Civil Service, 1869-72; Barrister Inner Temple, 1869: Counsel to Board of Trade, 1882; Judge of County Courts, 1884; Acting Chief Justice, Gibraltar, 1893; Legal Member, Viceroy’s Council, 1896; retired, 1899: Parliamentary Counsel to the Treasury, 1902-3; Permanent Under-Secretary in the Home Department, 1903-1908; Is a member of the Statute Law Committee and a J.P. for Warwickshire; Member of Royal Commission on Vaccination, 1906; British Delegate at the International Conference on Bills of Exchange at the Hague, 1910; Member, Royal Commission on Maltese Affairs, 1911: Publications: Articles in the Dictionary of Political Economy, and in the Encyclopaedia Britannica; Digest of the Law of sale; Digest of the Law of Bills of Exchange: Address: 27, GrosvenerGrosvenor [sic] Road, S.W. Athenium, Devonshire. Clubs: Wellington and Ranelagh.  Chalmers, His Excellency Sir Robert, K.C.B., (1908): C.B. 1900; Governor, Commander-in Chief, and Vice-Admiral-Elect, Ceylon: o.s. of late John Chalmers of Aberdeen; b. 1858; educ, at the City of London School and at Oriel College, Oxford; 1st class classical moderations, 1878; 2nd class, Natural Science, 1881 and M.A., 1908; clerk in the Treasury, 1882-1904; Assistant Secretary and Chairman, Board of Inland Revenue, 1907-1911; Secretary to the Treasury; Secretary, Indian Currency Commission, 1898-9; Member, Indian Currency Commission, 1913; Governor of Ceylon, 1911; Publication: A History of Colonial Currency. Address: Government House, Colombo, Ceylon.  Chamba, Raja of; H.H. Sir Raja Bhure Singh, K.C.S.I. (1906), C.I.E. (1910); b. 1869, succeeded his brother. Raja Sham Singh, 1904; invested with full powers, 1904; was Minister during his brother’s time, 1897-1904; area of the State, 3,216 square miles; population, 127,834; revenue, Rs. 3,89,727; is entitled to a salute of 11 guns. Address: Chamba, Punjab, India.  Chamberlain, Sir Neville Francis Fitzgerald, K.C.B. (1903), K.C.V.O. (1911), C.B.H. (1900), Lieut Col. I.S.O. (Retd); b. 1856; s. of Lt-Colonel Charles Chamberlain, C.B.; educ, abroad and at Brentwood School, Essex; Joined Army, 1873; Central India Horse, 1876; on the staff of Sir P. Roberts in the Afghan war, 1878-80; A.D.C. to Sir F. Roberts when C. in w, Madras, 1881-5; Persian Interpreter, 1885-90; served in the Burma campaign, 1886-7; Military Secretary, Kashmir State, 1890-97; commanded the Khyber Force, 1899; Private Secretary to Lord Roberts in South African War; Inspt-General, Royal Irish Constabulary, since 1900. Address: Outlands Castlenook, Co. Dublin. Club: Naval & Military.  Chambers, Major-General Brooke Rynd, Indian Army; b. 1834; entered army, 1850; Maj.-Gen. 1892; served Sonthal Rebellion 1855-56; Indian Mutiny, 1857; N.W. Frontier of India, 1863; 82