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INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915. . the Calcutta “Statesman” 1906, and distinguished himself as a Journalist; special Correspondent of the “Statesman” in East Bengal in 1907 and his article “The Lesson in Comilla” is yet fresh in the memory of all. He was an eyewitness of the Jamalpur riots and his evidence in the case was very helpful to the Court; on the occasion of the arrival of the Grand Lama at Darjeeling he was again sent as representative of his paper and sent vivid description of all that took place; proceeding to England on short leave, he came back and resumed his work in the “Statesman” office and was the Delhi Correspondent of that paper during the time of the Delhi Durbar, 1911; is now Editor of the newly started paper the Bombay Chronicle. Address: Bombay, India.  Houghton, Bernard, B.A., I.C.S. (retd); educ: the Trinity College, Dublin; joined service, in Madras, 1885; transferred to Burma as Assistant Commissioner, 1886; became Deputy Commissioner, 1894; Commissioner; 1905; retired, 1912. Publications: “Indian Beauracracy”, “Essay on the language of the Southern Chins and its affinities”, “The Kudos of Katha and their Vocabulary”, “Vocabulary of Arrakanese”, “Short Vocabulary of Red Karens”, “Folklore of Sgau Karens”, “Sanskrit words in the Burmese Language”, “Kami Vocabularies”, “Outlines of Tibet”, “Burman Linguistic Palasantology”. Address: CoC/o [sic]. India Office, London.  Howell, Mortimer Sloper, LL.D. (Edin), C.I.E. (1886). I.C.S. (retired); o.s. of late John Warren Howell, M.R.C.S.; b. Bath, 1941; educ: Christ’s Hospital, and Corpus Christi College, Oxford:. m.LawraLaura [sic] Sabina (d. 1909); passed I.C.S. Examination, 1861; joined service, 1862; was Assistant Magistrate and Collector; offg, Inspector of Public Instruction, N.W. Provinces, 1867; Assistant Superintendent, and Judge, Small Causes Court, Dehra Dun, 1868; Joint Magistrate and Deputy Collector, 1871; Magistrate and Collector, 1879-80; Additional Judicial Commissioner, Oudh, 1891; Judical Commissioner, 1892; retired, 1896. Publications: Gram mar of the Classical Arabic Languages after the method of the Native Grammarians. Recreations: Golf, cycling, boating. Address: Woodbury Clevedon; Somerset. Club; East India United Service.  Howey, Maj.-Gen William, Bengal Infantry; b. 1838; m. Annie Isabella, d, of Major Henry Christian Talbot of Stone, Kent, 1860; Joined service in the Army, 1858; Maj-Gen, 1894; served Indian Mutiny, 1858-59 (medal). Address: c/o Gnidlay and Co., 54 Parliament Street, S.W. Club: East India United Service.  Hudson, Major Corrie, D.S.O. (1904), I.M.S.; Staff Surgeon, Bangalore; b. 1874; s. of late Charles Thomas Hudson, M.A. LL.D. F.R.S.; m. Frances Edith, d. of late Alfred Farratt 1904; House Surgeon and House Physician at Charing Cross Hospital, London, 1897-98; entered I. M. S., 1899; Medical Officer, 2nd Queen’s Own Rajput L.I. 1899-1907; Captain, 1902: served China, 1800 (medal); East Africa 1903-4, present at action of Jidballi (despatches, D.S.O. medal and clasp). Address: The Priory, St. Mark’s Road, Bangalore. Club: Junior Naval and Military. 191