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INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915. . Afghan War, 1879-80; served in Burma Campaign, 1886-88 (despatches, medal and clasp); Chitral Relief Force, 1885 (medal with clasp); N.W.F. India, 1897-98 including Dargai (despatches twice, Brevet Lieut.-Col., two clasps); South Africa, 1900-02 (despatches twice, Brevet Lieut.-Col., C.B. two medals, five clasps). Address: c/o India Office, London. Club: Caledonian.  Mayne, Colonel Richard Charles Graham, C.B. (1898), Colonel on the Staff, Commanding Southern Brigade, India, (retired); 2nd s. of late Major R. G. Mayne; b. Simla, 1852; educ: Wellington College; joined the 83rd Regiment, 1872; passed through various grades and became A.D.C. to the Queen and Brevet-Col. 1900; served in Afghan War, 1878-80 and won medal and clasp, bronze star; served in Egypt, in the battle of Tel-el-Kabir (medal and clasp, bronze star), 1882; Zulu Expedition, 1890; in command of Mekram Expedition, 1898; China Expeditionary Force, 1900 (medal). Recreations: Tennis, Golf, Riding and Shooting. Address: c/o Henry S. King and Co., 9, Pall Mall, S.W. Clubs: United Service, Grosvenor.  Mazhar-ul-HagHaq [sic], Bar-at-Law Bankipur; claims descent from Umar, the 2nd Khalif, and from his mother’s side, is a pure Saiyed: g.s. of Maulvi Sakhawat Ali Khan, a well known and much esteemed Deputy Colle tor, of his days; b. 1866; educ: Patna College, and the Canning College, Lucknow; proceeded to England against the wish of his elders, 1888; known among his friends in England as the “Book worm”; started the Anjuman Islamia, London (the present Punjab Islamia Society, London); interested himself in politics and became a staunch supporter of the Indian National Congress; called to Bar, 1891; enrolled as an Advocate, Calcutta High Court, and commenced practice at Bankipur the same year; accepted the post of District Munsiff, 1892; resigned and resumed practice at Chappra, 1896; Secretary, Charitable Famine Relief Fund, Saran, 1897; twice returned as Municipal Commissioner at the head of the Poll; Vice-Chairman, Chappra Municipality; founded (in conjunction with Mr. Syed Hussain Imam) the All-India Muslim League, 1906; removed to Bankipur, 1907; organised a branch of the Muslim League in Behar, 1908; has been one of the Honorary Secretaries of the Behar Provincial Association; Vice-President, Behar Provincial Congress Committee; elected a Member of the Imperial Legislative Council, 1909; President, 4th session of the Behar Provincial Conference, 1911. Address: Bankipur, Bengal Presidency, India.  Mazumdar, Bidhir Bhusham, B.A., Rai Sahib, (1911), Inspector of Students’ Residences; b. 1866; educ: at Jagannath school, Dacca, and the Calcutta Presidency College; worked in re-organizing the Eden High School for girls at Dacca and founded a scheme for the improvement of the Residences for College students in that city. Publications: Systems of Physical Exercises in schools. Address: Dacca, Bengal Presidency, India.  273