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INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915. . usual agreements with the British, 1807. Address: Patdy Town, Kathiawar Agency, Bombay Presidency, India.  Patel, Berjorji D., Khan Bahadur (18S9), C.I.E. (1904); b. 1858; accompanied British Forces to Quetta; proceeded to Afghanistan as a merchant, 1878; carried out a large number of works on contract in connection with the Military Works and the Public Works department of the Government of India, and also in connection with the Sind-Phisin Railway; was an Officer in the Volunteer Corps in Bengal, 1893; one of the founders of the Indian Pasteur Institute Fund, and the Parsee Colonisation Scheme. Address: Quetta; Bombay, India.  Patel, Framji, J. M.; b. 1857; popularly known as the “Nester” of the Parsi Cricket; educ: Proprietary High School, and Elphinstone College, Bombay; has taken a keen interest in cricket for the past thirty years; inaugurated Presidency Cricket Matches with the co-operation of Lord Harris, the then Governor of Bombay, 1892; invited to the Olympic games, Athens. Publications; Stray Thoughts on Indian Crickets. Address: Campella Hills, Bombay, India.  Patel, Rustomji Merwanji, M.A., LL.B., Khan Bahadur, Judge, Court of Small Causes, Bombay; joined service as 2nd Judge, Court of Small Causes, Bombay, 1894; acted as Chief Judge on various occasions. Address: Bombay, India.  PatePatel [sic], Sadasiv Sitaram, Rao Sahib; b. 1878; educ: at Bombay and Poona; passed Pleader’s Examination, 1901; was Honorary Secretary of the Committee of the Jalgaon Exhibition, 1910; AJanager, Court of Wards; Subordinate Government Pleader at Jalgaon. Address: Jalgaon, East Khandish, Bombay Presidency, India.  Patiala, Maharaja of; H.H. Farzand-i-Khas-i-daulat-i-Englisha-Mansur i Zaman, Amir-Ul-Umara Maharaj Agairaja Rajashwar Sri Maharaja-i-Kajagan Sri Bhupendra Singh Mahindra Bahadur; b. 1891; educ: Aitchison College, Lahore; succeeded, 1900; m. the daughter of Sardar Bahadur Sardar Gurnam Singh of Sangrer; ranks first in the order of precedence of the Native States in the Punjab; invited to meet H.R.H. the Prince of Wales, 1905; made Lieut.-Colonel, 1914; area of the State, 5,419 sq. miles; population, 1,000,000; claims descent from Rama, 2nd son of Phul, the common ancestor of the chiefs of Patiala, Zind, Nabha, etc.; the State contributed a contingent of 1,100 of all arms for services beyond the Frontier during the Afgan War of 1879; in recognition of that service, the Maharaja was exempted from the presentation of Nazzar in Durbar; the first connection of this State with British Government began at the time of the Sikh wars when it rendered very valuable service to the British Govermnent, who, as a mark of appreciation of such services, handed over a portion of the confiscated territory of Nabha to this State; entitled to a salute of 17 guns. Recreations: Polo, 321