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INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915. . , “Pall Mall Gazette”, 1905; Sub-Editor, ‘Canada’, 1906; came out to India as Assistant Editor, “The Empire”, Calcutta, 1911; became Editor, 1913; interested in Volunteering and had 14 years service in Cyclists’ Yeomanry, and Calcutta Light Horse; interested in Athletics and had joined the Surrey TeritorialTerritorial [sic] Team in the first Territorial Companionship; the first to suggest the formation of an Indian Team for Olympic Games; m. Jeannette Patricia, d. of Mr. H. H. Levey of London, 1914. Publications: Some Short Stories and Articles. Address: 3/1, Lansdowne Road, Calcutta.  Tinley, Colonel Gervase Francis Newport, C.B. (1909); s. of late Major-General Robert Newport Tinley; b. 1857; educ: at Jersey and at Royal Military College, Sandhurst; entered Army, 1875; became Colonel, 1905; served in Zhob Valley Expedition, 1884; Burma Expedition, 1885-89; Representative Indian Officer at Empress Victoria’s Funeral, 1901; Commanded Indian Cavalry Contingent at the Coronation of Emperor Edward VII, 1902; A.A.G. of Cavalry, Delhi Durbar, 1903; Meerut Division, 1905-08; m. Elsie Benton (died 1907), d. of William Benton Hughes of U.S. Army, 1891. Club: Junior Naval and Military.  Tiruvenkatachariar, C. R., B.A., B.L., Judge, City Civil Court, Madras, since 1910; B.A., 1886; B.L., 1S90; enrolled as Vakil, Madras High Court, 1891; Examiner in Law for some time to Madras University; confirmed 1912. Address: Church Road, Mylapore, India.  Tirwa, Raja of; Udit Narayan Singh; b. 1855; succeeded to estate, 1857; belongs to a family of Baghel Rajputs who had come over from Madhogarh in the days of Jai Chand of Kanauj, at the time of the Mutiny of 1857, the Raja was a mere child and the estate was managed by his mother on his behalf; after the Mutiny, it was taken over by the Court of Wards and was handed over to the Raja on his attaining majority; the estate comprises of 126 villages in Farrukhabad and others in Mainpuri, Cawnpore and Etawa. Address: Tirwa, Farrukhabad, U.P., India.  Tisivara Singi, Hon’ble Mr. Joseph Nicolas, 2nd Tamil Member, Ceylon Legislative Council, since 1912. Address: Colombo, Ceylon.  Tobin, Colonel Frederick John, D.S.O. (1900); s. of late Captain George Alexander Tobin; b. 1856; educ: privately; entered Army, 1875; Brevet Colonel, 1907; served in Afghan War, 1878-80; South Africa, 1900; thanked by Bombay Government for services during Ahmedabad riots, 1895; J.P. for the city and county of Belfast; m. Clare Edith Georgiana (died 1897), d. of late Thomas Waters of Parsonstown, 1884; retired, 1907. Club: United Service.  Toker, Major-General Sir Alliston Champion, K.C.B., (1906); C.B., (1887); b. 1843; s. of Philip Champion Toker; educ: Victoria College, Jersey; entered the Bengal Army, 1860; Major General, 1897; served in Bhutan Expedition, 1864-65; Egyptian 437