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 3 lakhs; tribute paid to the British and to the Nawab of Junagarh; the Nawab is authorised to adopt, succession being according to the law of primogeniture; entitled to a salute of 11 guns. Address: Wankaner, Bombay Presidency.  Amar Singh, Sardar; born, 1856; the Sardar's father, Deva Singh, was in the service of the Maharaja Ranjit Singh; he joined the British in the Sikh War and rendered them valuable assistance. When the Punjab Military Police was formed, Deva Singh was chosen to raise and command the 7th Police Battalion at Amritsar; was granted the Star of the Order of British India with the title of Sardar Bahadur and a personal allowance of Rs. 1,200 a year. After the re-organization of the Punjab Police, Deva Singh retired with a pension of Rs. 3,000 a year and a grant of 600 acres of land with perpetual proprietary right; present Sardar was once Secretary to the Local Board of Zira; is a Provincial Durbarri, and zaildar of his ilaka. Address: Mansurwal, Ferozepur.  Ameer Ali, Rt. Hon’ble Sir Syed M.A.B.L., C.I.E., Bar-at-law: P.C. Member of the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council; born April 6, 1849; son of Syed Saadat Ali of Mohan, Unao, Oudh, of a family originally from Persia; descendant of Muhammad through the Imam Ali-al-Raza, of Mashad; educated at Hughli College, Calcutta; M.A. and B.L. (Cal.); called to the Bar at the Inner Temple, 1873; practised in the High Court, Calcutta; Fellow of the Calcutta University, 1874; Magistrate and Chief Magistrate, Calcutta, 1878-81; Lecturer on Mahommedan Law at Presidency College, Calcutta, 1875-9; President of the Committee of management of the Moslem Endowment, Bengal, 1876-1904; Member of the Commission to inquire into the affairs of the Ex-King of Oudh, 1879; Member of the Calcutta Corporation, 1881-1883; Member of the Bengal Legislative Council, 1878-83; and of the Governor-General’s Legislative Council, 1883-5; Tagore Law Professor, 1884; C.I.E., 1887; Puisne Judge of the Calcutta High Court, 1890-1904; President of the Committee of the Hughli imambara, 1876-1904; founder of the Central National Muhammadan Association, and its Secretary, 1876-90; a strong advocate of English education and of the education of Indian ladies. Publications: A Critical Examination of the Life and Teachings of Mahommed, The spirit of Islam. The Ethics of Islam, A Short History of the Saracens, Personal Law of the Mahommedans, Students’ Handbook of Mahommedan Law, Mahommedan Law, 2 Vols.; joint author of A Commentary on the Indian Evidence Act; and of A Commentary on the Bengal Tenancy Act; has frequently written articles in The Nineteenth Century, and is engaged on a History of Mahommedan Civilization in India; since retirement, settled in England, where, during 1908-9, he took a leading part in the deliberations of the Muslim League and obtained favorable concessions to Musalmans in connection with Indian Council Reforms; made a Privy Councillor and a member of the Judicial Committee, being the first Indian to be appointed to that distinguished body, 1910. Address: The Lambdons, Beenham, Berks. Reform Club.  Amir Ali, B.A., Khan Sahib; Judge, Court of Small Causes, Lahore;  10