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THE NEW YEAR’S HONOURS, 1915.

Nawab.

The Viceroy confers upon Honorary Captain Malik Muhammad Mutariz Khan Tiwana, Shahpur, Punjab, the title of Nawab as personal distinction.

Mahamahopadhyaya.

The Viceroy confers upon Pandit Jagdish Chander Shastri, Kashmir, the title of Mahopadhyaya as personal distinction.

Shams-ul-Ulama.

The Viceroy confers upon Maulvi Shah Badr-ud-Din Sajjada, Nashir of Phulwarl, Panna, the title of Shams-ul-Ulama as personal distinction.

Diwan Bahadur.

Padmanabha Ayyar, Senior Dewan Peishkar, Travancore. Vettah Kelu Eradi, Malabar. Ganpat Sadashiv Rao (retired) Government Pleader, High Court, Bombay.

Sardar Bahadur.

The Viceroy confers the title of Sardar Bahadur as personal distinction upon Sardar Luchman Singh of Burma, Ambala; Babu Gajjan Singh, Pleader of Ludhiana.

Khan Bahadur.

Khan Sahib Nuthed Muhammad Usman Sahib, Civil Surgeon, Madras Presidency; Khan Sahib Muhammad Hashim, Walad Punhoon Taluka, Sanghar Thar; Parkar Shapuri Manekji Metha, Civil Assistant Surgeon, Savantvadi; Mervanji Pestonji, Dewan of the Jamnagar State; Khan Sahib Hussen Kha Deanekhan, (retired) Inspector of Police, Bombay Presidency; Maulvi Hafiza Rahman Chauduri Bogra, Bengal; Munshi Khabirullah Munshiganj, Dacca, Bengal; Munshi Raza Hussain Mir Munshi to Government, United Provinces; Munshi Muhammad Baqar Ali Khan, Inspector of Police, Cawnpore; Shaikh Mumtaz ud-In Zamindar, Shaikhupur; Khan Sahib Cheudhuri Karm Haji, Gujrawala; Malik Mahammad Amin Khan of Shasmsabad, Attock; Maulvi Hashmat Hussain, lately Dy. Collector, Arrah; Byramji Pestonji, Honorary Magistrate, Nagpur; Saiyid Zakir Ali, Extra Assistant Commissioner, Bilaspur; Khan Sahid Arbab Mir Ahamad Khan, N.W.F.P.; Khan Sahib Arbab Nur Mahammad Khan, Political Tahsildar, Bannu; Khan Sahib Mir Ajam 15