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 above list satisfactory — Attitude of the Maharaja's brothers towards His Highness — The Hindu scriptures — The sons of Dasaratha — Their noble example — The Ramayana — Its lessons — Should not be lost upon royal brothers — Their loyalty to the Maharaja not only a matter of duty but also of self interest — The result of their past conduct — Byegones should be forgotten — Exhortation for more becoming con- duct in future — Durbar at Jummu on 10th March 1893 — Distribution of the Empress medals to the Maharaja's army — The Maharaja's speech — His expressions of loyalty — His advice to his soldiers — The concluding passage in his speech — The Maharaja's loyalty inherited — Maharaja Runbir Singh— His magnanimity — Services rendered by the Jummu family — At the annexation of the Punjab — In 1857— At the siege of Delhi and on other occasions— The Hazara expedition — The Yarkand Mission— Russia in Central Asia — The Agror Valley and Black Mountain expeditions— Recent operations