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 BlSHESHAR DAYAL CHATURVEDI, B. A., Rai Bahadur, Deputy Collector, was born on 7th July, 1864, and entered Government service in 1887. He was appointed Deputy Collector in 1898, and reached the fifth grade in 1907. His title was conferred on the occsion of the recent Coronation Durbar, in recognition of his public services. Present Address: Fyzabad, U. P.

Basu, Srish Chandra, b. a., Rai Bahadur, Judge of the Court of Small Causes, Benares, Member of the Theosophical Society, Trustee and Member of the Managing Committee of the Central Hindu College, Benares, was born on 20th March, 1 86 1, and educated at Lahore Government College. His father, Babu Sharma Charan Basu, was one of the pioneers of education in the Punjab ; he suggested the foundation of the Punjab University, helped in the spread of female education and did much for the advancement of education in general in the Punjab. He was thanked by the Government of that Province for his services during the Mutiny. Babu Srish Chandra Basu joined the Judicial Branch of the Provincial Civil Service in 1892, and was appointed to the Benares Small Cause Court in November 1910. Besides being a recog- nized Sanskrit scholar, he is an erudite lawyer, and his master)? of Arabic and Persian has exacted warm admiration from learned Maulvis. His judgment on the right of Wahabis to worship in the same mosque with Sunnis settled a long dis- puted point of Mohammadan law. He established a reputation for a profound knowledge of Hindu law in the Benares Caste Defamation case. Babu Srish Chandra Basu is a man of culture and takes great interest in the spread of education and social reform. His brother, Major B. D. Basu, 1. M. S., (retired) possesses three war medals for distinguished foreign service. Babu Srish Chandra's services to Governmenet and the public were recognized on the occasion of the recent Coronation Durbar, when he received his title. Publications.