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 LlCHMORE, BURJORJEE C, Khan Saheb, Superintendent in the office of the Controller of Military Supply Accounts, Western Circle, received his title on the occasion of the re- cent Coronation Durbar, in recognition of his excellent ser- vice. Address : Poona, Bombay Presidencv.

MOHAMMAD Khan, Khan Saheb, Jailor, was born in 1868 and educated at the Government School, Monghyr, of which town he is a native. For the last twenty-one years he has been rendering faithful service in the Jail Department on Bengal, serving in nearly every Jail in the Province. He in- agurated a new system of weaving durries and newar which saves much room in the workshops. During the cholera epi- demic of 1896 he was single-handed at Dharbanga, and ren- dered great service at that time. His services were reward- ed at the Coronation Durbar with the title of Khan Saheb. Address: New Central Jail, Kalighat, Bengal.

Zahir-UD-Din Ahmed, KZI, Khan Saheb, Honorary Ma- gistrate and Municipal Commissioner, was born in 1863 and educated at Dacca Madrassah and Dacca College. He belongs to the well-known Elachipur family of Dacca District, descended from Amir-ul-Umara Rais-ud-Din Ahmed, a great Moghal Gene- ral. His descendant, the late Maulvi Mujid-ud-Din Ahmed was a trusted Government servant who did good service during the Mutiny. He was the father of Maulvi Zahir-ud-Din Ahmed, who after leaving College, entered the service of Messrs. Duncan Brothers and Company, of Calcutta, and gradually rose to be head of their Indian staff as Head Assistant of the Anglo-India Jute Mills. His title and certificate of honour, received on the occasion of the recent Coronation Durb;ir, are the first honours of the kind to be awarded to a member of the Bengal jute mills staffs. The Khan Saheb is active in the interests of the public. He is Honorary Magistrate and Municipal Commissioner of Bhatpara, Municipal Commissioner. Member of the Dispensary Committee, Kazi and Mussalman