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SUPPLEMENTARY BIOGRAPHIES

Balasingham.

Pillai, Advocate, C.C.S., Police Magistrate of Pt. Pedro and Kayts for many years; enrolled as an Advocate and was warmly welcomed by Chief Justice Sir Charles Peter Layard, as the worthy son of a worthy father; acted as Commissioner of Requests, Colombo; Additional District Judge on many occasions; District Judge of Kalutara and Ratnapura; is now Editor of “New Law Reports”; contested the Tamil seat in the Legislative Council, Ceylon, 1914. Address: Colombo, Ceylon.

Barlow, Glyn, M.A., Editor of the “Madras Times”, Madras; s. of late Mr. Thomas Barlow, Actuary, Metropolitan Life Assurance Society, London; b. 1856; graduated at the London University, 1878; m. Margaret Ellen Dundon, 1884; prepared for Holy Orders first in the Church of England and next in the Church of Rome; came out to India as Lecturer, St. George’s College, Mussoorie; joined the “Madras Times”, 1894; remained as its Editor till 1900; resigned and joined the Zamorin’s College, Calicut, as Principal, 1900-3; Principal, Victoria College, Palghat, 1903-11; Principal, Maharaja’s College, Ernakulam, 1912-14; again joined the “Madras Times”, as Editor, July 1914. Publications: Lays of Ind; Lays of Dharampore; Industrial India. Address: “Madras Times” Office, Mount Road, Madras, India.

Beames, C. F., Fellow, A.L.E.R.; b. 1873; entered Mysore State service as Electrical Engineer, 1911. Address: Mysore, India.

Beatson-Bell, Member, Executive Council, Bengal, since 1914. Address: Calcutta.

Beg, Colonel Nawab Mahomed Ali-Afsur-ul-Mulk Bahadur, Kt. (1908), K.C.I.E. (1908), M.V.O., A.D.C., Commander-in-chief of the Regular Forces, Hyderabad (D); s. of late Mirza Vilayat Ali Beg; b. Mominabad, 1852; joined the 3rd Cavalry of the Hyderabad Contingent, 1867; became Resaldar; commanded the Nizam’s escort of 100 men at the Delhi Assemblage, 1877; again commanded the escort on the occasion of the visit of the late Sir Salar Jung to Aurangabad, etc., 1880; was on this occasion given command of the 3rd Cavalry owing to the absence of Major Stewart, the 2nd in command; the first native Indian Officer who was for the first time entrusted with the command of the whole army; commanded the 3rd Squadron of the Regiment in the Afghan War, 1880-81; received thanks of Brigadier-General Sir Thomas Wright and was awarded the Afghan Medal; transferred to Hyderabad on the staff of H.H. the Nizam; title of Afsur Jung conferred, 18S4; Afsur-ud-Dowla, 1888; appointed Commander of H.H. the Nizam’s Regular Troops, 1897; commanded the Golconda Brigade, and two regiments of the Imperial Service troops raised by himself; holds the rank of Major in the British army; accompanied the Durand Mission; served in the Black Mountain Expedition, 1900; selected by the Government of India on the recommendation of the Inspector-General of Imperial Service Troops to accompany the Indian Contin-

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