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INDIAN BIOGRAPHICAL DICTIONARY, 1915.

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Force as D.A.Q.M.G. Brevet-Lieutenant Colonel; Chief Staff Officer, Tirah Expedition, 1837-98; commanded a Brigade in S. Africa, 1901-03; commanding Bangalore Brigade, 1903-06; Inspector-General of Cavalry in India, 1906-08; Chief of Meerut Division, 1908-10; Peshawar Division, 1910-12; Commanding Southern Army, India, 1912; since retired. Publications: Military Notes on Tactics; ‘Law’ and ‘Staff Officers on Field Service’. Address; Ootacamund, Madras Presidency, India. Club: Junior Service.

Nizam-ud-din Ahmad, M.A., Khan Bahadur (1910); Inspector of Schools, Chhatisgarh; b 1871; educ: Muir Central College. Allahabad; joined service as Professor in the College affiliated to the Bombay University; Munshi to H.E. the Governor of Bombay; in charge of Muhammadan Education in the whole of the Hyderabad Assigned districts; for some time in charge of the office of the Director of Public Instruction, C.P. and Berar. Address: Raipur. C.P., India.

Nizam Sha Shri Kalika Rudra Kalika Surpa Kalika Maha Kalika Deogarh Sujagah, Saradar Bahadur, Zemindar of Katru; a.s. of Kesari Sha; b. 1887; educ: Rajkumar College, Raigarh, and at Jagadalpur; succeeded to Estate, 1914; subordinate to the Chief of Basta State; area of the estate, 1,300 miles. Address: Kutru, Basta State, Rajputana, India.

Noel-Baton, Frederick; Director General of Commercial Intelligence, Calcutta; 2nd s. of late Sir Noel Paton, LL.D.; trained as an artist; developed a keen interest in economics; furnished figure illustrations for various books; contributed articles on economics to Blackwood and other Magazines; edited Chaucer for the Canterbury Poets series; became Secretary in the Turkish Embassy; joined Sir Edgar Vincent as his Secretary and with him under took a tour in Europe, Egypt, Arabia, Asia Minor; employed to report on various financial and Industrial projects; came out to India on a mission with the Government of Bombay in connection with contraband trade on the Aden-Arabian Frontier, 1884; joined the Bombay Chamber of Commerce as Assistant to the Secretary of that body; eventually succeeded in getting his present place. Address: Calcutta, India.

Norton, David, C.S.I. (1898), I.C.S. (retired); b. 1851; 4th s. of late William Norton of Hollybank; educ: at Kingstown School, Dublin; m. 1st, Alice Kathleen, d. of late Rev. J. Browne. D.D. 1873; 2nd, Katherine M., d. of late Surgeon Major-General Inkson, 1887; entered I.C.S. 1874; Officiating Magistrate and Collector; Deputy Commissioner, Burma, 1887; President, Rangoon Municipality, 1888; Officiating Financial Commissioner, 1898; Member, Burma Legislative Council, 1900; retired, 1903. Club: East India United Service. Address: Engedi, Eastbourne.

Norton, Eardley John, Bar-at-law, Madras and Calcutta; s. of late Mr. John Bruce Norton, Advocate-General, Madras; educ: at Brussels, Esher, Rugby and

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