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SUPPLEiMENT 93 Hable Kable family of Indore, in 1893. His chief trade is in opium, jewellery, cotton and corn but besides these he is the owner of several sugar factories, gins, cloth shops and kerana concerns and has handsome shares in several co-operative concerns. He is building a spinning and weaving mill at Ujjain in partnership with Messrs. Binodi Ram Balchand of Jhalrapatan who are related to him from his wife's side. His pastimes are music and gardening both of which he under- stands well. His charities and contributions towards public causes have been very magnificent and some of them may be mentioned below : — Rs. The King Edward Hospital, Indore ... 1,00,000 Dharamsala at Kheri Ghat ... 50,000 Education Department, Indore State ... 20,000 The Roberts Nursing Home ... 17,000 The title of Rai Bahadur was conferred on him by the British Government in the year 1913. Address : Indore. HiRA Singh, I.S.M.D., Rai Bahadur, born in January, 1875, belongs to an Arora family of the Shahpur District. He was educated at the Government High School,. Bhera, and the Medical College, Lahore. He entered Government service in 1896, served in Malakhand, Mohmand and Tirah expeditions in 1897 and 1898 and was highly spoken of in official reports; serv^ed in Mahsud Waziri Blockade in 1901-02, accompanied Sir Francis Younghusband's Mission and the Tibet Expedi- tionary Force in 1903-04 and was the first Indian medical man who worked in Tibetan dispensaries in Lhasa and Gyntse; also served with the Gortage Mission and survey party. In recognition of all his loyal services the title of Rai Bahadur was conferred on him in 19 13 in addition to the North-West Frontier medal with clasp, and the Tirah and Waziristan clasps which he had received previously. Address: Station Staff Dispensary, Simla.