The Punjab Chiefs Association to Consider the Claims O F Certain Persons to Be Included in the P Unjab C Hiefs and Families Of

CONTENTS.

— h id a d v int ac ion I . T e e e elopes o t

I I — r anis atioi1 of D tric C mmi tee . O g is t o t s

— vis n of the P n ab Chi and I II . Re io u j efs ” No te

— P in c a M in IV . The rov i l eet g

— Pr ce din s of h Provin cial M e i n and Gen r V . o e g t e e t g e al ’ S ecretary s I naug ural Addre s s — VL Pro ceeding s con ti nued — VI L Proceed ings concluded

I II — dd s s to H is H n h L t n a n - G n V . A re o our t e ieu e t over or

’ I —His H n ur s Re X . o o ply

— h s s cia n w c m h ice X . T e A o tio el o es t e V roy — XL Some details of the Garden P arty to H is E xcellen c y

’ II — a n s W c m Add s to h ce X . Associ tio el o e re s t e Vi roy

’ — ce Re XI II . The Vi roy s ply — Fa ew l to H . . L d M n o XIV . r el E or i t

— The Fa ew dd s to h XV . r ell A res t e Viceroy

— ce a R XVI . The Vi reg l eply

— Chi i i i s XVII . ef Act v t e

II I - C nc ud n Rema k s XV . o l i g r — XIX Statutes of the As s o ciati on

m s — Lis of h o fﬁ ce beare s and m be XX . t t e r e r

More than five years ago while revolving in my min d the scheme of an Associatio n of the Chie f families a nd represe ntati ves of the

n P un I t r aristocracy and old landed obility of the jab , lit le d eamt of

the amount of whole - hearted and active support that it was destined to

At I n receive . the outset had no idea of the eve tualities that have

u w v w marked its career and the s ccess hich its acti ities have met ith .

My object in giving an account of this ﬂourishi ng i nstitution is simply to introd uce it to circles in which the aims and objects of the

’ A n P unjab Chiefs ssociatio are less favoured , because they are mis apprehended and to acquaint those who vie w it with a friendly eye b more fully with those aims and o jects .

It is gratifying to observe that the Association has bee n favour ably commented upo n by the press generally with the exception of

a few selﬁsh jo urnals which entertain extreme vie ws on matters politi

cal and communal .

I am not called upon to philosophize on the necessity of an aristo cracy in society in the light o f recent conceptions o f s ocial science or to make an attempt at ref uting of those who advocate the destruction of it o n the socialistic principle of forking o ut their penny and pocketing

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s n . T w w n others hilli gs heir propaganda is ell kno n , havi g been taken

- n up in the continental and trans Atlantic pen y press . ’ ” i n n j a b C/xz ef s A ss o c a tio .

People who ha ve no stake in a country and win their bread and notoriety by dipping their pen in the poison of undeserved calumny

’ may n l of o ld and vituperation , certai ly fee ill at ease at the sight the noble families girding up their loin s to set their house in order and lend their support to the mai ntenance of law an d order in stead of

n an d T o I patronizing the fell cult of a archism terrorism . them

v T o n r b mv w have nothing to s a . ge e al pu lic ord is to receive the

us A ri institution in a proper spi rit and to make proper e of it . s to c racv

w n w l n o b y will die a natural death he it il longer be needed society .

A s in philosophy s o in politics there are destructio nists as well

An d it. as constructionists . is the former that has been looked do wn

Yo u d in . m n o u an A and espised every age have a o gst y ristocracy .

' t v o u c an l W hy not make wha of it . ve have critics sacriﬁci ng the graces who are in time and out of it apt. to ind ugle in cryi ng do wn an institution or individual that does not happe n to follo w the same

n h W . e t n li e of ideas as t ey do should have fel tha kful , had they

n o r bee n good enough to give us suggestio s counsel to guide us . We have been hopelessly disappointed and have o nlv bee n greeted

’ with the vulgar cry still thev come .

i t m n l s n in g n n is y o pi ion and have no he itatio ivi g it expressio ,

’ that. there is not an iota of truth in the allegation that the Pu nj ab Chiefs

A o r - G . ssociation , bodies of similar character , are quasi overnme nt

n n r . n n institutio s i imical to popula i nterests . Most of us bei g la ded

d s proprietors an holder of hereditary Jay/{rs and mun/ts have more

n n w i b a n run n G n i terests tha one h ch , ro dly speaki g , cou ter to over

n n In n n we me tal i terests more or less . fact , after the ruli g pri ces it is who lose or gai n by the meas ures a nd policy of Governme nt rather than the irrespo nsible journ alis t r umi n ati ng over them in his sanctum

n p in n ub sa ctorum or the olitician his debati g cl . ' ’ T/i e P al/ a é Clz z c s A ss ocia ti j f on .

The contents of this pamphlet are taken mainly from the records T w ’ ' of our Associatio n . hey ill show I hope its m ason (Z éfre and the

it n l Vith o I line of action that has chose . these preparat ry remarks

an n w n introduce you to i stitution , hich though of comparatively rece t

n u n origin as regards its co stit tion , contains amo g its members some who represe nt families as old as the ﬁ ve rivers that g ive this land

ivhich the name it bears , a name of all are justly proud .

B IKR M H P RT P S INGH A ALL , l A A , JU L L U N D U R C I T Y

Da ted 1 1 th a ua r 1 J n 191 . o a rt ulu y f K p u h .

7 ’ T/z e P an 616 C/z ie s Ass ocia lion g/ f .

CHAPTER I .

TH E IDEA nna or s INTO AC TION .

The scheme of forming an Association of the Chiefs of the

P n n unjab had occupied my mind for a long time . Before the begin i g of w o f 1 90 6 I w n the inter , had made up my mind and rote a lo g

n It letter givi g details as to the nature and scope o f my scheme . appeared in the Civil a ill iliimy Gaz efie in its issue of the I s t 1 9 h 0 6 . I November T e project was hailed by the public press . soon get the letter printed separately and sent it to the gentlemen w n n T w hom it directly co cer ed . hat letter ran as follo

AN A S S O CIATI ON FO R T H E A RI S TO CRACY .

IR —I u the S , propose in this letter to rge the necessity for for mation and organisation of a body o f aristocracy an d nobility in this

Wi v w h on ma be province . th the ie t at Opinions the subject y called for and the question discussed from all standpoints in the public

I to w w our our nal n press , beg contribute the follo ing vie s to y j trusti g

o u w ﬁnd y ill room for them .

The first question that presents itself is whether an aristocracy is a nece ssary in stitution natural and unavoidable or whether is it better ’ T/i e s j aé C/z icf s Ass ocia iion.

w wi that the modern age should do a ay th it altogether . It goes without saying that the historical evolution of every aristocracy mus t have been in the fo rm ation of it originally out of a group of selected

b w n w . If we human eings , hose natural adva tages ere perpetuated v ie w the world from the standpoint of natural scie nce and admit that the universal laws regulating the organic world are also the fu nda

and n n n n n we mental gover i g pri ciples of huma social life , the cannot hesitate to acknowledge that the institution o f an hereditary aristocracy

n in n n is not only atural but in some respects even useful a atio . Whatever philosophical speculation which does not take account of

the actual facts may have to say against existence of a privileged class . it is absol utely certain that such a class is sure to arise wherever more tha n two human beings combine i nto a perma nent union of interests .

From the start better organized and higher mi nded than the

s o f a clas s w be b and mas es the people , such ill o liged to practise in n an d al u c o ntinuallv as w crease its stre gth v o r , other ise it could

l v t s m ns its not resist the enc ro aclnnents o f the people . - hi ea

s T he r n supremacy over the people i mai nt ai ned . o pe atio of natural la ws leave s an a ris to c rzu' v o nlv the alternative of keepi ng up the

i a a its m mb s h a ined o ver s n n n adv nt ge e er ave g the re t , or of va ishi g i to

b Thev d n and nd o scurity . must perform their uties as va guard sta ard

in v r l r T he a ris to crac v in P b bearers e e y particu a . the unja has al ways bee n recogni s ed by Government. as middlemen between the

In b u t h b rulers and the ruled . times of pu lic nres they ave een found a source o f eve ry pos s ible a s s i s ta nce to G overnme nt. and preservers of

d in s r s & n nc in o f t r . peace and or er hei phe e of i ﬂue e While , time peace they are looked upo n to inﬂue nce a ml direct public opinion to the ’ T/z e P in ad G/ri s A ss o cia fiow g/ ef .

right path in hard cases of disquietude o f the popular mi nd and , where law and gibbet failed to dissuade people from committing the

n hei ous crimes that are cherished by barbarous customs .

T can an 0 111 here therefore be no doubt that aristocracuy is not l f a source o strength to the people at large but also to the Government

l n d and it is alwav s of the a , recognised as such .

T he ne xt que s tio n is whether the pre s ent aristocracy perform

l an d w . their duties in every particu ar , hether it is not a fact that their

would - be rivals will discover that they have ceased to be the better

n o t n m any ff n . do I me race I do for a mome t ean o e ce , nor an to

d s few m n b ut i parage the good qualities of a a o g the aristocracy , I mav be excused for remarking that it is far below the standard

it i s e Th expect d to occupy . e middle classes and the masses

n h be and co sider t em to dullards dissipated imbeciles , and therefore

n m h h n I do not recko the as t eir leaders of thoug t and actio . mus t painf ullv ackn owledge tha t there is a great de al of tr uth in this

estimation of them .

The Govermn ent o n the other hand takes s olicitous care o f the n obility and aristocracy with a vie w to maintai n their existence and leaves n o stone unt urned to amel iorate their condition and strive a s

it can n n The n best to preserve their disti ct e tity . fou dation o f the

’ h m anv w n b C iefs College , the courts of ards , the ra k given in Dur ars ,

n o n u n the positio allotted to them all public f nctio s , their nomination

n c o - n in to Legislative Councils , the seeki g of. their operatio all matters o f n n n o f public importa ce , clearly prove the benig i terest our

n in is Gover ment them as a class . Yet the improvement not satisfactory .

’ Perhaps the establishment of the recen tly proposed Girls School as a

u A n new co nterpart of the itchison College , may assist in givi g a and ’ ia liozz T/i e s j a é C/i iefs d ss oc .

w healthy complexion to their homes and sho better results hereafter . My own idea is that while o ne should be thankful to Government

ll we for a it is doing for us , must not lose sight of the principle that the improvement should begin from within more than from w ithout .

I need hardly say that as a class the aristocracy cannot improve b v

the betterment o f a few individ ual case s without the mutual a id and

c c - of and it operation it as a body is , therefore , necessary that the

scattered members of the aristocracy and no bilitv in the P unjab should combine and unite in an effort for their amelioration which cann ot fail to be o f great utilitv in all times to the Go vermnent and t the public a large .

It is a regrettable circ umstance that in all movements in which the public is concerned and which emana te from the Government

co - in the aristocracy has more or less some share of operation , but

t in popular movements they are absolutely lef the background , for the ob vious reasons that they are too weak internally to exercise anv

t w a n influence over the people generally . If the aris ocracy ere stro g body imbibing the light and lead ing of the age they would b e capable

of n n b I am r exercising healthy i ﬂue ce over the pu lic . afraid if thei present degeneracy continues and they do no t wake to their sense of w l b ff d utv e o . , they il pushed from their pedestals

l Vith in n I . an n such ideas my mi d , beg to propose that associatio be formed composed o f members of junior branches of ruli ng families , hereditary a irda rs and b i s emi/M n an r j y g a rs holdi g large cest al estates .

ma b wa P n o t o wn It y be said , y the y , that Ruling ri ces have g their

o f i w spheres act on h ich are more than e nough to keep them fully

. T w occupied hey , therefore , cannot ell afford to co ndesce nd to work ’ ‘ T/i e P il ﬁ d d O/i i s A ss ocia z ioa j of .

the w f a a in an d for el are of the ristocr cy general , are not expected to think it worth their while to meddle with the affairs of the British

subjects . The objects of such an association mav be roughly enumerated as follows I w . T o see that relations bet een Government and the people

u w of n are as they o ght to be . It ill be one their pri cipal duties and

efforts to get all misunderstan dings and misconceptions effaced from the u m n w n may b an p blic i d , hich mere ig orance have created a out

action or policy of the Gove rnme nt .

2 T n an d u . o discuss public enactme ts s ggest to the Government

T o in nﬁ n d measures useful to the country . take co de ce the mid le

and m an d n classes the asses , represent their i terests loyally to the

n Gov rmn nt pater al e e .

T o 3 . n w improve social i tercourse ith the rulers of the realm ,

a T n e which at present is far from s tisfactory . hat social i tercours

n to n - n and co duces mutual good feeli g , self respect and social elevatio , to the imbibin g of those virtues and manly qualities which are the

n n n no b It w salie t poi ts of the E glish character , admits of dou t . ill

w d o n n be ackno le ged all ha ds that a great deal is gained by remain

in w n t n n O ing touch ith the ruli g race ha by keepi g aloof . ur object

be w n in must to mix ith the ruli g race more freely , take part their

an d in m n a an d we ma w e sports pastime , their a ly g mes , y ell h pe

w us wa that the ruling race ill meet half y .

T o a u z and 4 . n promote mutu l interco rse , frater i e more sincerely

P ut affectionately instead of the prese n t cold ceremoniousness . aside

petty jealousies and increase a healthy tone and esp rit do cozy/ s as a class . ’ Tli c P il i ﬂb C/i i s A s ci i n fj ef s o a t o .

a T o the n ot . educate their children to highest standard , for the

m' o ses o f m m p p Govern ent or State e ployments only , but also for their

T o i o wn mora l and mental betterment . equ p them for the higher

of h and the m rt duties citizens ip the leadership of people , and thus i pa

o a healthv tone t public opinion for guidance and counsel .

To f o wn re 6 . of emolmnents look a ter their inte sts in matters , rank a nd social position and the better management of their estates

ra dec av A nd in order to prevent deterio tion and . to request the Government that more facilities be given to the dese rv in g youths of

rm o artistocracy in obtaining appointments in the a y and p litical

T o re u a e of cererrrorrials re 7 . g l te the exp nditure the to asonable limits and commensurate with their incomes .

T o ra b v w 8 . e dicate social evils introducing reforms hich in dividually they are unable to accomplish .

T o n w re s in 9 . approach the Governme t ith the que t that certain matters conce rning the welfa re o f the estate and p re stige of families under the care o f the Co urt of the senior membe rs of

’ ra b v C onmris sio ner the aristoc cy in the district be consulted the Deputy ,

n and that due regard be paid to their sentime nts and Opi ions .

In d in short , to organize them into a compact bo y and move

r /i w a i a ss w G m . p p ith the modern civilization , hich the overn ent is ever re w lw v a a n . ady to facilitate , and for hich it s le ds a helping hand

I nﬁd n in the a the a be a have implicit co e ce f ct that . if m tters t ken in n e a “ al and a s c ra w l ha d in prop r time , a mor l , economi educ ted ari to cy il spring up and prove a source Of s tre ngth to Government in times o f

n o f at and a i eed and usefulness to the public large , at the s me t me

o f nriddlernerr e w l and the m led serve the purpose b t een the ru ers . ’ 2 17 a ﬂ a é /i ic ia i on 8 P j C f s A ss oc t .

I r e u e st r s w It is , p esum , the d ty of every memb r of ari oc acy to ho b v action that we have at le as t the de s ire of ser ving our b enign Go

) — s I w w ment loyally and impro v ing the condition o f o ur cla ( If e sho

r e re and t w e n bo d v w that such is our eal d si , tha are formi g into a ith the object of ser ving Gove rn me nt lo vall v an d watc hing the i n terests

own s s we mav w of our cla and the public at larg e , ell hope to have the cordial support of Government and the pat ronage of our pre sent Lieutentant- Governor whom we can all claim as a friend of o ur

s vi w e are forti m ate a e r . pro nce . if so to s cu e it

re re the n s o f s who I , the fo , s olicit Opi ion tho e into exis te nce an A s s oc iation o f

set forth .

PARTAP CHAP TER II .

' ” a timi Dis trict Co mmit/cos Oijoa ms q .

w b all The proposal was elcomed y concerned but for certain

I no t n n I wa ' reason which need here me tio , had to it till about the ,

i i n middle of the next year befo re tak ng act o .

I started with establishin g District C o rrrrn ittees in some of the

A w n n O f a districts . mbala hich co tai s a large number heredit ry ﬁ Jagirdars and Raises was the rst scene of action . In the scorchi ng

190 w n A rrrbala nr etirr of 7 e . heat May , , I e t to and held a district g

The meeting was atten ded by some 538 Raises and a District Co rn

A w r s . e mittee wa formed mritsar , Karnal , Multan and Ludhiana e sub

few C orrrrrrittees sequently visited , and at these places and a other District

m A was n u b were for ed . long time take p y discussion of Statutes and other details relating to the con stitution and line of action to be

t w in ado pted by the Association . Draf rules ere circulated the provi nce w w and opinions i nvited . I must ackno ledge ith heartfelt gratitude the fraternal spirit with which my brother chiefs respo n ded to my call

O ur w . 10 0 on every occasion members ent up to . T/i c P in/ a b O/i ir s ss o cia io n j y A t .

CHAPTER III .

evis ion o Me P un a b C/i it s a mt F ana tics ( No R f j f ff te.

I was thinking of holding a Provincial Meeting of the Association when the P unjab Government un dertook the task of revising the book

“ ” n n n known as Pu jab Chiefs . Gover me t being aware of the exist ence of the Association co ndescerrded to consult it in the matter of admitting new families to the status of Chiefs and i ncluding them ] among those whose history Sir Lepel Grifﬁn and Co . Massy had give n in

“ f In n 1 0 0 8 the pages of Punjab Chiefs and Families o Note . Ju e the Punjab Government wrote to the Commissioner of Jullund ur

The w n on this subject . follo i g extracts from that letter are import ant

- w b Tire Lieutenant Governor ould be much o liged if you could w see and talk to Sardar Partap Sirrgh about the follo ing matter .

re n n o ut new of lVe ou w , 2 . are , as y are a a bri gi g a edition the we n P unjab Chiefs and Families of Note . In doing so think of addi g

n w b ut certain families to those i cluded in the existing ork , the question whether these families should or should n ot be included is one Open to

Opinion and the Lieutenant - Governor would be glad to obta in the advice

’ A on b . o f the Punjab Chiefs ssociation the su ject ' f ’ i i on T710 s ia é O/U g s Ass oc a t .

A Committee o f six members of the Associatio n w as formed and

o n 95 th 1 90 8 n exc rv was sat July , and co sidered case that referred to

w n them . It consisted of the follo i g gentlemen

’ The Hon ble t k v n T w C . I a . E Lieutenan Mali Um r Ha at Kha i ana , .

Z ulﬁ ar Ali of M alerk o tla n u Khan q Khan , Kha Bahad r Faqir Syed

-ud - Din S n han u Qamr , Sardar Bikram i gh , K Bahad r Makhdum

u Pa n o f a . Hassan Bakhsh Q reshi , and rtap Si gh K purthala

The Committee p repared a report a fter their delib eration s and

u n h r s bmitted it to the Gover m ent . T e follo wi ng replj wa s received

’ F o m the H o n bl e M r E D M l C S h f c t to th G o v m t f th r . . a c a a C e Se re ar e er e o e . g n , , i y n n

’ ' P u ab to the H o n bl e Sard ar P ar ta S g h H o o urar S e c re tary P u a b C h e fs nj , p in , n y , n j i

1939 d ted m l t he 12 th A u us t 190 8 A a r O . a S a s s o c t o Jullu d u N . i i n , n , , i , g

- I w Sir , am directed to ackno ledge the receipt of your letter

3 rd A u 1 90 8 n No . dated ug st , reporti g the proceeding of a Com

’ mittee of the Punjab Chiefs Association to consider the claims o f certain persons to be included in the P unjab C hiefs and Families of

” Note .

am t t n o f v m ma 2 . I to reques tha the tha ks Go ern ent y be conveyed to the Committee for thei r labours and advice and fo r the

n A s the me expression of their sentime ts . regards na s to be i ncluded

’ ' in the book the Gover nment acce pts um es ervedly the Co mmittee s recommendations and is much obliged to the Committee fo r thei r hel p

” n in in enabli g it to arrive at a decision this matter .

w of some Lahore papers than to give a narration in my own ords . The extracts will rather I need not the ' ’ T/z o P a a a o C/ a s Ass ocia tion j of .

CHAPTER V .

P RO C E EDING S o r T H E P RO VINC IA L M EETING .

/ Go/z cra i [ﬂa xy a m ] Address .

' 1 9 The T r z ozmo of Lahore in its i ssue of 2 7 th February 90

followi ng account

’ AT O PUNJAB CHIEFS ASS O CI I N .

E ET N G INA U GURA L M L .

’ ’ A n n d H on ble T he Punjab Chiefs ssociatio fou de by the Sardar ’ at o n 2 3 rd I . , , P artab Singh C . S . , met the Chiefs College Lahore the ,

n n w n 6 0 an d 7 0 , February 1 90 9 , Bet ee Raises atte ded amo g those

w n prese nt were n oticed the follo i g

n e s I . n a Narin d ur , , n n Raja Cha d , of Nadau R ja Gajja Si gh of n R B albir n , P N u rpur , aja Si gh of Ma kot Raja Ram all , of

n E w li . b utlehr w b A , a n K , Na a Fateh Kha , Na a Khud Bakhsh Kha ,

Z n w n Narin dar Kath n w n ami dar , De a , Sardar Bikram Si gh , Sardar Ji a

n n M i n a s I . a thia w Si gh , , Shahzadpur , Sardar Su dar Si gh , j , Na ab Ali n Kun uro Gurbakhsh n w Ibrahim Kha , jp , Baba Si gh Bedi of Ra al

n Din n n T p i di , Sardar Muhammad Kha of Dera Ghazi Kha , ikka Ram ? i n Tl mi ab 011m As socia t o .

-u - d K B . F a . Narain Singh of Anandpur , akir Syed Qam r Din , ,

haran it wa All Kanwar C j Singh , Na b Muhammad Khan , Sardar

m a a a o f a Bahad ur Harna Singh , R j F teh Singh Lahore , Shahzad

Hamdam .

At 10 -45 nearly all the Chiefs who had b een requested to attend

’ the meetnrg were assembled in the main hall of the Aitchison Chiefs

l T er w s n 5 9 s and co mmenc Col ege . h e ere pre e t Chief the proceedings

ed at 1 1 exactly .

a aw h Ali in The Chairm n , N ab Fate Khan , a short and

interes ting s peech expres sed the ad vantages which would accrue to the

Chiefs generally if the Ass ociation was properly worked and earnestly

He a the 111 Pr w r r conducted . said th t aristocracy the ovince e e unde

’ t u Ho n ble P r a a heavy deb of gratit de to the Sardar a t p Singh , the o na the schenre who r a o f r m r rigi tor of , afte ye rs un e itting labou and

se has a u expen chieved his remarkable resultl He f rther said that it ' behoved the members of the Association to cherish and promote the

e es s int r t of this organization .

’ The l- Io n ble S ardar P r . ta n Hon Secretary , the a p Si gh , then de livered his inaugural add ress which in an eloquent and l ucid style traced the history of the aristocracy of the Province and dealt with the whole

r question from the point o f vie w of a s tatesrrra r and scholar .

E TIIE ADDRESS O F WELCO M .

’ T he follo wing is the add ress of welco nre s livered by the H on ble

a P a S rdar art p Singh , of Kapurthala

—The u e My Dear Friends , d ty I have to p rform on the present o ccas io n is to receive you who have co nre o n the inaugural c erenrony

’ o f o ur P u b nja Chiefs Association . I beg to tender you a hearty and w It W all s as sincere elcome . ould be at time the highest ple ure and privilege to receive and welconre such distinguished gue sts who

‘ form the ﬂower of Society. I ﬁnd round me a galaxy of nobles whose dis tinguished pers ons

t s a i es would have adorned the cour of any Emperor , being repre ent t v of those families whose ancestors were the architects of their own

. A u now fortunes in the latter half of the 1 8 th century . ltho gh only

nra rrates s l s n territorial g , their forefather once enjoyed ful overeig s in s s powers like our present day ruling prince . I see thi as embly h representatives of the families with whom the Britis Government

T are amn effected alliances and concluded treaties . here o g the

the e members of our Association those who represent s ome of for most

’ s s a l s mz ss a ls of the late Sikh period and also cion of f mi ie the

i n P u a in members of which led the army of the L o of the nj b

m the r s many a sanguinary engagement or ad inistered p ovince of w O ur A n a s n s Sindhia and other Mahratta Kings . ssociatio l o cou t descendants of those who hailed from Sherman no w in Rus sian

s d territory and who heralded the invasion of the Durrani force an

’ And ast are Nadir s s weeping column s . last but not the le there present in this gathering and some on the rolls of this As sociatio n representatives of families who guarded the roads of c o rrrnrunication and

m s s n thus facilitated the advances of the column of the fa ou Nichol o 1 8 5 7 and withont w co in the dark days o f Sepoy Mutiny of , hose operation it would not have been an easy task for the resourceful P u w n John Lawrence to maintain order in the njab , then a ne ly an exed province . In short there are present in this meeting nren whose ancestors , ss n ﬁ . s u were actively engaged in the eld , for months , for the ppre io of P a rebellion in the far off di stricts of O udh and U . . We also h ve T/z e n j a o a ss o cia tion

anrorrgs t us some clrivalrous young men who have thems elves done brave and heroic deeds outside Indian frontier in the service of their

In w as s enrbled w n n Sovereign . a ord, I see in this Hall the ﬂo er of I dia chivalry and aristocracy whose part in the past as well as the present

. m r n i b n a . h story of the country has ee very great and i po t t Gentlemen ,

rr t ri l A a this is the r a e a that our ssoci tion is composed of , and such is the assembly that I have the honour o n the present occasion to tender

’ welconre an d call upon you to formally organise the Punjab Chiefs

Association .

n - loriﬁc tion n Let me now change the sce e of self g a to real busi ess . I have already in the prelinrirrary letter addressed to you touched upon

o1itical n ﬁ n b e the p and social sig i ca ce of aristocracy . I may pardoned

f w w h b T he to say a e ords aganr on t is su ject . first matter to consider in this connection is whether an aristocracy is a necessa ry and a natural institution P It goes without sayi ng that the historical evolution of every aristocracy in the world nrus t have b een in its growth originally out of

n b w w a group of selected huma eings , hose natural advantages ere per

etu t d we V w w n o f p a e . If ie the orld from the standpoi t natural science and admi t that the universal laws reg ulating the organic world or also

m and overrrrrr n m we the funda ental g g pri ciples of hu an sociological life , nrust assert that the institution of an hereditary aristocracy is not only

n n in r normal and atural state of thi g , but that sou e respects is even

ef for a n w w rrra us ul natio let the ord of speculative philosophy be hat it y .

i n A wa Leav g other countries apart in India , ristocracy has al ys existed .

Says Sir Lewis Tupper z

111 the M alrratta country Jagirs were usuallv held in a perma

nent tenure and some of them have becorrre petty States under the

” Protectorate . ' ’ ' a b C/a t s 1 718 P unj f A ss ocia fz o a .

Sir IVilliam Lee-IVarner after drawing a parallel b et wee n the Roman and In dian aris to crarcy says th at oth er i n c id ents o f feudalis m

b in n can readily e traced I dia . b w Todd co rrﬁ rnrs the a ove vie . He says

T m a n a t e here is a martial syste peculi r to I di n Sta es , so ext nsive

in b b s o cietv its operation as to em race ever o ject of . T his is so

’ an alogous to ancient feudal system of E urope , that I ha ve not hesitated w to hazard a co nrparis on bet een them .

o v rnrrrerrt to old The British G e too adhered the practice . Instance

the case of Sattara treaty of 1 8 19 by which the possession within the

of w n t v en territories the Raj ere guara teed by the Bri ish Go ernm t .

n no w w th it no t o ur Ge tlemen , the question is he er is highest d uty

to preserve an i ns tit utio n whose e xiste nce we ve n ture to think is amply

ﬁ i no w t o ur w n v justi ed . Is t t or h hile to co ser e its stre ng th and by

cc - a u n w in oper tion enhance its usef l ess , or to allo it to vanish oblivion .

I need n o t dilate o n this - s ubject b ut I wish to state that the Aristocracy has always occupied the positio n of the middleme n b et wee n the rulers

an d the u ul n b e the r led , and have f ly demo strated itself to defenders f o and w . w am peace order henever the occasion has arisen It ould , I

n w to rrumberles s afraid , tax your patie ce ere I enumerate the instances

n in tin s ﬁ of our aid to the British Governme t e of dif culty . History

' n n W e o f o f the Punjab abounds with such i sta ces . are all us no w conscious o f our present condition and let rue hope awakened to o ur

n T in i terests , here has not been any lack of sympathy for us the

w - rrrinds of our ell wishers . In 1 8 5 9 the Government o f India wrote as follows in its des patch

Tlre n of n aristocrac n d w mainte ance a la ded yg In ia , here it exists ,

' is a subject o f such inrportarrce that one may well afford to sacriﬁce ’

ia t on . T/i c P aiij a o C/i icf s Ass oc i

‘ w w has i in de end to it soure thing of system hich , hile it ncreased the p

he o f the ence and protected the rights of t cultivators soil , has led to the exhaustion or decay o f the old nobility . thetic one of r and s ynrpa Sir John Strachey , the u ost farsighted

in 1 8 8 4 b statesmen that ever came o ut to I ndia o served “ India is doubtless a country in which it would b e nrore than w ordinarily foolish to ignore the consideratio n due to families hose

n i n s and w position and clainrs may have bee recogn sed for ce turie , hich

in the eyes of the people still retain their titles to honour .

A n one of b ur s nr athetic Sir Charles itchiso , our a lest and ost y p

of n of n n Provincial Governors on occasion the layi g the fou datio stone f w we - of this very buildi ng un der the roof o hich are to day gathered ,

in his inaugural address said From the middle and lower ranks of native society is rising up

fo r year by year an ever -increasing number of can didates honour in our educational institutions an d for position s of responsibility under the

n w who o f e Governme t , hile those are the hereditary leaders the p ople

are being elbowed out of the positions which they are naturally expected

by their fello w countrymen to occupy . These few observation s will sufﬁce to show the degree of the solicitude on the part of the Government and its rn enrb ers in the matter of rrraintenarrce an d betternrent of o ur class whose represen

- tatives I have to day the hon our to address . O ur interests have been neglected for want o f combination and

of n eﬁ ort s n o ur and lack u ited to husba d resources energies .

b n w d w We feel ound , nevertheless , to ack o le ge gratefully hat the

b n n us The establis hrrrerrt o f enign Governme t has bee doing for . a

’ w o f n the n ell equipped Chiefs College at the capital the provi ce , ma y

of n o f a Darbaris n Court Wards , appointme t to the list heredit ry , e list

’ T//c P a aia b Cli iff s A ssocia tion

There is hardly any necessity for rrre to touch upon the corr s titution and other particulars regarding the status and peculiar features A w w of the ssociation , draft rules and statutes of hich you ill presently

. T consider here is only one point which I . feel my duty in particular to impress upon you an d bring home to individual member that the success of the Association can be insured and patronage of Government

can be n n we n n n n e joyed o ly so long as remai u ited , ba ishi g all petty jealousies and retain a cosmopolitan character within our class as a

w rerrrairr n and b n b o ur e hole , true to our traditio s be ou d y prescrib d

n constitutio . I ferve ntly hope that a very useful career is in store for us and am sure that there are great possibilities of our regainin g the old

n standard of usef ulness a d i nﬂuence .

u n u b to Before concl di g , it is my d ty to offer my hum le thanks the Gove rnment of o ur province for placing every possible facilitv in

wa in n z n A my y orga i i g this ssociation .

v o u n I thank , gentleme , for the patience with which you have

ri r and a listened to e th nk you even so rrruclr for your respon ding in

o m b b person t y hum le call y coming up to join this in augural meeting

’ P n A n of the u jab Chiefs ssociatio .

’ D A ND T o S ECON H I R D DA Y S P uo c nnm x s . The last two days were occupied in discussing the Stat utes and

n O n 2 4th 4 - 3 0 rrrenrb ers w o n rules of the Associatio . the at the aited

n n - and an in b II . H . the Lieute a t Governor presented address a eautiful 1 w . silver casket to hich H 1. made suitable reply and accepted the h Patro rrslrip of the Association . After t e address and reply a photo

graph o f the members with Lieute nant - Govern or was taken an d the

b rs w n n b 1 rrrenr e 1 . ere e tertai ed y II . at the Government House at a

rtv garde n pa . ’ T/i e P an a o C/i ic s Ass ocia tion j f .

APPEN D IX

in tinued P roceed g con .

a nd [Milita ry of 97th Februarv 190 9 wrote

P N A ’ A SO AT O U J B CHIEFS S CI I N .

I N A U G U R A L P R O C E E DI N G S .

— A brilliant f unction and o ne pregnant with signiﬁcant possibilities — for the future came off in the grounds of Government House ,

on n f w w t P un Lahore , Wed esday a ternoon , hen the ne ly es ablished jab

’ A n n an to n Chiefs ssociatio prese ted address their patro , the Lieutenant

Governor .

A large n umber of noblenren from all parts o f the province had

O n T u and n come to Lahore for the occasion . esday agai on

’ Wednesday they had met at the Chiefs College to pass the r ules and

regulations relating to the working o f the Association s and to elect ’ ocia tion T/1e P a nj a o C/i ie/s A ss .

- ofﬁce- e the president , the vice presidents , the secretary and other b arers for two r The Tnnz a ncla r w the next yea s . s from the ilds and fastnesse s of n ﬁne S a rda rs a Dera Ghazi Kha , old Sikh , the territorial m gnates of w the o f M uss ulnran Manjha and Mal a , scions the nobility and

aristocracy from all parts of the province , representatives of some of — the best and most ancient Rajput classes men who trace their

t w u descent far into antiqui y , and young men ith the bl est of blood

’ in their veins whom the Aitchison Chiefs College has enabled to acquire and assimilate the learning and the culture of the IVest , composed the nota ble assembly whose picturesque dresses invested

w a T the occasion ith its typically orient l aspect . here were not a few amongst this assembly in addressing whose fathers and grandfathers ﬁfty years ago in a Durbar held in Lahore Lord Canning referred to f — them as a whole race o brave and loyal men nren who had rendered val uable assistance in retrieving the fortunes of the Enrpire in the dark days o f the preceding year

The address presented on behalf of the Association was a

The w document of considerable importance . vie s it expressed were w in consonance ith the traditions of loyalty whi ch characterise the

of aristocracy and nobility this province .

In his reply Sir Louis Dane expressed his hearty appreciation of b the efforts made y the natural leaders o f the people to assert them ’ /i P a n a o C/i ic s Ass ocia tion T e j f .

selves and to take the place which is theirs by right as advisers of

Government and as internrediaries and interpreters between the State

r w- and the n as ses of their fello countrymen .

’ That the Punjab Chiefs Association has a great future before it

will not be denied by anyone who knows the P unjab and has so rrre idea of the hold over the people possessed by men of noble birth and

a O 1 3 0 A s ncient lineage , ver gentlemen have already joined the

sociation and the number is daily o n the increase .

Sir Louis Dane in his speech referred in appreciative terms to

’ the good work done by the Horr ble Sirdar Partap

ms rrr A . 1Vorth s o n of w in o rga g the ssociation y a orthy father , the

wh w Bik rama 0 . . I . o late Kan ar Singh , s , rendered highly meritorious s G n P t ervices to over ment , Sardar ar ap Singh , a typical aristocrat and f 1 n o n o f arrril . nobleman , s carryi g the loyal traditions his y

a All the Chiefs were individu lly presented to Sir Louis Dane .

The members of the Association and the Lieutenant - Governor were

in subsequently photographed a group .

' a D urba n s T - By this time began to rrive the , the itle holders, the

w of s ﬁ Fello s the Univer ity and a select number of European of cials , together with a selection of students from the Aitchison Chiefs ’

College who had been invited by the Lieutenant - Governor to be at the a The P e a s s and pre sent p rty . olic B nd di coursed mu ic the

s a s nd a a and a a in n a guest dispersed fter pe ing ple sant hour h lf co geni l ,

se friendly intercour . ’ T/i e. P un/a b C/i iej is Ass ocia tion;

A N D PPE IX VII .

Proceedin s con u g cl ded . same journal in giving a detailed report

’ PUNJAB CHIEFS ASSO CIATIO N .

H O W A ND W H Y IT C AM E INT O B EI NG .

From a Corres ond ( p ent) .

’ The sitting of the Punjab Chiefs Association took place at Lahore on the 23rd February and two succeeding days in the main

’ A The o f A s hall of the itchison Chiefs College . origin the s ociation ’ in The H on ble must be fresh the memory of the public . Sardar

Partap Singh in November 1 90 6 wrote a detailed letter in the Civil a nd M ilita ry Gaz ette in which he expre s sed his views for starting an

P The association for the aristocracy and landed gentry in the unjab . zeal and perseverance with which the Sardar has since carried the movement safely past many rocks and shoals is deserving of credit . The gathering was representative in its character and imposing in its a A w a arirrdar appear nce . mong those present ere noticed Raj N

Charrd Nadaurr a a , of , Raj Gaggan Singh of Nurpur , Raj Ram ’ T/i e P unj a b C/i ief s Ass ocia tion

P of Kutlehr B albir M arrk otia w Narindar all , , Raja Singh , , Di an

u w Ali h Charan it Nath Bahad r , Na ab Fateh K an , Sardar j Singh

ullurrdur w a a T w w of J , Na ab Khud B khsh Khan i ana , Na ab Muhammad

Ali h Kaz ilbash -ud - w n K an , Fakir Qamr din , Sardar Ji a Singh ,

Unrballa Din u a h T umandar L , Sardar M h mmad K an , aghri

a wa wa Chief , Der Ghazi Khan , Sardar Bhag nt Singh Bhadauria , Na b

Ali han n a Ra hbir Sindhanwalia Ibrahim K of Ku jpur , Sardar g Singh ,

u M a ithia u r Sardar S ndar Singh j , Makhdum H ssai Bakhsh Qureshi ,

an T Arrand ur Kh Bahadur , ikka Ram Narain Singh of p , Shahzada

The w n The number of those present exceeded 6 0 . follo ing ge tle

men were appo irited ofﬁce bearers — w Belrram P . Na ab Khan , Chief of Mazari tribe resident

d C S I Nadaurr h rr . Narirrdar C a . Raja , of

w a Ali iwarr n h Na ab F teh Khan , and Sardar J Si g of

Sh lrz ad r - a u P . p , Vice residents

’ The Ho rr ble P n Ka urtlrala rr Sardar artap Si gh , of p Ho or ary General Secretary

Z fi Ali M alerk o tla n A n Khan ul qar Khan of , Ho orary ssista t

Secretary .

In t n 24th the af er oon of the second day , the a deputation of the

A w t 0 11 n n - n Go verrrrrrerrt H ssociation ai ed the Lieute a t Gover or at ouse ,

The Lahore . members of the deputa tion were i ntroduced by the

’ H o rr ble P n the ‘ fo under o f A who Sardar artap Si gh , tho ssociation , presented an address o n its behalf to Sir Louis Dane contained in a

’ A r . H orro ur s n embers beautiful silver casket fter his reply the . of the

’ Punjab Chiefs Association were entertained at a garde n party at the

Government House .

Sardar Harnam Singh of Bheri .

of Lidr n Sardar Mansa Singh a .

a Rai Inayat Khan of R ikot .

of Rai Wali Muhammad Khan Raikot .

ULLUNDUR T T J DIS RIC .

r Sardar Dalj t Singh of Kapurthala . i Sardar Charanj t Singh . a Sardar Balwant Singh of Mor n .

a M okund ur S rdar Kuldip Singh of p .

O A P D T T H SHI R UR IS RIC .

Tikka Ram Narain Singh of Anandpu

d w of Sar ar Bakhta ar Singh Kathgarh .

d a Mukeriarr Sar ar Harn m Singh of .

A A T T K NGR DIS RIC .

irr d of ada urr a Nar der N . Raj Chan ,

a Pa Kutlehr Raj Ram ll , of .

n h Raja Gaggan Si g of Nurpur .

D M ank otia Raja albir Singh , .

Tikka Baldeo Singh of Guler .

Rai Sahib Chaudhri Nahla Singh of Indora.

Mian Rughnath Singh of Reh .

AMRITS AR DISTRICT .

Ra hbir Sindhanwalia Ra asansi Sardar g Singh , of j . ’ ithi B u M a a . o ble Sardar Sunder Singh , j A h a Sarbara a . Sardar B hadur rur Singh , , Darbar S hib ’ e A s s o cia tion T/i e P unj a b C/i i / s .

n Gurbakhsh n . . Sardar Si gh , Gya i

o inder n Ras ul uria A O Sardar J g Si gh , p of ira Estate , udh .

T M ah rr hakar a Chand .

Bikrarn n Sardar Si gh .

R rn arhi n n a a . Sardar Su der Si gh , g

lli rr Sardar Gulzar Singh of Ka a .

A O T T L H RE DIS RIC .

w Ali n Na ab Fateh Kha , Qizilbash ,

Raja Fateh Singh of Shekhupura .

w Narirrdra w n u . Di an Nath , Di a Bahad r

’ li Khan w A . Na ab Muhammad , Khan Bahadur

S acl - ud - din Khan Bahadur Faqir y Qamr ,

w Z ulﬁ ar Ali M alerk otla Na ab q Khan of .

w S onr n Di an Nath , Mada .

w Krishn Di an Kishore .

n Bhai Gurdit Si gh .

n u Sheiklr -ud - din Kha Bahad r Nasir .

n Bhai Ma ohar Lal ,

D n n Bhai a Si gh .

Ali n Sardar Raza Kha .

t n Sardar Lyakat Haya Kha .

RAW ALPINDI DISTRICT

Gurbakhsh Baba Singh Bedi .

A T T SH HPUR DIS RIC . ’ T/i e P a n a o C/i ie s A ss ocia tion j f .

T MULTAN DISTRIC .

k Khan Bahadur Ma hdum Hassan Bakhsh , Qureshi .

n Gurdez ar Khan Bahadur Syad Hasa Bakhsh , .

u -ud -din Makhd m Sadr Shah , Gilani . A w Khan Bahadur hmad Yar Khan , Khak ani .

n Khan Bahadur Sheikh Riaz Hussai , Qureshi A Khan Bahadur Mehr lla Yar Khan .

Pir Ghulam Rasul .

A AZ A T T DER GH I KH N DIS RIC .

u m a Sardar Din M ha mad Khan , L ghari . ’ T/i e P u a é /i e A ss ocia tion nj C i fs .

CHAPT ER VIII .

RE SS HIS HO NO R THE IEUTE N NT - GO E RN R ADD U L A V O .

The follo wing is the text o f the address which the P unjab

’ A n r t a n h n - Chiefs ssociatio p esen ed to its p tro t e Lieute ant Governor .

SIR O A A H . H . L UIS WILLI M D NE

I . ,

; a n a o a n nd n i s Lieutena nt Go vernor P d its c o e e c e . , j

YO UR HON O UR h ’ A the rrrerrrbers o f P un , We , the jab C iefs ssociation have the

n w l w honour to approach Yo ur Ho our ith this humb e address , hich

act is the ﬁrst and the most pleasant function of this Association since

n The n n ﬁ n , its i ception . occasio is , moreover , Of great sig i ca ce not

n n A n in of only in the life O f this i fa t ssociatio , but the history the

development of the Provi nce u nder the admi nistration of an e nlighte ned T ﬁ o t n G overnment . his rst f rmal mee i g of the scions of aristocratic

fanrilies in the Province with the worthy representative of the King ’ Tti e P unj a b C/i ief s A ss oc ia tion

Emperor is an eve nt Of great importance an d invested with a great

Of s olemrrit n u w n deal y , i asm ch . as the assembly , hich demo strates the b n and n u lessi gs Of peace order , is re dered feasible only nder the

a o f P a n - B r ita nnica w aw an d n egis . hich has dispelled l lessness a archy

from the soil so rampant in the period preceding it . Is it not a w contrast with the record o f so many san gui nary struggles bet een our ancestors which the history Of our Province relates ? Could the wildest imagination in those days have pictured to itself the remotest w possibility Of a cong regatio n O f the descendants o f those arriors

engaged in mutual strife assembled n o w in a body with one min d to

demon strate their gratitude and appreciate the solid an d i nvaluable beneﬁts o f civilization and peac e co nferred on them by an alie n human

race from the Far West .

The aims an d objects of our Association are already known to

n w an d n b e Your Ho our as ell as to the public , eed not detailed

n w o n n . z the prese t occasio We deem it , ho ever , advisable to emphasi e

the peaceful mission which is the g uiding an d ruling prin ciple o f its

1 memb ers and let us hope t e spirit which permeates our Association

will affect the atmosphere aroun d us in t he ratio of increas e o f o ur

o n n t un rn irrdf ul e . o inﬂuence as tim rolls We are of the responsible ,

d t w we n an . serious delica e role hich feel called upo to play But ,

inrrrrensit s w we hope the y of our ta k ill not make us recoil from it .

No w or n we t we w n ever must prove tha are orthy of our brillia t part .

The o f o ur traditrons w honour families , the glorious associated ith the

our n n us w names of a cestors , e courage to grapple ith seemi ngly in surmountabl e difﬁculties in our path by putting forth all that is best

- irrs irruato rs we n in us . Whatever ill advised may say are u shakable in

o ur conviction that the sacred cause O f the country and the interests Of ’ T/i e P u /i ie s A ss oc a nj a é C / i tion .

n w and O f Government are i separably inter oven , that service one is the

T w w how n service of the other . ime only ill sho far i stead Of nrere

w O f w w ur we eloquent ords loyalty , hich is a fashion ith so e , shall prove solid loyalty by deeds

We cann ot allow this occasion to pass without making soure

n on n o f in Observatio s the prese t state political affairs the country .

We View with horror and indignation the dastardly and diabolic deeds

Of a class of people who have taken into their heads to substitute anarchism with its c o rrco rrritants for a settled Government and

itv n w autho r . constituted It is gratifyi g , ho ever , to note that even among the agitators th ere is a g oo d proportion of sensible men who

n t n . we b e heartily condem such ac s of viole ce For ourselves , g to assure the Goverrrnrerrt that our united efforts will be joined with tho se of Government in uprootin g this poisonous plant which is wholly extraneous to the soil .

It is true that no one can stem the tide of lrurrran progress in

w n n n the orld , but the doctri e of evolutio has proved beyo d a shadow o f doubt that pro spertity c an on ly be achieved by cul tivation of the

. A z G n n n b e arts Of peace civili ed over me t like the British ca not ,

’ and has not b n a n ee , ap thetic to legitimate aspiratio s of the subject , aspiration s which the lib eral e ducation it has b estowed has produced

w tern A w and which it has fostered ith a pa al care . revie of past

events and a correct estimate of changes from tirrre to time inaugurated by the Government will convince the urost critical minds that the Government has n o t been remiss in steadily and gradually meeting

w an d n b w o f the n The ith the legitimate reaso a le ishes aspira ts . Reform Scheme has been hailed with a fgratef ul welcome by the

Of n b and we b ni ost f astidious India pu licists , hope that as a ody of ’ T/z e P a n a o O/i it i i n i yfs A ssoc a t o .

larrdlroldirrg members and as a class having special interests and

n we w be positio , as are , our body ill graciously accorded the privilege o f nonirrratin e er o f m g som of us as memb s the Councils near future . It is impossible to o verestimate he boo n which the Reform Scheme

' w n on wn Of ill co fer the people . We vie w it as marking a da the

n of an w b erreﬁcerrce and adve t epoch fraught ith throughout , let us

we w n hope shall prove orthy of the privileges to b e co ferred .

‘ e n of v I n n t Sp aki g oursel es a o her phase , it is one of the objects A of the ssociatio n to promote social i ntercourse b etwee n the ruling race and Indians IVe assure Yo ur Ho nour that our efforts in this direction will bring the rulers in immediat e and con stant con tact with

and it b e t ben w l ﬂo w the ruled , is to hoped that grea efits il from a t better mutual un derstanding and a freer reciprocity of hospitali y .

A b b v t n we no w inr fter the a ove O ser a io s , come to the vitally

nt t o ur A via n n n porta aspec of ssociation , , the elevatio and rege eratio

n of o ur fast decaying class . We are payi g the pe nal ty of our

t an d we n o t w n n e n n le hargy , had a ake ed to our i ter sts by orga isi g

n t A a n the n ta t w w the prese ssoci tio , i evi ble resul ould have follo ed , and we would have irretrievably gone to the wall if n o t wiped out Of

n A n n n n n has existe nce ere lo g . co scious ess of our prese t co ditio aroused in us a desire to ameliorate it. A promising vista was ope n b n t efore our eyes , a glorious prospect prese ed itself to our vision

n IVe are n and we availed ourselves of the Opportu ities . se sible of

~ the mighty ch an ge wrought in the body politic o f I ndia by an i ntellectual ferment which has almost revol utio niz ed the old order of

n A s has b e n nt s n b b e un thi gs . cla s e called i o exi te ce y a li ral iversity

t n who n d w t the n e educa io , compete dispute i h old ge try the privil ges

’ T/i e P un a b C'bie s As s ocia ion j f t .

f We all thank Your Honour most heartily or t he interest you have evinced in our behalf for the solicitude with which Your

w our we w Honour vie s endeavours , and hope , ith your fostering care

n we ﬁ u guida ce , shall able to bene t o rselves , serve

Go verrrnrent ‘ ’ Tbc P un a b Cbic s Associ n j y a tio .

CHAPTER IX .

’ H I S HONOUR S RE P LY . His Honour replied as follows

’ P un A Gentlemen of the jab Chiefs ssociation , great pleasure to meet the Chiefs and landed gentlemen Of the Punjab but I count myself rrrost fortunate in that I am the ﬁrst Lieutenant -Governor of the Punjab to receive you all here to -day as an associated body with ﬁ de nite aims and aspirations .

Y ou T P w refer to your loyalty . hat the unjab Chiefs have al ays

w n can ou been loyal goes ithout sayi g , and I assure y that the British Governme nt has thoroughly appreciated that loyalty and the effect that the loyalty o f the Chiefs and leading men must have before the

of P b we peoples the unja . We have felt that while had the Chiefs with us we could cou nt upon the races from whom we drew s orrre of f b o ur best soldiers and workers in all spheres a pu lic utility .

You recog nise that Go verrrrrrerrt has done what it could in the past to preserve your families an d your status an d express your gratitude

b we our for what has een done . It is true that have done best . We have provided mainly at the expense Of Government a splendid school ’ T/i e P un a b Oli ir s Ass ocia t j y ion.

A w one for your boys in the itchison College , and I trust that it ill be of the chief aims Of your Association to do what you can to further

of. the interests that College and to increase its sphere Of usefulness . With the assistance Of the generous gift Of the Phulkian States in

R P of H . H . honour Of the visit of . the rincess Wales and other sub s criptions a school for the daughters Of the higher classes in the Punjab ﬁ has been started , and I con dently look to your association , to support

’ the Victoria May School which ought to be as valuable to you in years to A Of u come as the itchison College . Some yo r young men have

’ a the dreams g ined positions in the Imperial Cadet Corps , and one of that I cherish most dearly is a desire to seethat Cadet Corps develope into a channel whereby the sons of the Chiefs and Nobles Of India may win their way to a career suited to their genius and worthy of their

w in m n w past history , hether the military line or the ge eral ork of the country after receiving a full training in the excellent school Of military T n us . discipline . Your Association ca help in this also hen Govern rrrent has ever been ready whe n its ﬁnances admitted Of this to assist an

ﬁ n n v errforcrrr Old family ancially . It has bee ery tender about g the conditions for reductions Of assignments and has always tried to deal

The Of u n liberally in such matters , Court Wards nder the Fi ancial

n the an old and Commissioner has bee salvation of many family , you all owe a debt of gratitude to the able and syrrrpathetic men who have

to achninistration of laboured make the Wards Estates so effective .

A w rrrention rrr freirrd n mongst these I ould specially y Sir James Wilso , who has done so much in this an d in other ways for the landowners of P b - . now n t but w the unja He is goi g for a shor ell earned rest , and I am sure that you will join me in wishin g him a pleasant voyage ,

and e us a happy stay m the home land a sp edy return to in India . ’ Tb P un b a ion c j a Obie/s A ss oci t .

T Governnrent o f hus , gentlemen , has the India , striven to main

ou tain your position , rights and privileges , and y may count conﬁdently in the future on the support Of that Government and Of all its Ofﬁcers for any efforts that you m ay yourselves make to improve your position and to Open out for yourselves careers of greater and more widespread

has for o u utility that been possible y in the past . It has been said

n that an Englishman loves a Lord . It is a true sayi g in the sense that denrocratic as our Institutions are the bulk Of us have an inherent regard and respect for Old families which have been handed down from

‘ the earliest w e we days of the origin of our race , heth r be Celts or

T The in eutons . feeling naturally leads us to take a special interest the Old families of the P unjab with whom we are in the strongest

so Of n sympathy , and long as men those families try to do somethi g worthy of their history and Of their descent so long will they ﬁnd w w w ready helpers and ell ishers amongst us . We , therefore , armly

“ of - welcome this movement self help on your part .

‘ Now the Objects at which your A ssociation aims are those

all in which have no doubt animated you as individuals the past , the

of co - w amelioration and the education your class , Operation ith Govern ment in the maintenance o f law and order and the encouragement and promotion Of social intercourse and good feeling between all

T rrrus t w classes . hese are noble aspirations and meet ith the fullest sympathy of us all .

wh wh It may be said , y make any changes and y should not these aims be furthered by private endeavour as in the past ? I admit at once that unnecessary change is urrdesirabe and I fully agree that private endeavour on these lines as heretofore is most desirable At wh and even essential . the same time I can quite understand y ’ ss ocia tion T/i e P unj a b Cbief s A .

you have thought it necess ary to supplement and assist private

T 18 in endeavour by collective effort and action . here great truth

” “ u & ou the the adage United yo stand divided y fall , and application of many minds to the s olution Of diﬂi cult social and economic problems

n T makes in the long run for a more correct solutio . here are many

111 w A o f ways hich your ssociation can be great service to yourselves , n O d n . to the province an to Gover me t bviously it will place y ou in a better position to encourge friendly an d social relations amon gst yourselves and betwee n yourselves and other classes and I personally attach the greatest importance to such relations which clear a way misconceptions and furnish a broad and so und basis for syrn pthetic and — common action in o ur common cause the good Of the P unjab and

its . w ou w peoples I ish y all success in this branch Of your ork .

Then there are matters in which consultation and joint action cannot

a f il to be of much help to yourselves and Government . Y ou are as landowners deeply interested in revenue and agricultural questions

all f and matters affecting the prosperity o the landwnirrg and i l w cult vating c asses . Your ell considered and collective advice will

Of in w u be gerat value to Government dealing ith s ch questions , and incidentally you will be able to protect your own interests far more

b . effectively than you can at present y individual action So , too , in the matters affecting the education Of the young members Of your families and Of the land holding classes gerrerallv your A ssociation will be able to speak authoritatively and its Opinron will be entitled w to the greatest eight .

It is however on the political side that your joint action may be

n most useful . You refer to the reforms which are at present e grossing

Of the attention us all . I am glad to see that you welcome these & ’ Tbc P un a b Obie s Ass ocia ion j / t .

reforms and this welcome coming frorn so conservative a body of

P un b i rs i ratrf irr men as the j a Ch efs espec ally g y g. When the reforms come into full work your A ssociation will be of the greatest value in as srstrrrg Government l n adopti ng 1ts policy to meet the requirenrents of Y o u in b e w your order . ask that the near future you may allo ed to m of nrerrrbers o f the O n nominate so e your body as Councils . this I can only say th at the grant Of such a privilege rrrus t depend

w and A largely on the gro th vitality Of your ssociation . If it does grow and fo rrrrs a truly representative society Of the Punjab Chiefs ,

b w can clairrrs as I elieve that it ill , I not suppose that its to a voice in the selection Of the rrrerrrb ers of that class 111 the Leglis lative

Council will be overlooked .

I wish you all success and accept with rrruch pleasure the honour

rrre P which you have done me in asking to be y our atron , and I can assure you that I will do all that I can in reason to assist you in

to o n w making your Association a credit the province and e orthy

Of the interests o f the great and important class which it clairrrs to

represent .

w Finally , it is my pleasant duty to voice hat I am sure is the

ou n P feeling Of y all in thanki g your Secretary , Sirdar artap Singh , for the part which he has played in bringing about the happy results

- was which your presence here to day commemorates . It no easy matter to get together so many men with so nrarry apparently corr

T w ho w e was ﬂicting interests . hat he has succeeded sho s his h art

o f in the work and proves that he possesses the qualities ability , industry and tact which are essential in carrying through a public T movement Of this character . hese qualities should enable him to ’ Tbe P unia b Oti ie s Association f .

carry on the work for the future with the same s ucce ss as he has

a achieved in the p st .

wa Of With Na b Bahram Khan , the leader the Baluchis , as your

w h a h a a l a President , it Raj Narinder C and Of Nad un , hil R jput of the

w Ali Kaz ilbash a a Rajputs , Na ab Fateh Khan , le ding representative of the strong western Muhamnradan inﬂuence in the Province a nd him

w and S w self a prominent lando ner and citizen of Lahore , irdar Ji an Singh to represent the great Sikh community which has made the

P - P n w a P unjab famous , as your Vice reside ts , and ith Sird r artap Singh

1 ﬁ Of w w - as Secretary . can con dently predict a career ise and ell consider

A to w w Go d - for your ssociation hich I ish speed .

’ Tbc P un a b Cbie s Associa tion j f .

a P a a Of A and S rdar artap Singh , Gener l Secret ry the ssociation , was presented in an exquisite silver casket to the Viceroy by the

P aw s resident , N ab Bahram Khan , His Excellency then pre ented

- d - w - - u . . an Faqir Syed Qamr Din ith the insignia of C I E . d Kaisar i Hind Ali ” Sardar Raza Khan . ’ Tb P u a b Obie s A ss i on c nj f oc a ti .

CHAPTER XI . SO M E DETAILS O F THE GARDEN P ARTY T O HIS X Y E C ELLENC .

’ om tbc P un a b Cbie s As s ocia tion Address f r j f .

d rr s t n O ne Of the pleasarrtest an r o sociable fu ctions that the

Shali n Viceroy has atterrderrd took place at r ar Garde ns o n Friday after

w n n arr P n noon , he His Excelle cy received address from the u jab

’ Chiefs Association to which he replied with a urost encouraging — speech one that will make history as far at any rate as the nobility

T was v n Of the Punjab is con cerned . here a ery large umber Of guests

n an d n w w prese t , both European India , and all ere delighted ith the

Of n The kindly hospitality their ge ial hosts . gardens were adorned in

n n n w a beautiful style . Hu dreds of fou tai s thre graceful sprays into

tirrklirr n w was the air , and the musical g Of the falli g ater refreshing

The w in the extreme . decorations Of the beautiful hall hich at the end w w of the upper terrace overlooks the lo er ere delicious . The colours

The overs arrrrirr w n w were few and simple . p g arches ere ador ed ith cloths O f light blue an d white Of delicate texture which gave one a

n w w pleasing sensation of cool ess , hile rich rugs ere placed around the

In n throne on which Lord Minto took his seat . a other part Of the w garden s s/i a nz ia nas had been erected here tea and other refreshments

f Two b n w in were partaken o . a ds ere attendance , the South Lancashire

’ ’ Regiment s and the 3 8th Dogras . ’ T/i P un a b bie i ion e j U f s Ass oc a t .

L m His Excellency , ady Minto and staff , acco panied by the

- w Lieutenant Governor and staff , ere received at the entrance by the

Pr A w a n esident Of the ssociation , Na ab B hram Kha , and the leading

members of the Association . They were then conducted down the long walk leading to the w reception hall . Half ay the procession came to a halt and His Excel leney stood at the salute while the Dogras band played the National

r n wn row Anthem . Lo d Mi to then passed do a of the remaining members Of the Association to whom he bowed in acknowledgment

n of their salutations . Lord Minto the took his seat in the reception hall ,

’ an d the Chiefs Association address was read by Sardar Partab Singh ,

the A I . n C S . T w i . as , Ge eral Secretary Of ssociation his enclosed in a

Of w beautiful silver casket , a handsome specimen Delhi ork , and P handed to the Viceroy by the resident . Lord Minto then made his reply . A w pleasant function after ard took place immediately . His

Excellency presented the aged Fakir S ayicl Kamar -ud -Din with the insignia of makin g at the sanre time a few congratulatory

The remarks . Fakir had to be supported in a standing posture to

a e and u receive the honour ;he is Of great g , altho gh a healthy looking

l A w - Old gentleman is necessarily very feeb e . fter ards the Kaiser i

n was n Raz iallah az ilba h Hi d prese ted to Sardar Khan Q s .

The of guests then partook tea , and later , after the Viceroy and

- i Lieutenant Governor and their respective part es had left , the gathering T w . r dispersed here ere sou e hundreds Of guest , but thanks to the excellent police arrangements there was never any trouble in securing w the conveyances aiting outside . f ’ T/i e P un a b Cbic s A ss ocia tion j y .

CHAPTER XII .

a s socIA T ION’s W E C OM E RE S T O ICE R L ADD S V OY .

The following is the text of the address 1

’ W e o f P u h A re , the members the njab C iefs ssociation , are gathe d

this eve ning to present Your Excellency W i th an address of

’ w Pro vrrice and elcome to the Capital Of our , Your Excellency s accept

n and a ce Of the same at once honours exalts us .

’ It is a fortunate chance that Your Excellency s visit to the Punjab

w w O f A n ot happens within a fe eek the birth of our ssociation , thus

n nrost u u m n b ut n n only bri ging about a a spicio s circu sta ce , e abli g us

to nrake known to Your Excelle ncy the aspirations which have led

’ a w we w l w to its form tion , and hich hope il meet ith Your Excellency s

approval .

Your Excellency may have read in the newspapers an account

o n of the formation Of our Association . We need not here dilate the ﬁ we programme we have planned for oursel ves . Suf ce it to say that have deeply felt the necessity of making audible the voice of a class which has felt its resporrs ib rlity towards the Government and the ’ Tb P un a b n c j Obiqs Ass ocia tio .

A w no masses . voice hitherto discordant ill w be heard in chorus and

perfect union .

’ Most of us have watched Your E xcellency s masterly steering of the ship Of the State through troubled waters for the last two years;

an d our hear ts have been gladdened by the strength and wisdom which have shown the presen ce of an iron han d un der the velvet glove whose grip is n ot meant to strangle freedom b ut has been able to paralyse w d d crime an d to dispel all la lessness and isor er from the land .

W e assure Your Excellen cy that no class is more vitally interested

n an d n we in the mainte ance Of peace order tha ours , and stand ready to help the Government with W hatever humble resources we have at our

w n n to e comman d . We ould fai have refrai ed from alluding th se

ﬁ - topics an d con ned ourselves to more agreeable subjects , but the times

b ounderr to em has iz e require it . We feel it our duty p that peace and order are our watchword s an d that it shall be our supreme duty to

n thenr vindicate and maintai .

’ ‘ Your Excellency s noble persistence in recommending in the midst Of untoward political circum stances sufﬁcient to cast lesser minds into despair measures which will nrore and more associate the people in the work O f Governme nt are proofs Of a liberal min d and a generous heart In which the spirit Of a farseeirrg s tatesrn arrship is at

’ work ;an d we trust that when Your Excellen cy s proposed refo rnr rrreasures which have been s o enthusiastically taken up by Lord Morley have b ecorrre an accomplished fact they will belie the pessimistic forecasts which certain people whom nothing can reconcile are

We rrrus t also avail ourselves of this Opportunity to express one

‘ ir grateflﬂ feelings to Lady Minto for ev rcirrg such a tender solicitude ’ f ’ T/i e P unj a b Cbiey s A s s ocia tion .

w for the elfare and uplifting Of Indian Womanhood . It is true that the task Of approaching p urda/i ladies is fraught with nrarry impedi ’ b w ments , but her ladyship s remarkable tact com ined ith her courtesy — h has won her the love and respect Of all with w om she has come in C w w ontact . We ish her ladyship all success in this noble ork . Her ladyship has by her presidency of the Lady Dufferirr Fun d con siderably

e S an d To b incr ased its cope its usefulness . the pilotage of that ene

ﬁcent w e instituttion n n ork she has added anoth r , amely , the Nursi g

A w w t he ssociation , hich ill ever be mark of her love Of alleviating um f h an su fering .

we w of ainrs and Your Excellency , as have said before , is a are the

of our A n we objects ssociatio , and , therefore , deem it superﬂuous to give a detailed description Of the reasons which prompted us to launch

n w w it i to active life . Brieﬂy put e ere actuated by an ardent desire to put our house in order and effect such charges in it as are rendered ‘ indispens able by its environment .

W e cannot help mentioning to Your Excellency how our

- n us Lieutenant Governor , Sir Louis William Da e , has encouraged in

’ our work of organisation which b ut for His H orrour s e n couragement w n how w s rrr atlrised ould have e ded in failure , and he has armly y p with our aspirations which under hrs auspices we feel conﬁdent are bound to be realised .

In the end we must express our gratitude to Your Excellency and your worthy Consort for the honour done to us this evening by Your

’ n Excellency s gracing our garden party with your prese ce .

The following members of the Association waited on His Excellency with the Address ” ’ on Tbc P unj a b Obie/s Ass ocia ti .

P Nawab Bahram Khan , Mazari Chief , resident Of the f A s s ooiatiorr a n C s . I . o , Raj Nari der Chand , , Chief Nadaun , Vice

P n w Ali n az ilbash - P e reside t , Na ab Fateh Kha , Q , Vice r sident ,

’ n H on ble a n T w Lieute ant the Malik Um r Hayat Kha , i ana ,

w n T w n d Na ab Khuda Bakhsh Kha , i a a , Shahzada Muhamma Hamdam ,

n n Rai M allra Bedi Suja Si gh of Una , Sahib Chaudhri Singh ,

n Ru hrrath w b Ali Ka gra , Mian g Singha , Kangra , Na ab I rahim

Of n r A n Khan , Chief Ku jpura , Sa dar rjan Singh Of Mukeria ,

Charan it t a a Dal it o f Sardar j Singh of Kapur hal , Sard r j Singh

t u H arrranr n A rn b ala da Kapur hala , Sardar Bahad r Si gh , Of , Sar r

w n n O f Ja ahar Si gh Of Mustafabad , Bhai Ma ohar Lal Lahore , Sardar

. n of IVahali n n Hari Si gh , Kha Bahadur Makhdum Hassa Bakhsh ,

n n u A n Qureshi , Of Multa , Kha Bahad r Mehr lla Yar Khan , Kha Baha

n n n H o shiar dur Sheikh Riaz Hussai , of Multan , Sardar Har am Si gh of

A n n Din M uharrrrrrad n pur , Sardar rja Si gh , of Hoshiarpur , Sardar Kha ,

of a n Laghari Chief , Der Ghazi Kha , Sardar Mir Muhammad Khan ,

of n Ra hbir n S indhanwalia Of Laghari , Dera Ghazi Kha , Sardar g Si gh ,

Ra asarrs i M ulrarrrrrrad A slanr n W ah IVali j , Sardar Hayat Kha of , Rai

an of n - ud - Muhammad Kh Raikot , Kha Bahadur Faqir Syed Qamr Din ,

n Dan n O f T Bhai Gurdit Si gh , Lahore , Bhai Si gh Lahore , hakur

A Bikrarn n A w Maha Chand of mritsar , Sardar Si gh of mritsar , Rai Bha ani

of w n Ra kurrrar Darlriwala Of w n S orrr Singh Gurdaspur , Di a j , Lahore , Di a

of w Krishen M arrsa n Nath , Lahore , Di an Kishore Of Lahore , Sardar Si gh ,

n Rarn arlria A n Ludhiana , Sardar Sunder Si gh , Of g , Sardar rur Si gh ,

S arbarah b A m - ud - Din , Darbar Sahi of mritsar , Makhdu Sadr Shah ,

Gilarri n Pir Gularrr a w M ulrarrrrrrad , Multa , Rasul Shah of Mult n , Na ab

’ Ali b Ali n az ilbash H on ble w Khan , Qizil ash , Sardar Raza Kha , Q , Na ab

’ ’ Z ulﬁ ar Ali n Ho n ble A n H o n ble q Kha , ssista t General Secretary , the

General Secretary .

’ Tbc P un a b Cbi s ssocia ion j ef A t .

Of P who s of the people this rovince , and have the greatest take in it

in Of w prosperity , to unite together the representation interests hich not w only affect themselves but the population amongst hom they live . You are the great lan downers Of the Province and the hereditary leaders as representatives Of the peo ple you know their daily life and their daily

to of wants , and it is you that the Government India must look for information and for guidance .

I am glad that the Sardars have united in one common cause that they h ave manfully determined to make therr vorce heald in support Of the Government whose ﬁrst duty must be the mai ntenance

w n Of of law an d order , hich alo e can ensure the success the reforms

n n . wel they have bee so a xious to introduce Gentlemen , I heartily come the assuran ce you have to d ay given me of your combined assist

t di a w ance and I kn ow full well hat the Government Of In ill have , no more willing and sufﬁcien t co -adjutors in their task Of furthering the highest interests Of the people than the nobles and gentlemen Of the Punjab .

for Lady Minto asks me to thank you , gentlemen , the many

w ou a S O o kin d ords y h ve gracefully addressed to her , and to tell y u that it is very encouraging to her to hear from you that her sympathies for In dian womanhood an d the work in which she is S O much interest

r t d n w ed have been apprec a e . Lady Mi to and I ill carry away with us very happy recollections Of your reception to us in the Slralirn ar

n an d n n rrrust b Garde s , , ge tleme , I assure you that it has een very gratifying to me to ﬁnd myself surrounded by S O nrarry representatives

m ﬁ of of so e Of the nest soldierly races in the Empire , many them descen dants of men who have over and over again proved themselves

on - ﬁ sturdy ﬁghters and gallant gentlemen many a hard fought eld . ’ ' f Tbc P u a b Cbic s A s s o cia tion nj y .

V CHAPTER XI .

R W T F E E O H . E . O R M INT A LL L D O .

’ b P un A mem ers of the jab Chiefs ssociation presente d their farewell address to His Excelle ncy the Viceroy on the eve ning Of the

3 rd o f A nrbala n n w n w November last at the Ca tonme t rail ay statio , here the Viceregal special was stopped for a Short time to e nable the Punjab

w o n n n Chiefs to ait His Excelle cy and prese t their address . The

Lieute nant - Go verner of the P unjab arri ved by the special train from

Patial a at 5 - 3 0 bringing with him a l arge nunrb er of members O f the

A i n who had n P n n ssociat o go e to atiala for the i stallatio festivities . The

m . and n n t n G . o n ali lrtin Viceregal trai steamed i to the sta io at p , g g from the train His Excelle ncy was received by His Hon our the Lieute

’ n n - Go verner P n A n I-Io n ble w b m e t , atro of the ssociatio , the Na a Bahra

n and m Of A n who w Kha , the embers the ssociatio , ere presented b n n T y the Ho orary Secretary of the Associatio . heir Excelle ncies were

n O n m w the led to silver chairs . the platfor there ere also prese n t

n r IVilc o ck s m n n n A rnr Ge eral Sir Jau es , Co ma di g the Norther y Major

Gerreral A & n w n n w h K C B Sir Marti , ( hom His Excelle cy i vested it a . . .

b n n n immediately efore the prese tatio of the address) ;Colo el Davies , ’ ' n Tbc P unj a b Cbief s Associa tio .

Commissioner Of Jullundur ;Colonel Dallas , Commissioner Of Delhi ,

Fenton Chief P , n . , the Ho . Mr , Secretary , unjab Government Major

Lieutenent- Bayley Private Secretary to H . H . the Governor , Major ,

n n an d General Pilcher , Commandi g the Sirhi d Brigade , several other

A a military O fﬁcers Mr . Sykes , Deputy Commissioner , mb la District

- P u , Major H . Dennys , Dep ty Inspector General of olice Eastern Range

n n P w Mr . Gold ey , Superi tendent Of olice and others ith a sprinkling Of

The S in w was ladies . ilver casket hich the address presented to His

Excellency by Nawab Bahram Khan was of beaten Silver mounted On a

O n Of was P small base of ebony . the lid the casket the unjab shield w on S Th w in enamel ith an inscription one ide Of the Box . e address as

read by the Hon . General Secretary .

The following members formed the Deputatiorr

’ H on ble w E . P Na ab Bahram Khan Mazari , C . I . , resident , Raja I . . . n w Ali E Narinder Chand , C S , of Nadau , Na ab Fateh Khan , C . I . . ,

a w n - P L hore , Sardar Ji a Singh , Shahid , Vice residents ;Raj a

’ n of H on ble Lieutenent Fateh Si gh Shekhupura , Malik Umar Hyz atKhan

’ ’ T w n . . E . H on ble M ubariz T w n H on ble d i a a , C I , Malik Khan i a a , Sar ar

n M a ithia w Ali of Su der Singh j , Na ab Ibrahim Khan Kunjpura , Sardar

Dal it of Charan it n j Singh Kapurthala , Sardar j Si gh , Khan Bahadur

M ukhdunr n n Hussan Buksh Qureshi Of Multa , Kha Bahadur Syed

Gurdez i Ab B addoz ai Hussan Bakhsh , Khan dul Qadir Khan , Sardar

wahar n o f M ok und ur Ja Singh Of Mustafabad , Sardar Kuldip Si gh p ,

h n u n n Khan Bahadur Sheik Riaz Husai Q reshi Of Multa , Kha Bahadur

A n Sudruddin O f Mehr llah Yar Khan of Multa , Mukhdum Shah Gilani ,

Drehan n Hus s airr n Multan , Sardar Kha Dreshak , Sardar Gulam Kha ,

G r h rri E n u c a . . . Luri Lu d , Sardar Jallab Khan , , C I , Sardar Jamal Khan , ’ b Pun a b Cbie s A s i i n T c j / s oc a t o .

T of a Laghari and Sardar Muhammed Massu Khan , ibbi Lundan , Der

Rai Ghazi Khan . Wali Mohammed Khan of Raikot , Sardar Gurdit Singh

P aw a Of Shamgarh , Sardar Bahadur artap Singh of Mianpur , N ab Khud T w A Bakhsh Khan i ana Of Shahpur , Rai Bahadur Sardar mrik Singh of

Gu rarrwala w A j , Sardar J ala Sahai Of mritsar , Rana Basant Singh and

w Gub ardharr n Bhibat w n Bhadau Kan ar Si gh Of , Sardar Bhag ant Si gh , ria f A E. O w . . , Bhai rjan Singh Of Bagrian , Di an Daya Kishen , Kaul C I ,

of Lahore , Bhai Dan Singh and Bhai Manohar Lal Lahore , Sardar

A n Bikram Singh , Sardar Bahadur rur Singh , Sardar Sunder Si gh Ram

of A w Krishen of garhia and Sardar Gulzar Singh mritsar , Di an Kishore

Anro dh n O dhbir n Of A b Lahore , Sardar Mian Si gh and Sardar J Si gh m ala ,

T a n n Anarrd ur H arnarrr ikk Sodhi Ram Narai Si gh Of p , Sardar Bahadur

n of M arrs a n of ' Lidran n Si gh Kharar , Sardar Si gh , Sardar Hari Si gh

’

, H on ble P n Of Of Wahali Jhelum , Sardar artap Si gh Kapurthala ,

’ n and H o Ho orary General Secretary nb le Nawab Z ulﬁqar Ali Khan Of M alerk otla A , n n ssistant Ho orary Ge eral Secretary . A very pleasant social function followed the presentation of the

’ an d w T n address the Viceroy s reply to it hen heir Excelle cies , His

n - Go verner - P . Honour the Lieutena t , Major General ilcher , Mr Sykes , all the European Ofﬁcers and ladies and all the members of the A ssocia P tion were the guests Of the Hon . Sardar artab Singh at tea . Light refreshments were served in the refreshment ro onr which had been

’ placed at the Sardar s disposal by the Hon . Mr . Burt , Manager ,

- n n w At 7 . . North Wester Rail ay . p m the Viceregal trai steamed out of the station after Their Excellencies had wished good -bye to their

n The n was d w host and everybody prese t . statio prettily ecorated ith

Civil it Tak en fro m the report of the special corres ponden t of the

M ilita ry Gaz ette o f L ah o re . ’ ’ Tb P un b Cbii s A ss ocia tion c j a j .

w and n n and - of - n w b n palms , ﬂo ers bu ti g , a British guard ho our ith a d

was wn n an d was n b and colours dra upo the platform , i spected y His

i n Excelle ncy immediately after he had al glrted from the trai . Viceregal train left to the strains of Auld Lang rn d three cheers ’ ‘ ’ Tbe P unj a b Cbicy s Associa tion

CHAPTER XV .

TH E R W S E R Y FA E ELL ADDRE S T o T H VICE O .

Ex cellerrc ~ —It n an d May it please Your y , is at once a pleasi g a

’ n u w b n Of P b pai ful d ty hich ri gs us , the members the unja Chiefs

’ - r A n n n da . O u ssociatio , in Your Excelle cy s august prese ce to y traditions teach us to regard the Ruler as an object Of love and

i io verreration and to do homage to him is in our es tirrratiorr a rel g us

v n w w n we dut and its performa ce fraught ith pleasure . But he are reminded that Your Excellency will soon be leaving the Shores of this

w S O w s m atheti land , over hich Your Excellency has ruled isely and y p

- s w we Evcellerrcie , cally , and that are here to day to bid Your fare ell we cannot but feel the pang which parting brings .

’ It is natural that on the eve Of a Viceroy s relinquislrmerrt of the reins of Government the chief events connected with his rule should corrre prorrrirrently to mind as they determine the inrmediate prosperity and future destiny Of the people and while passing in review before

’ one the mind s eye they move to gratitude , inducing greater loyalty and d w more fervid devotion . It has to be admitte , though ith profound

w n of regret , that hen Your Excellency assumed the rei s Government ’ Tbc P unj a b Cbie/s Ass ocia tion

ﬁve w r w far years ago , the relations bet een the rule s and the ruled ere from being happy . It required a strong hand an d a sympathetic heart

’ - a w S . s a to de l ith the ituation Your Excellency s broad minded ymp thy ,

s oliciltude for w t w your the elfare of the people , your atti ude to ards their lawful aspirations coupled with ﬁrmness in the suppression of

a n Of a s an rchy , violence a nd seditio , have brought the bark St te afely

a through storm and stres s to a haven of pe ce .

The expansion of the Councils and the grant of representation

of ti a ivhich on them , the credit the incep on and initi tion of scheme of belong mainly to Your Excellency , have to the mass seekers after reform brought the assurance that the benign Government is not deaf d d n w to their cry , provide their ema ds be just and compatible ith the

’ ’ The w w which Y our welfare of the country . noble ords ith Excellency

~ welcomed the - members of the newly constituted Imperial Legislative

n a new an d new n o f action ' for Council , outlini g policy a li e the

Governnrent w b n E n of India , ill ear repetitio . Your xcelle cy said We have had to recognise that British rule must again be re-adapted — to novel conditions far more n ovel than any with which our pre deces s ors n wn had to deal , in that political forces u kno to them have

in n w b fo r come into existence I dia , hich it is no longer possi le British

T w w r o f and administrators to ignore . hese ere o ds promise , the w candour and strength hich characterise them , raised hopes and

The expectations that doubts and nrrs grvrngs will soon be dispelled . parental interest which Your Excellency evinced in subsequently watch ing over the growth Of the reformed Councils and the attitude of conciliation and sympathy assumed by you have fulﬁlled those expecta tions . India further realised those hopes when Your Excellency appointed the Maharaja of Bobbili to the Executive Council of the

' ’ b oci ion T c P unj a b Obi efs A ss a t .

f ’ goes out to all hunrarrity like that O a loving mother . Her Excellency s

t Of n solici ude for the betterment and elevation the gentler sex in I dia , her gracious consideration in receiving and returning visits O f In dian l d and n urda b w a ies receivi g them at p parties , her efforts to ards alleviating the sorrows aud sufferings Of humanity by taking a kee n interest in the working Of the Lady D ufferin F und and establishing A w w the Nursing ssociation , are omanly virtues hich have given Her

l n Excel ency an abiding place in the hearts of all I dia . The memory Of Your Excellencies will thus be cherished by all v In dian s with feeli ngs Of profound re ere nce and affection for genera tion s an d will serve to imbue their hearts with se ntiments Of ferve nt

nd n - w TV loyalty a devotion to the Ki g Emperor hom you represent . n ow w - o u ish Your Excellencies good bye , and beg to assure y that our

’ prayer for Your Excellencies long life and prosperity an d the e njoy ment of the choicest blessings Of God Almighty will follow you over

.W e an d w the seas to your home . hope trust that yo u ill kindly bear in min d the Association which took its birth during Your Viceroyalty

w IVe and which represents the most devoted servants Of the Cro n . beg Of you that when yOu reach England and are received in audience

- ou w n Irrr i l by the King Emperor y ill graciously co vey to His per a

M ajesty with our dutiful homage , the assurance that not only have ,

the sentiments expressed by him on his return to England from India

of infused in our hearts the earnest desire to be able , by the grace

f and to o f o ur b ut God to serve him aithfully loyally the ends lives , ,

our of w we that by reason of descent hich are justly proud , the pre servation of our status and protection Of o ur rights and interest by his

n n we our n d a Gover me t , consider it bounde uty to be deeply loy l and

nd to pray urrceasingly for the stability of his throne a his long life .

” w - We again most humbly ish your Excellencies God speed . ’ Tbe P un a b Obie s A ss oci ion j f a t .

XVI .

ROY ’ R P Y THE VIC E S E L .

His Excellen cy replied as follows

s ﬁ Gentlemen , I really cannot thank you uf ciently a n n ou ddress , and for the more tha ki d appreciation y express of the f w services I have ende avoured to render to India during the last e

Y ou a - e ou years . h ve come to say good bye to me , and I assur y w nothin g could have done more to soften the pang of my fare ell to you than the knowledge that you recognise my friendship towards

The an yourselves an d your people . last time I received address from your Association was in the Shalimar Garden s at Lahore on the 2ud Of

9 A in few A 1 90 . pril , Your ssociation had then been existence only a w O n a n ou the n of m eeks . th t occasio y told me Of ecessity aking audible the views Of a class which has felt its respon sibilitie s towards

s the Government and the mas se s . You as ured me that it was vitally

a Of s interested in the m intenance peace and order , and that it stand ready to help the Government that it was also actuated by an ardent de sire to put its house in order and effect such change s in it as are

’ n ren dered indis pensable by its e vironment . I told your deputation in ’ Tbc P un a b Obi n j efs Ass ocia tio .

A a was reply that though the ssoci tion then in its infancy , I should watch its growth with deep interest that it had come into existence

at a s w was a dis mo t opportune moment , hen the air full of politic l

cus sion and w was a ﬁnd ra , hen it very encour ging to the natu l leaders of the people s and thos e who had the greatest stake in the country s howing a united front in the representation of interests aﬁ ecting them

s v as w of w el es , ell as those the population amongst hom they lived as hereditary leaders for guidance and support in the maintenance of

’ law Th - w and order . e address you have presented to me to day sho s that during the last year and a half your Association has faithfully fulﬁlled its objects and has ﬁrmly supported the Government in the

w we critical times through hich have passed .

of It is very encouraging , too , to hear your appreciation the

a of w w n reform schemes as recognition la ful aspirations , hilst lendi g

o f h every assistance in your power towards the suppression anarc y ,

n w violence and sedition . I hope that the enlarged Cou cils ill give further opportunities for the expression of Opinions on public affairs

who an d who by those have the greatest stake in their country ,

Y o u can do so much to contribute towards its good gover nment . ,

gentlemen , are the representatives of the manly and loyal races of the

P n u jab . Upon your strength the Government of India feels that it

- can rely . It is to your good sense and knowledge o f the every day requireme nts of your countrymen that they must largely look for

’

. assistance You have alluded , gentlemen , to Lady Minto s solicitude

b and o f w of n for the etterment elevation the omen I dia , to her hos

’ italit urda /i i p y to p ladies , and to her interest n Lady Dufferin s Fund s n A ’ and the Nur i g ssociation . I thank you o n Lady Minto s behalf for a w all you h ve said , and I kno that though we are leaving India ’ Tbc P un a b Obie s A ss ocia i n j f t o . she will never lose sight of the urgent necessities and the great possi

h s ‘ bilities of the work she a done her best to encourage . I again

for w sincerely thank you , gentlemen , your address . I ill make it my

n - not duty o my return to England to convey to the King Emperor ,

a only your dutiful homage , but the assurance of the loy l services you

a m S awa are rendering to the British d inistration , and I hall carry y

w of of with me very arm recollections our meeting this evening , and

” of P u the farewell tendered to me by my friends the njab . C HAPTER XVI I .

F H E O C O N C HIEF AC TIVITIE S O T ASS IATI .

The following extract from the agenda of a meeting of

As sociation will throw some light on some of the obje cts on which w h Ass ociation proposes to concentrate its energies as ell as t e attitude it has taken up as regards the present day questions

T o of 1 . put on record the deep sense gratitude for the

a s and w A gr ciou kind expressions used ith respect to the ssociation , nd P n its Members a the unjab aristocracy in general , by His Ho our the

Lieutenant -Governor and His Excellency the Viceroy in reply to our

s addre s .

To of of of 2 . place on record an expression approval the policy ﬁrmne ss to preserve law and order in the land and to extirpate

a lawle s sne s s and narchism .

3 To s r in l ma . publish uch literatu e Vernacu ar as y neutralize the poisonous effects of the dangerous publications which are being circulated and s old by a certain class of people and the pres s and als o -to protect the minds of the people generally and students in particul ar .

4 a w n . s With vie to ecuri g the object expressed in No . 3 to

a a conduct periodic l . ‘ Tbc Pun a b on j Ass ocia ti .

5 T o n n new . request Government that it may gra t la ds in the canal colonies on easy an d specially favourable terms to the nrembers

- s now n of old notable familie not in sound ﬁ ancial condition .

A Sub -Committee has been appointed to work out the objects speciﬁed in Resolutions 3 and 4 and every thing is in readiness to make a start in those directions .

What we propose doing is to watch over the education among

of our sons , introduce a system of settlement certain civil disputes by

a of n law panch yats instead goi g to , to have mixed public parties which bring Europeans and Indians i n close social contact and conduce

ronrote n n two n and n ot to p feeli gs amo g the commu ities , last but the least to ﬁnd out mean s of chastening and moderating the views and utterances of the vernacular press and to protect the mind of the rising generation from being contaminated by the political ravings of

the insane extremist . fﬁ Volume I of the newly revised o cial publication of the book

” P n Punjab Chiefs and Families of Note in the u jab has in its pre f face the ackn owledgment O the service rendered by the Association in the following words

In the difﬁcult task of deciding which of those applicants (who

n new to applied for the i clusion in the edition) admit , Govern

b n n d ment has been materially assisted y a stro g a representative ’ ’ A w H on ble committee of the Punjab Chiefs ssociation , to hich the

To of n . Sirdar Partap Singh , Jullu dur , acted as Secretary

enrbers o f of him and to the other m the Committee , the thanks ,

” Government are due . From the tone o f our addresses presented to His Honour the

Lieutenant - Governor of the Punjab and His Excellency the Viceroy ’ a b Uni s A i i n 7 756 P unj of ssoc a t o .

and Governor - General of Indi a and from the deeds done quietly and ﬁrmly in behalf of the public welfare our A ssociation has fortunately acquired a position which not only we but country proud

’ Tb un a b bi c P j C qfs A ss ocia tion .

those that indul ge inold fashioned pleasantries at our expense for the entertainment of their constituents . Knowin g the sources from which

' w l we s T these criticisms e l up need not eriously consider them . hese — of a -a i criticisms are a trick trade pay ng commodity .

h ﬁ our ur we We ave de ned position . O position is that are l f w o of . vassa s the cro n and , as representatives , servants the public

This is a position that both the public and the Govern ment recogn ize .

‘ Tangible facts are more convincing argument than the mo st ab struse reasoning and a few are enumerated here in order to bring home to all the truth of the assertion that the A ssociation in spite of being adversely criticised by some section s is regar ded as a body worthy of

e ﬁ resp ct composed of gentleme n who comman d esteem an d con dence .

r n of 1 90 9 t Du ing the Viceregal visit to Lahore in the spri g , hree w w T deputations aited on His Excellency with addresses of elcome . hey

n h m represe ted respectively the Mu am adans , the Hindus and the Sikhs of the Proxi nce and i ncluded the leading members o f those importan t

n At n was n commu ities . the head of each deputatio there a Chief belo g

’ n The P n b ing to the Punjab Chiefs Associatio . deputation of the u ja

i was d b w Ali n o ne o ur Musl ms lea y Na ab Fateh Kha , of Vice

Presidents that of the Hindus had Thakur Maha Chan d at its head

io and Sardar Daljit Sin gh w as the spokesman of theSikh deputat The Association then has e very reason to believe that the remarks

levelled against it are not indicating of its havi ng lost the conﬁdence

or esteem of the public .

A s regards the Government under whose ae gis the Association

exists an d t o whose countenan ce and support the A ssociation is indebted

for being what it is there are certain public pronounceme nts which

n w l and and n carry convictio to the orld at arge , hope encourageme t

A u n r to the members of the ssociation as to its seful ess and its futu e . Tb ’ s P ania b Ubicf s A ss ocia tion

Commenting on the reply of His Excellency Lord Minto a Lahore daily wrote

’ The Punjab Chiefs Association came in for some well deser ved

t n compliments from His Excellency the Viceroy on Friday af ernoo .

w n w His Excellency , it ill be seen from the accou t else here given , remarked that he watched the growth of the A ssociation with great

“ “ — l n interest You are said His Excel ency , the great la downers

di A s of the Province and the here tary leaders . representatives of the w w people , you kno their daily life and their daily ants and it is to you that the Government of India must look for information and for

guidance .

The London Times giving an account of our in augural meeti ng wr ote More than a hundred chiefs and hereditary nobles of ancient P family in the unjab have formed a political association , the object of which is to support the British Government and defend the immemorial supremacy of the aristocracy against the disintegrating forces of

w T P w on Sir Le is upper , the veteran unjab Civilian , riting

“ Indian Reforms in the pages of the British Empire Review referred to our organization in the following words

I am glad to see that in the Province where I rendered all but six years of my ser vice a pronouncement has been made by a class which appears to me far more important politically than the section of

d we l n the literates just escribed . If give the ru i g chiefs and the hereditary leaders of local groups occasion to despise our folly and crn° se w w w our rule , there ill be risk compared ith hich the trouble ’ a b 'bi n Tbs P unj C cf s Associa tio .

' arising out of bomb outrages and recent political assassination s is quite insigniﬁcant .

r our own W itten, as this account is , for circulation amongst members it might have been closed without another word . It is not the conventions of book -writing which compel me to add the few lines w l w w of hich fo lo , but the desire to imbue all alike ith a sense

w our the duty hich dual relations enjoin upon us .

T o the Government we are bound by ties of devotion and loyalty

we owe of our TO as to it the continuance and upholding class . the

who ﬁ us we owe we w public repose con dence in it that shall , henever

and w w occasion arise , espouse their cause make their ants kno n to

w our those hom position renders accessible .

We shall from time to time have to perform the function o f intermediaries and intercessors and it is to be hoped fervently that we shall be granted by God the discernment and wisdom which alone

existence useful . ' ’ Tbs Pun a b Cbic s A j f ssocia tion .

CHAPTER XIX .

STATUTE S OF THE PUN JAB C HIEFS ’ A SS OCIAT l O N

’ “ I . The Association shall be called the Punjab Chiefs A ssociation ,

I ] . Ob ects o tbc Ass ocia tion j f . — Obj ects The objects of the Association are

(a ) T o w promote good feeling bet een the rulers and the ruled , and good understanding among all classes of the com

munity .

(b) To assist the Government in the administration of the

country by all available means .

(c) T o discuss public enactments from time to time and suggest to the Government measures useful to the country in general and to the aristocracy of the province

in particular .

’ T o ur (a ) \ promote such social interco se and good feeling between members of the Association as would create

s rit dc cor s a healthy tone and ep p among them . ’ n Tbs P unj a b Obicfs Ass ocia tio .

(3 ) To look after the general interests of their class in the P unjab .

. (f ) T o adopt such measures as may be calculated to raise the f position and s ta tus and further the interests o the

n members i dividually and collectively ,

(a) To devise means for the sound and suitable education

of the aristocracy in the province . — [I I Cons titution .

— 3 Constitu ion The A P , . t ssociation shall have a resident three or -P and Vice residents , an Honorary General Secretary an Honorary tw A The ﬁ w fﬁ o paid ssistant Secretary . of ce bearers ill hold o ce for

P n n n w years . erma ent rules concer ing their appoi tment ill be laid f w down after the expiry of the present term o t o years .

[V — mb r T M e e s .

4 M — an d . embers/tip A . (1) All hereditary B arbaries and heads

’ members of families holding Jagirs whose names or whose predecessors names are mentioned in P unjab Chiefs ” published by authority of P 2 the unjab Government shall be eligible for membership . ( ) Mem bers of the junior branches of Rulin g Families are also eligible if 3 O they are permanently resident in British territory . ( ) ther members of such families who do not come within the above categories b ut who may be elected according to the rules hereinafter me ntioned

be b shall also eligible for mem ership .

A n w B . e member under (3) shall be proposed and seconded

n of n o f at meeti g the Cou cil , and after securing a majority, votes shall be declared elected provided he has signed an application form counter

two signed by existing members of the Association . ’ Tbe P un a b 0bie s Ass ocia tion j f .

. s 5 0 C Every member hall have to pay Rs . as admission fee 0 and Rs . 6 as annual fee and shall have to undertake to pay such other w ﬁ subscriptions hich may be hereafter xed , and abide by such rules and bye -laws as the A ssociation may prescribe from time to tim&

5 — f w . Exp ulsion Any member o the Association ho has by his conduct and public behaviour rendered himself unﬁt to continue

A a . as a member of the ssoci tion , shall be liable to be expelled He will ﬁrst be called upon at a meeting to clear his conduct and his

name shall be removed from the rolls of members by 1;3 votes of the

& x n members present at the ne t meeti g if he fails to exonerate himself .

— ~ in s o tbc A ssocia tion M eet . V. g f

G n n — of A 6 . e era l M ed i a General meeting the ssociation shall

be called by the General Secretary three times a year , a notice of which shall be given to all members a month before the date ﬁxed ,

n w 1 0 and that of an extraordi ary ill be issued days before . Ex tra ordinary and emergent meetings will be called by the General

Secretary with the consent of the President or a Vice - President

- resident at head quarters .

7 . Every member shall be bound to attend at least one meeting in a year .

A ccounts and B ud et —A 8 . g ccounts of the outgoing years will be rendered and budget for the forthcoming year will be presented

a every ye r in the month of March .

9 u rum —Tw w . o of Q elve ill be the quorum a meeting .

b- mm — 1 0 . S u Co ittees eta The A w , ssociation shall have po er to appoint a Sub - Committee to report on or consider any particular ’ n b Obie s Associa i n Tbs P u j a f t o .

n matters , and also to nominate or appoint from amo g the members some to form a deputation for any s pecial object or to memorialize the Government on important matters within the objects of the

Association .

VI — Gens ra i ,

1 All a m 1 . the m tters considered to pro ote or accomplish the aims and objects of the Association shall ﬁrst have to be discussed and adopted at a general meeting . — H ea rt- ua rters The - of A 1 2 . Q head quaters the ssociation shall

The oﬁi ce of A b e w n be at Lahore . the ssociation shall here the Ge eral

A i n o wn n P Secretary resides until the ssoc atio gets its buildi g . lace of

- the meetings of the Association shall be at its head quarters .

—‘ S u s s tions b M embers An A 1 3 . gy y y member of the ssociation shall be entitled to make any suggestions in writing to the Association w through the General Secretary , hich must reach him in time to be included in the Agenda .

No ma tter otber tba n tbos e in tbs a enda s ba ti be bro z/ bt 1 4 . g y — bef ore a meetinj No matter other than those on the agenda shall be

The be brought before a meeting . said agenda shall sent to the

members as early as possible before the date and time of the meeting .

~ — i - Pre 0 ba i7 7na n . Th P n 1 5 . e resident and his absence a Vice

sident the n -P b and in abse ce of a Vice resident a member , elected y

n of . other members present , shall preside over the sitti gs a meeting

Cas tin ' c ots — The 1 6 . n g Chairman shall have a casti g vote . — Genera l rocedure. n n 1 7 . p Ge eral procedure practised to co duct

n b e all n A public meeti gs shall observed at meeti gs of ssociation .

’ Tb n b Obie s Ass ocia tion s P u j a f .

CHAPTER XX .

I T O FFICE B E RER AND M EM B ERS on I TI L S A S ASSOC A ON.

P a tron .

c . s I His Honour Sir William Louis Dane , . Lieutenant

of Pu Governor the njab and its Dependencies .

I S T E M F R T R .

P r d nt esi e .

’ The Hon ble w Na ab Bahram Khan , Mazari Chief member P the unjab Legislative Council .

Vice-P r idents es .

of Raja Narinder Chand , Nadaun .

Ali of w . Na ab Fateh Khan Qizilbash , Lahore

of w . Sardar Ji an Singh , Shahid , Shahzadpur

’ The H on ble Honorary General Secretary , Sirdar Partap Singh

of Ku arthala A of L p , dditional Member the Imperial egislative

a of P Council and member the Legislative Council , unjab , ’ cia ion Tbs P unj a b Cbief s Ass o t .

’ The Hon ble w b Z ulﬁ ar Assistant Hony . General Secretary , Na a q

Malerk otla A i L e Ali Khan of , dditional Member of the Imper al egislativ

Council .

M eni bet s .

KARNAL DISTRICT . w Ali Na ab Ibrahim Khan of Kunjpura . A Sardar Shamsher Singh of rnauli . w Ali Na ab Rustam Khan , Mandal .

Sardar Sheo Narain Singh , Shahabad .

S U al ardar jj Singh , Dhanaura .

w a Sardar J al Singh , Jharauli . a Sardar Gurdit Singh , Sh mgarh .

wab z da Umardaraz Ali Na a Khan Mandal .

Sa . rdar Fateh Singh , Goda T AMBALLA DISTRIC .

w . Sardar Ji an Singh Shahid , of Shahzadpur

nder . S ardar Devi Singh , Ghanauli

awahar . Sardar J Singh , Mustafabad P Sardar Bahadur artap Singh , Mianpur, A Sardar Bahadur lum Jan , Kotla Nihang .

Anrodh n Sardar Mian Si gh , Ramgarh . w ' Sardar Bhag ant Singh , Bharail

a ur a . Sardar B had Harnam Singh , Kh rar

Bhibat Rana Basant Singh , .

a Bhibat Kanwar Gob rdhan Singh , .

S rd h ri ichittar a a e . Sardar B Singh ,

Sardar Shib Narain Singh , Ghanauli . ’ Tbs P un a b Obie s j f Association .

a S rdar Randhir Singh , Bharatgarh .

Harindar Sardar Singh , Ghanauli .

Sardar Judhbir Singh Ghanauli .

S Kandhulan Sardar Bhola ingh , .

Sardar Narain Singh , Nanak Mazra

Ja at Sardar gp Singh , Saidpura .

Ram Sardar Singh , Dhen .

a w Sin h Sard r Bakhta ar g , Dhen .

D khri u . Sardar Shamsher Singh ,

a Sard r Ganga Singh , Sill .

Sln Sardar Partab gh Sill .

S . Sardar Kazura ingh , Sadhaura

S S u a. ardar Narayan ingh , Sadha r

a S S au . Sardar Mah ingh , adh ra A A ST T LUDHI N DI RIC . w S a a S a . rdar Bh g ant ingh , Bhadauri

S a S n . ard r Badan ingh , of Mala d

S a a a a S addoz ai h hz d Muhammad H mdam , .

Bhai Arjan Singh of Bagrian .

hbir Lidr n S Ra S a . ardar g ingh , of

W a ‘ Rai ali Muh mmad Khan of Raikot .

a a i of S rdar H rnam S ngh Bheri .

a a of Rai Inay t Kh n Raikot .

' S ardar Sunder Singh of Pakkok

r o f Lidr n S ardar Ma isa Singh a . J T ULLUNDUR DIS RICT.

’ Hon ble a P of S rdar artap Singh , Kapurthala .

harn it o f Sardar C j Kapurthala . ’ n Tbs P unj a b Obisf s A ss ocia tio .

Sardar Dalj i t Singh of Kapurthala .

Sardar Balwant Singh of Moran .

r Sardar Kuldip Singh of Nak undpu .

ST T HO SHIARPUR DI RIC .

J w Raja Raghunath Singh of as an . A Tikka Sodhi Ram Narain Singh of nandpur . f Bedi Sujan Singh o Una . f Mian Udham Singh o Pirthipur .

Sardar Bakhtawar Singh of Kathgarh . w l Rana Lehna Singh of M ana a .

S ardar Harnam Singh of Mukerian .

Rai Hira Chand of Bhihaur .

Sodhi Narindar Singh of Anandpur .

Sardar Arjan Singh of Mukerian .

T KANGRA DISTRIC .

f Lamba raon a J a o . Major Raj ai Ch nd , g

of Raj a Narinder Chand , Nadaun .

Raj a Gaggan Singh of Nurpur . f Tikka Baldeo Singh o Guler .

of Kutlehr Tikka Rajin der Pal .

Rai Megh Singh of Kullu . T Raj a Attar Singh of ilokpur .

albir M ank otia . Raj a B Singh ,

K onthal n e . Mian Amar Si gh , Finance Minister , State

- f Rai Sahib Barar Pal o Bir .

of Rai Sahib Chaudhari Malha Singh Indora .

Mian Devi Chand of Bijapur . n Mian Rugh ath Singh of Reh .

T ur Mian Amir Singh of ilokp .

ru Lamba r n Mian Jag p Chand of g ao . A O T T L H RE DIS RIC .

Raj a Fateh Singh of Shekhupura . il h z b s . . Ali an a a C I E . Nawab Fateh Kh Q ,

. D D w Narindra M . A . iwan B ahadur i an Nath , Deputy Com mis sioner .

- - u d P f ud S t. a Z . Khan Sahib F qir Syad af ar Din , Deputy p , olice

rishn Darhiwala . Diwan K Kishore ,

’ l w Z ulﬁ ar Ali K of M alerk otla Hon b e Na ab q han , Chief Minister

Patiala State .

S c A w a . . m n r Di an Som N th Madan , B , Extra ssistant Com issio e .

hrdur -ud - e Ba . Khan Sheikh Nasir Din , District Judg

-ud - a A Faqir Syed Jalal Din , Extr ssistant Commissioner .

Ali az ilbash Nawab Muhammad Khan Q , Khan Bahadur .

Bhai Manohar Lal .

Bhai Dan Singh .

D a B . A . o . I . E . A iwan D ay Kishen Kaul , , , Chief Minister lwar

i az ilb sh H Al a K . a a a . S ard r R z Khan Q ,

- - ud O fﬁ . Faqir Syad Iftikhar Din , Settlement cer m Diwan Harna Dass .

Diwan Radha Nath . A TSA ST T MRI R DI RIC .

Ra hb r Sindhanwalia Ra asansi Sardar g i Singh , of j .

’ Hon ble M a ithia Sardar Sundar Singh j , Sardar Bahadur Member ,

Punj ab Legislative Council . ’ ’ Tbs P un a b Ubif Ass ocia tion j y s .

Sardar Gulzar Singh of Kallian . Sardar Sundar Singh Ramgarhi

B - t-L w Gurbahhsh A a a . Bhai Singh , Gyani , , Barrister

A Naushahria S arbarah Sardar rur Singh , Sardar Bahadur , , T Darbar Sahib (Golden emple) .

o inder n A Sardar J g Si gh of Rasulpur and ira Estate ,

P . Minister , atiala State

Sardar Sant Singh of Rasulpur .

Thakur Maha Chand .

M . A . Sardar Bikram Singh ,

w l . Sardar Ja a a Sahai , District Judge

a n M a ithia . Sardar Bij Si gh , j

ithia n M a . Sardar Bishan Si gh , j

h of Sardar Nihal Sin g Kot Syed Muhammad . w Sardar Sant Singh of Mana ala .

Sardar Chain Singh of Hirapur .

r T . Sardar Gu dit Singh , ija

Sardar Sant Singh of Rasulpur .

Sardar Chanda Singh of Attari . l n Aimawa a . Sardar Harnam Si gh ,

T . Sardar hakur Singh , Bhangi

Jawahar n . Sardar Si gh , Sidhu i Sardar Har Bakhsh S ngh .

n S ardar Hakim Si gh .

Sardar Mahtab Singh . A P T T GURD S UR DIS RIC .

T H arkishan of Kishank ot hakur Singh , .

aw i M A of Rai Bh an Singh , , Batala . ’ Tbs P un a b Obie s Ass ocia i j y t on .

O T O ST M N G MERY DI RICT .

of Bhai Uttam Singh , Bedi Basirpur . A ALA D T T GUJR NW IS RIC .

D w A a Rai Bahadur i an mar N th , Chief Minister , Jammu and

Kashml r. A Rai Bahadur Sardar mrik Singh . A A P T T R W L INDI DIS RIC .

Gurbakhsh Baba Singh , Bedi , of Kallar . Sardar Muhammad Aslam Hayat Khan of W ah Extra Assistant

C ommissioner . T SHAHPUR DISTRIC .

’ L a T w a H on ble ieuten nt Malik Umar Hayat Khan i an ,

Member o f Imperial Legislative Council .

\ ’ on ble Mub ariz Jahanabad H Malik Khan of , Member ,

Legislative Council . T w Nawab Khuda Bakhsh Khan , i ana , District Judge .

T JHELUM DISTRIC . W a S n . S rdar Hari i gh , ahali TA T T MUL N DIS RIC .

Khan Bahadur Makhdum Hassan Bakhsh Qureshi .

Gurdez i Khan Bahadur Syad Hassan Bakhsh , .

- - ud . Makhdum Sadr din Shah , Gilani

Khan Bahadur Sheikh Riaz Hussain Qureshi .

Peer Ghulam Rasul Shah . A w Khan Bahadur hmadyar Khan Khak ani .

A Baddo i z a . Khan bdul Qadir Khan ,

’ Tbs Pun a b Cbis s Ass ocia tio j / n .

SUPPL T EMEN .

H . E . LO RD H RDINGE OF PENS HURST IN L H A A ORE . O n the evening of 4th April 1 91 1 a Garden Party was given

’ the A ss ocitioan in honour of His Excellency s visit to the Capital of the

Punjab where an A ddress of welcome was presented to the Viceroy .

The Tribune wrote

The last but not the least notable function i n connection with the Viceregal visit to Lahore was the garden party given to their

’ Excellencies the Viceroy and Lady Hardinge by the Punjab Chiefs

T ues da n A a v . ssoci tion in the Shalamar Garden , Lahore , on eveni g last

’ The Shalamar Garden which is a relic in Lahore of Emperor S hahj ahan s architectural triumphs looked extremely beautiful in the mild A pril afternoon with all the foun tains in play and the artiﬁcial waterfall at

work . The Central Baradari was beautif ully draped in pale blue and

w The a was hite hangings . garden p rty very largely attended . Besides l O fﬁ the gentry , the nobility , Civil and Mi itary cers , and European and

w a a Indian ladies , there ere present His Highness the Raj of Kapurthal ,

T W h two the ikka Sahib of Kapurthala it his younger brothers , the

of w of Raja Faridkot ith his younger brother , the Raja Chamba , the

T r Raja of Poonch and their staffs . hei Highnesses the Maharaja of P a a and Jhind ati la , the Raja of Nabh the Raja of did not attend the

“ party as they are in mournin g owin g to the death of the Maharaja The P a n w Rana of D holpur . atial and Kapurthala ba ds ere in attend

& ance and the paths o n either side o f the Can al from the g ate to the

t i . Baradari was lined by troops o f Patiala and Kapurthala Juga j t

T a a e ae Infantry . heir Excellencies the Viceroy and L dy H rding com

- G n a n panied by His Honour the Lieutenant over or and L dy Da e

- d w at w b 3 P . M n 5 0 . a arrived at , ere received the gate by Na a Fateh

’ i a az ilbash P n t e A and l . A Kh n Q , reside t of h Chiefs ssociation the

’ ’ M a ithia the H on ble w B ou ble Sardar Sunder Singh j , Na ab Behram

a n The Khan and R ja Nari der Chander , of Nadaun . members of the deputation who numbered about 70 were then introduced to

’ l Ho n ble S Pa n His Excel ency by the ardar rtab Si gh , General Secretary

“ The l wi the e o f t he of the Association . fo lo ng are names of som members of the Deputation

w b Ali az ilbash d Na a Fateh Khan Q , Raja Narin er Chandar ,

’ B u M a ithia the o ble Sardar Sunder Singh j , Raja Fateh Singh of

Shaikhu ura a w p , Colonel R ja Jai Chand , Di an Bahadur Dewan

d r o f Naren a , T Ra indar P Nath Raja Gaggan Singh Nurpur , ikka j all , ’ H on ble w b d w the Na a Behram Khan , Sar ar Ji an Singh , o f

u k aw Shahzadp r , Sardar Jallal Khan , Raja I ram Ulla Khan , N ab

Ali of Charan it of Ibrahim Khan Kunjpura , Sardar j Singh Kapurthala .

‘ wa A h of B a rian Sardar Bhag nt Singh Bhadauria , Bhai rjun Sing g ,

a Gurbukhsh in A e T k B ba S gh Bedi , Baba utar Singh B di , ik a Ram Narain

of A A nro dh Singh nandpur , Bedi Sujan Singh , Mian Singh o f

’ ’ H on ble M ubariz H o n ble Ramgarh , the Malik Khan , the Malik Umar

H at a T w h -ud - y Kh n i ana , Faqir Syed Iftik ar din , Mukhdum Hassan

hsh Kuereshi B ak a . A , Khan Bahadur , Rai Bah dur Sardar . mrik Singh , ’ Tbe P un ab Ubie s i n j f A ss ocia t o .

Gurbakhsh n R am arhia Bhai Si gh Gyani , Sardar Sundar Singh g ,

n w a Sardar Bikram Si gh , Bhai Manohar Lal , Di an Radh Nath , Bhai ’ Dan - w l The Hon ble w Z ulﬁ ar Singh , Di an Daya Kishen Kau , Na ab q w Ali Khan , De an Harnam Das , Sardar Gulzar Singh , Sardar Badan

m -ud -Din m w Singh , Makhdu Sardar , Shahzada Ha adan , Sardar Ja ala

u A w n T Sahai , Rai Bahad r mar Singh , De an Kishe Kishore , hakur

’ H ark ishen n T and H on ble P Si gh , hakur Mahan Chand Sardar artab

n Si gh , of Kapurthala .

The Civil 85 Military G azette wrote

’ O n Tuesday afternoo n the members of the Punjab Chiefs Association invited a large number of European and Indian g uests to meet Their Excellencies the Viceroy and Lady Hardinge in the charm A w ing gardens at Shalimar . pleasant cool breeze tempered the armth

of b the sun , and the beautiful gardens , refreshed y the recent rain , T were looking their best . hey presented a wonderful scene o f glowing

O n colour . either side of the straight watercourse leading from the entra nce gate to the Baradari were lines of palms and ﬂowering plants

and l in n t w the fountains sparkled brave y the su ligh . Stal art soldiers

of the Patiala and Kapurthala Imperial Service Troops stood senti nel

w in uni along the ﬂagged path ays , the former brilliant their scarlet

form and the latter very smart. and soldier -like in spotless blue an d

The K h silver . apurthala State band played throug out the afternoon w P alternately ith the atiala pipers , and the music contributed greatly to

s the enjoyment of the gue ts . His Excellency the Viceroy compliment

f The . o o n th . ed H . H Kapurthala e excelle nce of his band spacious

was and w W h h Baradari draped in pale blue hite , its ﬂoor spread it clot

of n o ut gold , the decorations havi g been carried under the personal

P a on S H . n of Hon . S S supervisio the ardar art p ingh , ecretary . All ’ Tbs Pun a b Obi s A socia j sf s tion.

’ inas nuas w e s &c . the state chairs , , and gold embroidered carpet , , ere l nt

i P a for the occasion by their H ghnesses , the Maharaja of atial and the

? - a a Ka urthala . i S 4 30 R j of p hortly after the guests began to arrive , and by the time His Excellency ’s motor reached the entrance several

w w n t hundred Europeans and Indians ere aiti g o welcome him . Their ” who w n Excellencies , ere accompanied by the Lieutenant Gover or and

w d the Lady Dane , ith Miss San ford , Misses Dane , Miss Bayley , and P f w the ersonal Staf s , of the Viceroy and the Lieutenant Governor , ere

met wa w Ali P of at the gate y by Na ab Fateh Khan , resident

the A w a n Narin dar ssociation , Na ab B hrai Khan Mazari , Raja

o f d on d H . Na aun , the Sirdar Bahadur Sir ar Sundar

M a ithi H o n o f a n . P r Singh , j , and Sirdar a tap Si gh, Kapurthala

honorara o f A u (founder and v secretary the ssociation) , and cond cted

’

w ra w . A nron s t to the Baradari , here seve l of the Chiefs ere introduced g

n w The of Kutlehr the members of the Associatio present ere Raja ,

a of Lunrba raon n Colonel Raj Jai Chand g , Sirdar Budhan Si gh ,

w n d S haz ad ur of Malaudh , Sirdar Ji an Si gh , Shahi , of p ,

T w n M the Hon . Malik Mubarriz Khan , i a a , Khan Bahadur akhdum

H at a H on . Hass n Bakhsh , Multan , the Lieutenant Malik Umar y Khan ,

T w a . The mem i ana , and Sardar Duljit Singh , of K purthala bers of the Associ ation then gathered in front of the Iceroy and

ad h o n Pa n a H on . L y Hardinge a nd t e H . Sirdar rtap Si gh of Kapurthal .

) A read t he w s (I Secretary of the ssociation , follo ing addre

’ T H E n mrs E C A DDR S S .

The addre ss presented to His Excellency the Viceroy was as follows

u —\Ve o f May it please Yo r Excellency , the members the

’ P unjab Chiefs A ssociation beg to approach Your Excellency with this ’ ’ Tbs P unj a b Cbisf s Ass ocia tion .

a be er address of welcome to the c pital of the Punjab . We may p mitted to state at the outset that Your Excellency is all the more

’ welcome on account of Yo ur Excellency s hereditary associations wi th w this Land of the Five Rivers . Hereditary associations appeal ith

to t special force oriental minds , par icularly to those of aristocratic

A w d n classes . midst us Your Excellency ill not fail to notice descen a ts of some of the members composing the Lahore darbar of the Sikh w w ’ Government , ith hich Your Excellency s august grandfather , over

n T w three score years ago , co cluded the Lahore reaty , the terms of hich we w have al ays regarded as most lenient and considerate .

l Ve are n o w in an age when the seeds of peace and reform

’ w b n H o w so n by Your Excellency s grandfather are eari g fruit . delighted we feel in greeting s o distinguished a s uccessor as Yo ur

of who t Excellency those British statesmen have , from ime to time ,

0 11 n conferred the blessings of peace the people of this vast contine t .

W e are daily observing the fulﬁlment of the line of policy foreshadowed

’ in Your Excellency s golden words uttered in England on the eve of your departure for India to ﬁll the exalted position of the representative w m i a 3 0 . of the Cro . Indi of the day , ho ever , is not India of years back

\ rn l Vestern education and contact with Veste civilization have called

b n t into existence public spirit and pu lic Opi ion , a necessary resul of

be the the education imparted to the people . It ought to province of the aristocracy to guide public opi nion in such a manner that all public

c measures may receive the fullest measure of independent criti ism . but not the criticism which is prompted by malice and has for its aim the

It our u fostering of disloyalty . should be duty in f ture , as indeed it has been hitherto during the short period of the existence of our

w of association , to help in the constructive ork improving the ’ Tbs P n a b Cb e s Associa tion uj i f .

' administration and removing Obstacles in the way of its smooth

a a m n we l working . We trust th t in matters of d inistratio shall be ab e

- n to co operate in furthering the policy of Gover ment .

It is a matter of no small consolation to us to witnes s the extinction and extirpation of seditionand the anarchist propaganda which have been promoted in some parts of India by mischievous peoples

d w - who are enemies o f peace and order ; an e are conﬁ dent that ere long

m w l b e n those atrocious isdeeds il nothing more tha matter for history . m w f Law order and propriety will reign supre e ith pe ect serenity in the ,

’ restored atmosphere . It is no ﬂattery to say that Your Excellency s

in masterly grasp of the situation the country , and the sound judg w m r ment and ise tact e ployed by You Excellency in its administration ,

u u w will be recorded by f t re historians in the most glo ing terms . The golde n words Of advice given to the deputation Of the Allahabad Corr

r w r 1 gress , the encou agement given to a ds b inging about better feelings

it w n u and M aho rnedarrs who r rr o f arrr y bet ee Hind s , unfo tunately qua el u o f v u over trifles , the fr ition the Legislati e reform scheme inaug rated

r r o f we by Lo d Minto , and Simila actions Your Excellency , may safely assert have so inspired the peoples with implicit conﬁdence 111 Your

& Excellency s good will to wards the people that eve n the nro st hostile

n b n d d be critics and unscrupulous malig ers are ei g isarme , and , it is to

r m s a d no w s n t . hope , are reali i g hei i t kes

o f s . is be a . an Speaking ourselve , it to rem rked that ours is

of . w association recent gro th , and consequently our organization needs much improvement in order to be more effective and useful for the

f f or w IV o . achievement the objects hich it is constituted e have ,

v o ur and howe er , made a humble beginning to ameliorate condition

for w edantr we improve our capacity public good , and ithout vain p