Word: bombay
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...Bombay in the days of George IV.," by F. D. Drewitt...
...student Young Men's Christian Associations, with an aggregate membership of nearly 10,000 men and boys. The work is intensely practical and strong associations with gymnasiums, athletic fields, libraries, restaurants, and educational as well as religious work, have been developed in the great cities, such as Calcutta, Bombay, Madras, Bangalore, and Rangoon. The Calcutta Association has 12 secretaries, 1100 members, and 8 branch buildings for Europeans, Indians, and Eurasians, including a boys' building and four hotels for students. The board of Directors includes the Governor of Bengal, the Mayor of Calcutta, the Canon of the Anglican Cathedral, the minister...
Arthur Edwin Kennelly, "Born in Bombay, brought up in England, submarine cable telegraph operator at 16, professor of electrical engineering since 1902, made through today's act a full member of this society of scholars...
...Haven from a tour of fifteen months around the world. He delivered a series of lectures in the Japanese universities at the invitation of the government, and during his stay in Japan was entertained as the guest of the imperial government. He also lectured in the University of Bombay, where he was the first foreigner who has ever been invited to speak...