Jain Gazette 1934 01

Author(s): Ajit Prasada and Others
Publisher: Jaina Gazette Office

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In Memoriam The toll of death has been heavy; and some of our best men have been taken away. We are sorely grieved to record the deaths of the following and our sincere sympathies go out to the relations who have suffered.
1. Kai Bahadur Seth Champa Lal of Beawar was a generous donor to all religious and charitable causes.
2. Rai Bahadur Seth Tikam Chand Soni was the son of Rai Bahadur Seth Mool Chand Soni, who made the Soni family of Ajmere illustrious by erecting there the Jain temple which is visited by every traveller, and where the work of construction, improvement, or decoration is and has been proceeding without a break.
His son Seth Bhag Chand is a gentleman from whom we have high expectations towards the upliftment of the community, and the propagation of Jainism.
The Hon. Col. G. D. Ogilvie, A. G. G. in Rajputana paid a visit to Kanwar Bhag Chand, the son of the late Rai Bahadur. The courts and Government offices were closed for a day as a mark of respect. The city also observed a day's hartal.
The late Rai Bahadur came of an ancient family of bankers who have establishments in Bombay, Calcutta, Agra, Gwalior, Khandwa and practically all the important States in Rajputana and are treasurers to the Bharatpur, Dholpur, B. B. & C. I., Udaipur and Jodhpur Railways, and the Ajmer Central Cooperative Bank.