". ( xxxviii. 'ohirah” that he spent a large sum in providing similar feasts, simply to listen to the same pleasant sound, though he failed several times because of his failure to make himself intelligible. Be that as it may, we feel sure that the spectacle of the 'Annakut' would excite in foreigners, and even in people from other provinces, a feeling which few scenes can. If not for his many public benefactions, private charities, patronage to letters, public spirit and labours in the cause of society and literature, at least for this does Bahu Vihari Lala deserve well of the public and Government, specially when he is so well-known for his loyalty and efforts at bringing about better understanding between the rulers and the ruled. Honor to such as he is likely to be bettet appreciated by the people at large, From the Amrita Bazar Patrica, dated. Wednesday, May 17, 1911. The thanks of the Lieutenant Governor of Bengal have been conveyed to Babn Vihari Lala Mitra, of the well-known Bagbazar Mitra family, which is one of the most ancient and aristocratic families in Calcutta, for his princely gift of Rs. 75,000 to that himanitarian institution known as the "Refuge,' inaugurated and established by Mr. A. K. Biswas. A Sum of Rupees 25,000 bas already been giren
