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CHAVDA, Baberbhai Dajeebhai ; b. Koss, Jan. 8, 1908 ; educ. Gadat. Baroda State

Thiruvaluvar Nayanar Tamil School free use of a spacious hall in Umgeni Road, for teaching of Tamil. A donor to Sastri College Building Fund. Is a trustee of M. K. Gandhi Sentamil School, joint trustee of Stree Vaithianathar Easparar Temple ; manager of Gandhi Sentamil Government-Aided School; senior member of Natal Indian Congress, repstd. that body a t various conferences of S.A.I.C. Address : (Res.) ',Golden Threshold," 145, 1st Avenue, Phone C. 2152 ; (Bus.) Star Buildings, 169, Umgeni Rd., Phone Central 387. Durban, Natal.

CHETTY, Suthyraju Dhevaraj ; b. Durban, Dec. 1, 1899; 0. S . of S. Chetty ; educ. Dur- ban and Pietermaritz- burg. On leaving school, served first business connections with R. C. Naidoo, Umkomaas. In 1928 took over his father's business of tobacconist and general dealer in Pietermaritzburg; since has added a branch store. Public activities : Secty. of the Um- komaas Indian School

Transvaal; committee member of the Roodepoort Merchant.' Assocn. ; v-presdt., True Blue Tennis Club. Address : Box 25. Phone 199. 11, Station St., Roodepoort, Transvaal. and cape Town. After

school came to South Africa with his father. I Now engaged as wire- less mechanic and I CHOONILALL Rag-

hav jee ; merchant ; b. Verulam, 1899 ; e.s. of Raghavjee Devjee ; educ. Verulam. After school entered business as jeweller. Subse- quently developed it into a general dealer's store and garage of Choonilall Bros., of which he is the founder. His ing is Indian one of stores the lead- in

the locality. Visited India 1933-4, met a number of national leaders. Public nctiv-

photographer. Public a c t i v i t i e s : Secty. , United Hindu Assocn., connected with this b o d y s ince 1924 ; Secty., Khatrya Moochi MandaI ; committee member Cape Indian Congress. Publications:

CHETTY, Moorgapa Sookrey (Soobram- onium); b. Port Louis, Mauritius, 1884 ; cdztc. Port Louis ; m . Meen- achee, e.d. of R. B. Chetty. Durban. Came to South Africa as a boy of 14, taking up permanent residence a t Port Elizabeth. Since then has been engaged in own business ever since his arrival from Mauritius. One of the

C o r r e s p o n d e n t of "Hiteshu", Bombay. and Gugerati poetry. Address : 102, Main Rd., Mowbray, Capetown.

~ i a r d ; v.-presdt. of the N.I.C. (Pietermaritzburg Branch) ; member of the committee of the Pentrich Tamil Protective Assocn. Consistently interested in the public affairs of the community. Address : (Res.) 70, Longmarket Street, Phone 3397. (Bus.) 72, Church Street, CHETTY, R a m a s .

w a m i Balaguru, mer- chant ; principal of The Imperial Cigar Manu- facturing & Trading Co., Ltd., and The Rex Print ing Company, Durban. In 1896 ar- rived in South Africa, after having been for a few years in Maur- itius, and a t Seychelles. For several years traded in the Transvaal, later s tar ted business in Pietermaritzburg. In 1902 removed to Dur- ban, where he set up permanent residence. Is a staunch supporter of the teaching of the ver- nacular languages, and directed efforts especially for the furtherance of the Tamil language. To further this cause, purchased a piece of land for £200, and handed it over to the Hindu Tamil Institute in 1907 ; for many years the president of this body. In 1908, repstd. South African Indians a t the conference of the Indian National Congress held in Madras. At this conference, he explained the conditions of the Indian emigrants to South Africa, and the untold hardships of their lot. He strongly advocated the total removal of the pernicious system of indentured labour. He was, for many years, a v.-presclt. of the Natal Indian Congress. From 1916 to 1922 was chairman of Stree Vaithianathar Easparar Temple, resigned office because of his .departure to India a t the time. In 1917 performed opening of Sentan~il School. In 1920, he was one of the members of the Deputation which interviewed the Education Depart- ment for the establisl~ment of schools for Indian girls, and for raising of salaries for Indian teachers. In 1920 was chairman of the Special Committee appointed t o alleviate distress, owing to high price of rice, among poor Indians. Prom 1920 to 1922, he gave the Stree

~ a r i t i b u r ~ , Natal. dies : Took part in the 1913 Passive Resistance Movement led by Mr. Gandhi ; a life patron of T h e Samaj J ivan , a weekly periodical a t Ahmedabad devoted towards the cause of Swaraj ; responsible with others for establishment of the Hindu Cemetery a t Verulam ; prominently associated with the relief of malarial distress, during the epidemic of 1932, opening dispensary on his own premises; active member of the Natal Indian Congress and the Minthra Mundal; a keen supporter of sport, presdt. of the Verulam F.C. ; patron, N.C.D.I.F.N. ; patron, V.T.C. ; presdt., Vijay Tennis Club. Interested in the development of education In Verulam. Address : (Res.) 41, Wick St. ; (Bus.) 53 & 60, Wick St., Phone

CHHIBABHAI, GOV- indbhai ; b. Sisordra, dist. Surat, 1893 ; educ. Sisordra. Came to South Africa in 1908, first residing in Krugers- dorp, eventually, taking up residence In Jo- hannesburg. In 1918 one of th? founders of the Jap;n Bazaar, silk merchants, of which he is one of the proprietors In India : proprietor of the African Store, Dhanu Rd., dist. Thana public activities :Chair- man. Transvaal Indian

pioneer Indians en- gaged in the fishing lndustry of Port El~za- beth, having started in 1899. Proprietor of the Stantlard Fisheries and the South End Drapery Store. Public activities : Former presdt. and trustee, Siva Soobramonier Alayam and during term of office was responsible for some excellent work ; was chairman, Arya Avividi Sangam. Address : 108, Walmer Rd., Phone 3397, Port Elizabeth, Cape Province.

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C H E T T Y , N a r - samulu Har rv : h. CHOONOO, Ezekiel

John ; s. of late John Choonoo, b. Durban, Evangelist January 10, ;

1885 ; educ. Boys' Model School, Smith Street, Durban, an; I n d i a n T e a c h e r s Exams. and T.4 ; m . Florence E. Jackson, 4 children. Appointed head teacher of Indian Boys' School, Tongaat, 191 1. Public activities: Hon. secty., Influenza Rel ief Committee, 1918; hon. secty., Natal Indian Congress (Tongaat Branch) ; hen. secty., Anti-malaria Committee, 1930-1933 : hon. secty., Indian Advisory Committee to Tongaat Health Committee ; life v.-presdt. and presdt. 1929- 1930, North Coast District Football Assocn. ; life v.-presdt. and presdt. 1930-31, Natal Indian Teachers' Society. Has toured Europe, Canada, Australia, India and East Africa. Address : Indian Boys'

Durban, ~ u n e 5: i900, educ. Sydenham Boys' School ; 4th s . of N. Chetty, Durban. m . Murdhamall e.d. of S. Velloo, Port Elizabeth. Left Durban, stayed in various parts of the Cape - East London, Queenstown and now resident in Grahams- town. Started own business as general dealer in Grahamstown in 1928, with which he is connected. lieen

~ai lors ' Assocn. ; joint treas., Transvaal Hindu Seva Samaj. Address : (In India) Bordi, dist. Thana ; (in South Africa) 63, Eloff St., Johannesburg, Transvaal.

CHOONARA, MOOS- ajee Hassam ; b. Samrod Kacholi, dist. Surat, 1900 ; educ. K a c h o l i . C a m e t o South Africa in 1914 staying in various parts of t h e T r a n s v a a l . Opened own business as general dealer in trade name of Amod Moosajee and Co. in Roodepoort in 1926, which he has developed on a large scale ; has also a branch store a t 23, Mare St., Roode- ooort. Was one of the

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soccer player, was capt. of Prides I.F.C., East London ; repsd. Border a t the South African Indian football tournament held a t Port Elizabeth, 1924. Recreations : tennis. Public activities : Member of the Executive of the British Indian Assocn., Grahamstown. Address : (Res.) 17, Spring St., Grahamstown, Cape Province.

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early members of the Orient Club, formerly the Muslim Club. Founder and treas. of the Kacholi Anguman Islam of the school, Tongaat, Natal.