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INDIAN LIBERALITY.

Tjhe Parsoea of Bombaa* have long been famous for their charitable munificence, and t'io ex »rop'ejof the late Sir Jamaet jee Jejcothoy, who waa known throughout the ciyilieed world for his liberality, is being worthily emulated at the present day by another Parsee, Sir Dinshaw Manocbjee Petit, sheriff of Bombay. This Jb the gentleman who sent the other day the sum of £1000 to the Imperial Institute, and he hai now presented the Northbrook Club with an equal sum to be expended on its library. He hr b also j iet offered the Government of B mbsy the princely piffc of lfc lakh (£16,000 nominally) for the purpoae of establishing a female college m that city. Thtae donations, following on 1 others aggregating not lens than 15 lakhs, or £160,000, giving during the last 20 years, reveal a remarkable generosity of character.

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Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1633, 11 August 1887, Page 3

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INDIAN LIBERALITY. Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1633, 11 August 1887, Page 3

INDIAN LIBERALITY. Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1633, 11 August 1887, Page 3

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