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Teachers ' T ra in ing Classes. passed Senior I 1

D O N E , H e r b e r t

Teacheis' Exam, 1922. T.4, 1933, National Seniorcertificate, June 1934 ; m. twice, first e . d . of Rajoo Chetty, Sea View, second 3rd d . of Iiarappen Mood- Icy, of Maritzburg ; 3 s . Commenced teaching April 1 , 1911 being appointed on the staff of the South Coast Tunction School. Dro-

Sel la-Dura; b . Dur- ban, Oct., 1897 ; edzcc.

moted headmaste; of the Clainvood Government Aided School, 1919, which under his charge has grown to be one of the largest Indian schools in the Province. Pzcblic activilies : A foundation member of the Natal Indian Teachers' Society-executive member and now vice-presdt. Presdt. and founder of the Suburban Indian Boy Scouts and Girl Guides Assocn. (Durban and 1)istricts). Was responsible for starting the Clairwood Girls' School and the Clairwootl Preparatory Boys' School ; one of the trustees of the Clairwood ~amil 'Schoo1 and associated with several other educational and social activities. Formerly a keen football and cricket player; one of the founders of the Clairwood Tennis Club ; former presdt. of the Natal Indian Lawn Tennis Assocn. Keenly interested in the educational ad- vancement of the Indian youth of the country. Address: 38, Chamberlain Rd., Jacobs, Natal.

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DOOLA, M a h o m e d Moosa : b. Iiachol~, 1901 ; edztc. Iiacholi. '~lr Came to South .Africa with his parents in 1913, joining them in business a t $~oderbuilt, Heidelberg. After closing down the business re- turned to India, came back three years after- wards. In 1927 opened firm of general dealers in the name of Doola

, Hros. Has since added a branch store a t Lich- tenburg. Has the

a leading store in the area, carrying on both wholesale and retail trade. Public work : Represented his district a t the S.A.I.C. Conference, Johannesburg, 1933 ; Chairman, Diamondfield Muslim Community ; interested in all matters affecting his community. Address : P.O. Box 28. Phone 18, Elandsputte, via Lichtenbur~.

D O O L A B H B H A I , F a k i r (also known as P . Days) ; b. Kosh, Baroda State, 1887 ; e d u c . Icosh ; twice married, late Manchha, d . of Iiama Khoosal, Tapri, d . of Dhanjee Ramjee. Came to South Africa in 1910. stayed first in Cape T o w n , l a t e r P o r t Elizabeth, where he has permanently res- ided. First in private '

employment. Opened own business first as a fruiterer, later boot and shoe merchant. a t which he is now occupied. PII/)ILC nctivilies : Secty., Veda Dharma Sabha, 1915-18 ; asst.-secty., Cape British Council, 1916-19. On return from lndia one of those who founded the Kshyatri Gugerati Mundal, its first asst.-secty, 1924-29, afterwards its general secty.; asst.-secty. Cape British Indian Council. Address : 145. Walmer Rd., Phone 3624, Port Elizabeth, Cape Province.

D O O L A R K H A N , She rkhan ; h. Isipingo, Dec. 14, 1891; edzcc. Higher Grade School, St. Aidan's College and private study, Durban. Qualified professionally a t Durban, passing the Senior Indian Teachers' Examination in 191 1. Appointed ass is tant teacher a t the Victoria Street Government In- dian School 1912, later t r ans fe r r ed t o t h e Depot Road School. Promoted headmaster of the Stanger Govern- ment Indian School, 1920, which was then opened and guidctl its sub- sequent tlevelopment until the present time, when i t has reached 1st grade status. Was a committee member of the Xatal Indian Teachers' Society and before its formation was one of those actively interestcd . in the cause of the improved status for teachers in Government Indian Schools. Was presdt., Stanger Indian Teachers' Tennis Club and repstd. i t a t inter- club Natal fixtures ; has held other official appoint- ments in sporting bodies. Recreation : tennis. Address : Government Indian School, Stanger, Natal.

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DULLABH, Govind, merchant ; b. India. Soon after his arrival in this country, has been engaged in busi- ness. Was a partner, with Vallabh Jivan, in the general dealer's business a t Davel. He has now retired, his interest having been taken over by his son. P u b l i c a c t i v i t i e s : ?\ highly respected member of the Trans- vaal Prajapati Assocn. Address : P.O. Box 34, Davel. Transvaal.

E B R A H I M , Ha- j e e Su leman ; b. Ranavav, I n d i a ,

1884 ; edz~c. Ranavav. Came to S: Africa 1897. settling i n Pretoria. First in private employ- ment, startingown busi- ness in 1905 in partner- s h i p i n t h e f i r m of N. M. Ebrahim & Co., wholesale merchants. I s now a partner in the firm of Cassim & Ebrahim, wholesalers, in Pretoria, with ex- tensive business con- nections in the Trans- vaal. Has travelled extensively, visiting Europe and Egypt ; made his pilgrimage to Mecca 1927. Is keenly interested in welfare of his community, being a steady silent worker. Address : 175 and 177, Prinsloo St., Box 709. Phone 3 1 , Pretoria, Transvaal.

E B R A H I M , M a - h o m e d J o o s u b ; e . s. of Mahomed Joosub Moosa, merchant, Er- melo ; b . Ermelo . Transvaal. I s engaged in his father's business. A d d r e s s : R a v a l i a Buildings, Naude St.. Phone 141. P.O. Box 108. Tel. address : "Moosa Hros," Ermelo, Transvaal.

E B R A H I M , M a - h o m e d ; b. Mushason, dist. Amod, 1873. Ar- rived in Cape Town, 1902, where he settled. Started business as a wholesale f i sh an,d general merchant. In which he is still en- gaged. I s a large prop- erty owner. Public activities : Presdt. of the first Muslim Con- ference in South Af~ica held in Cape Town, 1933, opened by Prince Md Ikram, of Turkey. Trustee of several Cape Town Mosques; one of the principal founders of the Government Muslim School. Rat ts Road : v.-~resdt . . Cape Indian Conaress : onebf ' the leading bffi4a1s of t he Icanamea ~ u s l i m League. Highly respected by all sections of the community. Address : Batts Rd., phone Wyn. 49, Wynberg, Cape.

EDRUS, Sayed Ma-! h o m e d ; 3rd s. of His Holiness Sayed Mus- tupha Edrus and grand- son of the late Hon. Sayed Hassam Edrus, C.S.I., a family well known for its public work for the last 800 years in India; b. Surat, June 17, 1897. Educ. High School. Bulsar ; 1916 joined Elphinstone College, passed inter- arts and before taking final B.A. left when Mahatma Gandhi, with whom he was associated. s t a r t e d h i s n o n - c o - operation campaign, calling upon students to leave government colleges. Thereafter connected with national movement, Gugerat delegate to the Nagpur and Ahmedabad All-India Congress ; Member of the Subject Committee, Muslim League and Ichalifat Conferences. V-presdt., All-India Students' Federation Meeting a t Baroda, 1921 (the presdt. being Sir Norman MacLeod, then Chief Justice of Bombay) ; was delegate to other important conferences, political, social and educational. I n 1923 entered business a t Bombay, later was in Rangoon for five years. Returned to Surat when took up coaching students for the Bombay University esan~s. ,f~eceived call for educational service from Zeerust Indians, and in response gave up important post in India to come t o Zeerust. Now Principal, Zeerust Govt. Indian School. A keen student of Persian, Urdu, Hindi, etc. Sport : cricket, hockey, tennis, badminton. Hobby : verse writing and newsDaDer articles. Address : Govt. Indian School, ~.b.* Box 101, Zeerust, Transvaal.