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4. Mr. L. W. A. de Soysa is a son of the late Charles 

 de Soysa, Esq., J.P., and of Lady Catherine de Soysa. He 

 officiated as second Sinhalese member of the Legislative 

 Council of Ceylon during the absence of his brother, the 

 Hon. Mr. A. J. R. de Soysa, in England. He takes a prac- 

 tical interest in the encouragement of agriculture in the 

 Colony, besides being a large subscriber to public charities, 

 like the rest of the members of the de Soysa family. 



5. Mr. F. R. Senanayake, son of the late Don Spater 

 Senanayake, Padikara Mudaliyar to the Ceylon Govern- 

 ment, is a B.A., LL.B. of Downing College, Cambridge, 

 a barrister-at-law, an advocate of the Supreme Court of 

 Ceylon, and an elected member of the Municipal Council of 

 Colombo. He paid Rs. 5,000 (^333 6s. 8d.) for the fund to 

 compensate the Moors a few days before he was arrested. 

 He is an active temperance worker. 



6. Mr. R. L. Pereira is a son of J. E. R. Pereira, 

 Esq., J.P., Proctor of the Supreme Court, some time officiat- 

 ing Police Magistrate of Colombo, and a nephew of the late 

 Hon. Mr. Walter Pereira, Puisne Judge of the Supreme 

 Court. Mr. Walter Pereira is an advocate of the Supreme 

 Court of Ceylon, with a leading practice. 



7. Mr. Charles Batuvantudawe is a son of the late 

 distinguished Pundit Batuvantudawe, examiner in Oriental 

 languages for the Civil Service, and a joint translator of 

 the Mahawamsa into Sinhalese for the Ceylon Government. 

 Mr. Charles Batuvantudawe is a barrister-at-law of Gray's 

 Inn, and an advocate in active practice, and is esteemed and 

 respected by all classes of the community. He is a keen 

 temperance worker, and in the days of the rioting his aid 

 was specially asked for by Mr. R. W. Byrde, and was 

 readily extended, in speaking to the people. 



8. Mr. D. R. Wijewardene. B.A., LL.B., St. Peter's 

 College, Cambridge, barrister-at-law of the Inner Temple, 

 is the secretary of the Colombo Bar Library, and the hon. 

 secretary of the Ceylon Social Service League, of which 

 the chairman is Sir P. Arunachalam. He is a Lieu- 

 tenant in the Ceylon Light Infantry Volunteers. He was 

 a member of the deputation that met the Secretary of State 



