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	Hume - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Allan Octavian Hume, (1829-1912) British administrator in India
		Hume, Australian Capital Territory, a suburb of Canberra
		Division of Hume, an electoral district in the Australian House of Representatives, in New South Wales.
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	Allan Octavian Hume - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Allan Octavian Hume (June 6, 1829 - July 31, 1912) son of Joseph Hume was a Scottish civil servant and political reformer.
		According to the Dictionary of National Biography, Hume was born at St Mary Cray, Kent, the son of Joseph Hume, the Radical MP.
		Hume's comment on the illustration The plate is a cruel caricature of the species, just sufficiently like to permit of identification, but miscolored to a degree only explicable on the hypothesis of somebody's colour-blindness… Fortunately for our supporters, this is the very worst plate in the three volumes.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Allan_Octavian_Hume (3744 words)

	Hume - Biocrawler (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Peter Hume is a city councillor in the city of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada.
		Hume Dam is the dam that forms Lake Hume.
		Hume, New South Wales is a shire on one side of Lake Hume.
	www.biocrawler.com /encyclopedia/Hume (293 words)

	Hume's Owl - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Hume’s Owl or Hume’s Tawny Owl (Strix butleri) is a species of owl.
		Hume’s Owl breeds in Syria, Israel, northeast Egypt and the Arabian peninsula.
		The call of the Hume’s Owl is a hoooo-ho-ho-ho-ho, described as similar in rhythm to Eurasian Collared Dove.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Hume's_Owl (224 words)

	Allan Octavian Hume
		Hume was immersed in this region for seventeen years, eleven of which were spent in one district, Etawah, where he was magistrate and collector from early 1856 to the spring of 1867, except for two years (1861-3) of sick leave in Britain.
		Hume's outspoken criticism of many aspects of the Raj and his pro-Indian sentiments so annoyed his superiors that in 1879 he was subjected to a humiliating demotion.
		Allan Octavian Hume was an administrator with a deep insight and understanding of the problems of rural India.
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	The Hindu : Book Review : The unknown side of Hume
		Hume appears briefly in Indian accounts as a well-meaning Englishman who wanted to organise middle-class opinion along liberal lines so that a firm foundation could be laid for Indian collaboration with the Raj.
		Hume's meteoric rise with Viceroy Mayo's blessings received a setback during the tenure of Lord Lytton, who abolished the last department ostensibly on the grounds of cutting costs but more so to clip Hume's wings.
		The editors write that it was Hume's "feistiness, his sharp criticisms of the Raj, his close identification with the Indian educated masses and his concern for a broad-based regeneration of the country," that attracted them to his life and writings.
	www.hindu.com /br/2004/09/21/stories/2004092100301400.htm (846 words)

	A.O. Hume on Madame Blavatsky
		For an overview of A.O. Hume's involvement with Madame Blavatsky and the Theosophical Society, see "The Theosophical Society in India, and the Exoteric and Esoteric Life of A.O. Hume," Part I and Part II.
		(2) Hume is referring to the first installment of the alleged self-incriminating letters of H.P. Blavatsky to Emma Coulomb which was published by the Rev. George Patterson in the September 1884 issue of the Madras Christian College Magazine.
		(4) Hume is referring to the spiritualistic medium William Eglinton's encounter with the Master Koot Hoomi.
	www.blavatskyarchives.com /hume1884.htm (1800 words)

	South London Botanical Institute \| Allan Octavian Hume (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The Institute was founded in 1910 by Allan Octavian Hume, a civil servant in India who is best know for his key role in promoting the formation of the Indian National Congress.
		Hume later turned his attention to horticulture and upon his return to England began an intensive study of British flora.
		Hume recognised the difficulty in identifying alien plant species and began growing and pressing for the herbarium.
	www.slbi.org.uk /history.html (193 words)

	Allan Octavian Hume - Indian Ornithology - Ornithologist - A O Hume - Birding in India (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Allan Octavian Hume (June 6, 1829 - July 31, 1912), was a Scottish civil servant, political reformer and the founder of the Indian National Congress.
		Hume used this vast bird collection to produce a publication on all the birds of India.
		The Hume collection as it went to the British museum in 1874 consisted of 82,000 specimens (258 types) of which 75,577 were placed in the Museum.
	www.birding.in /allan_octavian_hume.htm (899 words)

	The Nests and Eggs of Indian Birds - Allan Octavian Hume - Ornithology - Avifauna - Birders - Birding in India (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		In both cases the eggs were much discolored by the smoke from engines, but on being washed, W. observed that one of the three eggs in each nest was of a decidedly greenish blue, finely speckled and splashed with pinky brown, while the others were of the pale salmon-pink, as described in Mr.
		Hume's Rough Draft of 'Nests and Eggs.' The male bird was sitting on one of the nests and was shot.
		Three or four eggs are laid; these are figured as rather broad ovals, somewhat pointed towards one end, with a whitish ground, profusely speckled and spotted, especially towards the large end, where the markings are nearly confluent, with bright red, and measuring 0·72 by 0·54 inch.
	www.birding.in /a_hume/nests_and_eggs_of_indian_birds_12.htm (4532 words)

	The Day After
		Pandit Modan Mohan said, “Hume inspired, elevated and educated those who came under his influence by the nobleness of his nature, his world-wide sympathies, his profound earnestness, his selfless, ceaseless devotion to the cause which he espoused, and by his unshakeable faith that tight and justice would eventually triumph.
		Allan Octavian Hume was the man, as subsequent events indubitably established, he sowed the seeds of a larger growth and passed into history as one of Britain’s noblest sons and India’s greatest benefactors.”
		Hume’s tomb is the whole of India and his most lasting memorial will be found, not in marble or bronze, but in the hearts of those for whom he lived and died.”
	www.dayafterindia.com /oct105/good_morning.html (811 words)

	Indian Bird Records
		Allan Octavian Hume is a legend among ornithologists, of course.
		It was Hume's vision that ensured the development of decentralised city governments in the vast Indian subcontinent.
		Hume also was responsible for the formation of the Theosophical Society of India in Madras.
	www.angelfire.com /fl/indianbirds/issue1.htm (2604 words)

	Amazon.fr : Selected Writings of Allan Octavian Hume: 1829-1867, District Administration in North India, Rebellion and ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		This is the first volume of the selected writings of Allan Octavian Hume, the founder of the Indian National Congress.
		It focuses on Hume's years in district administration in what was then the North Western Provinces.
		From these documents Hume emerges as a committed reformer in the British liberal utilitarian mode, but one who was very sensitive to local Indian opinion.
	www.amazon.fr /Selected-Writings-Allan-Octavian-Hume/dp/0195658965 (259 words)

	Establishment of Indian National Congress [1885] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		In order to achieve this goal, Allan Octavian Hume, a retired British civil servant, had a series of meetings with Lord Dufferin, the Viceroy.
		Hume also had the support of a large number of Englishmen in India, including Sir William Wedderbun, George Yule and Charles Bradlaugh.
		On his return from Britain, Hume consulted the local Indian leaders and started working towards the establishment of an Indian political organization.
	www.storyofpakistan.com /articletext.asp?artid=A027 (468 words)

	Amazon.ca: Allan Octavian Hume: 'Father Of the Indian National Congress': Books: William Wedderburn (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		Amazon.ca: Allan Octavian Hume: 'Father Of the Indian National Congress': Books: William Wedderburn
		Allan Octavian Hume: 'Father Of the Indian National Congress' (Paperback)
		This new edition of the only biography of Hume (1829-1912) offers a new introduction that throws new light on the early stages of Indian nationalism and the origins and development of the Indian National Congress.
	www.amazon.ca /Allan-Octavian-Hume-National-Congress/dp/0195652878 (158 words)

	Hume's Ground Tit - China-related Topics HU-HZ - China-Related Topics
		Hume's Ground Tit (Pseudopodoces humilis), previously known as Hume's Ground Jay, is a lark-like bird.
		The voice is described as a plaintive whistling, cheep-cheep-cheep-cheep and it also has a two syllable Finch-like call.
		This bird is named after Allan Octavian Hume, who first described it in 1871.
	www.famouschinese.com /virtual/Hume's_Ground_Tit (455 words)

	History Bookshop.com: Allan Octavian Hume (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
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		This is a critical rendition of the well-known memoir of Allan Octavian Hume, written by William Wedderburn, a close pro-India compatriot of Hume.
		The new introduction by Edward Moulton, an authority on Hume, throws light on the early stages of nationalism in India and the origins and development of the Indian National Congress up to 1912.
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	Amazon.com: Octavian (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		The Romance of Emperor Octavian; Now First Published From Mss.
		The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume One: The Pox Party (Anderson, M. Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, V. by M.T. Anderson (Hardcover - Sep 12, 2006)
		A NOISE OF WAR: CAESAR, POMPEY, OCTAVIAN AND THE STRUGGLE FOR ROME: The War 1954-1975 by A.J. Langguth (Hardcover - April 9, 1994)
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	Debating India - Political cash-ualties (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-01)
		In Montreal, I bought four volumes of The Encyclopedia of India for less than what it cost me to post them home.
		On Charing Cross Road, I bought a book on Kulu for six pence - it bore the signatures of Allan Octavian Hume, founder of the Indian National Congress.
		Daryaganj has had bookstalls on its pavements for over 40 years, with an average of 25,000 people visiting them every Sunday.
	india.eu.org /3859.html (689 words)

	Edward C Moulton Books, Book Price Comparison at 130 bookstores
		Allan Octavian Hume 'Father of the Indian National Congress' 1829-1912: A Biography
		This new edition of the only biography of Hume (1829-1912) offers a new introduction that throws new light on the early stages of Indian nationalism a...
		Selected Writings of Allan Octavian Hume, Volume 1 (1829-1867): District Administration in North India, Rebellion and Reform
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	Painted snipe - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Painted snipe videos on the Internet Bird Collection]
		Illustration of Greater Painted Snipe from Hume and Marshall, Gamebirds of India, Burmah and Ceylon.
		This page was last modified 15:39, 26 July 2006.
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	Publisher description for Library of Congress control number 2004329533
		Publisher description for Library of Congress control number 2004329533
		Publisher description for Selected writings of Allan Octavian Hume / edited by S.R. Mehrotra, Edward C. Moulton.
		Bibliographic record and links to related information available from the Library of Congress catalog
	www.loc.gov /catdir/enhancements/fy0621/2004329533-d.html (165 words)

	William Wedderburn, Edward C. Moulton Allan Octavian Hume (Father of the Indian National Congress, 1829-1912 A ...
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