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a long time to come remain, in the words of Dr. Haug, “the standard translations for the use of the Parsi community.” Besides these large works, the translations of seven Yashts by the late Mancherji Watcha and Dastur Erachji Merjirana, the translation of the Pandnama-i-Adarbad Marespand as a prize essay in honour of the late Dr. Haug by Ervad Sheriadji Dadabhai Bharucha, a diligent scholar of great ability, and the translation of Aban Yasht by Ervad Tehmuras Dinsha, late Sanscrit teacher of the Sir Jamshedji Jijibhai Madressa, deserve honourable mention. These last two well-known scholars have also translated into Gujarati the Peblevi book of Dadistan-i-Dini, and have with another learned scholar, Ervad Edalji Antia, author of Zarthoshti Dharam Sikshak (i.e. Teacher of the Zoroastrian religion), and the late Framji Jamaspasana, B.A., the learned compuler of the first book of the Avesta language, called Zend Sikshak (i.e. The Zend Teacher), distinguished their Madressa career by winning gold medals and fellowships for competency in Oriental languages. Among the laymen we have to notice the works of Mr. Kharshedji Rastamji Kama, an Oriental scholar of known reputation and great ability. His ZarthoshtName (i.e. Life of Zoroaster) is, and will always continue to be, a very valuable book indeed, full of original research and investigation. Though it professes to do nothing more than chronicle the chief