Proceedings of the Prayer Meeting — Page 36
36 Letter Number 166 1 Dated 9th March 1900, Lahore From: W. R. H Merk C. S. I, Acting Chief Secretary, Government of the Punjab To: Mirza Ghulam Ahmad Sahib, Chief of Qadian, District Gurdaspur Dear Sir! His Excellency Lieutenant-Governor has instructed me to inform you that he sends you his warmest gratitude for your congratulations on the British victories in South Africa. Yours most obediently, W. Merk, Acting Chief Secretary, Government of the Punjab 1. Retranslated from the Urdu. The original could not be found. [Publisher]