“ Came to Corea in 1885 and was first Protestant Ministerial Miss, to settle there; received the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Divinity from University of City of New York, 1892; has been Chairman of Board of Translators at work on the Bible since its organization; is President of the Educational Association of Corea, founded the Corea Christian News. ”

“ Came to China in 1899 as Medical Missionary; after short stay in Hankow went to Ngankin to establish Mission Hospital there; is now superintending there the erection of what promises to be one of the largest hospitals in the Far East. ”

“ YUAN SHIH-K'AI (PEKING) , Viceroy of Chihli; Minister of Army Council; native of Honan; Hon. Degree. Director General of Trade and International Relations in Corea; Wen-Ch'u Tao, Wenchow, May, 1893; Judge, Chihli, July, 1897 ”

“ Parents were missionaries among Shokarre Indians in Eastern Washington, U.S.A. 180 miles north Walla Walla, where Whitman massacre occurred Nov., 29, 1847; came to Foochow, China, Oct, 16, 1872; moved to Shaowu, Nov., 1876, to open a new station; was there at time of Huasang Massacre, and was on Sharp Peak Island at the time the French attacked the Arsenal at Pagoda Anchorage; witnessed duel between French warships and Kingpai forts; has made forty odd 250 mile trips between Foochow and Shaowu, and has toured about in the interior for thirty odd years and has never yet received a scratch ”

“ KIKUCHI, Baron Dairoku (TOKYO) ; Hon. Professor Imperial University; Member of House of Peers; b. March 17, 1855, m. May 5, 1878. Educ.: Kaiseijo; University College School, London; St. John's College, Cambridge, Professor of Mathematics, Imperial University, 1877-98; Director of Science College, Imperial University, 1881-93; President of Imperial University, 1898-1901 ”

“ Secretary, Straits branch, Royal Asiatic Society; visited Christmas and Cocos Islands as cominissioner for Straits Government, 1890, made collecting expeditions to various parts of Malay Peninsula, Sumatra. ”

“ Y. Iwasaki (founder of the Mitsu Bishi S.S. Company) to be educated at his private Commercial Sch.; was in the service of Mitsu Bishi and Nippon Yusen Kaisha, 1881-93; joined Yokohama Specie.Bank, Ltd., in 1894, and has held important positions at Shanghai, Bombay, and Tokyo before being promoted to position of Manager at Hongkong; is of a family famous since 1200 A.D., the successive heads of the family being entitled from 1200 to 1870, to be ruler of the village of Takamichi, in province of Higo, Kyushu. ”

“ Kidderminster Waterworks and Sewerage Works, and Hereford Sewerage; prepared scheme and despatched all materials and plant for Water Supply of Pretoria, South Africa; prepared scheme for Sewerage of Cape Town, Woodstock, Wynberg, Rondebosch and for Kimberley, South Africa; appointed Municipal Engineer, Penang, by General Sir Andrew Clarke, in 1891; resigned to take up appointment of Municipal Engineer, Singapore, in 1901; during service in Straits Settlements has designed and constructed Roads, Bridges, Sea Walls, Reservoirs, Drains, Abattoirs, Sewerage Systems and Jetties ”

“ Chairman of Diamond Jubilee Committee (then created C.M.G.) erected first Anglican Church at Kowloon; is chairman and director of principal public companies, including Hongkong and Whampoa Dock Company; supports all sports; has been steward of the Jockey Club for 25 years and President for many years; was created Knight in 1992. Clubs: Hongkong; most sporting. Address: Marble Hall, Conduit Road, Hongkong. ”

“ District Officer, Coast of Negri Sembilan, 1899; acting Secretary to Resident, Senior Magistrate, Warden of Mines, and Protector of Chinese, Pahang, 1901; acting District Officer, Kuala Lipis; Senior Magistrate, and Registrar of Titles, Pahang, since 1903. Address: Kuala Lipis, Pahang, Federated Malay States. ”

“ Articled journalist, London, 1884; general London and provincial experience; filled editorial appointments, Singapore, Shanghai and Hongkong; served in Chino-Japanese war as special correspondent; was special correspondent for " New York Journal " with Spanish forces in Philippines, Spanish-American war; special correspondent at Chinese Rebellion at Tset Tze Lin, and in 1905 for "Daily Mail " and " New York Sun " at Camrang Bay with the Baltic Fleet; special correspondent for South China for the New York " Sun " ”

“ Treasurer, Japan Union of Christian Endeavour; English editor of "Japan Endeavour;" regular Japan correspondent of "Congregationalist" and "Christian World," of Boston, Mass.; chairman, during 1905, of Missionary Association of Central Japan; chairman for 1906 of Japan Mission of the A.B.C.F.M.; life mem. Asiatic-Society of Japan; mem. Red. Cross Society. Publications: " A Chapter of Mission History in Modern Japan,"" Mr. Ishii and His Orphanage." Address: Okayama, Japan. ”

“ TUAN - FANG ( PEKING) , Travelling Commissioner; native of Manchuria; provincial graduate. Senior Sec., Board of Works; Ta-ch'ang Tao, Chihli, April, 1898; given rank of Minister of 3rd grade and appointed Administrator General of Trade and Agriculture, Aug., 1898 ”

“ OUGH, Arthur Henry (HONGKONG) , A.M.I.C.E., A.R.I.B.A.; architect; b. June 11, 1863, e. s. of Henry Ough, A.M.I.C.E., and Anna William s Bartholomew, his wife; m. 1897 to Annie, d. of J. M. Goldie. Educ.: Stepney Grammar School. Member of the Architects' Association, 1878; associate R.I.B.A., 1891; A.M.I.C.E., 1901; Assistant, Metropolitan District Railway, 1881; Great Eastern Railway, 1884; arrived Hongkong, 1888, joined Danby and Leigh; partner Henry Ongh and Son, 1891, and joined Leigh and Orange,1901, and made partner, 1905; examiner, Royal Sanitary Institute (Hongkong Branch) ”

“ General Theological Seminary, N.Y.; has worked as an educationalist in China for 19 years; has been President of American Association of China; member of International Committee, Y.M.C.A.; is Chairman of Shanghai Chinese Public School. ”

“ TSENG KUANG-HAN (PEKING) , Director of Banqueting Court; native of Hunan; g. s. of late Viceroy Tseng Kuo-ch'uan; inherits title of third degree of nobility. Sub-Director, Court of Sacrificial Worship, Jan., 1895 ”

“ Began to preach in Welsh when 14 years old; offered services to London Missionary Society, 1853, which were accepted; ordained, 1855; sailed for Shanghai, 1855; spent more than five years at and around Shanghai, doing evangelistic work and establishing churches; travelled widely in all the region round about Shanghai, left Shanghai and arrived at Hankow, 1861; the first Missionary in Central China; travelled extensively in Hupeh, Hunan, Szechwan, Kiangsi,and several other provinces asa pioneer missionary ”

“ SHIH-HSU (PEKING) , Grand Secretary; native of Manchuria. Director of Imperial Armoury, March, 1895; Comptroller of the Household, July, 1890; Sub-Chancellor, Grand Secretariat, Nov., 1899; junior Vice-Preadt. Board of Works, Feb., 1900; Presdt. Mongolian Superintendency, Feb., 1901 ”

“ CH'ENG CHANG (PEKING) , Vice-President of Censorate. Appointed Chief Secretary, Tsung-li Yamen; Hui -Ning -Ch'ih -T'ai -Kuang Tao,. Toatai at Wuhu, March, 1889; suspended from office, Aug., 1891; vacated post and summoned to Peking for audience, Jan., 1892 ”

“ Harley College, London. Arrived in China as a missionary in 1882, and was stationed at Chefoo for two years, then for three years in Peking; moved to Tientsin taking charge of the Intermediate School for Chinese Boys for the Methodist Episcopal Mission; in 1894 gave evidence to Royal Commission on opium; in 1900, during Boxer uprising, escaped from Peking on June 4, the last to get out; was at Peitaiho when all were rescued by H. M. Gunboat " Humber " ”

“ Maritime Customs and came to China, 1881; swam round Kulangsu Island, near Amoy, 1883; served as Interpreter with Diplomatic Mission which concluded Treaty of Commerce between Italy and Corea, and was decorated with Crown of Italy, 1884; was one of Imp. Chinese Commission which traversed Tonkin up to outposts of Chinese Army, bearing official confirmation of armistice concluded between France and China which ended hostilities; joined Italian Consular service, 1898; appointed Consul for Italy in Hongkong and Canton, with jurisdiction over whole Southern China, 1899 ”

“ Admitted a solicitor in England Nov., 1877; practised at Portsmouth and London; admitted advocate and Solicitor, Supreme Court, Straits Settlements, April, 1887; joined the Government Service of Straits Settlements, Dec., 1888 and has since held various appointments in service; acted as Attorney-General in 1904; passed examination in Malay in 1890; draughtsman of a number of Legislative Enactments and of a Code of Civil Procedure for Straits Settlements, not yet brought into force. Address: Penang, Straits Settlements, and Hatter's Croft, Sawbridgeworth, Herts, England. ”

“ Sec. of the Mission in Japan, from 1897 to 1903; served on Literary Committee for Decennial Conference of Missions, 1900, in Japan; was appointed first Sec. of that body during sessions of Conference at Tokyo: was first missionary to reopen Christian work in Liu-Chiu islands after Dr. Bettleheim, who left Islands in 1854; was instrumental in opening of Mission work among islands of Inland Sea of Japan by securing funds for building and equipment of a small vessel which is now being used with remarkable success. Publications: Papers on Liu-Chiu. Address: "Kakinoki," Kitano, Kobe, Japan. ”