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WHO'S WHO IN THE FAR EAST (JUNE) 1906-7.
HASEGAWA, General, Baron (SEOUL),
Commander-in Chief of Corean
Garrison; b. Suwo, Aug. 1850. Ap- pointed Major, 1872; Colonel, 1878; Major-General, 1886; Cr. Baron 1895; Lieut. General, 1896; Full General, July 1904; Commanded a Brigade in Chino-Japanese War and took a distinguished part
in the battles of Port Arthur and
Wei-hai-wei; in the Russo-Japanese War, commanded the Imp. Guards
Division under General Kuroki
and led it to victory at the Yalu
and Liaoyang; afterwards trans- ferred to important post of Com-
mander-in Chief of Corean Garrison.
Address: Seoul, Corea.
HASEGAWA, Yoshinosuke (TOKYO),
Doctor of Engineering; b. Hizen,
Dec. 1855. Educ.: U.S.A., and,
from 1875 to 1880, in Germany. Engaged by Mitsubishi Firm to take charge of its mining depart- ment; made success of Yoshioka Copper Mine; subsequently left
the firm to start business on his
own account, owns two or three
coal-mines in Kyushu; in 1902, sat
for a short while in the House of
Representatives. Address: Tokyo,
Japan.
HASHIMOTO, Gaho (TOKYO), Artist; b. Tokyo, 1835. Was Professor of Government Fine Art Institute, at Ueno from which, with president, Okakura and several other mem-
bers of faculty, seceded in 1899 and set up Nippon Fine Art Institute at Yanaka; chiefly famous for lands- capes, and one of most celebrated contemporary painters of Japanese style. Address: Tokyo, Japan.
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HASHIMOTO, Baron Tsunatsune
(TOKYO), Doctor of Medicine; b.
June, 1845. Educ.: Germany, 1872- 1877. Appointed Army Surgeon soon after return from Germany; promoted to Surgeon-General of Medical Department about 1885; resigned two years later to devote himself to Red Cross work; Chief
Medical Officer of the Red Cross
Hospital; nominated member of House of Peers in 1890, but resigned next year; now Physician in Wait- ing to Court. Address: Tokyo,
Japan.
HASSAN, Alexander Richard Roby
(SHANGHAI), Agency Director, New York Life Insurance Co.; b. 1873;
m. Nellie Blanche Griffin, of Forest Gate, Essex, England. Educ.:
Privately and Gibraltar College. Studied medicine for two years and then adopted sea-faring career; in due course passed as master; joined several expeditions of more
or less scientific nature and visited
less explored portions of world in search of data, geological, astronomical etc; was with ex-
peditions to Central Africa and
Antarctic; 3 years surveying in
Gilbert and Caroline Islands and verifying soundings in South Sea Islands; through South African campaign and took an active part in transportation of troops; was engaged in transportation of Boer prisoners to St. Helena; on board 'Utopia" when wrecked off Europa Pt, Gibraltar; held for ransom by brigands in Morocco, 1899, but escaped; authority on theory of Gulf stream and in possession of