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WHO'S WHO IN THE FAR EAST (June) 1906-7.
Minister of Agriculture and Com.
merce, June, 1901, to July, 1903; er. Baron, 1902. Address: Tokyo,
Japan.
HIROMI, Jisaburo (OsAKA), Member
of House of Peers; Merchant; b.
Kaga, Nov., 1854. Established Japan Marine Insurance Co. and was appointed its President; elected to present post for Osaka prefecture; a prominent merchant of Osaka and one of the largest
shipowners in Japan. Address:
Osaka, Japan.
HOARE, Rt. Rev. Joseph Charles (HONGKONG), D.D.; Bishop of
Victoria; b. Nov. 15, 1851,
1851, at
Ramsgate, 4th 8. of Rev. E. Hoare,
Hon. Canon of Canterbury; m. 1st, Alice Juliana, d. of Canon Patteson; 2nd Ellen T. Gough, 1886. Educ.: Tonbridge School; Trinity College, Cambridge Scholar; second class classical tripos, 1874. Curate of Holy Trinity Church, Tunbridge Wells, 1874-1875; Principal of C.M.S. Training College, Ningpo, China,
1876-1898; consecrated Bishop
1898. Publications: Several Theolo-
gical books, and commentaries in
Chinese. Address: St. Paul's
College, Hongkong.
HOBART-HAMPDEN (see: HAMPDEN,
ERNEST MILES HOBART-).
Posts
HOBSON, Samuel George (PAHANG),
Assistant - Superintendent, and Telegraphs; b. Dec. 11, 1872. Assistant Superintendent of Post and Telegraphs, Selangor, July, 1902; acting Superintendent of Post and Telegraphs, Selangor, May, 1904; assistant Superinten.
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dent of Post and Telegraphs, Selangor, Negri Sembilan, and Pahang, 1905. Address: Pahang,
Federated Malay States.
HO CH'ENG-AO, General (CHIHILI), native of Anhwei; Brigade Ge-
neral, Hsuan-hua, Chihli, 1902.
HO FOOK (HONGKONG), Compradore to Jardine, Matheson and Co.; b. Nov. 30, 1863. Educ.: Central
School (Queen's College), Hong- kong. Is a British subject; left school in 1881 and joined a Hai- phong Chinese Hong as shipping clerk; returned to Hongkong and joined Registrar-General's Depart- ment as translator, in 1882; joined Dennys and Mossop, solicitors, as
interpreter, in 1885; Jardine, Matheson and Co., as assistant compradore, in 1891; appointed compradore 1900; is a J.P. and member of the District Watchmen
Committee and Tung Wa Hospital Advisory Committee. Club: Chinese. Address: 10, Caine Road,
Hongkong.
HO HIU SHANG (see: HO TUNG.)
HO KAI, Dr. (HONGKONG), C.M.G.;
M.B., C.M., Aberdeen, M.R.C.S. England, senior equity scholar, 1881, Lincoln's Inn; Senior Unoffi cial Member of the Legislative Council representing the Chinese,
and Justice of the Peace ; b. Hong- kong, 1859; 4th s. of late Rev. Ho Tsun Shin, of London Missionary Society; m. Alice (d. 1884), e. d. of late John Walkden, of Blackheath.
Educ.: Palmer House School, Margate; Aberdeen University; St.
Thomas's Medical and Surgical