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WHO'S WHO IN THE FAR EAST (June) 1906-7.
Military Academy, France. Was attached to staff of General Oku
during Russo-Japanese War. Ad- dress: Tokyo, Japan.
NATHAN, Ernest Julius (PENANG),
B.A.; Straits Settlements Civil Ser-
vice; b. April 13, 1882. Educ.: Ox- ford University. Appointed cadet, Straits Settlements Civil Service,
1904; attached to Resident Council-
lor's Office, Penang. Address: Penang, Straits Settlements.
NATHAN, Sir Matthew (IONGKONG), K.C.M.G., Governor of Hong- kong; b. Jan. 3, 1862, s. of late
Jonah Nathan. Entered R.E., 1880; Capt., 1889; Maj., 1893; served in Nile Expedition, 1885, Lushai Expedition (Medal with clasps) 1889; Secretary Colonial Defence
Committee, 1895. Administrator of
the Government of Sierra Leone in
1899; C.M.G., 1899; Governor, Gold Coast, 1900-3; K.C.M.G., 1902; Governor of Hongkong since 1903. Club; Army and Navy. Address : Government House, Hongkong; 11, Pembridge Square, London.
NATHAN, Major Walter Simeon
(TIENTSIN), Agent and General Manager of Chinese Mining and Engineering Co.; b. Sept. 27, 1867; Lieutenant, Royal Engineers, July 24, 1886; Captain, Nov. 23, 1896;
Major, Jan. 6, 1905; Railway Staff Officer; Deputy Assistant, Director of Railways, South Africa, Jan. 1,
1900, to Dec. 31, 1901; Assistant Director of Railways, Jan., 1902, to June, 1902; Secretary, Railway Board of Control, South Africa,
July, 1902; employed with Chinese Mining and Engineering Co., since Dec., 1903; fought in Miranzai (1st) Expedition, 1891; operations on
N.W. Frontier of India, 1897-8 ;
with Tirah Exped. Force, Field Engineer, Lines of Commission (Nov. 9, 1897, to Jan. 18, 1898), Field Engineer, 1st Div. (Jan. 19 to Feb. 28, 1898), mentioned Des- patches, Jan. 7, 1898; S. African War, 1899-1902, on Staff, operations in the Orange Free State Feb. to May, 1900; operations in the Transvaal, operations in Orange River Colony, May to Nov. 29, 1900: operations in Cape Colony, South of Orange River, 1899-1900, operations in Cape Colony, north of Orange River; mentioned Despatches, Sept. 10, 1901; Brevt of Major. Decora- tions: Queen's Medal with 3 clasps, King's Medal with 2 clasps. Club: Tientsin. Address: Tientsin, North
China.
NA-T’UNG (PEKING), Grand Secretary;
native of Manchuria; provincial graduate. Director, Court of State Ceremonial, Jan., 1899; sub Chan- cellor, Grand Secretariat, Dec., 1899; Minister, Tsung-li Yamen; Vice-President, Mongolian Superin- tendency, June, 1900; junior Vice- President, Board of Ceremonies, Sept., 1900; do., Board of Revenue Nov., 1900; Deputy Lieut.-General, Plain Yellow Banner Corps, Nov., 1900; senior Police Provost of Gen- darmerie, Peking, June, 1901; Special Embassy to Japan, July, 1901; ceased to be Minister of Tsung- li Yamen on reorganisation, July,
1901;
rank of President
President of a
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