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WHO'S WHO IN THE FAR EAST (June) 1906-7.
WATANABE, Earcn Chiaki (TоKYо),
Treasurer and Director of Estate
Bureau of Imp. Household; b. May, 1843, in Nagano-ken. Took active part in Restoration, being Sec. at Kagoshima, at outbreak of war; subsequently appointed Gov. of various prefectures ; created Baron, 1900, Vice-Minister of Home Office, 1892. Address: Tokyo, Japan.
WATANABE, Viscount Kunitake (TOKYO), Ex-Minister of Finance; b. May, 1846. Was Vice-Minister of Finance, 1889-1892; Minister, 1892- 1894; later Minister of Communica- tions; again Minister of Finance; resigned, 1895; created Viscount in consideration of services during Japan-China War, 1895; Minister of Finance, 1900. Publication: Work on Indian philosophy. Address:
Tokyo, Japan.
WATSON, Major C. J. (NINGPO),
Chinese Army; Supt., Taotai's Police. Came to China, 1862. Ad- dress: Ningpo, China.
WATSON, Dr. James Russell (CHING-
Cпou-FU), M.B., Durh., M.R.C.S., Eng., D.P.H., Cantab; Medical Mis- sionary; b. July 28, 1855. Educ.: Charing Cross Hosp.; Durham and Cambridge Universities. Arrived Shantung, March, 1885, and in
charge Mission Hosp. ever since. Address: Eng. Baptist Mission
Hospital, Ching Chou-fu, Shantung,
China.
WATSON, Dr. Malcolm ( KLANG ),
M.B., C.M., Glasg., D.P.H., Cantab., M.D.; District Surgeon;
b. Aug. 24, 1873. Educ.: Glasgow ;
Cambridge. Dist. Surgeon, Selan- gor, 1900; do., Klang, 1902. Ad- dress: Klang, Selangor, Federated Malay States.
WATSON, Reginald George (KUALA LUMPUR), Commissioner of Lands and Mines. Educ.: at Haileybury.
Cadet, Straits Settlements, 1883;
Priv. Sec. to Sir C. C. Smith, 1884-
1885; attached
attached to Land Office,
Malacca, 1887 ; ag. 2nd assist. Protector of Chinese, Singapore,
1888; Senior Magistrate, Selangor, July, 1896; acting Senior Magi- strate, Perak, June, 1899; Senior Magistrate, Sept., 1901; Commis- sioner of Lands and Mines,
Federated Malay States, Feb. 27, 1904. Address: Kuala Lumpur,
Selangor, Federated Malay States.
WATSON, Lieut.-Col. W. M. (SHANG-
HAI), Commandant, Shanghai Volunteers, Major, West Riding Regt. Was on active service in
Matabeleland, 1893-4 ; South Africa, 1896; in command of Chinese Regt.
July 28 to Dec. 1, 1900; present at relief of Tientsin and relief of Pe-
king (mentioned in despatches.) Decorations; Matabeleland, South
African and China Medals. Club :
Shanghai. Address: Volunteer Headquarters, Shanghai, China.
WATTS, Lieut.-Colonel Charles New-
comen (SINGAPORE), Headquarters
Staff; b. Feb. 9, 1860. Lieut., 17th
Foot, Jan., 1881; Lieut., Derby
Regt., Feb. 19, 1881; Capt., June,
1895; Major, Notts and Derby Regt.,
Oct., 1896; Brevet Lient.-('olonel,
Aug., 1902; Lieut.-Colonel, 1904;
Staff service, D.A.A.G., Natal, 1893-
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