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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