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WHO'S WHO IN THE FAR EAST (JUNE) 1906-7.

Secretary until 1891; Minister of Agriculture and Commerce, 1898; Privy Councillor since 1899; in con-

nection with Chino-Japanese War was sent to Chefoo to exchange signed treaty of Pence, and service was rewarded with grant of Baron, 1895. Address: Tokyo, Japan.

ITO, Baron Shunkichi (TOKYO), ex-

Vice-Admiral ; b. Jan., 1840, at Mai- zuru. Entered Navy, 1869; Lient.- Commander, 1871; Rear-Admiral, 1882; Vice-Admiral, 1889; created Baron, 1895; Vice-Minister of Navy from 1889 to 1899; created a peer in recognition of service in Chino- Japanese War; Member of House of Peers since 1899. Address: Tok-

yo, Japan.

ITO, Admiral, Viscount Sukenori (TOKYO), Chief of Naval General Staff; b. May 1843, at Satsuma Province; m. 1878, Mitsu-ko Kato. Educ.: Kaisei College, Tokyo; Naval College at the time of Tokn- gawa. Entered Imperial Japanese Navy, 1868; Lieut.-Commander, 1872; Commanded the "Adzuma " (ex “Stonewall Jackson "), "Nischin," "Fuso," and "Hiyei" in succession; took part in Civil

War of 1877 in command of "Nisshin," and with "Iliyei" went to Persian Gulf, 1880; pro-

moted Captain, 1832; brought the “Naniwa” from England, 1885; Rear-Admiral and Comman- der of the Standing Squadron, 1886; Vice-Admiral and Chief of

Yokosuka Naval Station, 1892; fought at the battle of Yaln with the combined Squadrons under his command, in Chino-Japanese War,

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1894; Chief of the Naval General

Staff, 1895; created Viscount and

Invested with the 1st Order of the

Rising Sun, and 2nd Order of the

Golden Kite, etc., for services in

the War; made full Admiral, 1898.

Decorations: 1st Order of the Ris-

ing Sun, and 2nd Order of the

Golden Kite, etc. Club : Suiko-

Sha (Naval Club). Address: No. 35 Kuruma-cho, Shiba, Tokyo, Japan.

IWAKURA, Prince Tomosada

(TOKYO), Vice-Grand Chamberlain,

Privy Councillor, and Director of

Peerage Burean; b. Kyoto, Dec., 1851, e. 8. of late Prince Iwakura,

one of principal Imperialists during struggle which led to Restoration. Address: Tokyo, Japan.

IWAMURA, Baron Michitoshi (Tok-

Yo); b. Tosa, June, 1840. Appoint-

ed Governor of Saga Prefecture, 1873; Secretary of Public Works Department (abolished afterwards),

1874; Governor of Kagoshima Pre- fecture, 1877-1878; Chief of the

Board of Audit, 1880-1881; Govern-

or of Okinawa Prefecture, 1882;

Vice-Minister of Justice, 1881;

Governor of Hokkaido, 1886; Vice-

Minister and then Minister of

Agriculture and Commerce, 1885- 1889; Director of Imperial Estates Bureau, 1890-1903. Address: Tokyo,

Japan.

IWASA, Jun. (TOKYO), Dr. of Me-

dicine; b. Fukui, May, 1836. One of Committee appointed to organize Medical College at its inception

early in the Meiji era; Physician- in-Ordinary at Court, and also a Councillor. Address: Tokyo, Japan