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

Address: St. John's College, Jess- field, Shanghai, China.

LINDSTROM, Rev. H. E. S. (HIRO- SHIMA), Missionary of Christian and

Missionary Alliance of U.S.A.; b.

Jan. 25, 1867, at Helsingor, Denmark; m. Christina Lovisa, of Engstrom. Educ.: Chicago Theological Seminary; Danish Free Church Seminary, Chicago. Arrived in

Japan, Nov. 23, 1891. Address: Shimonaka Machi, No. 22, Hiro- shima, Japan.

LINTON, A. R. (HONGKONG), Banker. Acting Manager, Mercantile Bank. Club: Hongkong. Address: Queen's Road, Hongkong.

LIN WEI-YUAN, (FORMOSA), Million- aire; became Japanese subject in

1895 upon cession of island to Japan in order to prevent confis- cation of landed estates and re- vennes; has given large sums to assist Formosan and Foochow

(Chinese) Governments; was creat- ed President of Imperial stud Court at Peking, 1894; Vice-Presdt. of one of the great Peking Boards, 1905, this honour being granted in reward for ɛubscribing large sums of money towards the Board of Revenue Bank in Peking.

LITCHFIELD, Henry Charles (YOKC-

HAMA), Bamister; b. 1843; in. 1894. Educ.: Marlborough College and Cambridge University. Called to bar, Inner Temple, 1867. Club: Yokohama United. Address: 120A

Bluff, Yokohama, Japan.

LITTLE, Alexander Colbourne

(HONGKONG), Architect and En-

gineer; b. Oct. 7, 1877. Joined Public Works Department in May, 1904, as Assistant Engineer. Clubs: Hongkong. Addres8: Public Works Department, Hong- kong.

LITTLE, Archibald John (CHUNG-

KING), F.R.G.S., F.R.C.I.; Merchant and Author; b. April 18, 1838, at London; m. Alicia, d. of Calverley Bewicke, of Hallaton Hall, Leices-

tershire. Educ.: St. Paul's and Berlin. Arrived in Hongkong in

1859 as Tea-taster to Siemssen and

Co.; remained with that firm at Canton and Shanghai until 1862,

when established himself in Kin-

kiang and later at Shanghai; as Volunteer in 1860 assisted in repel-

ling attack of Taiping rebels; visited Imperial and Taiping Camps in Kiangsn and Chekiang same year; was mobbed as a spy in Anhwei and nearly killed; returned to Shanghai, 1861, and served in Volunteer Artillery during rebel

disturbances, 1861-62; was attacked, stunned and bound by Imperial

soldiers in streets of Hankow, 1862;

mobbed and severely handled by porcelain potters in Kin-teh-Chin in Kiangsi 1864; served on Shang- hai Municipal Council, 1880; visited Szechwan, 1883, and since engaged in opening up steam communica- tion on Upper Yangtse, and in

trade of West China generally ; commenced all anti-footbinding

crusade in conjunction with Mrs. Little, 1898; commenced mining in conjunction with Chinese in Sze- chwan, 1893; received invitation from Chinese Government to exploit

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