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

Chino - Japanese War; had com. mand of Division of 2nd Army in recent Russo-Japanese War; wounded at Liaoyang and invalid-

ed home; created Baron, 1895.

Decoration: 3rd class of Golden

Kite. Address: Tokyo, Japan.

OIESEN, James Frederik (PAKHOI),

Commissioner of Customs; b. Oct.

17, 1857. Educ.: in Denmark. Appointed Assistant in Imperial Chinese Customs Service, 1877; Commissioner of Customs in Corea,

from 1889 to 1900 and at Chinese

ports, from 1900 to 1904; Chief Secretary, Inspectorate General of Customs, Peking, from 1904. British Pro-Consul, and in charge of Chin. ese interests at Wonsau, Corea,

from 1894 to 1900. Holds Chinese

civil rank of third class and Corean

patent of nobility of third class. Clubs: Royal Societies (Lond.); Peking; Shanghai. Decorations : Double Dragon (China), 2nd division; Corean patent of nobility 3rd class. Address: Inspectorate- General of Customs, Peking, China.

OISHI, Masami (Tokyo), M.P.; b. April, 1855, in Tosa. Minister Re- sident to Corea, 1892-1893; Vice- Minister of Agriculture and Com. merce, 1896-1897; again, 1898. Ad- dress: Tokyo, Japan.

OKA, Genkei (Tokyo), Doctor of

Medicine. Educ.: Tokyo Imperial University, Germany. Is Chief Physician-in-Waiting to the Em peror. Address: Tokyo, Japan.

OKABE, Viscount (Tokyo), Formerly

Daimyo of Kishiwada ; Member of

House of Peers; b. Nov., 1851. Educ.: America and England, 1875- 1883. Appointed Conncillor of Japanese Legation at London, 1886; Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs, 1889-1890; Minister Plenipotentiary

unattached, 1891; Governor of Tokyo-fu, 1894-1896; created Vis- count, 1884; has finanicial interests

in Corea. Address: Tokyo, Japan.

OKAMURA, Teruhiko (TOKYO),

LL.D., Solicitor; b. July, 1855,

at Osaka. Educ.: London, 1878- 1881. Appointed President of Yokohama Local Court; since, 1891, has practised privately; was de- spatched to London by Govern- ment in connection with Chishima-

Ravenna collision case, which was decided by Privy Council in favor of Japan. Address: Tokyo, Japan.

O'KELLY, Pierre (QUANG-TCHEOU-

WAN), Commissaire principal de 2e classe, Sous-Directeur du Com- missariat. Decoration: Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur. Address: Quang-Tcheou-Wan, Kwangsi Pro- vince, China.

OKU, General Baron (TOKYO); b. Nov., 1841. Entered Army, 1871; distin. guished for bravery in Civil War of 1877, when was Major; commanded 5th Army Division (Hiroshima) in

China-Japanese War; was ap- pointed Commander of Tokyo Bay Defences, Commander of the Eastern Military Districts and other high commands, promoted General, 1933; attended Duibar at Delhi; Commander in Chief of Second Army during War with Russia. Decorations: 3rd class of

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