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WHO'S WHO IN THE FAR EAST (JUNE) 1900-7.

drainage, building construction, ... sewage disposal, and sanitation. Recreations: Sailing, and model yacht building. Clubs: Hongkong: Royal Hongkong Yacht. Address:

Hongkong.

OURA, Kanetake (TOKYO), Member of House of Peers; b. at Satsuma, May, 1850. Appointed Governor of Shimane - ken, 1893; subsequently Governor of several Prefectures ; Inspector-General of Metropolitan Police, 1898-1900 and 1901-1903 ;

Minister of Communications from Sept., 1901 to Jan., 1996. Address: Tokyo, Japan.

OUSTON, Geoffrey (KUALA LUMPUR),

Acting Assistant, Land Revenue Office; b. Jan. 1, 1878. Passed in Law and Malay; cadet, Federated Malay States Civil Service, 1900; acting assistant District Officer, Tanjong Malim, 1903 ; acting Financial Assistant, Krian, 1904; acting Inspector of Schools, Perak, 1995; present post, 1906. Address: Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Fede- rated Malay States.

OUTREY, Ernest Amedee Antoine

Georges (THUDAUMOT), Resident; Administrator, 1st class; b. April

11, 1883. Joined Civil Service of Indo-China, Oct. 10, 1884; Adminis- trator, 4th class, Aug. 1, 1889; Ad- ministrator, 3rd class, Feb. 4, 1891 ;

Administrator, 2nd class, Sept. 1,

1898; Administrator, 1st class, Feb. 4, 1901. Decoration: Chevalier de la Légion d'Honneur; Officier d'Académie. Address: Thudaumot, Province de Thudaumot, Cochin.

China.

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OWEN, John Fortescue (KUALA-

LIPIS), Acting District Officer; b. July 28, 1889. Entered Federated Malay States Civil Service as Junior Officer, Pahang, 1889; acting assistant Collector and Magistrate, Kuala Pahang, Oct.,

1889; acting Collector and Ma- gistrate at Rompin, Temerloh, Kuantan, Kuala Pahang, 1889-1893; Collector and Magistrate, Kuantan, Aug., 1893; Superintendent, Ulu Pahang, 1896; District Officer, Coast of Negri Sembilan, 1899; acting Secretary to Resident, Senior Magistrate, Warden of

Mines, and Protector of Chinese, Pahang, 1931; acting District Officer, Kuala Lipis; Senior Ma- gistrate, and Registrar of Titles,

Address: Pahang, since 1903. Kuala Lipis, Pahang, Federated Malay States.

OYAMA, Marquis Marshal (Tokyo),

O.M.; ex-Commander in Chief of Manchurian Army; b. Oct., 1842, at Satsuma. Fought with the Im- perialist forces during war prece- ding Restoration ; commanded Brigade in Civil War of 1877; promoted Lieut. - General, 1878; promoted full General, 1891; Com- mander in Chief of Second Army

which took Port Arthur and Wei-

hai-wei in Chino Japanese War 1894-1895; created Marquis, 1895; promoted Marshal, 1898; Chief of General Staff, 1898; resigned early in 1904 to become Commander in

Chief of Manchurian Army, Japan- Russia War, 1904-1905; was largely instrumental in bringing the Japan. ese army to present state of

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