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

and built Coll. for Chinese young

men, which has now nearly 200 pupils, also many elementary schools, the largest of which has 800 pupils: built Dingley Hosp., and in 1906 built large Blyth Hosp., which contains 150 beds; was visiting Peking in 1898 at the time of the Empress-Dowager's coup d'etat. Publications: Students' Pocket Dictionary; Wenchow Romanised System; Wenchow New Testament, etc., etc. Address: Wenchow, China.

SOPER, Rev. Julius (TOKYO), A.B.,

A.M., D.D.; Dean of Aoyama Theol. Sch.; b. Feb. 15, 1845, at Poolesville, Maryland ; m. May 20, 1873, Mary Frances Davison. Educ.: Georgetown Coll., D.C.; Drew Theol. Seminary, N.J., U.S.A. Arrived in Japan in 1873, and pro- secuted evangelistic work in con- nection with Meth. Epis. Ch. until 1895; closely identified with national temperance movement in Japan since 1890; from 1895 to the present time has been engaged in educa- tional work; witnessed the great procession headed by the Emperor and Empress when the new Con- stitution of Japan was promulgated, Feb. 11, 1859; present on the platform at Hibiya Park, Tokyo, when Admirals Togo and Kami- mura were publicly welcomed, autumn of 1905; twice ministerial delegate from Japan Annual Conf. to Gen. Conf., U.S.A., 1892 and 1900; present at Ecumenical Miss. Conf. at New York, April, 1900; has shaken hands with five Pre-

sidents of U.S.A.: Buchanan,

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Lincoln, Grant, Cleveland and McKinley. Publications: rous translations of religious works into Japanese. Address: No. 4, Aoyama Gakuin, Aoyaına, Tokyo,

Japan.

SOWERBY, Rev. Arthur (TAIYUENFU),

Missionary; d. Oct. 15, 1857; m. Louisa Clayton, d. of J. Clayton,

of Maidenhead. Educ. : St. John's

Wood, Collegiate Sch.; Regents Park Coll., London. Missionary in Shansi, North China, since 1881; sole survivor of Eng. Bap. Miss., in Shansi, after the massacre of 1900. Address: Taiyuenfu, Shansi,

China.

SOYEDA, Juichi (TOKYO), LL.D.; President of Industrial Bank; b. Aug., 1864, in Fukuoka-ken. Educ.: Tokyo Imp. Univ.; Cam- bridge, England. Was long in Jap. Gov. Service; appointed President of Formosan Bank, June, 1899; appointed chairman of Organisa- tion Committee of Japan Industrial Bank and appointed its president when formally started, 1992; took active part in work of monetary reform in Japan. Address: Tokyo,

Japan.

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SPARHAM, Rev. Charles George (HANKOW), B.A.; Clergyman and Missionary; b. Jan. 1, 1860, at Brighton, Eng.; m. Mary B. L., o. 8. d. of Rev. Griffith John, H. D. Educ.: Cheshunt College, Herts; University College, London; Lon- don University. Appointed to Cent. China Miss. by London M. Soc., 1881; travelled extensively in pro- vince of Hupeh, and established