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

SUYEMATSU, Baron Kencho (TOKYO),

M.A., Cantab; Doctor of Literature; Member of House of Peers; b. Aug., 1855, in Fukuoka-ken; m. only d. of Marquis Ito. Educ.: Cambridge, England. Sat as M.P., 1890-1895; appointed Director of Legislative Bureau, 1892-1896; during Japan- China War was sent to Seoul on important diplomatic mission which procured for him patent of Barony ; appointed Minister of Communica. tions, 1898; Minister for Interior, 1900-1901; on outbreak of recent war was sent to England on diplomatic mission. Address: Tokyo, Japan.

SWEET, Rev. W. S. (HANGCHOW),

Minister and Professor; b. 1854 ; m.

1876, and 1889. Educ.: State Normal Sch., Wis., U.S.A. ; Principal, Lone Rock H.S., 1874; Principal, Rich- land Centre City Schools, 1877; Supt. of County Schools, 1882; Prof. of Science, Wayland Academy. 1888; Pastor, First Baptist Church, La Crosse, Wis., 1890; Founder of Wayland Academy, Hangchow, 1900. Address: Hangchow, China.

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SWIFT, Prof. John Trumbull (TOK- Yo), M.A.; Prof. of English and Correspondent; b. 1861, at Colches- ter, Conn.; m. 1889, Isabel Wallace,

d. of Geo. A. Newman, East Orange, N. J. Educ.: Yale Uni- versity. Since 1900, Prof. of English

in Tokyo Higher Normal Sch., and Lecturer on English Language in Imp. University; Correspondent of

New York "Sun." Club: Tokyo. Address: 5, Tsukiji, Tokyo, Japan.

SWINDELL, Rev. Frank Guthrie (KUALA LUMPUR), M.A.; Clergy-

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man; b. 1874. Educ.: Pocklington School, Yorkshire; Oxford Univ. Curate of Baxley, near Maidstone, Kent, 1898-1902; Chaplain of Kuala Lumpur, since 1902. Address: The Parsonage, Kuala Lumpur, Selan- gor, Federated Malay States.

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SYMONDS, Jermyn d'Arcy Travers (SINGAPORE), Asst. Supt. of Police,

Straits Settlements and Lieut.

(late 16 Lancers), Army Reserve ; Oct. 20, 1855, 8. of late General

Jermyn Charles Symonds, Royal Marines. Educ.: Royal Naval Sch., New Cross; Victoria Coll., Jersey. Joined 5th Royal Irish Lancers, 1876; volunteered to 17th

D.C.O. Lancers in 1879, for service

in Zululand; took part in actions of Erzangayan and Ulundi;

volunteered for service to

to 9th

Lancers, in Afghanistan, 1880;

services in India, 1880-85; Commis-

sioned to 16th Queen's Lancers, March, 1887; in command Civil armed police on West Coast of Africa, 1990; invalided home and resigned appointment, 1891; ap- pointed Asst. Supt. Police, Straits Settlements, by Sec. of State, May 23, 1891. Decorations: Zulu Medal, 1879, with clasp. Address: Singa- pore, Straits Settlements.

SYMONDS, William North (SHANG- HAI), B.A.; Barrister at Law, Inner Temple and Northern Circuit; b. 1872, 8. of Rev. Canon Symonds,

Rector of Stockport; m. Hilda B. Drabble, d. of late Chas. Drabble,

Manchester. Educ.: Eton and

Cambridge. Address: 11 Peking Road, Shanghai, China.

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