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

TUXFORD, Alfred Stanley (HONG- KONG), Ophthalmic Optician; b. 1875. Educ.: King Edward VII Commercial Sch., Norwich, Eng- land. Graduated in Ophthalmology at N. Illinois Coll. of Ophthal- mology and Otology. Club: St. Georges. Address: "East Anglia,'' 74, Caine Road, Hongkong.

TWYMAN, Bertie (SHANGHAI), Mixed Court Assessor. Appointed Student Interpreter in China, Sept. 24, 1895; ag. Consul at Chinking, 1898; Vice- Consul at Canton, 1901; promoted

1st class Asst., Nov. 4, 1902; ag.

Consul at Swatow, 1902, tó 1903;

Mixed Court Assessor, Shanghai;

1906. Address: H.B.M. Consulate,

Shanghai, China.

TYLER, William Ferdinand (SHANG-

HAI), A.I.C.E., F.R.Met.S.; Chinese

Govt. Service; b. Dec. 11, 1865. Service in Chinese Navy during China-Japanese war, 1894; was executive officer (Commander) of Flagship "Tingyuen" at Yalu Battle and at Siege of Weihaiwei; holds positions of Naval Sec. of

Tzu

Peiyang aud Nanyang Naval Ad- ministrations and of Coast Inspec-

tor in Imp. Maritime Customs.

Decorations: Peacock's Feather;

Double Dragon, 3rd div., 1st class.

Club: Royal Societies. Address: 52, Bubbling Well Road, Shanghai,

China.

TZU-HSI, Dowager Empress of China (PEKING), b. 1834, at Peking; d. of Government official. Became one of the secondary wives of Emperor Hienfung, 1851; upon giving birth

to a son was raised to rank of

Empress; after death of Emperor reigned as Joint Regent with first wife, who died in 1880; from 1880 to 1887 ruled as sole Regent; in 1898 practically deposed the present Emperor, Kuang-hsu, owing to his leaning towards reform, and has since administered the Govern-

ment; is a woman of great strength

of character but opposed to innova- tion and is more than suspected of having given countenance to the Boxer Rising in 1900. Residence:

The Forbidden City, Peking, China.

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