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UCHIDA, Yasuya (TOKYO), Vice-Minis- ter of Foreign Affairs; b. Aug., 1865,

in Kumamoto-ken; m. 1899, Masa

Dogura, d. of S. Dogura. Educ. : Imp. Univ., Tokyo. Appointed Attaché of Legation at Washington, 1888; Private Sec. to Minister of

Agric. and Comm., 1890; 2nd Sec. of Legation, at London, 1893; Chargé d'Affaires during Japan- China War; 1st Sec. at Peking,

1895-1897; Spec. Mission to Ha- waiian Islands, 1897; Director of Comm. Bureau, Foreign Office, 1897; Director of Political Bureau, Foreign Office, 1898; Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs, 1900 ; appointed to present post, 1901; appointed

one of HI.I.J.M. Plenipotentiaries who concluded treaty with China regarding Manchurian affairs, Dec.

12, 1905; Vice-Minister of Foreign Affairs, May, 1906. Address:

Tokyo, Japan.

UME, Kenjiro (Tokyo), LL.D.; Prof. of Imp. Univ., Tokyo; b. June, 1860, in Shimane-ken. Educ.: Imp. Univ., Tokyo; in France and Ger- many, 1886-1889. Has been Prof. of Imperial Univ. since 1890; ap- pointed Director of Legislative Bureau, 1897; Vice-Minister of Educ., 1898. Address : Tokyo,

Japan.

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UNDERWOOD, Rev. Horace Grant

(SEOUL), A.M., D.D.; Missionary ;

b. July 19, 1859, at London, s. of

John Underwood, F.R.S.A.; m.

Lillias Sterling Horton, March

1889. Educ.: St. John's Coll. Inst., London; N.Y. University; Rutgus Theol. Seminary. Came to Corea

in 1885 and was first Protestant Ministerial Miss. to settle there; received the Honorary Degree of Doctor of Divinity from University of City of New York, 1892; has

been Chairman of Board of Trans-

lators at work on the Bible since its organization; is President of the

Educational Association of Corea,

founded the Corea Christian News.

Publications: Corean-Eng. and Eng.-Corean Dictionary: Gramma-

tical Introduction to the Corean

Language, and numerous tracts and

books in Coreau. Club: Seoul

Union. Address: Seoul, Corea.

UNDERWOOD, Dr. Lillias Stirling,

(SEOUL), M.D.; b. at Albany, N.Y.; m. March 13, 1889, Rev. Horace Grant Underwood (q.v.) Educ.: Women's Medical Coll. of Chicago,

Ill.; obtained M.D. degree and special diploma of merit. Arrived in Corea, March, 1888, and took up duties as Physician in Charge, Women's Dept.,Royal Corean Hosp.