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

WRIGHT, Dr. James Martensz

(TAIPING), M.B., C.M., Aberd.;

State Surgeon; b. Mar. 18, 1858,

Medical Officer, Kinta, 1883: Snr- geon, Larut, 1855; Senior District Surgeon, Larut, 1887; acting State Surgeon, 1888; Senior District Sur- geon, Kinta, 1890; acting State Surgeon, 1891; Chairman of Ipoh Sanitary Board, 1893, 1898, 1901; State Surgeon, Taiping, Perak, 1899. Address: Taiping, Perak,

Federated Malay States.

WRIGHT, Luke E. (TOKYO), Ambas-

sador for U.S.A.; b. 1847, at Tennes- see. For eight years was Attorney

General of Tennessee; was ap-

pointed Vice-Governer of the Philippine Islands and, in 1903,

became head of the administra-

tion in succession to Mr. Taft;

retired, 1905; appointed first Am- erican Ambassador to Japan, 1906, and assumed duties, May, 1906. Address: American Embassy, 1A, Akasaka,

Yenokizaka-mnachi,

Tokyo, Japan.

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WRIGHTSON, Lieut. Commander

Charles A. W. (SHANGHAI), R.N.; in command of H.M. river gunboat 66 Woodcock." Lieutenant, Junė 22, 1896; appointed to command, 1906.

Club: Shanghai. Address: H.M.S. “Woodcock,” Shanghai, China.

WUCH'UNG-HSI (NANCHANG), Acting Governor native of Shantung; provincial graduate. Grain Intend- ent, Chiang-an, Nov., 1896; Judge,

Fukien, Sept., 1900; Treasurer,

Nanking, 1901; do., Chilli, May,

1902; Vice-Director General of

Telegraplis, Jan., 1903; Governor

of Honan, Jan., 1906; co-Director-

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General, Imp. Granaries at North Tungchow, Feb., 1906; ag. Governor, Nanchang, Kiangsi province, April, 1906, vice Hu Ting-kan, degraded on account of Nanchang tragedy.

WUNSCH, Dr. Richard (TOKYO),

M.D.; Physician and Surgeon; b. Aug., 1869. Educ.: Greifswald University, Pomerania. House Sur- geon of Surgical University Hosp., Greifswald; House Physician of

Turban's Sanatorium,

Sanatorium, Davos. Switzerland; House Surgeon, Ger- man Hosp., Lond.; volunteer asst.

Virchow's Path. Ins., Berlin; House Surgeon, Obst. and Gyn. University Hosp., Konigsberg, Prussia; hon. asst. surgeon, German Hosp., Lon- don; Physician-in-Ordinary to H.M. the Emperor of Corea; appointed M.O. to the British Embassy at Tokyo, in 1905. Decorations · St. Mauritius and Lazarus; Palkua (eight elements), Corea. Address: Tokyo, Japan.

WU T'ING-FANG (PEKING), Minister of Board of Punishments; native- of Kwangtung. Known also as Ng Choy; Barrister-at-law; acted as Magistrate at Hongkong for a time; Sec. to Li Hung Chang; Minister to United States, Spain

and Peru, Nov., 1896; Sec., Board of Foreign Affairs, May, 1903; Vice-

• President, Board of Commerce, Sept., 1903; do., Board of Foreign Affairs, Dec., 1903; Minister of Board of Punishments, 1905-6; employed remodelling penal code,. 1906; applied for permission to resign, May, 1906, but permission refused; urged Throne to adopt trial by jury, 1906.

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