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

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Governor, do., March, 1900; actiug Governor General, Chihli, etc., Nov., 1901; apptd. Junior Guardian of the Heir Apparent, Dec., 1901 ; decorated with Yellow Jacket, Jan., 1902; in charge of affairs of Northern Railway, Jan., 1902; Consulting Minister to Council of

Government, Jan., 1902; Minister of Army Reorganisation, July, 1903; head of railways, China Merchants'

s.s. Co., and telegraphs; the inan of power in China at present; opposed to boycott of American goods; granted privilege of wearing Sable Robe (worn by Imperial family), Nov., 1905.

YUAN SHU-HSUN (PEKING), Chinese

Official Service; native of Hunan. Prefect, Tientsin; Ching-I-Shih

Tao, Hupei, Jan., 1901; Su-Sung-T'ai

Tao, Shanghai, Jan., 1901; Hsuchou Tao, Kianghuai, Jan., 1905; Coun- tenanced anti-foreigu rioting whilst Taotai at Shanghai in Jan., 1906; Governor of Shuntienfn (Peking and adjacent dists.), Feb., 1906, significant appt. in view of attitude towards foreigners at Shanghai.

YU-CH'ENG-KO (HUNAN), native of

Anhwei; metrop. gradnate, 1890; Tai-Ping-Shun-Ssu Tao, Lungchou, Kwangsi, April, 1904; Treasurer- elect, Chilli, 1905; was censor in Peking during the Boxer emeute of 1900, and gained notoriety as anti- foreigner; is believed to

to have drawn up forged edicts ordering missionaries to be driven out of

country, and commanding the massacres of all foreigners through- out Empire; upon relief of Peking fled to Huuan highlands.

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YUNG WING (SHANGHAI), LL.D.; Scholar and Diplomat; b. 1828 ; m. 1876. Educ.: Yale University, New Haven, Connecticut, U.S.A.; gra- duated from Yale, 1854, being first Chinese graduate of a foreign University. Sent abroad by Tseng Kuo-fan to purchase machinery for the Kiangnan Arsenal at Shang- hai, 1864; appointed Chief Com- missioner of the Chinese Educa-

tional Mission to the United

States, 1871; appointed Associate Chinese Minister at Washington, Dec., 1876; returned to China, 1882, to submit a report of the Educa- tional Mission to the Peking Go-

vernment; sent to Pern in the

seventies as Chinese Cominissioner

to investigate the coolie traffic, and as a result of his report said traffic was shortly afterwards abolished; is Expectant Taotai of Kiaugsu. Publications: Chinese translation of "Parson's Law of

Contracts," and other works. Ad-

dress: Shanghai, China.

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ZUMOTO, Motosada (SEOUL), attached

to Marquis Ito's staff; b. 1862, in Hoki Province. Educ.: Sapporo Agric. Coll. Connected with “Japan Mail" as translator; afterwards in

Govt. service; apptd. twice Priv.

Sec. to Marquis Ito; in 1897 started

"Japan Times" at Tokyo in con- junction with three others; acted as Tokyo correspondent of London “Standard”; appointed to present post, 1906. Address: Seoul, Corea