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

first assistant, 1896; Vice-Consul, Bangkok, 1897; has been acting Consul and Judge of Consular Court, Bangkok; resigned Consular Service, 1902; has been Judicial

Adviser to Siamese Government

since 1902 to date. Publications:

Papers in proceedings of R.G.S., and official reports on Siam, etc.

Club: Junior Constitutional, Lon- don; British, Bangkok. Address : Ministry of Justice, Bangkok,

Siam.

BLACKSHAW, Walter (KUALA KANG-

SAR), A.M.I.C.E.; F.M.S. Civil Service; b. May 27, 1870. Entered Public Works Department, Perak, as Assistant Engineer, 1901; ap- pointed acting Executive Engineer at Kuala Kangsar, 1903, and subse- quently Assistant Engineer. Ad- dress : Kuala Kangsar, Perak,

Federated Malay States.

BLAIKIE, Rev. Garden (CHAOCHOW-

FU), M.A., Cantab.; Presbyterian

Minister; b. Oct. 7, 1875; m. Tina

McCulloch Alexander, M.B., Ch.B.

(Edin.) Educ.: Dulwich College, Gonville, and Caius College, Cam- bridge, and Westminster (Theo- logical) College, Cambridge; was classical Scholar, Gonville and

Caius College, 1894-8; 1st class honours classical tripos pt. 1,

1896; 2nd class honours, classical

tripos pt. 2, 1898; B.A., 1898; M.A.,

1901. Ordained 1901. Club: Cam-

bridge University Union. Address : English Presbyterian Mission,

Chaochowfu, Swatow, China.

BLAND, Robert Norman (MALACCA),

B.A.; Resident Councillor; b. Oct.

8, 1859. Educ.: St. Paul's School;

Cheltenham College; Trinity Col- lege, Dublin. Cadet, Straits Settle- ments, Oct., 1882; passed in Malay, May, 1884; Collector and Magistrate, Sri Menanti, June, 1886; District Officer, Southern District, Province of Wellesley, 1888; Collector of Land Revenue, Penang, 1889; ditto,

Singapore, 1890; Officer in charge, Sunjei Ujong, Dec., 1894; ditto, Negri Sembilan, Jan. to April, 1895;

acting Official Assignee of Deeds,

Singapore, June, 1896; Inspector of Prisons, Straits Settlements, Mar.,

1897; senior District Officer, Pro- vince Wellesley, April, 1897; act- ing Resident Councillor, Malacca, April to Sept., 1900-1903; Captain in Singapore Volunteer corps, 1902. Clubs: Sports; Colonial Institute.

Address: Malacca, Straits Settle- ments; Whiteabbey, Co. Antrim,

Ireland.

BLAND, John Otway Percy (SHANG- HAI), Representative of British and Chinese Corporation in China, and

Times Correspondent; b. 1863, m.

1889. Educ.: Schools abroad and Trinity College, Dublin. Served in Chinese Imperial Maritime Cus- toms, 1883-1896; Secretary of Muni- cipal Council, Shanghai, 1896-1906;

Publications : Lay's of Far

Cathay, "Lays and Relays,

"Verse and Worse," etc. Decora- tions: Chinese Civil Rank (5th.

class). Clubs: Thatched House, Lond. Address: Shanghai, China.

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BLOCKHUYS, Prof. Edward Joseph (TOKYO), Licencié en sciences commerciales, Professor in the

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