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

Leeds Grammar School; King's College, London. Articled as a Civil Engineer to the Municipal Engineer, Leeds, afterwards As- sistant and, subsequently, Deputy Borough Engineer, Leeds, 1866; Chief Resident En- gineer (under the late Sir Thomas Hawksley, F.R.S., Past President Institute of Civil Engineers); in charge of the large Washburn Ex- tension of the Leeds C.W.W., 1869-73; appointed assistant to the Surveyor General of Hongkong, Dec., 1873, and was in charge of the detailed surveys and borings for the Tytam Waterworks, 1874-75; had charge of all new Government Public Works and Surveys, 1874-79, resigned from the Government ser- vice, Feb., 1879; commenced private practise that year and has since, among other works, erected sugar refineries and docks; elected

Lieutenant of local

local Volunteer

Corps, May, 1878; appointed J.P., Jan. 24, 1882; represented the Chinese Government in the settle-

ment of the Shameen Riot claims, Canton, August, 1884; attacked by Chinese in New Territory when on a geological expedition, July 19, 1879; is Past D.S.G.W. Hongkong

and South China. Club: Hong- kong. Address: Queen's Gardens, and Queen's Road Central, Hong-

kong.

DANE, Dr.

Robert (SINGAPORE ), M.R.C.S., L.S.A. (1887), L.R.C.P. (1889); Colonial Surgeon. House Physician, Middlesex Hospital, 1890; House Surgeon, General Hospital, Singapore, June, 1890;

Colonial Surgeon, Province Welles- ley, March, 1893; Colonial Surgeon,

1901. Singapore, March,

Club:

Singapore.

Address: Singapore,

Straits Settlements.

D'ANETHAN, Baroness Albert, nee Haggard, (TOKYO); b. at Braden- ham Hall, Norfolk; m. Nov. 17, 1886, to Baron Albert d'Anethan Publications: "His Chief's Wife;" "Love Songs and Other Songs;" "It Happened in Japan," etc., etc.,

Decorations: Medals of Japanese Red Cross Society and of Imperial (Japanese) Silver Wedding. Club: Grosvenor Crescent, London. Ad- dress: Belgian Legation, Tokyo,

Japan.

D'ANETHAN, Baron Albert (TOKYO),

Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary for Belgium; b. June 13, 1849; m. Eleonore Mary Haggard. Educ.: Athénée of Brussels; Liege University. En- tered the Belgian diplomatic service in 1870 and served 3 years at the Foreign Office; appointed Secretary to Legation in Japan, 1873; Secre- tary to Legation in Great Britain, 1876; Conseiller of Legation at Washington, 1880; at Constantinople and Vienna, 1883; at Rio de Janeiro, 1886; at London, 1888; Minister in Brazil, 1889; Minister in Tokyo since 1893; Doyen of the Corps Diploma- tique from 1897 to 1906. Decora- tions: Officer of Leopold; G.C. of Rising Sun; G.C. of Isabelle la Catholique; K.C. of Rose; K.C. of Iron Crown; K.C. of Osmanié; Kt. of Legion of Honour; Kt. of Albert Clubs: le Valeureux, etc., etc. Tokyo, and Yokohama United.

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