of Education, Penang, July, 1897; District Officer, June, 1898; acting District Officer, Dindings, June, 1901; acting Collector of Laud Revenue, Penang, April, 1902; also acting Registrar of Deeds and Registrar of Bills of Sale, Penang, May, 1902; assistant Post Master General, Penang, Aug., 19J2, but continued to act as Collector of Land Revenue; acting Collector of Land Revenue, and Officer in Charge of Treasury, Malacca, April, 1903; 2nd Police Magistrate, Penang, Straits Settlements. Address: Penang, Straits Settlements.
HAMADA, Dr. Gentatsu (TOKYO), Chief Medical Officer and Proprietor of Hamada Hospital for diseases of women; b. Kumamoto-ken, Nov., 1854. Educ.: In Germany, 1885-1888. Appointed Professor of Medical Course of Tokyo University, 1889-1936. Address: Tokyo, Japan.
HAMAO, Arata (TOKYO), LL.D.; President of Tokyo Imperial University; Member of House of Peers; b. April, 1849,atTajima. Councillor of Department of Education, 1878; Vice-President of Tokyo Imperial University, 1884; Director of Special Educational Bureau, 1888; President of Tokyo Imperial University, 1893-1897; Minister of Education from Nov. to Dec., 1897; President of Tokyo Imperial University, 1906; awarded degree of LL.D. by Harvard University. Address: Tokyo, Japan.
HAMILTON, William Beeson (Cm-NAN-FU), A.B. (1883), A.M. ( 1888 ); Missionary, American Presbyterian Church; b. Sept. 10, 1864; m. May, 1888, Clara Linton (died Jan., 1889); m. May 1892, Margaret, d. H. Woods, D.D., Professor of Latin at Washington and Jefferson College, Pa. Educ. Washington and Jefferson College. Allegheny; Princeton Theological Seminary. Arrived China, Nov., 1888; resided Chinan in 1888; built, and for some years was Principal of, Clara Lintou Hamilton Memorial School; pastor, Presbyterian Church, Chinan; in charge of mission work in vicinity; by appointment of American Consul, Chefoo, arranged with Yuan Shih-kai for protection and safe convey to coast of over 100 missionaries, Protestant and Catholic, from Central and West Shantung and adjacent parts of Chihli and Houan, dm ing June and July, 1900; director, Shantung Protestant University, 1903; American Consular Agent, Chinanf 1905. Address: Chinan-fu, Shantung, China.
HAMPDEN, Ernest Miles Hobart (YOKOHAMA), H.B.M. Vice-Consul Appointed Student Interpreter in China, July 26, 1888; transferred to Japan, April 1, 1889; Vice-Consul at Tokyo (local rank), Aug. 21, 189C; employed as Assistant in Japanese Secretary's O ffi c e, Tokyo, 1896; acting Consul at Hakodate, 1896 to 1897; at Tamsui. 1897; acting Vice-Consul at Hiogo, 1898; acting Consul at Yokohama, 1899; Vice-Consul at Yokohama (local rank), 1899 to 1901; promoted 1st Assistant, April 1, 1901; acting Consul at Yokohama, 1902 to 1903; promoted Vice-Consul, Dec. 22,
