ADAM, Charles M. (Hanoi), Inspector General of Indo-China; Director of the Financial Administration. Decorations: Chev. de la Legion d'Honneur. Address: Hanoi, Tonkin, Indo-China.
ADAMS, Arthur Robert (Penang), Advocate and Solicitor; b. Dec. 13, 1861. Educ.: Sherborne. Admitted as solicitor, Eng., April 1884; admitted Straits Bar, July, 1837; has since practised at Colonial and F.M.S. Bars; counsel for Govt. in Tanjong Pagar Arbitration 1905; Commandant Penang Volunteers; 2nd in Command, Straits Settlements and F.M.S. Coronation Contingent, 1902. Decoration: King's Coronation Medal. Recreations: All open air sports; natural history; astronomy. Clubs: Penang; Royal Col. Inst. Address: "Goodwood," Penang, Straits Settlements.
ADVOCAAT, Gysbert Diederik (Shanghai), Consul-Ganeral for the Netharlands at Shanghai; b. Amsterdam, Aug. 12, 1865. Entered the Netherlands Consular Service in 1885; appointed Vice-Consul at Constantinople 1889; acting Consul, Smyrna 1891; detached to the Foreign Office, the Hague 1893; Consul, Calcutta 1896; Consul-Genl., British India 1899; Consul-Geul., Shanghai for the Yangtsze Valley 1901. Decorations: Knight of 4th class; (Officier) of the Netherlands Order of Orange Nassau; the Luxemburg Order of the Oaken Crown, and the Turkish Order of Medjidie. Address: Netherlands Consulate-General, Shanghai, China.
AGER, Albert Powtrill (Singapore), Journalist; b. Nov. 27, 1876. Educ.: Bedford Modern Sch, Articled to journalism in England and served on several Eng. provincial and London journals; arrived in Straits Settlements in 1893 for the "Straits Times," then in charge of the late Arnot Reid; for six years Manager of "Straits Times." Clubs: Several local. Address: Singapore, Straits Settlements.
AIKEN, Rev. Edwin Edgerton (Paotingfu), Missionary; b. March 1, 1853; m. Oct. 6, 1892, Maud Lockwood (died Oct, 23, 1899); Sept. 23, 1902, Rose Ethel Merrill. Educ.: Phillips Acad., Andover, Mass., U.S.A., Class 1877; Yale Coll., Class 1884. Member of N. China Miss, of American Board (Cong.) since 1885; located in Peking 1885-90; Tientsin 1892-99; Paotingfu since 1902; house in Tientsin destroyed by Boxer shells 1900; attended Bi-centenuial of Yale Univ. Oct. 1900. Publications: Articles in various magazines. Address: American Board Mission, South Suburb, Paotingfu, Chihli, China.
AINSLIE, Dr. David Hunter (Hongkong), M.B., Ch.B., D.P.H. (Abdn.), D.T.M., (Camb.); b. April 11, 1875. Educ.: Edinburgh Institution; Old Den Pub. Sch., Aberdeen Univ.; Medical Officer for Anchor S. N. Co., Glasgow 1893; M.O. Lagos Govt. Railway, West Africa 1899-1901: Gold Coast Govt. Railway 1901-1904; joined the firm of Drs. Stedman, Reiinie and Harston, Hongkong 1905. Club: Hongkong.
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