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Address: St. John's College..Jessfield, Shanghai, China.


LINDSTROM, Rev. H. E. S. (HIROSHIMA), Missionary of Christian and Missionary Alliance of U.S.A.; b..Jan. 25, 1867, at Helsingor, Denmark; in. Christina Lovisa, of Engstrom. Educ.: Chicago Theologica1 Seminary; Danish Free Church Seminar.;, Chicago. Arrived in Japan, Nov. 23, 1891. Address: Shimonaka Machi, No. 2, Hiroshima, Japan.


LINTON, A. R. (HONGKONG), Banker. Acting Manager, Mercantile Bank. Club: Hongkong. Address: Queen's Road, Hongkong.


LIM WEI-YUAN (FORMOSA), Millionaire; became Japanese subject in 1895 upon cession of island to Japan in order to prevent confiscation of landed estates and revenues; has given large sums to assist Fovmosan and Foochow (Chinese) Governments; was Created President of Imperial stud Court at Peking, 1894; Vice-Presdt. of one of the great Peking Boards, 1905, this honour being granted in reward for subscribing large sums of money towards the Board of Revenue Bank in Peking.


LITCHFIELD, Henry Charles (YOKOHAMA), Banister: b. 1843; m. 1894. Educ.: Marlborough College and Cambridge University. Called to bar, Inner Temple, 1867. Club: Yokohama United. Address: 120A Bluff, Yokohama, Japan.


LITTLE, Alexander Colbourne (HONGKONG), Architect and Engineer; b. Oct. 7, 1877. Joined Public Works Department in May, 1904, as Assistant Engineer. Clubs: Hongkong. Address: Public Works Department, Hongkong.


LITTLE, Archibald John (CHUNGKING), F.R.G.S., F.R.C.L; Merchant and Author; b. April 18, 1838, at London; in. Alicia, d. of Calverley Bewicke, of Hallaton Hall, Leicestershire. Educ.: St. Paul's and Berlin. Arrived in Hongkong in 1859 as Tea-taster to Siemssen and Co.; remained with that firm at Canton and Shanghai until 1862, when established himself in Kinkiang and later at Shanghai; as Volunteer in 18uO assisted in repelling attack of Taiping rebels; visited Imperial and Taiping Camps in Kiangsu and Chekiang same year; was mobbed as a spy in Anhwei:uid nearly killed; returned to Shanghai, 1801, and served in Volunteer Artillery during rebel disturbances, 1861-62; was attacked, stunned and bound by Imperial soldiers in streets of Hankow, 1862; mobbed and severely handled by porcelain potters in Kin-teh-Chin in Kiangsi 1864; served on Shanghai Municipal Council, 1880; visited Szechwan, 1883, and since engaged in opening up steam communication on Upper Yangtse, and in trade of West China generally; commenced an anti-footbinding crusade in conjunction with Mrs. Little, 1898; commenced mining in conjunction with Chinese in Szechwan, 1899; received invitation from Chinese Government to exploit