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1898; acting Deputy Master Attendant, 1901; Commander of Colonial steamer, 1901; acting Deputy Master Attendant, 1903; Commander of Colonial steamer," Sea Mew "; Magistrate for Singapore; Member of Board of Examination for Masters and Mates, since 1903. Address: Singapore, Straits Settlements.


MURPHY, Rev. U. G. (NAGOYA), Missionary; b. Aug. 26, 1869, at Drawbridge, Md., U.S.A.; m. Aug. 3, 1893; Nora Street. Educ.: Public School; West Maryland Theological Seminary, Home Missionary, Seattle, Washington 1892; Origins, ted and carried to successful conclusion movement commonly known as "free cessation," by which victims of social evil, and geisha, iu Japan, were enabled to change their mode of life irrespective of debts, desire of keepers or parents or other reasons, thus ending legal traffic in young girls in Japan; President Methodist Protestant Church iu Japan, 1903 to date. Publications: "Social Evil in Japan " and tracts in Japanese. Address: Nagoya, Japan.


MURRAY, Colonel the Hon. Alexander V. D. (SINGAPORE), M.I.C.E., F.R.C.I.; Colonial Engineer and Surveyor General, Straits Settlements; b. Jan. 13, 1850; s. of Alexander Murray, District Judge, Kandy, Ceylon; m. Mary Louisa, d. of Ralph Tatham, Ceylon Civil Service. Educ.: Hyde Abbey, Winchester; Glasgow University. Appointed by Secretary of State to Ceylon Civil Service, 1871; Provincial Engineer, N.C.P., 1866; Province, of Uva, 1895: Western Province, 1897; acting Director of Public Works, Ceylon, 1897; sent on special mission to report on Public Works Department of Negri Sembilan, 1899; proceeded to Ceylon on special service, 1900; proceeded to England in command of Straits Settlements and Federated Malay States Coronation Contingent, 1902; proceeded to Ceylon on special service, 1903; since 1898 member of the Executive and Legislative Councils, Straits Settlements; member of local joint naval and Military Defence Committee; late Commandant, Singapore Volunteer Corps. Decoration; Coronation Silver Medal. Recreations: Rowing, tennis, shooting, cycling, riding. Clubs: Colombo; Singapore; Grosvenor, Piccadilly, London. Address:"Kinloss," Tanglin, Singapore, Straits Settlements.


MURRAY, Dr. David Ambrose (OSAKA), D.D., A.M.; Principal of Bible Training College, Osaka; b. March 23, 1861, in Montgomery Co., New York, U.S.A.; m. Oct. 11, 1905; Annie L.A. Foster, d. of Thos. D. Foster, of Ottumwa, la. Educ.: Coe College, Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Monmouth College, SI o n m o u t h 111. (A.B., 1885); A.M., Princeton University, 1887; graduated from Princeton Theological Seminary, 1888. Teaching in Government Schools in Japan, 1888-92; Pastor in U.S.A., 1893-1902; at Chicago, Ill.; Perry, Ia. and Ottumwa, Ia.; Missionary to Japan