drainage, building construction, sewage disposal, and sanitation. Recreations: Sailing, and model yacht building. Clubs: Hongkong; Royal Hongkong Yacht. Address: Hongkong.
OURA, Kanetake (TOKYO), Member of House of Peers; b. at Satsuma, May, 1850. Appointed Governor of Shimane -ken, 1893; subsequently Governor of several Prefectures; Inspector-General of Metropolitan Police, 1898-1900 and 1901-1903; Minister of Communications from Sept., 1901 to Jan., 1906. Address: Tokyo, Japan.
OUSTON, Geoffrey (KUALA LUMPUR), Acting Assistant, Land Revenue Office; b. Jan. 1, 1878. Passed in Law and Malay; cadet, Federated Malay States Civil Service, 1900; acting assistant District Officer, Tanjong Malim, 1903; acting Financial Assistant, Krian, 1904; acting Inspector of Schools, Perak, 1905; present post, 1906. Address: Kuala Lumpur, Selangor, Federated Malay States.
OUTREY, Ernest Amedee Antoine Georges (THUDAUMOT), Resident; Administrator, 1st class; b. April 11, 1863. Joined Civil Service of Indo-China, Oct. 10, 1884; Administrator, 4th class, Aug. 1, 1889; Administrator, 3rd class, Feb. 4, 1891; Administrator, 2nd class, Sept. 1, 1898; Administrator, 1st class, Feb. 4,1901. Decoration: Chevalier de la Legion d'Honneur; Officier d'Academic. Address: Thudaumot, Province de Thudaumot, Cochin-China.
OWEN, John Fortescue (KUALALIPIS), Acting District Officer; b. July 28, 1889. Entered Federated Malay States Civil Service as Junior Officer, Pahang, 1889; acting assistant Collector and Magistrate, Kuala Pahang, Oct., 1889; acting Collector and Magistrate at Rompin, Temerloh, Kuantan, Kuala Pahang, 1889-1893; Collector and Magistrate, Kuantan, Aug., 1893; Superintendent, Ulu Pahang, 1896; District Officer, Coast of Negri Sembilan, 1899; acting Secretary to Resident, Senior Magistrate, Warden of Mines, and Protector of Chinese, Pahang, 1901; acting District Officer, Kuala Lipis; Senior Magistrate, and Registrar of Titles, Pahang, since 1903. Address: Kuala Lipis, Pahang, Federated Malay States.
OYAMA, Marquis Marshal (TOKYO), O.M.; ex-Commander in Chief of Mauchurian Army; b. Oct., 1842, at Satsuma. Fought with the Imperialist forces during war preceding Restoration; commanded Brigade in Civil War of 1877: promoted Lieut. -General, 1878; promoted full General, 1891; Commander in Chief of Second Army which took Port Arthur and Wei-hai-wei in Chino -Japanese War 1894-1895; created Marquis, 1895; promoted Marshal, 1898; Chief of General Staff, 1898; resigned early in 1904 to become Commander in Chief of Manchuriau Army, Japan-Russia War, 1904-1906; was largely instrumental in bringing the Japanese army to present state of
