1873. Contract Surveyor, Victoria, Australia, 1902; District Surveyor, Negri Sembilan, since 1908. Address: Seremban, Negri Sembilan, Federated Malay States.
RICHARDSON, Thomas William (SWATOW), Merchant; b. Edinburgh, Nov., 1834; m. Aug., 1861, Ellen M. Porter, of Salem, Mass. Educ,: Scottish Naval and Military Academy; Edinburgh University. Arrived in Hongkong, April, 1855, and went same year to Canton; in 1856, was sent to Takow, Formosa; in 1857, joined firm of 'fait and Co., of Amoy; in 1860, commenced business at Swatow in conjunction with C. W. Bradley, under the style of Bradley and Co., and has since been connected with that port. Address: Swatow, China; Richardson's, Billiter Square Buildings, London, E.C.; 27, Roland Gardens, London, S.W.
RIDDEL, Rev. William (WUKINGFU>, M.A., Aberdeen, 1874, M.B., C.M., 1881, M.D. 1860; b. March 5, 1853: m. to Frances Spark. Nov. 27. 1882. Educ: Public School, Leochel-Cnshaie; Grammar School, Old Aberdeen, and University. Since completion of education has been in the service of English Presbyterian Church as Missionary to the Hakka Chinese in Chaochow and Hweichow, and at present is in charge of the Mission Hospital at Wukingfu, about sixty miles inland from Swatow. Publication. Map of the neighbourhood of Swatow. Address: K.P. Mission, Swatow, China.
RIDGE, William Sheldon (SHANGHAI), B.A., F.G.S., F.R.G.S.; School master; b. Jan. 10, 1875; m, Mary Louisa, e. d. of J. Craven, of Selby, Yorkshire. Educ.: Woodhou.se Grove; University of Leeds. First Head Master, Chinese Public School; Hon. Librarian and Member of Council, N.C.B.R.A.S.; hon. assistant Secretary, International Red Cross Society, Shanghai, Publications: Magazine Articles on Geography, Geology, and Anthropology. Address: Chinese Public School, Shanghai, China.
RIDLER, Rev. Herbert Buller (FOOCHOW), Minister and Missionary b. 1872. Edtit:: Modern School, Woking; C.M. Society's College, London, N. Is associated with the C.M. Society. Address; Foochow, China.
RIDLEY, Henry Nicholas (SINGAORE), M.A., F.L.S., F.K.U.S., F.S.A.; Director of Gardens; b. Dec. 10, 1855. Educ: Haileybury. Exeter College, Oxford. Held Burdett-Coutts Geological Scholarship, Oxford; entered British Museum. Botanical Department; Expedition to Fernando de Noronha. Brazil, for Royal Society, 1886; been me-Director of Gardens and Forests, Straits Settlements, 1888; hon. Secretary, Straits branch, Royal Asiatic Society; visited Christmas and Cocos Islands as cominissioner for Straits Government, 1890, made collecting expeditions to various parts of Malay Peninsula, Sumatra. Borneo,.lava, and Christmas Island,. 1904; corresponding Member Pharmaceutical Society and Zoological Society; Member of Society for Physchical
