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WOODWARD, Lionel Mabbott (PERAK), M.A.; Judicial Commissioner, F.M.S.; b. Sept. 9, 1864. Educ.: Harrow; Trinity College; Cambridge. 1st class, Class. Tripos, 1886; M.A., 1892. Cadet, Straits Settlements Civil Service, 1888; Magistrate, Singapore, 1890; Magistrate, Penang, 1892; Deputy Registrar, Supreme Court, 1895; ag. Official Assignee, Singapore, 1898; Senior District Officer, Province Wellesley, 1900; Registrar, Supreme Court, Penang, 1902; acting Solicitor General, Straits Settlements, 1903; Member of Committee appointed to revise Criminal Procedure Code, 1892; Member of Committee appointed to report upon Moslem Trusts in Penang, 1903; Junior Counsel for Government of Straits Settlements in Tanjong Pagar Dock Co. Arbitration, 1905; Judicial Commissioner, Federated Malay States, since 1906. Club: Constitutional, London. Address: Ipoh, Perak, Federated Malay States.

WORCESTER, Dean Conant (MANILA), F.R.G.S.; Sec. of Interior, Philippine Islands; b. Oct. 1, 1866, at Thetford, Vermont; in. April 27, 1893, at Pasadena, California, Nanon Fay Leas. Educ.: Newton High School, Newton, Mass.; Univ. of Michigan, degree of A.B. in 1889. Member of Steere Expedition to Philippine Islands during 1887-88, when spent a year making zoological collection, visiting all larger islands of Archipelago; assistant in Botany, University of Michigan, 1889-1890; one of two men to conduct and manage Scientific Expedition to Philippines, 1890-93, when all larger islands of Philippine group and many small ones were visited for purpose of making zoological collections; Instructor of Zoology at University of Michigan, 1893-94; in 1895 appointed Assistant Professor of Zoology and Curator of Zoological Museum of University of Michigan; served as member of first Philippine Commission, of which President Schurman of Cornell University was president, from Jan., 1899, to April, 1900, when appointed member of second Philippine Commission; Secretary of Interior of Philippine Insular Government since Sept. 1, 1901. Fellow of the American Ornithologists' Union; Member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science; Member of the Washington Academy of Science; Member of the Ameriaan Geographical Society. Publications: "The Philippine Islands and their People," 1899 (Macmillan Company); also various papers on birds and mammals of Philippines. Address: Manila, Philippine Islands.

WORTHINGTON, Arthur Furley (KUALA LANGAT), B.A. Cantab.; District Officer; b. June 22, 1874. Passed in Law and Malay; acting Collector of Land Revenue, Kuala Kangsar and Lower Perak, 1898-1900; acting Collector of Land Revenue, Lower Perak, April, 1902; acting District Officer, Kuala Pilah, 1934; District Officer, Kuala Langat, 1906. Address: Kuala Langat, Selangor, Federated Malay States.