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Serendah, 1903; acting assistant Ditrict Treasurer, Kuala Lumpur, 1904; acting District Treasurer, Raub. Pahang, 1906. Address: Raub. Pahang, Federated Malay States.


LANNING, George (SHANGHAI), Principal, Shanghai Public School; b. June 16, 1852; m. 1875, to Caroline, d. of Theo. Mallor, of Middlewich. Educ.: Weymonth House School, Bath, and St. John's College, Battersea. London. Began training as teacher under his father, also a teacher: was head of the All England Scholarship Exam, list, 1870; graduated in 1872 with 1st class Certificate; Head Master, Middlewich Schools, 1872-75; of the Anglo-Chinese School, Shanghai, 1875-89; and the Shanghai Public School, 1889 to present time. Publication: 'Easy Steps to Chinese Studies." and various anonymous hooks and pamphlets. Club: Masonic. Address: Public School, Shanghai, China.


LANSDELL, Alfred (NEGRI SEMBILAN), Federated Malay States Civil Service; b. June 22, 1865. Assistant Surveyor, Land Office at Kinta and Matang, 1889-1894; acting Revenue Surveyor, 1895: Superintendent of Surveys, Negri Sembilan, 1897-1901. Address: Negri Sembilan, Federated Malay States.


LAU CHU-PAK (HONGKONG), J.P.; Compradore, A. S. Watson and Co.; b. June 5, 1867; in. 1886. Educ.: Government Central School, Hongkong. First clerk to Hongkong Observatory, 1885; compradore to West Point Godown Co., 1888; Senior Anglo-Chinestmaster of Formosa Government College, 1889; tea merchant, 1890; first Chinese assistant and compradore of A. S. Watson and Co. since 1893; member of directorate of Tung Wa Hospital; member of committee of Society for Protection of Women and Children; member of the Sanitary Board; member of District Watchman Committee; hon. secretary of Ellis Kadoorie Chinese Schools Society: member of exeontive committee of Tung Wa District Hospitals since 1897; took a leading part in the establishment of the Plague Hospital for Chinese, the Ellis Kadoorie Chinese Schools Society in Hongkong and China, the Blake Commemoration Fund, the Chinese Commercial Union, etc., etc. Club: Hongkong (Chinese). Address: No. 1, " Ardmore,"Babington Path, Honsrkong.


LAURANS, Louis Joseph Charle Felix (SAIGON), Conseiller, Cour d'Appel; b. Nov. 9, 1850. Entree 1'Administration de la Justice, Aout 15, 1877; Conseiller, Juillet 1, 1904. Address: Saigon, Cochin-China.


LAW, Archibald Fitzgerald (PENANG), M.A.; Puisne Judge; b. 1853 Educ.: Oriel College, Oxford. Called to Bar, Inner Temple, 1879; Assistant Commissioner, Cyprus, 1333; President of District Court, Famagusta, 1883; Principal Forest Officer, 1886; member of Legislative Council, 1887; acting Queen's Advocate, 1889-1899; acting Chief Secretary to Government 1890-91;