chairman of Commission to enquire as to economies possible in certain Government departments, 1891; Queen's Advocate, 1892; Puisne Judge, Straits Settlements, 1893; appointed to conduct special inquiry in Perak, 1894, and received thanks of Secretary of State; acting Chief Justice, Straits Settlements, April, 1901; Senior Puisne Judge, Penang, Dec., 1901. Clubs: Oxford and Cambridge. Address: Penang, Straits Settlemenst.
LAW, Donaldson Riddell (HONGKONG ), Merchant; Manager local establishment of Butterfield and Swire. Came to the East from Scotland over 25 years ago and for some years represented the firm in Amoy. Club: Hongkong. Address: The Peak, Hongkong.
LAWRENCE, Captain Lionel Aubrey Walter Barnes- (HONGKONG), Harbour Master, Captain R.N., retired; b. May 26, 1855. Served in punitive expedition up the river Gambia, West Africa, in 1876; on the Somali Coast, I885; with the Naval Brigade during the Kaffir War, 1877-78, and throughout the Egyptian Campaign, 1882; lent by the Admiralty for service under the Chinese Government, 1879; employed as Commander in the Naval Intelligence Department, 1892-6; appointed Captain of the Port at Gibraltar, 1893; transferred to Hongkong as Harbour Mister, & e., and Member of the Legislative Council, 1904. Decorations: Egyptian and South African war Medals. Club: Hongkong Address: " The Chalet," Tue Peak, Hongkong.
LAWRIE, James Wm. (PENANG), Marine Surveyor. Assistant Government Engineer and Surveyor, Singapore, June 12, 1883; resigned, Oct. 10, 1884; re-appointed assistant Government Marine Surveyor, Sept. 26, 1887; Government Marine Surveyor, Penang, Mar. 9, 1901, Address: Penang, Straits Settlements.
LAWSHE, Abraham L. (MANILA), Auditor for Philippine Islands; b, Oct. 6, 1860, at Somerset, India.ua. Educ.: Privately; High Schools. Commencing as compositor, became job printer, foreman, reporter, editor, and proprietor, filled various local offices and represented district in Republican National Convention of 1896; appointed Postmaster by President Harrison, 1889; appointed Deputy Auditor for Post Office Department of U.S. by President McKinley, 1897; specially assigned by Secretary of Treasury to investigate and report upon methods of enforcing Chinese exclusion laws along Canadian border aid on Pacific Coast, 1899; sent to Cuba as auxiliary to Postal Commission to assist in organising postal S3rvice under U. S. Military Government, 1899; again sent to Cuba to investigate Cuban postal frauds, April, 1900; resigned positions of Deputy Auditor for Post office Department, Assistant Auditor for Cuba, and Auditor for Department of Posts of Cuba to accept position of Auditor for Philippine Is1ands; appointed Chairman of Philippine Exposition Board at Louisiana Purchase Exhibition at St. Louis, Aug., 1904;
