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WRAY, Cecil (PAHANG), British Resident, F.M.S.: b. Aug. 18, 1853, e. s. late Leonard Wray: m. Aug., 1894, Ethel Maud, 2nd d. late Rev. Richard Baxendale. Educ: Private Sch. Entered Public Works Department, Perak, Oct., 1881; assistant to Collector and Magistrate, Kinta, Perak, 1882; Collector and Magistrate, Batang Padang District, 1887; Collector and Magistrate, Krian, 1892; acting District Magistrate, Kinta, 1896; acting Senior Magistrate, Perak, 1897; Chief Magistrate, Selangor, Sept., 1897; District Magistrate, Kinta, 1900; acting British Resident, Pahang, March, 1904; confirmed, Sept., 1904; Fellow of Geological Society; Member of Royal Photographic Society; local Corresponding Member of Anthropological Institute. Address: British Residency, Pahang, Federated Malay States.


WRAY, Leonard (PERAK), I.S.O.. M.I.E.E.. F.Z.S., etc.; Director of Museums; b. 1852. Educ.: Privately. Entered Perak Civil Service as Superintendent Government Hill Garden, 1881; Curator, State Museum, Perak, 1883; State Geologist, 1890. Publications: "Alluvial Tin Prospecting"; various scientific papers in Kew "Bulletin," Journal Royal Asiatic Society, Journal Anthropological Institute, Perak Museum Notes, Journal of the F.M.S. Museums, Pharmaceutical Journal; Journal of the Society of Arts, etc. Club: New, Taiping. Address: Taiping, Perak, Federated Malay States.


WREFORD. John Frederick (PENANG), B.A.; Advocate and Solicitor of Supreme Court, Straits Settlements; b. Dec., 1859, b. of John Wreford, J.P., Clannaborough, Devon: in. 1895, Marion Gertrude, o. d. late Alex. J. Johnston, of Shanghai. Educ.: Winchester; Exeter Coll., Oxford. Admitted as-Solicitor, London, 1883; called to-Bar of Straits Settlements, Feb., 1889; for many years, President Penang Turf Club; landowner,, Clannaborough Bow, Devon. Club: Sports, London. Address: Penang, Straits Settlements; Clannaborough Bow, Devon, England.


WRIGHT, Lieut. -Colonel George (SINGAPORE), D.S.O.; Commanding R.A., Straits Settlements; b. July 18, 1860. Educ.: Royal Military Acad., Woolwich. Served in South Africa, 1900-1902, as C.R.A., Rhodesian Field Force; afterwards A. P. M. and.C.V.O. to Lord Methuen, Decorations: D.S.O., Queen's Medal with four clasps, King's Medal with two clasps, mentioned in despatches. Address; Singapore, Straits Settlements.


WRIGHT, George Henry Bateson. (HONGKONG), D.D., Oxon; Head Master, Queen's College; b. 1853. Educ: Queen's College, Oxford, B.A. 2nd class Theol., June, 1875; Denver and Johnson Schol. and Kennicott Hebrew Schol., 1876; Syriac Prize; Pusey and Elerton Schol., 1877. Head Master, Queen's College, Hongkong, from 1881. Publications: "Critical Edition of Book of Job," 1884; "Was lsr:it-l ever in Egypt?" 1S95. Address: Hongkong.