WRIGHT, Dr. James Martensz (TAIPING), M.B., C.M., Aberd.; State Surgeon; b. Mar. 18, 1858, Medical Officer, Kinta, 1883: Surgeon, Lurut, 1855; Senior District Surgeon, Larut, 1887; acting State Surgeon, 1888; Senior District Surgeon, Kinta, 1890; acting State Surgeon, 1891; Chairman of Ipoh Sanitary Board, 1893, 1898, 1901; State Surgeon, Taiping, Perak, 1899. Address: Taiping, Perak, Federated Malay States.
WRIGHT, Luke E. (TOKYO), Ambassador for U.S.A.; b. 1847, at Tennessee. For eight years was Attorney General of Tennessee; was appointed Vice-Governer of the Philippine Islands and, in 1903, became head of the administration in succession to Mr. Taft; retired, 1905; appointed first American Ambassador to Japan, 1906, and assumed duties, May, 1906. Address: American Embassy, lA Yenokizaka-machi, Akasaka, Tokyo, Japan.
WRIGHTSON, Lieut. - Commander Charles A. W. (SHANGHAI), R.N.; in command of H.M. river gunboat " Woodcock." Lieutenant, June 22, 1896; appointed to command, 1906. Club: Shanghai. Address: H.M.S. "Woodcock," Shanghai, China.
WUCH'UNG-HSI (NANCHAMG), Acting Governor native of Shantung; provincial graduate. Grain Intendent, Chiang-an, Nov., 1896; Judge, Fukien, Sept., 1900; Treasurer, Nanking, 1901; do., Chihli, May, 1902; Vice-Director General of Telegraphs, Jan., 1903; Governor of Honan, Jan., 1906; co-Director-General, Imp. Granaries at North Tungchow, Feb., 1906; ag. Governor, Nanchang, Kiangsi province, April,, 1906, vice Hu Ting-kan, degraded on account of Nanchang tragedy.
WUNSCH, Dr. Richard ( TOKYO ), M.D.; Physician and Surgeon; b. Aug., 1869. Educ.; Greifswald University, Pomerania. House Surgeon of Surgical University Hosp., Greifswald; House Physician of Turban's Sanatorium, Davos. Switzerland; House Surgeon, German Hosp., Land.; volunteer asst. Virchow's Path. Ins., Berlin; House Surgeon, Obst. and Gyn. University Hosp., Kongsberg, Prussia; hon. asst. surgeon, German Hosp., London; Physician-in-Ordinary to H.M. tie Emperor of Corea; appointed M.O. to the British Embassy at Tokyo, in 1905. Decorations St. Mauritius and Lazarus; Palkua (eight elements), Corea. Address: Tokyo, Japan.
WU T'ING-FANG (PEKING), Minister of Board of Punishments; native of Kwangtung. Known also as Ng Choy; Barrister-at-law; acted as Magistrate at Hongkong for a time; Sec. to Li Hung Chang; Minister to United States, Spain and Peru, Nov., 1896; Sec., Board of Foreign Affairs, May, 1903; Vice-President, Board of Commerce, Sept., 1903; do., Board of Foreign Affairs, Dec., 1903; Minister of Board of Punishments, 1905-6; employed remodelling penal code,. 1906; applied for permission to resign, May, 1906, but permission refused; urged Throne to adopt trial by jury, 1906.
