School, Ayr, N.B. Joined staff of Springham "Advertiser," Glasgow, as Reporter and Sub-Editor, 1897; appointd Editor; Springham "Advertiser," at age of 22, 1899; joined Siam "Observer," Bangkok, as Chief Reporter, Jan. 1, 1902; appointed Sub-Editor, Siam " Observer," March, 1902; joined Staff Straits "Echo," Penang, Sept, 23, 1904; acting Sub-Editor, Straits "Echo," Feb. -August, 1905; joined "Pinang Gazette," Penang, Aug. 24, 1905; Sub Editor, "Pinang Gazette," since Jan. 1, 1908; 1st Hon. General Secretary, Penang, Y.M.C.A.; founder and Hon. Secretary Penang Association Football League; M.N. of Lodge Royal Prince of Wales, No. 1555, E.C.. Member Penang St. Andrew's Society. Clubs Penang Cricket. Engineers' Institute, Penang, Address: "Pinang Gazette" Office, Penang.
ELLIS, Henry Disney (KUCHING), M.I.C.E., M.C.S.C.E., D.L.S., O.L.S.; Commissioner of Public Worlds and Surveys, Sarawak; b. 1854, s. of Colonel H. D. Ellis, 9th Regiment; m. d. of William Armstrong, C.E., The Priory, Toronto, Canada. Educ: Private School. Went to Canada, 1873, and was employed on railway.and private engineering work until 1880; given position as assistant Engineer on location of the Ontario and Sault Ste. Marie Railway, 1880; in 1882 was appointed Dominion Land Surveyor and placed in charge of a portion of the 13th Base Line Survey for Canadian Government; this work being finished acted as assistant Engineer on the Northern Pacific Junction Railway, and as such located the line from Gravenhurst to South River; transferred to Chief Engineer's Office during the construction of this line, uitil 1885; and then joined General Middleton's forces during the N. W. Rebellion as Lieutenant in the Dominion 1 and Surveyors' Corps; was present at the 3 days' fighting and capture of Batoche for which received Medal and clasp; returning to Toronto, appointed as Engineer in Charge of adjustment and relaying of 222 miles of track on the N. P. J. Railway and the N. and N. W. Railway; left the N. and N. W. Railway (Canada) in 1888; then took position on the Detroit Extension
