Leeds Grammar School; King's College, London. Articled as a Civil Engineer to the Municipal Engineer, Leeds, afterwards Assistant and, subsequently, Deputy Borough Engineer, Leeds, 1866; Chief Resident Engineer (under the late Sir Thomas Hawksley, F.R.S., Past President Institute of Civil Engineers); in charge of the large Washburn Extension of the Leeds C.W.W., 1869-73; appointed assistant to the Surveyor General of Hongkong, Dec., 1873, and was in charge of the detailed surveys and borings for the Tytam Waterworks, 1874-75; had charge of all new Government Public Works and Surveys, 1874-79, resigned from the Government service, Feb., 1879; commenced private practise that year and has since, among other works, erected sugar refineries and docks; elected Lieutenant of local Volunteer Corps, May, 1878; appointed J.P., Jan. 24, 1882; represented the Chinese Government in the settlement of the Shameen Riot claims, Canton, August, 1884; attacked by Chinese in New Territory when on a geological expedition, July 19, 1879; is Past D.S.G.W. Hongkong and South China. Club: Hongkong. Address: Queen's Gardens, and Queen's Road Central, Hongkong.
DANE, Dr. Robert (SINGAPORE), M.R.C.S., L.S.A. (1887), L.R.C.P. (1889); Colonial Surgeon. House Physician, Middlesex Hospital, 1890; House Surgeon, General Hospital, Singapore, June, 1890; Colonial Surgeon, Province Wellesley, March, 1893; Colonial Surgeon, Singapore, March, 1901. Club: Singapore. Address: Singapore, Straits Settlements.
D'ANETHAN, Baroness Albert, nee Haggard (TOKYO); b. at Bradenham Hall, Norfolk; m. Nov. 17, 1886, to Baron Albert d'Anethan Publications:" His Chief's Wife;" "Love Songs and Other Songs;" " It Happened in Japan," etc., etc., Decorations: Medals of Japanese Red Cross Society and of Imperial (Japanese) Silver Wedding. Club: Grosvenor Crescent, London. Address: Belgian Legation, Tokyo, Japan.
D'ANETHAN, Baron Albert (TOKYO), Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary for Belgium; b. June 13, 1849; m. Eleonore Mary Haggard. Educ.: Athenee of Brussels; Liege University. Entered the Belgian diplomatic service in 1870 and served 3 years at the Foreign Office; appointed Secretary to Legation in Japan, 1873; Secretary to Legation in Great Britain, 1876; Conseiller of Legation at Washington, 1880; at Constantinople and Vienna, 1883; at Rio de Janeiro, 1886; at London, 1888; Minister in Brazil, 1889; Minister in Tokyo since 1893; Doyen of the Corps Diplomatique from 1897 to 1906. Decorations: Officer of Leopold; G.C. of Rising Sun; G.C. of Isabelle la Calholique; K.C. of Rose; K.C. of Iron Crown; K.C. of Osmanie; Kt. of Legion of Honour; Kt. of Albert le Valeureux, etc., etc. Clubs: Tokyo, and Yokohama United.
