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 1897; Vice-Minister of Education, 1897-98; Minister of Education, 1901-03; President of the Peers' School, 1904-05; Delegate to International Meridian Conference at Washington, 1884; member of Tokyo Academy, since 1889; member and sometime President of Seismological Investigation Committee; created Baron, 1903; took part in establishing present system of Weights and Measures, also of Standard Times, of Japan; served on many educational and scientific commissions, and acted as judge at national exhibitions. Decorations: 3rd order of Rising Sun, 2nd order of Mirror. Publications: Has published several works, chiefly on mathematics. Clubs: Nippon; Peers. Address: 14, Yumicho Itchome, Hongo, Tokyo, Japan. 

KIKUCHI, Takeo (Toiv.o), LL.D.; Solicitor; Member of House of Peers; b. 1854, at Morioka. Educ.: Boston University. Lecturer at Tokyo University, 1881; Councillor of Justice Department, 1884; Private Secretary to the Minister of Justice, 1886; resigned as Director of Bureau of Justice, 1891; President of the " Hogakuin" (Private Law College). Address: Tokyo, Japan.  KIMURA, Riemon (YOKOHAMA), Merchant; b. Nov., 1834. Connected with Yokohama Electric Light Co., the Specie Bank, and other important establishments; was Member of the House of Peers. Address: Yokohama, Japan.  KINDER, Claude William (TIENTSIN). C.M.U., M.I.C.E.; General Manage and Engineer-in-Chief, Imperial Chinese Railways; b. Aug. 10, 1852, s. of late Major T. W. Kinder; m. 1879, Mary, d. of Harabumi Asai, of Tokyo. Served on Civil Staff, Chinese Imperial Railways, 1901, mentioned in despatches; Member of Society of Civil Engineers of U.S.; Life Member of National Rifle Associaton, England; Fellow, Hakluyt Society. Decorations: China Medal, and Clasp, Relief of Peking, 19JO;Imperial Chinese Order of the Double Dragon. Recreatin,i* " Game, target, rifle shotting. Club: Royal Societies. Address: Tientsin or Tongshan, China.  KING, Hamilton (BANGKOK), Envoy Extrordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary for U.S.A. Appointed 1905. Address: United States Legation. Bangkok. Siam.  KING, Harold Frederick (TIENTSIN). 1st class Assistant, H.B.M. Consular Service. Appointed Student Interpreter in China, Aug. 26, 1891; acting Consul at Wuhu, 1894; 1st class Assistant, Feb. 24, 1900: acting Vice-Consul at Shanghai, 1900; acting Consul at Hangchow, 1900 to 1901; acting Registrar and Chief Clerk of Supreme Court. Shanghai, 1901; acting Consul at Hangchow, 1901 to 1902; Assistant in Shipping Office, Shanghai, 1902; acting Assistant Judge. Shanghai, 1902 to 1903; acting Consul at Hangchow, 1903; at Tientsin, 1904; promoted Vice-Consul at Tientsin, May 5, 1904. Address. H.B.M. Consulate, Tientsin, China. 