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 with Yuan Shih-kai, winter, 1900; Customs Taotai, Tientsin, Feb., 1902; Expectant Metrop. Official of 3rd rank with brevet of Deputy Lieut.-General to proceed as Special Comm. to Tibet, Sept., 1904; returned from Tibet, winter, 1905; Minister of Wai-wu-pu, 1905-6; appointed assistant Superintendent of Taxes with control over Customs, May 10, 1906, but appointment cancelled after protest by British Government. 

 TANI, Viscount Tateki (TOKYO), Lieut.-General (retired); Member of House of Peers; b. at Tosa, Feb., 1837. Took part in War of Restoration; was Commander of Kumamoto Garrison as Major-Gen, in Civil War of 1877; Minister of Agric. and Comm, 1885-1887; created Viscount, 1884; Member of House of Peers since opening of Diet. Address: Tokyo, Japan. 

 TANNER, Bertram (HONGKONG), Sen. Asst. Master, Queen's Coll.; b. Oct. 19, 1870. Arrived in Colony and attached to Diocesan Sch., March 19, 1898; jun asst. Master, Queen's Coll., Jan, 13, 1900; sen. asst. Master, since Oct. 20, 1901; Normal Master, March, 1904. Address: Queen's College, Hongkong. 

 TATSUNO, Kingo (TOKYO), Doctor of Engineering; b. Aug., 1856, at Karatsu. Educ.: Imp. Univ. Tokyo; in England, 1880-1883. Designed and supervised building of Nippon Ginko (Bank of Japan), Parliament House, and other large edifices; now practises privately and is consulting architect to many large businesses. Address: Tokyo, Japan. 

 TAYLOR, Basil Reginald Hamilton (HONGKONG), F.R.A.S.; Civil Service; b. April 8, 1865; m. 1903, Harriett, d. of Col. H. G. Osgood, U.S. Army, and widow of late Major Paul Clendennis, U.S. Army. Entered R.N., 1878; served in Egyptian War, 1882; present at bombardment of Alexandria, July 11, 1882; lieut., 1888; served in Mediterranean, North American, China and Home Stations; resigned comm. 1898; Asst. Harbour, Master, Hongkong, 1899; ag. Harbour Master and M.L.C., 1900, 1903-4-5; ag. Assistant Superintendent of Police in charge of Water Police, 1904-5. Decorations: Egyptian Medal, Alexandria clasp, and bronze star. Clubs: Carlton; Bath; Hongkong. Address: Hongkong. 

 TAYLOR, Charles Henry Brewitt (MENGTSZ), F.R.A.S.; Acting Commissioner of Customs; b. Dec. 11, 1857; m. 1894, Ann, d. Alexander Michie. Educ.: Privately. Came out to Foochow in 1880, as Prof. of Mathematics and Navigation in the Schools at Foochow Arsenal; left in 1891, and joined I.M.C. as Asst.-Acting Chinese Sec. to Inspector General of Customs, 1898-1900; acting Commissioner of Customs at Swatow, 1900-01; District Postmaster, Shanghai, 1903-5; in Peking during siege of Legations, 1900 (mentioned in Brit. Minister's despatches for good services). Decorations: China War Medal, 1900, clasp "Defence of Legations''; Double Dragon, 3rd class. Publications: " Problems and Theorems in Navigation"; "Chats in Chinese."