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 Universities of Bonn, Munich and Paris. Foreign Editor,"Galignani's Messenger,"Paris, 1901-02; London Correspondent, "L'Eclair,"Paris, 1902-03; Foreign Editor," The Car," London, 1903-04. Clubs Penang; London Press. Address: 14, Scotland Road, Penang, Straits Settlements. 

 WEN TS'UNG YAO (CANTON), Taotai. Educ.: Hongkong. Interpreter for Chinese Treaty Commissioners during Tariff negotiations with Sir James Mackay at Shanghai in 1903; director, Canton Bureau of Foreign Affairs, 1905-6. 

 WERNER, Edward Theodore Chalmers (KEWKIANG), H.B.M. Consul. Appointed Student Interpreter in China, April 7, 1884; discharged duties of Accountant to Legation at Peking, 1888 and 1889; ag. Vice-Consul at Macao, 1894 to 1896; promoted 1st Asst., Sept. 27, 1S97; Vice-Consul at Pagoda Island, May 13, 1899: ag. Consul at Hangchow, 1898 to 1899; promoted Consul at Kiungchow, Feb. 24, 1900; in charge of Consulate, Pakhoi, 1901 to 1902; promoted Consul for Kiungehow and Pakhoi, May, 1904; Consul at Kewkiang, 1906. Address: H.B.M. Consulate, Kewkiang, China. 

 WEST, Dr. Benjamin Franklin (SINGAPORE), M.D.; Doctor of Medicine, Presiding Elder, Missionary to the Chinese; Editor " Malaysia Message "; b. April 22, 1858, at Montgomery Co., Indiana, U.S.A.; m. May 15, 1 1886, Letty Graham. Educ; Stabash College, Miami Med. Coll. Graduated in medicine at age of 21; after practising for six years called to ministry of Meth. Episc. Ch.; sent to Singapore as Missionary, 1887; presiding elder in charge of Penang District, 1890-1901; presiding elder in charge of Singapore District, since 1901. Publications: Translations into Hokkien Chinese;" History of Malaysia Mission of the Methodist Episcopal Church" (in preparation). Address: Singapore, Straits Settlements. 

 WEST, Charles Dickinson (TOKYO), Professor of Mech. Eng. in Eng. Coll. of Imp. University, Tokyo; b. Dublin, 1847. Educ; Trin. Coll. Dub., graduated 1869. Served for some time in Eng. Dept. of Birkenhead Iron Works; came to Japan, in 1882, as Prof, of Mech. Eng. in Imperial Coll. of Engineering (KobuDai Gaku), Tokyo; continued to hold same post after that institution was incorporated with Imp University. Decorations: 3rd Order of the Sacred Treasure; 4th order of the Rising Sun. Club: Tokyo. Address; Coll. of Eng., Imperial University, Tokyo, Japan. 

 WESTWATER, Dr. A. Macdonald ( LIAOYAAG ), L.R.C.P., L.R.C.S., Edin.; Medical Miss., Uu. Free Ch. of Scotland; b. April 30, 1854. Educ.: at Edinburgh. Appointed Med. Miss, of United Presb. Ch. of Scotland (now United Free Ch. of Scotland) 1881; Superintended relief work in Liaoyang district during floods of 1888, and distributed relief in 50 villages to 20,000 people; surgeon to Russian Red Cross Soc. during Boxer campaign, 1900-01;