FERGUSON, JOHN CALVIN

(1866), Chinese Government Official; 6. in|about ‘Ontario, Canada. Bachelor of Arts,| Boston University, 1886, and in 1902) Doctor of Philosophy. From 1888-1897 | was president of Nanking University. | At Shanghai, 1897-1902, president of|ments Nanyang College. In 1902 was secre-| tary of Chinese Minister of Commerce. | by From 1903-1907 was chief secretary of must Chinese Railway Administration, — From | 1898-1911 was foreign adviser to viceroys| of Nanking. 1900-1910 adviser at | Wuchang. At Peking, 1911, was foreign | secretary Ministry of Post and ‘Com-| muni cations. Resigned and devoted] the himself to art and literary studies. | 1915-1917 Counselor to China in the | Department of State. Since 1917 | great adviser to President of China. Raised | them nearly one million dollars as chairman| Central China Famine Relief Committee | ma es from 1910-1911. Since 1912 counselor and vice president of Chinese Red Cro . | highly From 1902-1903 was member of Chinese | by Commi ion to revise treaties with Japan and United States. Was sent.on| freely special mi ions to United States for of.Chinese _ Government. Owned the| Shanghai Times from 1907-1911. _Has | give been decorated by French and Chinese Governments. the Catholic agitator under Charles II., and off. 1706. author of History of the Revolution, ' beer, Andrews; d. in Edinburgh madhouse. and His Scots poems exercised a marked bonic influence on Burns, who borrowed from | other him I the measure since known as the its Burns stanza.’