CHAMBERLAIN, BASIL HALL

(1850), English scholar and authority on Japan, was born at South sea, Eng. He is Emeritus profe or of philology at the Imperial University of Tokio and has published various works on Japanese poetry and on the Japanese language. (1879), graduated from Lawrenceville School at Lawrenceville, N.J. in 1898 and took a special course at Princeton University in English Literature and the Romance Languages. He was appointed deputy consul-gen. Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in April 1904 and vice and deputy consul-gen. in June, retired in December of the same year. Was consul at Pernambuco, Brazil from 1906-9; at Lourence Marquez, 1909-14; and was made consul gen. at Mexico City, Mexico, May 12, 1917 which position he resigned Aug. 1919. Author: Home, 1914; Through Stained Gla , 1915; John Begardus, 1916; White Man, 1919 and Not All King’s Horses the same year; Pigs to Market, 1920; and Is Mezico Worth Saving? and Cobweb in 1921. Also wrote short stories and contributed to various magazines on social and economical subjects pertaining to South America, (1854), senator, was born near Natchez,| Mi . and educated at Washington and Lee University. In 1876 he went to| Oregon and a few years later became a| member of the Oregon House of Repre-| sentatives. After serving as district attorney and attorney general, he was] elected governor for terms, 1903-7 and for term 1909-15 and reelected for term 1915-21. He is responsible for the ‘1 +) ee ee Military preparedne bill (1858), army officer, was born in New| York and educated at Genesco State|in Normal School, and later at the U.S.| Military Academy. He has held various} posts in the army and in 1912 took part in the campaign against the Sioux|lant Indians. For a year he was instructor of military science and tactics at Peeks kill Military Academy, the following 1897, becoming military attache at the United States Emba y in Vienna. was promoted to the rank of major-| general in 1917. 1914), Brit. statesman; 6. i London; eldest s. of Joseph Chamberlain, master of the Cordwainers Co.; educated at] Can on bury, f and Univ. I Coll. School, London; joined his cousin, Joseph Nettle fold, in a screw-making busine ; retired, 1874, and devoted his energies to political work. He married thrice;|Shal; unsucce ful as advanced Radical candi-| date for Sheffield, 1874; mayor of Birmingham, 1873-6. In 1895 he became colonial secretary in Lord Salisbury’s cabinet. He conducted negotiations with the 8. African republics previous to the war of 1899-1902. When Mr. A. J. Balfour succeeded Lord Salisbury as premier, July 1902, Chamberlain became colonial secretary, but withdrew, 1903. He was instrumental in founding Birmingham Univ. 1900, and became its first chancellor. TEN (1863), English statesman, eldest son of Joseph Chamberlain; M.P. for Birmingham since 1914; was member of war cabinet, 1918; again chancellor