London, Aug. 26.
The death has occurred, at the ago of 86, of the Rt Hon. Sir} Ernest Mason Satow P.c, G.C.M.G., who was British Minister at Peking 1900-06.
Educated at Mill Hill School and University College, London, Mr, Evnest Satow, as he then was, entered the Consular Service as a student interpreter in Japan 1861, rising to the position of Inter-prefer in 1861 and, three years later, to that of Japanese Secretary to the British Legation, Appointed Agent and Consul-General at Bangkok in 1881, he became Minister-Resident in 1885, holding the same post at Montevideo in 1888, From Montevideo he went to Morocco (1803), being transferred to Tokyo in 1895. He received his knighthood the same year and, five years later, was app pointed British Minister at Peking 8 post he held until 190¢ he was second delegate to the Second Pence Conference, Sir Ernest Satow was not only diplomat but ing to his name including "A Guide to Diplomatic "A Diplomat in Japan", ian Loan and Frederick, Exercises in Colloquial In collaboration with 'S. Hawes he compiled several editions of "Murray's Handbook for Japan" and, with M. Ishibas} English-Japanese di ter,
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