HAYASHI, Gonsuke (TOKYO), late Minister at Seoul; b. Aizu, 1860. Educ.: Imperial University, Tokyo. Appointed attache to Foreign Office, 1887; Vice-Consul at Cliefoo, 1887, at Ninsen, 1888; promoted full Consul, 1890, Consul at Shanghai, 1892; removed to similar post at London, 1893, where wa.s appointed six years later Secretary of the Legation; recalled home, was appointed Director of Commercial Bureau, 1898; Minister at Seoul, 1898. Address: Tokyo, Japan.