KENNY, William Joseph (MANILA), F.R.G.S.; n.B.M. Ccnsul-General for Philippine Islands; b. Aug. 29, 1859, at Kilkenny, e. s. of Patrick Joseph Kenny, J.P., Kingsmeadow House, Waterford, and Elizabeth Williams, Drumleigh. Educ..: Christian Brothers' School, Waterford; French College, Blackrock; Germany; Senior Scholarship, Blackrock College. Appointed Student Interpreter in Japan, 1880; Registrar and Interpreter of H.M.'s Court for Japan, until 1895; Vice-Consul, Tokyo, 1896; Barrister Gray's Inn, 1896; Consul for Hakodate and Niigata, and Consul for Tainan, Formosa, 1896; H.M.'s acting Commissioner and Consul-General for the Hawaiian Islands at Honolulu, 1898; present post, since 1902. Recreations: Sports, exploration. Address: British Consulate General, Manila; and Kingsmeadow House, Wateiford, Ireland.