MURDOCH, James ( KAGOSHIMA ), M.A.; Author; b. 1856, at Kincardineshire, Scotland. Educ.: Universities of Aberdeen, Oxford and Gottingen; Aberdeen University, 1st Bursar, 1875; M.A., with double honours ( Classics and Mental Philosophy), Simpson Greek Prize, Seafield Gold Medal for Latin, 1879; Fullerton Scholar (Classics), 1879. Assistant Professor of Greek in Aberdeen University, 1880-81; Head Master, Grammar School, Maryborough, Queensland, 1881-85; in service of Imperial Japanese Education Department, since 1889. Publications:" A History of Japan during the Century of Foreign Intercourse," (other works in preparation). Address: Kagoshima, Japan.