Who's Who in the Far East/NORRIS-NEWMAN, Lt-Col. Charles L. W. M.
NORRIS-NEWMAN, Lt-Col. Charles L. W. M. (TIENTSIN), F.R.G.S.; Intelligence Officer, Imperial Russian Service; b. Aug. 22, 1852, at Elvington Hall, Yorkshire, s. of late C. Sherwood Newman and Countess de Rosa Y. Robyns; m. 1st, 1874, Anne Falkner, of Farnham; 2nd, 1900, Ethel Finch. Educ.: Sherborne Lubeck; Harrow. Educated for army; left for France and went through siege of Paris, 1870-71, being decorated by M a r e c h a 1 Trochu; served with Don Carlos in Spain and afterwards with General Gordon in Egypt; in South Africa, 1877; Zululand Campaign, 1879-80; present at Isandlwhana, Ginginhlou, relief of Etshowe Ulundi; first Transvaal war 1880-81; Basutoland service, 1882; Madagascar with Gen. Willoughby; Zanzibar and Central Africa, 1884-91; in Matabeleland, 1894 -98; Intelligence Officer, Rhodesia Horse; Staff officer to Acting Administrator through native war, 1896: has been special war correspondent for the "Times,"" Pall Mall Gazette," "Standard" and "Daily Mail "; left for the East in 1900; travelled in Ceylon, Straits, China, Japan and Philippines; appointed English instructor, Russian Naval Staff, Port Arthur, 1902; witnessed first naval attacks of Japanese, Feb. 8, 1904; travelled through Manchuria with Russians as special correspondent; appointed to bring out first Russian Journal in Far East "The China Review," which stilt edits; has been a constant contributor to English Magazines and Periodicals; is P.P.G.S.W. of Freemasons, D.C. Decorations: Madagascar 1st class; Dannebrog 3rd class; French Medal for Valour Egyptian Medal; Khedive's bronze star; South African Medal with clasp; Rhodesian Medal. Publications: "In Zululand with the-British ";" With the Boers in the Transvaal ";" The Basuto and their Country";" South African Stories"; " Matabeleland." Recreations: Riding, shooting, philately. Address: Tientsin, North China; Royal Geographical Society, London; 12, Perham Road, West Kensington, London.