Ting, I-Hsien.-Born in Tinghai, Chekiang, 1860. Married, 1882. Studied at Educational Mission School, Shanghai, 1872-73. Arrived in America, July, 1873. Government support. Prepared for college at Holyoke High School, Mass., 1876-80. Studied at Harvard University, 1880-81. Returned to China, October, 1881. Studied Torpedo Warfare at Taku Fort, 1881-84. English Reporter, Shanghai Local Press, 1885. Clerk, Customs Office, 1885. Acting Deputy Commissioner and Assistant Statistical Secretary, Customs Office, 1908. At present, Chief Assistant, Customs Office, Shanghai.