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# Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900/Elliot, Gilbert (1782-1859)

​ELLIOT, GILBERT, second Earl of Minto (1782–1859), eldest son of Gilbert Elliot, first earl [q. v.], by his wife Anna Maria, daughter of Sir George Amyand, bart., was born at Lyons on 16 Nov. 1782. He was educated at Edinburgh University and was afterwards trained for the diplomatic service, without, however, any immediate object. In 1806 he was elected member of parliament for Ashburton, Devonshire, which he continued to represent till March 1814, when, on the death of his father, he took his seat in the House of Lords. He had allied himself with the whig party, and on the formation of Lord Grey's ministry was appointed a privy councillor. In August 1832 he went as British ambassador to Berlin, where he remained for two years. His tenure of office had been uneventful, but he was rewarded on his return with the G.C.B. On the appointment of Lord Auckland as governor-general of India, Minto succeeded to his post as first lord of the admiralty in September 1835, and continued to preside over naval affairs till the dissolution of Lord Melbourne's second administration in 1841. It was said at the time that his period of office was ​distinguished only by the outcry raised at the number of Elliots who found places in the naval service. In Lord John Russell's cabinet of 1846 Minto (whose daughter Russell had married) became lord privy seal, and in the autumn of the following year he was despatched on a diplomatic mission to Italy to ingratiate Sardinia and Tuscany, to assist in the carrying out of the reforms suggested by Pius IX on his accession to the papacy, and generally to report to the home government on Italian affairs. Partly owing, no doubt, to the French revolution of 1848, the tour was an acknowledged failure so far as any practical result was concerned, excepting that he induced the King of Naples to grant the Sicilians a separate parliament (Malmesbury, Memoirs, ed. 1885, p. 127); though it was alleged by the papal authorities that Minto had given them to understand that the English government would be favourable to the parcelling out of England into Roman catholic episcopal sees. On his return Minto resumed his ministerial duties till the resignation in 1852 of Lord John Russell, when he finally left office. He continued to sit and vote in the House of Lords, but otherwise took no part in politics. He died, after a long illness, on 31 July 1859, aged 76. He was an indifferent speaker and was undistinguished by administrative capacity, but he possessed considerable influence in affairs of state. He was a fellow of the Royal Society, an elder brother of Trinity House, and deputy-lieutenant for Roxburghshire. He assumed by royal license the additional surnames of Murray and Kynynmound. He married, on 28 Aug. 1806, Mary, eldest daughter of Patrick Brydone of Coldstream, Berwickshire, and by her, who died at Nervi, near Genoa, on 21 July 1853, he was the father of five sons and four daughters. His eldest son, William Hugh, succeeded to his titles.
[Anderson's Scottish Nation, ii. 132; Gent. Mag. 1859, 3rd ser. vii. 306; Times, 2 Aug. 1859.]
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# Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900/Elliot, Nathaniel

​ELLIOT or Sheldon, NATHANIEL (1705–1780), Jesuit, born 1 May 1705, entered the Society of Jesus in 1723 and was admitted to the profession of the four vows in 1741. He adopted the alias of Sheldon, his aunt Mary Anne, daughter of John Elliot, esq., of Gatacre Park, Shropshire, being the wife of Ralph Sheldon, esq., of Beoley, Worcestershire. In October 1748 he was appointed rector of the college at St. Omer, having been previously socius to the provincial, Henry Sheldon, his cousin; and from 1756 to 1762 he was rector of the English College at Rome. In 1766 he became rector of the Greater College, Bruges, and later in the same year he was nominated provincial of his order in England. While holding this office he resided in the family of Mr. Nevill at Holt, Leicestershire, where he died on 10 Oct. 1780.
The 'Occasional Letters on the Affairs of the Jesuits in France' was collected and published under his direction, together with 'The Judgment of the Bishops of France concerning the Doctrine, Government, Conduct, and Usefulness of the French Jesuits,' London, 1763, 8vo. He was also the translator of Pinamonti's treatise on 'The Cross in its True Light; or, the Weight of Tribulation lessened,' London, 1775, 12mo.
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# Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900/Elliot, John (1725-1782)

​ELLIOT, JOHN (1725–1782), antiquary, was born in 1725 in the parish of St. John-sub-Castro, Lewes, the son of Obadiah Elliot, proprietor of the brewery still existing in Fisher Street (Lower, Worthies of Sussex, p. 329). After learning his rudiments at Lewes grammar school he was articled to an attorney, and eventually secured a good practice, though it would appear that in his earlier years his love for antiquities gave rise to much parental misgiving. When free from parental restraint his business proved equally distracting (Lee [Dunvan], Hist. of Lewes and Brighthelmstone, 1795, p. 344), and after he had taken unto himself a wife who was a pure regenerated methodist, the good woman's anxiety for his spiritual welfare proved as great a hindrance to the antiquarian investigations as his father's for his temporal prosperity' (ib.) Elliot, however, was able to maintain a regular correspondence with several antiquaries of repute, more particularly with Dr. (afterwards Sir William) Burrell [q. v.], and with the Rev. John Watson [q. v.], author of the 'History of the Earls of Warren and Surrey.' To the former he bequeathed his 'manuscript collections of all sorts, bound or unbound, relative to Lewes or Sussex,' which were afterwards incorporated with Burrell's manuscripts, now in the British Museum, while to the latter he furnished much valuable information touching the feudal barony, as may be seen in the 'History' itself (ed. 1782, ii. 245), and in J. G. Nichols's review in Nichols's 'Herald and Genealogist', vii. 201, 204, 205, 207. Elliot,who was elected a fellow of the Society of Antiquaries 7 Dec. 1780([Gough,] List. of Members of Soc. Antiq. 4to, 1798, p. 33), died suddenly in Southampton Row, Bloomsbury, 28 Feb. 1782, aged 57 (Gent. Mag. lii. 150; Probate Act Book, P. C. C, 1782), and desired 'to be buried in the vault in St. Michael's churchyard in Lewes with my father and mother.' His will, as 'of the Inner Temple, London, gentleman,' ​dated 3 April 1770, with codicil of 31 Oct. 1779, was proved at London on 2 March 1782 (registered in P. C. C, 127, Gostling). By his wife, Margaret Cook of Berwick-upon-Tweed, who survived him, he left no issue. He had brought together a choice antiquarian library at his chambers in the Inner Temple, which he directed to be sold after his death. He never published any of his collections, nor contributed to 'Archæologia.' Those of his manuscripts in the British Aluseum catalogued separately are 'Notes on Camden's "Britannia,"' Addit. MS. 5703; 'Notes to a Register of Lewes,' Addit. MS. 6351, f. 70; 'Letters to Rev. Robert Austen [a Lewes antiquary], 1774, 1775,' Addit. MS. 6351, ff. 43, 50, 53.
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# Dictionary of National Biography, 1885-1900/Elliot, Robert

​ELLIOT, ROBERT (fl. 1822–1833), captain in the royal navy and topographical draughtsman from 1822 to 1824, made a series of sketches, taken on the spot, of views in India, Canton, and the Red Sea. These were worked up by Samuel Prout, Clarkson Stanfield, and others into finished drawings and were published in parts by Fisher & Co., appearing 1830-3, under the title, 'Views in the East, comprising India, Canton, and the Red Sea, with Historical and Descriptive Letterpress by Emma Roberts.'
L. C.
# Tom Swift and His Airship/front matter

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BOOKS BY VICTOR APPLETON
THE TOM SWIFT SERIES
TOM SWIFT AND HIS MOTOR-CYCLE Or Fun and Adventure on the Road TOM SWIFT AND HIS MOTOR-BOAT Or the Rivals of Lake, ^arlopa TOM SWIFT AND H5 AIRSHIP Or the Stirring Cruise of the Red Cloud TOM SWIFT AND HIS SUBMARINE BOAT Or Under the Ocean for Sunken Treasure TOM SWIFT AND HIS ELECTRIC RUNABOUT Or the Speediest Car on the Road
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Tom Swift and His Airship
# Tom Swift and His Electric Rifle

Book 10 in the Tom Swift Series
TOM SWIFT AND HIS
ELECTRIC RIFLE
OR
Daring Adventures in Elephant land
BY
VICTOR APPLETON
AUTHOR OF "TOM SWIFT AND HIS MOTOR-CYCLE," "TOM SWIFT AND HIS AIRSHIP," "TOM SWIFT AND HIS WIRELESS MESSAGE," "TOM SWIFT IN THE CAVES OF ICE," ETC.
ILLUSTRATED
NEW YORK GROSSET & DUNLAP PUBLISHERS
THE ELEPHANTS COULD NOT STAND THE FIRE OF TOM'S ELECTRIC RIFLE.—Page 123.
Tom Swift and His Electric Rifle.
CONTENTS
| CHAPTER | CHAPTER | PAGE |
| I | Tom Wants Excitement | 1 |
| II | Trying the New Gun | 9 |
| III | A Difficult Test | 21 |
| IV | Big Tusks Wanted | 31 |
| V | Rush Work | 39 |
| VI | News from Andy | 45 |
| VII | The Black Hawk Flies | 52 |
| VIII | Off for Africa | 60 |
| IX | Attacked by a Whale | 69 |
| X | Off in the Airship | 79 |
| XI | Anchored to Earth | 88 |
| XII | Among the Natives | 97 |
| XIII | On an Elephant Trail | 104 |
| XIV | A Stampede | 113 |
| XV | Lions in the Night | 119 |
| XVI | Seeking the Missionaries | 127 |
| XVII | Shots from Above | 134 |
| XVIII | News of the Red Pygmies | 141 |
| XIX | An Appeal for Help | 153 |
| XX | The Fight | 158 ​ |
| XXI | Driven Back | 165 |
| XXII | A Night Attack | 170 |
| XXIII | The Rescue | 176 |
| XXIV | Two Other Captives | 184 |
| XXV | The Rogue Elephant—Conclusion | 192 |
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# Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology/Archagathus 2.

2. The son of the preceding, described as a youth of great bravery and daring, murdered Agathocles, the son of Agathocles, that he might succeed his grandfather. He was himself killed by Maenon. (Diod. xxi. Ecl. 12)
# Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology/Areus

​AREUS（Ἀρεύς), a Spartan exile, who was restored to his country with Alcibiades, another exile, about b. c. 184, by the Achaeans, but afterwards went as ambassador to Rome to accuse the Achaeans. (Polyb. xxiii. 11, 12, xxiv. 4; Liv. xxxix. 35; Paus. vii. 9. § 2.)
# Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology/Archagathus 1.

ARCHA'GATHUS (Αρχαγαθος). 1. The son of Agathocles, accompanied his father in his expedition into Africa, B.C. 310. While there he narrowly escaped being put to death in a tumult of the soldiers, occasioned by his having murdered Lyciscus, who reproachedd him with committing incest with his step-mother Alcia. When Agathocles was summoned from Africa by the state of affairs in Sicily, he left Archagathus behind in command of the army. He met at first with some success, but was afterwards defeated three times, and obliged to take refuge in Tunis. Agathocles returned to his assistance; but a mutiny of the soldiers soon compelled him to leave Africa again, and Archagathus and his brother were put to death by the troops in revenge, B.C. 307. (Diod. xx.33, 57–61; Justin. xxii.8.)
# Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology/Areus II.

​Areus II., a posthumous son of Acrotatus, was born as king probably in 264 a. d., and died at the age of eight years. He was succeeded by his great uncle, Leonidas II. (Plut. Agis, 3; Paus. iii. 6. § 3.) [P. S.]
# Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology/Arbiter, Petronius

​A′RBITER, PETRO′NIUS. [Petronius Arbiter.]
# Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology/Arbaces

​ARBACES (Ἀρϐάκης). 1. The founder of the Median empire, according to the account of Ctesias (ap. Diod. ii. 24, &c., 32). He is said to have taken Nineveh in conjunction with Belesis, the Babylonian, and to have destroyed the old Assyrian empire under the reign of Sardanapalus, B. C. 876. Ctesias assigns 28 years to the reign of Arbaces, B. C. 876—848, and makes his dynasty consist of eight kings. This account differs from that of Herodotus, who makes Deioces the first king of Media, and assigns only four kings to his dynasty. [Deioces.] Ctesias' account of the overthrow of the Assyrian empire by Arbaces is followed by Velleius Paterculus (i. 6), Justin (i. 3), and Strabo. (xvi. p. 737.)
2. A commander in the army of Artaxerxes, which fought against his brother Cyrus, B. C. 401. He was satrap of Media. (Xen. Anab. i. 7. § 12, vii. 8. § 25.)
# Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology/Aretus

​ARE'TUS (Ἄρητος). Two mythical personages of this name are mentioned in Homer. (Il. xvii. 494, 517, and Od. iii. 413.) [L. S.]
# Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology/Areus I.

​A'REUS I. (Ἀρεύς), succeeded his grandfather, Cleomenes II., as king of Sparta, of the Eurysthenid family, b. c. 309, his father, Acrotatus, having died before him. He reigned 44 years. (Diod. xx. 29.)
In the year 280 b. c., a league of the Greek states was formed, at the instigation of Sparta, acting under the influence of its ally, Ptolemy Ceraunus, to free themselves from the dominion of Antigonus Gonatas. The first blow was struck by Areus, who, having obtained a decree of the Amphyctions against the Aetolians, because they had cultivated the sacred land of Cirrha, attacked Cirrha unexpectedly, and plundered and burnt the town. His proceedings were viewed by the Aetolian shepherds on the mountains, who formed themselves into a body of about 500 men, and attacked the scattered troops of Areus. These, ignorant of the number of their enemies, were struck with a panic and fled, leaving 9000 of their number dead. Thus the expedition turned out fruitless, and the attempts of Sparta to renew the war met with no encouragement from the other states, which suspected that the real design of Sparta was not to liberate Greece, but to obtain the supremacy for herself. (Justin, xxiv. 1: it is scarcely credible that the numbers can be right.)
When Sparta was attacked by Pyrrhus, in b. c. 272 [Acrotatus], Areus was absent on an expedition in Crete. He returned straight to Sparta, and formed an alliance with the Argives, the effect of which was, that Pyrrhus drew off his forces from Sparta to attack Argos. (Paus. iii. 6. § 2; Plut. Pyrrh. 26 - 29.) In the year 267, Areus united with Ptolemy Philadelphus in an unsuccessful attempt to save Athens from Antigonus Gonatas. (Paus. iii. 6. § 3; Justin, xxvi. 2.) He fell in a battle against the Macedonians at Corinth, in the next year but one, 265 b. c., and was succeeded by his son Acrotatus. (Plut. Agis, 3 ; Justin, xxvi., Prol.) He was the king of Sparta to whom the Jews sent the embassy mentioned in 1 Macc. xii. 20. [P. S.]
# Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology/Argaeus

​ARGAEUS (Ἀργαῖος), king of Macedonia was the son and successor of Perdiccas I., who according to Herodotus and Thucydides, was the founder of the dynasty. Thirty-four years are given as the length of his reign by Dexippus (ap. Syncell. p. 494, Dind.), but apparently without any authority. (Herod. viii. 139; Justin, vii. 2.)
There was a pretender to the Macedonian crown of this name, who, with the assistance of the Illyrians, expelled Amyntas II. from his dominions (b. c. 393), and kept possession of the throne for two years. Amyntas then, with the aid of the Thessalians, succeeded in expelling Argaeus and recovering at least a part of his dominions. It is probably the same Argaeus who in b. c. 359 again appears as a pretender to the throne. He had induced the Athenians to support his pretensions, but Philip, who had just succeeded to the regency of the kingdom, by his intrigues and promises induced them to remain inactive. Argaeus upon this collected a body of mercenaries, and being accompanied by some Macedonian exiles and some Athenian troops, who were permitted by their general, Manlias, to join him, he made an attempt upon Aegae, but was repulsed. On his retreat to Methone, he was intercepted by Philip, and defeated. What became of him we are not informed. (Diod. xiv. 92, xvi. 2, 3; Dem. c. Aristocr. p. 660; Thirlwall, vol. v. pp. 161, 173.) [C.P. M.]
# Twentieth Century Impressions of Hongkong, Shanghai, and other Treaty Ports of China/Hotels of Macao

THE BOA VISTA.
On an artistic slope with a picturesque background and charming surroundings, stands the Boa Vista Hotel, a stately building which greets the traveller as his vessel rounds the western curve prior to entering the inner harbour. Remodelled up to date, its furnishings and fittings are unexcelled in the Colony, and everything is being done to meet the demands of modern fastidiousness. The hotel is the property of the Santa Casa da Misericordia, and is under European management. The strictest supervision as to food, cleanliness, and hygiene is exercised, and visitors all speak in enthusiastic terms of the general conduct of the establishment and of the comfort and conveniences to be obtained in it.
THE MACAO HOTEL.
This hotel is owned by Mr. William Farmer, the proprietor of the Victoria Hotel, Canton. It enjoys an excellent situation and is in high favour with visitors from Hongkong, many of whom frequently spend a week-end or a short holiday in Macao.
# Twentieth Century Impressions of Hongkong, Shanghai, and other Treaty Ports of China/Hongkong/Lau Pun Chin

​MR. LAU PUN CHIN.—A most important post, and one which can only be filled by a financier of ripe experience, is that of compradore to the Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation at their head office in Hongkong. Indeed, so great are the responsibilities of the position, and so large is the guarantee required, that when the office became vacant two years ago some difficulty was encountered in finding a suitable man to fill it. The choice fell upon Mr. Lau Pun Chin, who, during twenty years' residence in the Colony—for the greater part of which he conducted the Chinese business of Messrs. Chater and Mody—had shown himself a singularly able financier. Mr. Lau Pun Chin, who is 38 years of age, is a native of Chin San, near the neighbouring port of Macao. He was educated in English at a private school, and then went through a course of study at Queen's College, Hongkong. His interests are not confined to his financial duties, for he is a member of the committee of the Tung Wah Hospital, and of the committee of the Horticultural Society, in the promotion of which he has borne a considerable part, whilst as a member of the Chinese Club he keeps in close touch with the social life of his fellow countrymen. He has erected in his native village two schools—the Chin San Lans School in 1902, and the Kung Too College in 1904—many of the scholars from which have been taken, after examination, to the Imperial Military College at Wang Po by the Viceroy of Canton. Several of them have continued their studies in Europe, whilst others have proceeded to Japan. Mr. Lau Pun Chin is a director of the Fook Sin Tong Hospital at Chin San, and for several years has paid two Chinese for vaccinating applicants free of charge. In this way more than two thousand poor Chinese have been vaccinated annually.
# Twentieth Century Impressions of Hongkong, Shanghai, and other Treaty Ports of China/Hongkong/Wong Chew Tong

​MR. WONG CHEW TONG.—When the Standard Oil Company first started business in the Colony, some fourteen years ago, Mr. Wong Chew Tong came to Hongkong from the Company's branch at Yokohama, and
​now holds the responsible position of compradore in charge of the Chinese staff and business. He is a liberal supporter of local charities, and his services in years gone by have been given to the committees of the Tung Wah Hospital and of the Po Leung Kuk.
# Twentieth Century Impressions of Hongkong, Shanghai, and other Treaty Ports of China/Hongkong/S. W. Tso

​MR. S. W. TSO.—For some time there was only one Chinese solicitor practising in Hongkong—Mr. Tso Seen Wan, or, as he is more generally known amongst Europeans, Mr. S. W. Tso. He was born at Macao, and received his education in England at Cheltenham College from 1886 to 1890. After having served articles with a firm of solicitors at Cheltenham and London he qualified as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of England in 1896. In the same year he returned to Hongkong, and was admitted as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of the Colony. Amongst the Chinese he does a great deal of work, and has come to be regarded by them in much the same light as the Hon. Dr. Ho Kai—as a friend and adviser in foreign matters, quite as much as professional practitioner. Mr. Tso is highly respected among all sections of the community.
# Twentieth Century Impressions of Hongkong, Shanghai, and other Treaty Ports of China/Hongkong/Chow Hing Ki

​MR. CHOW HING KI, the compradore to the Nippon Yusen Kaisha, has lived in the Colony for about thirty years, and, during most of that time, has been connected with shipping. He received an English education at Queen's College, and, on leaving that establishment, started business with a shipping firm styled the Wo-kee Company. In those days he also looked after the Nyko Chinese business at this port, and when this Japanese firm opened a branch here became their compradore, in which position he is now assisted by Mr. Chun Yui Tong. Mr. Chow Hing Ki has been connected with the Nippon Yusen Kaisha for over fifteen years. He is a member of the consulting committee of the China Provident Loan and Mortgage Company, Ltd., for which Messrs. Shewan, Tomes & Co., are the local managers. Although his time is too fully occupied now to allow of participation in public affairs, he served formerly on the committee of the Po Leung Kuk. He is an influential and respected member of the Chinese mercantile community.
# Twentieth Century Impressions of Hongkong, Shanghai, and other Treaty Ports of China/Hongkong/Wong Kam Fuk

​MR. WONG KAM FUK, J.P.—It may readily be understood that the duties of compradore in so large a concern as the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company require for their satisfactory discharge qualities of no mean order, for the Company's employes run into several hundreds, and the compradore is responsible for the whole of the Chinese. In Mr. Wong Kam Fuk the Company have a man of shrewd business ability. Born in the Colony and educated at Queen's College, he entered their service, after a brief period of employment in an insurance office, and was stationed at West Point, until he was transferred to his present position, a good many years ago. He also holds the managing directorship of a Chinese company running a service of steamers to West River, and is interested in a cotton yarn business. He has served on the committee of the Tung Wah Hospital, and is at present a member of the Po Leung Kuk committee. Some three years ago the Government recognised his ability by appointing him a Justice of the Peace for the Colony.
# Twentieth Century Impressions of Hongkong, Shanghai, and other Treaty Ports of China/Hongkong/Ching King Sin

​MR. CHING KING SIN, compradore to the important German house of Messrs. Carlowitz & Co., is a son of Mr. Ching Kong Kin, a merchant and trader, resident in the Colony for about forty years. Upon completing his education at St. Joseph's College, Mr. Ching King Sin entered the firm of Messrs. Carlowitz & Co., and about a year ago he was promoted to his present position, in which he is responsible for the whole of the Chinese staff and the Chinese business of the firm. Mr. Ching King Sin is a member of the Chinese Club.