The Montgomery advertiser., 1905-08-06

at his breast, you can see the souvenir of those days; it Is the Grand Gordon of the Order of the Sacred Treasure which his majesty. the Emperor of Nippon, presented to him as a token of his appreciation for his services to the State. He had no small role to play in bringing about the Anglo Nippon alli- ance. In 1900 he was one of the men who represented Nippon at The Hague.
 Sato Aimaro, like Baron Komura, is product of the American college. De Pauw University Is his alma mater. He graduated there in the class of 's1, at the age of 25. He was born on April 23. He. too, started his career in the Foreign ofiice. He enjoyed the diplo- matic life and experiences at Paris and Berlin. and in 1900 he was appointed minister resident to Mexico and Peru.
 When Prince Fushimi visited this country last year Mir. Sato was with him as the grandmaster of his house. hold. His imperial master has marked the proud career of Mir. Sato with the gift of three of the high orders. The fifth class of the Order of the Rising Sun was presented him at the success full conclusion of the treaty revision with the Western powers. Foufth class of the same order was given him at the conclusion of the Shimonoscki treaty. And the third order of the Sacred Treasure at the close or the Boxer troubles.
 MT. Yamaza Is a native of Fukuoka and a graduate of the law college in the Imperial University of Tokio. Ar ter his diplomatic services at shang- hal and in Korea through the China Nippon war, he was, in 1895. sent to London. In 1901 he was appointed to the secretaryship of the Foreign Of flee and from that place he was trans ferred to that of the director of the Political Bureau, which he holds at the present time. s. z
 He was decorated with three orders sixth class of the Order of the Ris- ing Sun, which was given him after the Chino-Nippon war; fifth class Of the Order of the Sacred Treasure, which was given him for his istinguished service as the receiver of Chinese in demnity in London; fourth class of the Rising Sun after the conclusion of the Anglo-Nippon alliance.
 M. Adachi, like MT. Yamaza. is a graduate of the law college in the To- kio University. He was born on the 27th day of July. 1869. He received the appointment as an attache to our legation at Rome in 1893. From there he was transferred to Paris. and served there as first secretary of legation, and also as a commissioner to the Par is Exposition of 1900. Later he was appointed councillor to the Foreign Office. and his connection with the present war is as judge of the prize court at Saseho. His services in con nection with the treaty revision with Italy was marked with the gift of the sixth class of the Order of the Rising Sun; those in the Chino-Nippon war with the fifth class of the Sacred Treasure, and those over the Paris Ex- position with the fifth class of the Rising Sun.
 Perhaps the most picturesque per sonality of the entire commission is Colonel Tachibana koichiro. He Is a native of Kyushu, born in the early days of 1862. He graduated from our military school in 1884. He served two admitted into the Military Academy, from which he graduated in 1889. He taught in the military school and served on the general stan. He took the field in the Chino Nippon war as one of the members of Field Marshal Yamagata's staff. The fifth class of the Order of the Golden Kite-which is a rather distinguished and unique reward for a military service-was given him at the end of the war.
 He was sent to Germany and Austria for further investigation and study of three years. He saw the Boxer war as staff officer under Field Marshal Count Won Waldersee. More than that. he comes fresh from the battlefield of Mukden and Liao Yang. He has the distinction of having fought the great est battle in the memory of history as stan officer of General Nodzu. He has been appointed as a military at- tache to our legation at Washington As for Minister Takahira, of him you know already.