班士(英文: Warren Delabere Barnes,1865年9月22日—1911年10月28日)是英国殖民地官员。从1888年到1910年[1],他一直在马来亚公务员队伍擔任公職,之後他在1911年的五个月时间里到香港担任輔政司,1911年10月28日於輔政司任內病逝。[2]
生平
班士早年就讀於剑桥大学国王学院和剑桥大学彭布罗克学院,于1887年毕业。[3][4]
马来半岛
1888年,他被殖民地部任命为海峡殖民地官學生,一年後被派往汕头学习潮州方言。[5][6][6][7] 他于1890年到新加坡,并于1891年11月在潮州通过期末考试。他于1893年获委任为槟城第三任裁判官;同年稍后获委任为霹靂州華民政務司;1899年为槟城高级裁判官兼華民政務司。1901年1月获委任为槟城華民政務司;1903年8月获委任为地政及矿务署署理署长;1903年11月获委任为英国驻马来联邦槟城代理;1904年获委任为海峡殖民地華民政務司。1904年5月,他被任命为中国事务、海峡殖民地和马来联邦秘书。1909年2月,他出席在上海举行的国际鸦片委员会会议。[8] 1910年1月,他以英国代理身份返回槟城。
以他的名字命名的植物
1900年,班士在槟城古农本侬进行了一次探险,是以在山上架起一座三角形的灯塔。8月31日,他离开了拉普(Raub),到达了古农本侬的一个附峰,他认为这个峰会就是Gunung Kluang Terbang。9月21日他回到了拉普。在探险过程中,他收集了不同植物,其中在海拔5000英尺(1524米)收集到的22种植物被亨利·尼古拉斯·里德利(Henry Nicholas Ridle)列入了名錄。[9]
到1913年,他發現的一种植物 — 桑寄生科的 Elytranthe barnesii Gamble 已经以他的名字命名。[10][11] 这种植物被描述为“榴莲的寄生虫”。[12]
香港
1911年6月7日,班士被任命为香港輔政司,接替梅含理于1月21日出任斐济总督而懸空的位置。[13][14] 班士于1911年6月8日成为香港立法局的当然议员。[15][16] 1911年10月4日,他与英国驻广州总领事 J.W. Jamieson 先生代表英国政府出席九广铁路深圳至广州段开通仪式。[17][18]班士于1911年10月28日在跑马地打马球时心脏衰竭發作逝世,享年46岁。[19][20]遺體葬於香港墳場。蒲鲁贤于1911年10月30日被任命为代理輔政司,并一直担任此职直到1911年11月28日。[19]1911年1月22日至6月6日以及由同年11月29日起,由金文泰署理輔政司。來自马来联邦的施勳被任命为下一任輔政司,并于1912年就职。
会员资格
著作
他曾於《皇家亚洲学会海峡分会杂志》上发表论文。
- Barnes, W. D. Notes on a trip to Gunung Benom in Pahang. Journal of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society (39) (Singapore). June 1903: 1–10. (The list of species by Henry Nicholas Ridley is at pp. 10–18)
- Schmidt, Wilhelm; Barnes, W. D. Schmidt's Sakai and Semang Languages. Journal of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society (39) (Singapore). June 1903: 38–45.
- Barnes, W. D. Singapore Old Straits and New Harbour. Journal of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society (60) (Singapore). December 1911: 25–34.
- Barnes, W. D. An Old Royal Cemetery in Pekan in Pahang. Journal of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society (60) (Singapore). December 1911: 35–36.
- Barnes, W. D. An Old Tombstone in Pahang. Journal of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society (60) (Singapore). December 1911: 37–40.
参考文献
- ^ Seidenfaden, Gunnar; Wood, Jeffrey J.; Holttum, Richard Eric. The Orchids of Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore. Olsen & Olsen. 1992: 707. ISBN 9788785215246.
- ^ Report of the Meeting on 02-Nov-1911 (PDF). Hong Kong Government Gazette. 2 November 1911 [4 October 2014].[永久失效連結]
- ^ Late Mr. W. D. Barnes. Singapore Free Press & Mercantile Advertiser. 30 October 1911: 4 [3 October 2014]. (原始内容存档于2016-03-04).
- ^ Venn, John (编). Alumni Cantabrigienses: A Biographical List of All Known Students, Graduates and Holders of Office at the University of Cambridge, from the Earliest Times to 1900. Volume 2. Cambridge University Press. 2011: 163. ISBN 9781108036115.
- ^ After Open Competition. The London Gazette. 25 September 1888 [5 October 2014]. (原始内容存档于2014-10-13).
- ^ 6.0 6.1 Two further appointments of cadets. London and China Telegraph. 15 October 1888: 901. (原始内容存档于2016-03-04).
- ^ Who's Who in the Far East, 1906-7. June 1906: 14. ISBN 9780896445819.
- ^ Report of the International Opium Commission. Shanghai, China. February 1 to February 26, 1909. Vol.I. - Report of the Proceedings. Shanghai: North-China Daily News & Herald. 1909: 5 [6 October 2014].
- ^ Barnes, W. D. Notes on a trip to Gunung Benom in Pahang. Journal of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society (39) (Singapore). June 1903: 1–10 [6 October 2014]. (The list of species by Henry Nicholas Ridley is at pp. 10–18)
- ^ Steenis-Kruseman, M. J. van. Cyclopaedia of collectors. Steenis, C. G. G. J. van (编). Flora Malesiana. ser. 1 vol. 1. Jakarta: Noordhoff-Kolff. 1950: 37 [4 October 2014].
- ^ (拉丁文) Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Bulletin of miscellaneous information /Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office. 1913: 45 [5 October 2014].
- ^ Henderson, M. R. The Flowering Plants of Kuala Lumpur, in the Malay Peninsula. The Gardens' Bulletin. Straits Settlements. Vol. IV (Singapore: Singapore Botanic Gardens). January 1928: 314.
- ^ Appointments (PDF). Hong Kong Government Gazette. 9 June 1911 [5 October 2014].[永久失效連結]
- ^ Appointment (PDF). The London Gazette. 18 April 1911 [4 October 2014]. (原始内容存档 (PDF)于2020-02-11).
Downing Street, 18th April, 1911. The KING has been pleased to give directions for the appointment of Warren Delabere Barnes, Esq. (British Resident, Pahang), to be Colonial Secretary of the Colony of Hong Kong.
- ^ The Honourable Warren Delabere Barnes. Legislative Council of Hong Kong. [4 October 2014]. (原始内容存档于2016-03-04).
- ^ Legislative Council Minutes,-No. 11 (PDF). Hong Kong Government Gazette. 8 June 1911 [4 October 2014].[永久失效連結]
- ^ Crush, Peter. A Glimpse at Kowloon-Canton Railway's History. Hong Kong Railway Society. [3 October 2014]. (原始内容存档于2016-10-25).
- ^ Clementi, Cecil. General Observations (PDF). Hong Kong Annual Report (1911). 1912: 24 [5 October 2014].
- ^ 19.0 19.1 Death of the Honourable Mr. W. D. Barnes (PDF). Hong Kong Government Gazette Extraordinary. 8 June 1911 [4 October 2014]. (原始内容 (PDF)存档于2019-01-01).
- ^ The late Mr. W. D. Barnes. The Straits Times (Singapore). 6 November 1911: 7 [3 October 2014]. (原始内容存档于2016-03-04).
- ^ Hanitsch, Richard. Obituary. Journal of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society (60) (Singapore). December 1911 [4 October 2014].
- ^ Proceedings of the Geological Society of London. Session 1902–1903. Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London. Volume 59. : iv.
- ^ Amongst a number of new Fellows. Singapore Free Press & Mercantile Advertiser. 29 May 1911: 4 [4 October 2014]. (原始内容存档于2014-10-06).
外部链接
附加文章与紀年
- Mr. W. D. Barnes' Departure. Presentation of an Address from the Chinese. The Straits Times (Singapore). 23 February 1907: 7 [2019-01-01]. (原始内容存档于2016-03-04).
- Mr. W. D. Barnes. Appointed to be Colonial Secretary, Hongkong. The Straits Times (Singapore). 17 February 1911: 7 [2019-01-01]. (原始内容存档于2016-03-04).
提及班士為植物收藏家的文章
- Burkill, Isaac Henry. Botanical Collectors, Collections and Collecting Places in the Malay Peninsula. The Gardens' Bulletin; Straits Settlements 4. Singapore: Singapore Botanic Gardens. August 1927: 117.
- Backer, Cornelis Andries. Verklaerend woordenboek der wetenschappelijke namen van de in Nederland en Nederlandsch-Indië in het wild groeiende en in tuinen en parken gekweekte varens en hoogere planten. Groningen: P. Noordhoff. 1936: 56. OCLC 685221878.
- Steenis-Kruseman, M. J. van. Cyclopaedia of collectors. Steenis, C. G. G. J. van (编). Flora Malesiana. ser. 1 vol. 1. Jakarta: Noordhoff-Kolff. 1950: 37.
- Desmond, Ray. Dictionary of British and Irish Botanists and Horticulturists. CRC Press. 1994: 47. ISBN 9780850668438.
以他的名字命名的植物
- (拉丁文) Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Bulletin of miscellaneous information / Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. London: Her Majesty's Stationery Office. 1913: 45.
- Henderson, M. R. The Flowering Plants of Kuala Lumpur, in the Malay Peninsula. Vol. IV. Singapore: Singapore Botanic Gardens. January 1928: 314.
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