Who's Who in the Far East/WINTERBURN, W. G.
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WINTERBURN, W. G. (HONGKONG), M.I.N.E.; Engineer; b. Whitby, Yorks, 1862; m. 1894, Elizabeth, d. of Thomas Watson, Toronto, Canada. Passed extra 1st class Board of Trade exam, in engineering at Glasgow, 1887; Japanese first eng. of first grade, Tokyo, 1889; came to China, 1887; gained Gillies' gold medal for competitive paper read before Hongkong Inst. Engineers and Shipbuilders, 1895; several silver medals and diplomas for articles in technical journals; Vice-Presdt. Institute Marine Engineers, Lond. Address: c/o Geo. Fenwick and Co. Ld., Hongkong.