班士

班士（英文: Warren Delabere Barnes，1865年9月22日—1911年10月28日）是英國殖民地官員。從1888年到1910年^[1]，他一直在馬來亞公務員隊伍擔任公職，之後他在1911年的五個月時間裡到香港擔任輔政司，1911年10月28日於輔政司任內病逝。^[2]

生平

班士早年就讀於劍橋大學國王學院和劍橋大學彭布羅克學院，於1887年畢業。^[3]^[4]

馬來半島

1888年，他被殖民地部任命為海峽殖民地官學生，一年後被派往汕頭學習潮州方言。^[5]^[6]^[6]^[7] 他於1890年到新加坡，並於1891年11月在潮州通過期末考試。他於1893年獲委任為檳城第三任裁判官；同年稍後獲委任為霹靂州華民政務司；1899年為檳城高級裁判官兼華民政務司。1901年1月獲委任為檳城華民政務司；1903年8月獲委任為地政及礦務署署理署長；1903年11月獲委任為英國駐馬來聯邦檳城代理；1904年獲委任為海峽殖民地華民政務司。1904年5月，他被任命為中國事務、海峽殖民地和馬來聯邦秘書。1909年2月，他出席在上海舉行的國際鴉片委員會會議。^[8] 1910年1月，他以英國代理身份返回檳城。

以他的名字命名的植物

1900年，班士在檳城古農本儂進行了一次探險，是以在山上架起一座三角形的燈塔。8月31日，他離開了拉普（Raub)，到達了古農本儂的一個附峰，他認為這個峰會就是Gunung Kluang Terbang。9月21日他回到了拉普。在探險過程中，他收集了不同植物，其中在海拔5000英尺（1524米）收集到的22種植物被亨利·尼古拉斯·里德利（Henry Nicholas Ridle）列入了名錄。^[9]

到1913年，他發現的一種植物 — 桑寄生科的 Elytranthe barnesii Gamble 已經以他的名字命名。^[10]^[11] 這種植物被描述為「榴槤的寄生蟲」。^[12]

香港

1911年6月7日，班士被任命為香港輔政司，接替梅含理於1月21日出任斐濟總督而懸空的位置。^[13]^[14] 班士於1911年6月8日成為香港立法局的當然議員。^[15]^[16] 1911年10月4日，他與英國駐廣州總領事 J.W. Jamieson 先生代表英國政府出席九廣鐵路深圳至廣州段開通儀式。^[17]^[18]班士於1911年10月28日在跑馬地打馬球時心臟衰竭發作逝世，享年46歲。^[19]^[20]遺體葬於香港墳場。蒲魯賢於1911年10月30日被任命為代理輔政司，並一直擔任此職直到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。來自馬來聯邦的施勳被任命為下一任輔政司，並於1912年就職。

會員資格

1893年，他被選為皇家亞洲學會海峽分會的成員^[21]
1902年，他被選為倫敦地理學會的研究員^[22]
1911年，他被選為皇家殖民研究所的研究員^[23]

著作

他曾於《皇家亞洲學會海峽分會雜誌》上發表論文。

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.

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參考文獻

[1]
Seidenfaden, Gunnar; Wood, Jeffrey J.; Holttum, Richard Eric. The Orchids of Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore. Olsen & Olsen. 1992: 707. ISBN 9788785215246.
[2]
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]}
[3]
Late Mr. W. D. Barnes. Singapore Free Press & Mercantile Advertiser. 30 October 1911: 4 [3 October 2014]. （原始內容存檔於2016-03-04）.
[4]
Venn, John (編). 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.
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After Open Competition. The London Gazette. 25 September 1888 [5 October 2014]. （原始內容存檔於2014-10-13）.
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Two further appointments of cadets. London and China Telegraph. 15 October 1888: 901. （原始內容存檔於2016-03-04）.
[7]
Who's Who in the Far East, 1906-7. June 1906: 14. ISBN 9780896445819.
[8]
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].
[9]
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)
[10]
Steenis-Kruseman, M. J. van. Cyclopaedia of collectors. Steenis, C. G. G. J. van (編). Flora Malesiana. ser. 1 vol. 1. Jakarta: Noordhoff-Kolff. 1950: 37 [4 October 2014].
[11]
（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].
[12]
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.
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Appointments (PDF). Hong Kong Government Gazette. 9 June 1911 [5 October 2014].^{[永久失效連結]}
[14]
Appointment (PDF). The London Gazette. 18 April 1911 [4 October 2014]. （原始內容存檔 (PDF)於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.
[15]
The Honourable Warren Delabere Barnes. Legislative Council of Hong Kong. [4 October 2014]. （原始內容存檔於2016-03-04）.
[16]
Legislative Council Minutes,-No. 11 (PDF). Hong Kong Government Gazette. 8 June 1911 [4 October 2014].^{[永久失效連結]}
[17]
Crush, Peter. A Glimpse at Kowloon-Canton Railway's History. Hong Kong Railway Society. [3 October 2014]. （原始內容存檔於2016-10-25）.
[18]
Clementi, Cecil. General Observations (PDF). Hong Kong Annual Report (1911). 1912: 24 [5 October 2014].
[19]
Death of the Honourable Mr. W. D. Barnes (PDF). Hong Kong Government Gazette Extraordinary. 8 June 1911 [4 October 2014]. （原始內容 (PDF)存檔於2019-01-01）.
[20]
The late Mr. W. D. Barnes. The Straits Times (Singapore). 6 November 1911: 7 [3 October 2014]. （原始內容存檔於2016-03-04）.
[21]
Hanitsch, Richard. Obituary. Journal of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society (60) (Singapore). December 1911 [4 October 2014].
[22]
Proceedings of the Geological Society of London. Session 1902–1903. Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London. Volume 59. : iv.
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Amongst a number of new Fellows. Singapore Free Press & Mercantile Advertiser. 29 May 1911: 4 [4 October 2014]. （原始內容存檔於2014-10-06）.

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外部連結

Grave of Warren Delabere Barnes at Hong Kong Cemetery (Inscription （頁面存檔備份，存於網際網路檔案館）)

附加文章與紀年

Mr. W. D. Barnes' Departure. Presentation of an Address from the Chinese. The Straits Times (Singapore). 23 February 1907: 7 [2019-01-01]. （原始內容存檔於2016-03-04）.
Mr. W. D. Barnes. Appointed to be Colonial Secretary, Hongkong. The Straits Times (Singapore). 17 February 1911: 7 [2019-01-01]. （原始內容存檔於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 (編). 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. |newspaper=被忽略 (幫助); |issue=被忽略 (幫助)
International Plant Names Index entry for Elytranthe barnesii Gamble （頁面存檔備份，存於網際網路檔案館）
JSTOR Global Plants entry for Elytranthe barnesii Gamble
Zipcode Zoo entry （頁面存檔備份，存於網際網路檔案館）

[Orchids-1] [1]
Seidenfaden, Gunnar; Wood, Jeffrey J.; Holttum, Richard Eric. The Orchids of Peninsular Malaysia and Singapore. Olsen & Olsen. 1992: 707. ISBN 9788785215246.

[2] [2]
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]}

[Mercantile-3] [3]
Late Mr. W. D. Barnes. Singapore Free Press & Mercantile Advertiser. 30 October 1911: 4 [3 October 2014]. （原始內容存檔於2016-03-04）.

[4] [4]
Venn, John (編). 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.

[5] [5]
After Open Competition. The London Gazette. 25 September 1888 [5 October 2014]. （原始內容存檔於2014-10-13）.

[#1-6] [6]
Two further appointments of cadets. London and China Telegraph. 15 October 1888: 901. （原始內容存檔於2016-03-04）.

[Who-7] [7]
Who's Who in the Far East, 1906-7. June 1906: 14. ISBN 9780896445819.

[8] [8]
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].

[9] [9]
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)

[10] [10]
Steenis-Kruseman, M. J. van. Cyclopaedia of collectors. Steenis, C. G. G. J. van (編). Flora Malesiana. ser. 1 vol. 1. Jakarta: Noordhoff-Kolff. 1950: 37 [4 October 2014].

[11] [11]
（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].

[12] [12]
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.

[13] [13]
Appointments (PDF). Hong Kong Government Gazette. 9 June 1911 [5 October 2014].^{[永久失效連結]}

[14] [14]
Appointment (PDF). The London Gazette. 18 April 1911 [4 October 2014]. （原始內容存檔 (PDF)於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.

[15] [15]
The Honourable Warren Delabere Barnes. Legislative Council of Hong Kong. [4 October 2014]. （原始內容存檔於2016-03-04）.

[16] [16]
Legislative Council Minutes,-No. 11 (PDF). Hong Kong Government Gazette. 8 June 1911 [4 October 2014].^{[永久失效連結]}

[17] [17]
Crush, Peter. A Glimpse at Kowloon-Canton Railway's History. Hong Kong Railway Society. [3 October 2014]. （原始內容存檔於2016-10-25）.

[Annual_Report-18] [18]
Clementi, Cecil. General Observations (PDF). Hong Kong Annual Report (1911). 1912: 24 [5 October 2014].

[#2-19] [19]
Death of the Honourable Mr. W. D. Barnes (PDF). Hong Kong Government Gazette Extraordinary. 8 June 1911 [4 October 2014]. （原始內容 (PDF)存檔於2019-01-01）.

[20] [20]
The late Mr. W. D. Barnes. The Straits Times (Singapore). 6 November 1911: 7 [3 October 2014]. （原始內容存檔於2016-03-04）.

[21] [21]
Hanitsch, Richard. Obituary. Journal of the Straits Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society (60) (Singapore). December 1911 [4 October 2014].

[22] [22]
Proceedings of the Geological Society of London. Session 1902–1903. Quarterly Journal of the Geological Society of London. Volume 59. : iv.

[23] [23]
Amongst a number of new Fellows. Singapore Free Press & Mercantile Advertiser. 29 May 1911: 4 [4 October 2014]. （原始內容存檔於2014-10-06）.

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