蔡廷干　字耀堂。年五十六岁。生于广东香山。已婚。子一。女四。初学于上海出洋总局。同治十二年。以官费游美。入哈佛中学校。及新英国高等学校。光緖七年。回国。肄业大沽水雷学堂。光緖十年。任水雷艇管带。光緖十八年。任水雷艇队司令官。民国元年。授海军中将。民国二年。任盐务署总稽核。税务处会办。经法德各国君主。赠予宝星。给予二等嘉禾章。勋四位。给予三等宝光嘉禾章。尝译中国诗为英文。现时通信处。北京东城南池子表章库夹道五号。

tsai, ting-kan.-born in hsiangshan, kwangtung, 1861. married, 1905. studied at chinese educational mission school, shanghai, 1872-73. ar-rived in america, june, 1873. government support. studied at hartford gram-mer school and new britain high school. returned to china, september, 1881. joined the torpedo school at taku, 1881-84. captain of a torpedo boat, 1884. commodore of the torpedo fleet, 1892. vice-admiral, 1912. chief inspector, central salt administration, 1913. associate director, revenue council, 1913 to date. recipient of french legion of honor, german order of the crown, second class star, second class chia ho, third pao-kwang chia ho decorations and fourth order of merit. translated many chinese poems into english verses.