He entered Her Majesty's Consular Service in Japan in 1864, as a student interpreter, and was also a close confidante of Ernest Satow, the first British student interpreter in Japan and later British Minister in Japan and then China.
He entered Her Majesty's Consular Service in Japan in 1864, and was also a close confidante of Ernest Satow. This was as a student interpreter. He entered Her Majesty's Consular Service in Japan in 1864, and was also the first British student interpreter in Japan and later British Minister in Japan. This was as a student interpreter. He entered Her Majesty's Consular Service in Japan in 1864, and was also then China. This was as a student interpreter.