The late Dr. Fryer was one of the very few foreigners who mained in the Imperial Chinese Government service for 30 years, but that was his record when he retired from the department of translation at the Arsenal. Whilst still holding this position, he was Viceroy's, Examiner at the Imperia! Naval College in Nanking, 1894-5, and, previously to that'he was secretary of Kuo Sung-tv0, the Imperial Ambassador in 1878.
Following his retirement from hina, Dr. Fryer was appointed to the Agassiz Chair of Orientil Languages and Literature in the University of California. This pro fessorship he held from 1896 TOL4, since which time he has. been emeritus professor.
Dr. Fryer received numerous Honours, honorary degrees being conferred upon him by many col-Jeges (the LI. D. being among those received), and the Imperial Ghinese Government conferred upon the First Rank of the Third ree of the Order of the Double Dragon and made him-an officio)
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