Harry Fox has had a varied and useful career in the Consular] Service, and few have been stationed fats many different points and seen so. much of their diversified Jcommercial and other problems. He! fentered the Consular Service in 'China as Student Interpreter in 189 Jand the list of places where he ha been, first as junior and later in more senior capacities, is formidable, and—includes'. Chemulpo (Korea) Wenchow,—Samshui Shanghai, Kongmoon,—Ichang, Chengts, Canton, Wuhu, Chefoo, Nanking, Yunnanto, Hankow, and] Peking. He was created C.M.G. in and appointed Commercial Counsellor of Embassy in 1918. He served as a British delegate on the (Chinese Tariff Revision Commission (1922) and was senior delegate on the Weihaiwei Rendition Commis. sion (1923). Earlier in his career he was era ployed in the Foreign! Office (London) for over a year [connection with trade questions and 1925-26 was an advisor to. the! British Delegation at the Peking] [Tarif Conference. As Consul-Gen-feral at several of the most import. fant Treaty Ports Fox did very] useful work in settling with the Chinese authorities many vexed! [questions in which British interests were concerned. As Commercial Attache - and, Inter, Counsellor, Fox wi the intricate commercial and other problems which have invaded later-day China, and his knowledge of these, and indeed of all matters in which foreigners in China are Interested, has always been of great! value in the Legation at Peking and to the Government at home.
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