the new British Consul-Generat in Shanghai, Mr. Herbert. Phillips, ar-fived hereon September 24 Board the Nagasaki Maru, Mr. Phillipe erossed the Atlantic on the Empress of Britain, and proceeded to Jepan on beard" the Empress of Tapan, He ie staying temporarily the Cathay Hotel, but will move Into the Consul-General's residence with-Ina few days. He spent a busy day making his many offelal earls, among Which was a visit to HAE, "Ambas Sedor, Sir Hughe Nnatehbull-Huges-Sen, at the Country Hospital it. Philips, who was appointed to succeed Sir John Brenan, is already Well acquainted with China, having entered "the Consular Servieg as Student Intorproter "in. China on March 1.1000. He received the hina" Afedal in 1900, and was pro moted {o be a Second Class Assistant April 5, 100% was, Acting Vice-Consul "niontsin in 1903 and 1906, and Acting Chiot "Clerk and" Registrar of the Supreme Court at Shanghai in 1903, He was promoted to be a Pirst Class 'Assistant on. August 10, 1906, and was" Acting' Vice-Consul' at "Chung king from. December 12,1001, "10 Api 12,1900, Te' acted 3s assistant ithe Chinese Secretary's Oftce at Peking in, 1000, 1010 and 1911, and "was appointed "Acting 'Chinese' Sec~ otary in 1010, Cons in Shanghai Mr. Phillips was promoted to be one of HIM, Vice-Consuls in China on May 12, 1011; and was appointed Consul for the Consular District of Wuhow, to. reside at Wuchow, on 'Mr, Phillips renewed his sequaintance with Shanghat on April 4,_-1033,, when he was appointed. consul this ell. He' was called to the bar the Middle 'Temple on Juno 24, 1014, and was made an O.BE, of January 4, 3 "Transferred to Newchwang on April TT, 1019, he afterwards: was in charge of. the "Foochow "Consulate From December, 1920, to. April, 1022. Ho received "a" now' commission as one of HM. Consuls. in China in March. 1022," and was in charge of the Harbin Consulate from July 3, 1923, to December 15, 1925, He was appointed inspector-General of Consular Batablishments Par Bast, with the personal ranke Consul-General, on July 1. 1025.
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