The late Mr. Harold Porter was born on December 7, 1879, and was educated at Felsted School. "He Joined the British Consular service China and passed the competitive examination in 1898, He was in Peking during the siege of the Legations, for which. he resolved the Boxer medal and clasp, and atter-wards occupied different Consular posts in China and Korea, He was Vice-Consul in 1911 and was. promoted Consul in 1913. In the years 1914-15 he was employed in the War OMice Censorate and during' 1018. 1919 he was Commercial Commis. sioner for Siberia during the strenudays which followed the Russian Part revolution and which resulted in the despatch to Siberia of an. international force.
111924, he was Acting Consul-General in Mukcion, went to Hankow the next year, was 'OMeiating Consul-General at Harbin in December, 1925, and returned to Hankow as Consul-General in 1927, serving until 1928, He was made CING. in 1926.
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