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Sidney is known as a Chinese secretary to the British Legation.

Education

Sidney was appointed student interpreter in China, September 24, 1895.

Career

Employed on special service at Weihaiwei, December 1899 to October 1901; acted there as Assistant Commissioner.

Interpreter to British Contingent, China Field Force during operations at Tientsin, June and July 1900.

Assistant political officer during advance on Peking, August 1900.

Appointed Vice-Consul, Tientsin, Peking, November 14, 1901.

Accountant to Legation at Peking 1901-1902.

Acting Vice-Consul at Tientsin February 1905 to February 1906.

Shipping Vice-Consul at Shanghai, March — August 1906.

British Assessor at Mixed Court September 1906.