Education
He studied at the St. Olave's Grammar School and then he continued his education at the University of London.
He studied at the St. Olave's Grammar School and then he continued his education at the University of London.
In 1906 he was a mining engineer and assayer at the British Mining and Metal Company in Cornwall. During 1906-1909 he was appointed Engineer at the Syndicat du Yunnan and Manager in China during 1909-1912. He worked as a Director and Manager of Anglo-French China Corporation, Ltd. during 1912-1915.