In 1881, he was appointed as Judge for the British Court for Japan in Yokohama.London Gazette, 10 January 1882, p93 Before taking up the appointment, he acted as Chief Justice of the British Supreme Court for China and Japan for more than one year until the new Chief Justice, Sir Richard Rennie, returned from long leave to take up the post.North China Herald, 1 November 1881, p 451 and Straits Times, 8 January 1883, p2
