Public success, private sorrow

Public success, private sorrow

by Isidore Cyril Cannon

Part of Royal Asiatic Society Hong Kong studies series

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The story of an Englishman who lived through the last years of the Qing dynasty, was trapped in the British Legation during the Boxer uprising and went on to occupy a number of senior positions in the Imperial Customs as Commissioner of Customs in various ports, Shanghai Postmaster and first Director of the important Customs College.

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