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Dennys entered the civil department of the navy in 1855 and was 

 present at the bombardment of Sveaborg', for which he received 

 the Baltic Medal. He was appointed Student Interpreter at 

 Peking' in 1863 and from 1866 to 1876, edited the China Mail of 

 Hongkong", was Secretary of the City Hall and curator of the 

 Museum at that city. In 1 87 7 he was appointed Assistant Protector 

 of Chinese at Singapore and Librarian and Curator of the Museum. 

 From 1879 to 1888 he was employed in Magistrate's work in 

 Singapore, and then at (lopeng. Invalided home in 1889 he re- 

 signed in 1890, but in 1894 was appointed Protector of Chinese 

 and Magistrate in British North Borneo and became the Editor 

 of the British North Borneo Herald, and in 1899 Acting- Judge 

 and Member of Council. Dr. Dennys was Member of the Council 

 of the Society from its very commencement in 1878 and remain- 

 ed so for several years and contributed largely to the Journal. 

 Among' his other publications were, Folklore of China, Notes for 

 Tourists in the North of China, Handbook of Cantonese, Hand- 

 book of Malay, the Treaty ports of China and Japan, and other 

 short papers on Chinese and Malay subjects, Natural History, 

 etc. Although he resigned Membership of the Society in 1889 

 he took a great interest in its affairs till towards the end of 

 his life. H. N. R. 



