Who's Who in the Far East/FORSTER, Ralph George Elliott
FORSTER, Ralph George Elliott (HAKODATE), H.B.M. Vice-Consul. Appointed Student Interpreter in Japan, Feb. 16, 1883; acting Consul at Nagasaki, 1890; served as Japanese Interpreter to Admiral Sir E. Fremantle, on outbreak of Japan-China War, 1894; Consul at Nagasaki, 1895, 1896, and 1897; promoted 1st Assistant, Aug. 8, 1896; acting Consul General at Yokohama, 1897; acting Consul at Nagasaki, 1897; at Yokohama, 1898, 1899, and 1900; at Tamsui, from 1900 to 1901; at Nagasaki, 1901 to 1902; acting Vice-Consul at Hakodate, 1902 to 1903; promoted Vice-Consul for Consular District of Hakodate, May 21, 1903. Address: H.B.M. Consulate, Hakodate, Japan.