Watch List notes:

China, Order of the Golden Grain, Fourth Class breast badge, in silver, width 56.5mm, good extremely fine and toned, with original rosette-bearing ribbon fitted with original wire hook and keeper, in cloth-covered fitted case of issue also containing original lapel rosette; together with original British 'Permission to Wear' document dated 24 February, 1915 (lot). Awarded to Charles Talbot Bowring (1862-1932). Born in Bangalore, Bowring entered Chinese Customs in 1883 where he was also known as 'Bao Lai Ling'. He served in Foo-Chow, Peking, Shanghai and Seoul before being appointed Commissioner of Customs at Haikou (capital city of Hainan) in 1915, where he remained until 1920. He received the Golden Grain Fourth Class in 1915 and the Third Class in 1922.