Reginald Johnston
Johnston went back to the colonial service. In 1927 he was designated the commissioner of the concession of Weihaiwei,  a position that he had until the 1930s. On that date the territory was returned to China.  He moved to the United Kingdom, and in 1931 he was designated Professor of Chinese at the School of Oriental Studies at the University of London . Despite his extensive experience about China, he did not adapt well to the university environment.  He retired in 1937. The ex-tutor continued maintaining contact with Puyi, even when he was established by the Japanese as emperor of the puppet state of Manchukuo . Johnston bought the small Scottish island of Eilean Rìgh, where he set up his home with Chinese-style gardens and even hoisted a Manchukuo flag .  He died in 1938, without having gotten married.