In 1902 he took the civil service examination, and on 14 November 1903 arrived in India, where he served in Bombay and in due course Pune as 'ass[istan]t coll[ecto]r and mag[istrate]' [REF].
While in India, Bolus sustained his Classical interests and was an active member of the (apparently short-lived) Bombay Branch of the Classical Association, 'which owed its existence mainly to the enthusiasm of a learned Jesuit, Father Ailinger' [REF].