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WHO'S WHO IN CHINA

Mr. Yu Pao-hsien

于资軒字志昂

Mr. Yu Pao-hsien was born at Kiang-tu Hsien, Kiangsu province, in 1875. He spent his early years in Szechwan, where his father was a prefect. At first he studied Chinese under teachers of the old school, but his yearning for foreign learning was so strong that he finally went to the International Institute to study English and other subjects. Later he went to Japan for his higher education. After the Boxer trouble in 1900, Mr. Yu returned to China, and first joined the Department of Police in Peking under the Tsing Dynasty. Subsequently he was transferred to the Ministry of the Interior in recognition of his useful services. He was appointed Senior Clerk and acted concurrently as a member of the Bureau of Constitutional