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Mr. Fan Chiu-pah, the popular vice-chairman of the Shanghai Chinese General Chamber of Commerce who is in charge of the affairs of the chamber during the absence on sick leave of the chairman, Mr. Sung Hang-chang, was born in 1884 at Tsenghai, Chekiang, of one of the best known families. His grandfather, Mr. Fan Hsin-tsai, was one of the foremost merchants in Shanghai in the early days of the Settlement, having made his fortune in tea and silk. His name appeared quite frequently in the historical records of the "model settlement." Mr. Fan's father, Mr. Fan Chi-ling, was a Master of Arts under the Manchu regime, being successful in passing the second series of the literary examinations, but he died at an early age. Assuming the heavy responsibilities of the chief of a big