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320 general and legations in Canton and Peking. In 1919 Mr. Hsu was asked by the Canton government to attend the Paris Peace Conference as advisor to the Chinese Delegation and also by the Chinese Christian bodies to represent their interests unofficially at the Conference. Upon his return from Paris at the end of August 1919, two months after the signing of the Versailles Treaty, Mr. Hsu found Dr. Sun in Shanghai, having severed connection with the Southern government and left Canton. Mr. Hsu sent in his resignation as Minister of Justice, which however, was not accepted. Then Mr. Hou went to Tientsin and took up the chief editorship of the Social Welfare. Upon the return of Dr. Sun to power in Canton late 1920, Mr. Hsu resumed his activities with the movement. He was President of the Supreme Court of the Constitutional government and was charged also with the duties of the Minister of Justice. In June 1922, Li Yuan-hung became President in Peking again. Parliament was reconvcked. In September 1922 President Li appointed Mr. Hsu; Acting Minister of Justice. He did not assume office and was officially relieved of this post in November 1922. In October 1922 he was awarded by President Li the First Class Tashou Chiaho Decoration. Mr. Hsu is still in Canton holding several positions. He was a faithful follower of Dr. Sun Yat-sen. When not in office, Mr. Hsu practices law privately. He is a Christian, and in spite of his many duties in Canton Mr. Hsu finds time to conduct Bible classes and also answer the frequent calls to preach in the churches of the city. He is now Chancellor of the Central University recently established by the Southern government at Canton.