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Mr. Hsu Kwan-nan, was born at Wucheng, Chekiang Province, in 1867. At the comparatively young age of 23, he succeeded in passing the second series of literary examinations, became a Chu Jen (Provincial Graduate), and was appointed a junior secretary of the Prime Minister. In 1898, he was given the post of Chief of the Shantung Section of the Board of Finance. It was while serving in this capacity in the capital that Mr. Hsu devoted his spare time in establishing the Huai Wen College in Peking, for which work the Imperial government bestowed upon him the honor of "Special Commendation by Edict” as a result of the recom-