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Mr. Hu Suh was born in Shanghai on December 17, 1891. His father was a scholar of high attainment and was known for his geographical researches in northern Manchuria, where he travelled extensively. His father died when Dr. Hu was only a little over three years old, and he was brought up by his mother, of whoni he often tells his friends that, though she could not read a single lire he wrote, it is to her alone that he owes everything. Dr. Hu lived with her at their home in Chih-ki Hsien, Southern Anhui, until 1904, when he came to Shanghai. Dr. Hu began his study of Chinese when he was scarcely three years old. During his six years' stay in Shanghai he studied at the Mei-chi School, the Ching Chung School and the Chinese National Institute, founded by