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Mr. C. P. Yin was born at Wukiang Hsien Kiangsu province in 1878. After receiving his Chinese education went to Japan where he studied at the Commercial School in Tokyo until 1906. In March 1906 Mr. Yin went to America as a government student. He entered the University of Illinois and took the Railway Administration course, and was graduated with the degree of A. B. in 1911. He returned to China in December 1911. During 1912 Mr. Yin was advisor on foreign affairs to the late General Lan Tien-wei, a Kuomingtang military leader. In 1913 he was appointed a Member of the Commission on the Unification of Railway Accounts and Statistics of the Ministry of Communications. He became Technical Expert of the same Ministry in 1914. In 1916 he was given the concurrent position of acting secretary. In May 1916 Mr. Yin was appointed managing