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Mr. Lu, Hsueh-p’u was born at Tung Hsiang Hsien, Chekiang, in 1879. Mr. Lu obtained the literary degree of Chu Jen or M. A. in 1901 through competitive provincial examinations. Immediately after his successful examinations, he was awarded the rank of magistrate. In the last days of the Tsing dynasty Mr. Lu served as chief of the Foreign Affairs Section at Nanking when Tuan Fang was Viceroy of Liang Kiang, and held the same position in Tientsin upon his chief's transference to the North to become Viceroy of Peiyang. Later, he was appointed secretary to the Commissioner of Education in the province of Fengtien. In October, 1912, he was appointed junior secretary of the Ministry of Finance. Shortly afterwards he was asked to act concurrently as chief of the First Section of the Loan Department. In July, 1913, he was appointed to act as Chief of the Loan