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Mr. Miu Er-ch'ao was born at Hsuan-cheng Hsien, Yunnan province. He was a scholar of the regular Confucian school in the Ching Dynasty possessing unusual knowledge in old Chinese classics. Upon his becoming a Pakung, he was given official appointment. Mr. Miu participated in the First Revolution, playing his part in making Kueichow and Yunnan respond to the revolutionary call. After the establishment of the Republic, for many years Mr. Miu was magistrate in various districts in the remote region of Kueichow Province. In 1922 General Li Keng-yuan became Minister of Agriculture and Commerce. He appointed Mr. Miu Secretary of the Ministry