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Mr. Ralph Sun was born at Shou-Hsien, Anhui province, in 1883. He received his elementary education at home and went to America in April 1903 with private support. At Wesleyan Academy he prepared for college from 1903 to 1906. He studied Mining at Massachusetts Institute of Technology during 1906-09; and banking at Brown University during 1909-12 graduating there with the degree of Ph. B. Nr. Sun returned to China in September 1912. He was inspector of the Bank of China, Peking, during 1912-13. He assisted in the drawing of bank rules and gold reserve regulations most of which received favorable attention of the bank authorities. He was member of the Currency Commission, in the Ministry of Finance, during 1913-14. In 1914 Mr. Snn was made sub-manager of the Bank of China, at Hankow. After two years' successful service, he resigned and accepted the general managership of the Fou, Foong Flour Mill Co., Shanghai, which post he is still holding. In 1916 Mr. Sun assisted