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Dr. M. T. Z. Tyau was born at Hsing-ning Hsien, Kuangtung province, in 1888. He is a brother of Dr. Philip Tyau. At the age of seven he was sent by his parents to Honolulu to study. At first he joined St. Peter's School and later attended the Iolian College. In 1900 he returned to China and entered the St. John's University, Shanghai where he graduated in February 1907 at the head of the class. After his graduation he taught school for two years and then went to England to pursue a higher education. From 1909 to 1916 Dr. Tyau studied at the University of London. In November 1914 he obtained his L. L. B. degree with honors. In July 1916 he was awarded the LL. D., the subject of his thesis being "The Legal Obligations Arising out of Treaty Relations between China and other States." Two years previous to his post graduation he was Quain