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Mr. Tu Ch'un was born at Pan-yu Hsien, Kuangtung province, in 1886. Shortly after leaving school, Mr. Tu was called to official life and under the Manchu regime, received his first important appointment as Special Commissioner for the preparation and arrangement of the Nanyang Industrial Exposition. Following the establishment of the Republic in 1911 Mr. Tu became chief secretary in the yamen of the Commissioner of Defense for Shanghai and Sungkiang, a post which was later changed to that of Military Governor of Shanghai and Sungkiang. He served in this