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Mr. C. Y. Wang was born in Hongkong in 1879, his home being at Tung Kun Hsien, Kuangtung province. He studied at Queen's College from 1895 to 1895 and entered Peiyang University, Tientsin, in 1895, graduating from the Mining Department in 1899. Mr. Wang went to America in 1901 and studied mining at the University of California during 1901-1902. In the fall of 1902 he entered Columbia University to study mining and geology and was graduated with the degree of M. A. in 1903. Mr. Wang became a member of the Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. In 1904 he was elected to Sigma Xi and the American Institute of Mining Engineers. Mr. Wang returned to China in 1998. The following gives the various positions he has held since his return from America: 1908-1909, Metallurgist, Wah Chang Mining & Smelting Co., Changsha; 1909-1913, managing director, Pao Tai Mining & Smelting Co; 1910-1911, Mining Engineer, government of the province of Kuangse; 1911-1912,