obtained the degree of Master of Arts in 1920 and that of Doctor of Philosophy in the Faculty of Law in 1922, the subject of his dissertation being "Treaty Relations between China and Great Britain.". He was the prize student in International Law in that University in 1917-20. Dr. Hsia returned to China in 1922 and was at once appointed secretary and treasurer to the Chinese Weihaiwei Retrocession Commission. This position he held until the summer of 1923 when he left Peking for Shanghai. Beginning from the fall of 1923, Dr. Hsia took up educational work. At present he is connected with the Southern University as Dean of the Arts Faculty, and with the Shanghai College of Commerce of the National Southeastern University, the Shanghai College of Law and Politics and the University of Shanghai, as Professor of International Law, Diplomatic History, and English Literature. Dr. Hsia's address is F. B. 216 Avenue Haig, Shanghai.
