SHENG HSUAN-HUAI (PEKING), Director, Imperial Bank of China; native of Kiangsu. Taotai, Chefoo, July, 1886; Director of Chinese Telegraph Administration; has supreme control of China Merchants' Steam Navigation Co.; Customs Taotai, Tientsin, June, 1892; apptd. Minister of 4th rank and Administrator-General of the Lu-Han and Southern Railways, Oct., 1896; sub-Director, Court of Sacrificial Worship, Nov., 1896; do., Grand Court of Revision, Dec., 1897; Vice-Director, Imperial Clan Court, June, 1901; jun. Guardian of Heir Apparent, Dec., 1. 1; sen. Vice-President, Board of Works, Feb., 1902; sen. Comm. for Treaty Revision, 1902; Director, Imperial Bank of China, 1905; granted privilege riding on horseback within " Forbidden Vermillion City," 1905.