Mr. Lu Tsung-yu
陸宗輿字潤生
Mr. Lu Tsung-yu was born at Hai-ning Hsien, Chekiang Province, in 1875. He graduated from the Waseda University, Japan. In 1905 Mr. Lu attended the Imperial Examination for returned students and obtained the degree of Chu-jen. He was subsequently made an expectant secretary of the Grand Secretariat or State Department. In August 1905 the Imperial government sent five high officials, Prince Tsai Tse, Tai Hung-tze, Hsu Shih-ch'ang, Tuan Fang and Shao Ying, on a mission to study the constitutional conditions of the different foreign nations. Mr. Lu was with the mission as Second Class Councillor. Upon the return of the mission to Peking in September 1906, Mr. Lu was appointed a Junior Secretary of the Board of Police. When Hsu Shih-ch'ang became Viceroy of Manchuria