Who's Who in China (3rd edition)/Chou Shu-mu

Mr. Chou Shu-mu

周樹模 字少钱

Mr. Chou Shu-mu, was born at Tienmen Hsien, Hupeh in 1868. In 1889 Mr. Chou successfully passed the Metropolitan Examinations and obtained the title of Metropolitan Graduate and shortly afterwards was made a Hanlin. At the beginning of 1900, Mr. Chou was appointed literary examiner to Shansi. Later he was sent to Kwangtung in the same capacity. Appreciative of the service which Mr. Chow had rendered, Chang Chih-tung, Viceroy of Hupeh, extended to him an invitation to be a professor of the Lianghu College. Later Mr. Chou was appointed a censor under the Ching government. In 1907, following Mr. Chou's trip abroad studying constitutional governments, he was appointed Commissioner of Public Instruction for Kiangsu. Toward the end of the year Mr. Chou was transferred to Mukden at the request of Hsu Shih-chang, who was then Viceroy of the Three Eastern Provinces. Mr. Chou then became the senior assistant of President Hsu whereas former Prime Minister Chien Nun-hsiung was the junior assistant. The first thing which Mr. Chou did was to alleviate the suffering of the people in Fengtien caused by the Russo-Japanese War which was just over. One year after his arrival the administration of Fengtien was re-established and the suffering of the people greatly reduced. Then he was appointed Governor of Heilungkiang. After the establishment of the Republic in 1912, Mr. Chou retired into private life. Upon the request of Yuan Shih-kai he accepted the position of President of the Administrative Court which he held twice, first from May 1914 to October 1915 and then President of the Commission for the Punishment of High Civil Officials. He retired to private life in 1921. In November 1922 he was conferred by President Li Yuan-hung the First Order of Tashou Paokuang Chiaho. Mr. Chou is the author of "Memorials of Heilung-kiang,” “Poems of Siu Kon Tsai," and several other literary works.