Who's Who in China (3rd edition)/Liu Ching-shan

Mr. C. S. Liu

到景山字竹君

(Liu Ching-shan)

Mr. C. S. Liu was born at Tientsin, Chihli Province, in 1882. He studied between 1901 and 1902 at the Pu-tung School, Tientsin, which later became the nucleus of the present Nankai College; at the Tientsin High School between 1902-1903; at the Peiyang University between 1903 and 1905. In July 1905, Mr. Liu went to America as a government student. He studied political economy at the University of Pennsylvania between 1905 and 1910. In 1909 he received the degree of B. S., and in 1910 that of M. A. He returned to China in August 1910. In 1912 Mr. Liu was appointed auditor of the Kiangsu Provincial Bank, Shanghai. Shortly afterwards he became Professor of the Commercial College in Tientsin. In 1913 he was delegated to survey the famine districts in Anhui along the Huai River Region together with Mr. C. D. Jameson, engineer representative of the American Red Cross. Later Mr. Liu became Chief of the Foreign Affairs Department in the office of the Customs Superintendent in Chefoo. After his resignation from this post he was appointed a member of the Commission on the Unification of Railway Accounts and Statistics. In August 1914 Mr. Liu was promoted to be Assistant Chief of the Audit and Accounts Division of the Accounts Department of the Ministry of Communications. In September 1914 he was conferred the 7th Class Chiaho Decoration. In November he became a Technical Expert in the Ministry. In August 1915 Mr. Liu was given the official appointment of Senior Secretary. Subsequently he became Chief of the Audit and Accounts Division of the Postal Department. In September 1915 he was transferred to be a member of the central auditing division of the Ministry of Communications. In July 1917 Mr. Liu became Chief of the Audit and Accounts Division of the Railway Department. In September he was appointed a member of the Commission for the Study of Railway Administration. In November he received another appointment as a member of the Commission on the Codification of Railway Regulations and Rules and also Chief of the Accounts Section of the same Commission. In May 1918 Mr. Liu became chairman of the Traffic Conference. In June he was transferred to be Chief of the traffic section of the Railway Department, and concurrently acted as Chief of the Audit and Accounts Division of the same Department. In Au he became Chief of the General Affairs Division , of the Through Traffic Administration. In November he was appointed Chief of the Traffic Division of the Railway Technical Commission and in December he became Vice-Chairman of the Standing Committee on the Unification of Railway Accounts and Statistics. In January 1919 Mr. Liu was transferred back to be Chief of the Audit and Accounts Division of the Railway Department. In June he was given the Third Class Wenhu Decoration. In August 1920 Mr. Liu was again made the Chief of the Traffic Division of the Railway Department and was simultaneously appointed to act as Chief of the Audit and Accounts Division, Co-Director of the Through Traffic Administration, and Chief of the Chinese Eastern Railway Affairs Bureau. In the same month he became a member of the Commission on International Transit. In November he became a member of the Railway Finance Conference and was conferred the Third Class Paokuang Chiaho. In December he received two appointments, namely, Vice-Chairman of the Chines Easte Railway Commission, and Special Deputy to assist in the organization of the University of Communications. In February 1921 Mr. Liu became Chairman of the Committee on Through Traffic; and also a member of the Commission for the Study of Railway Lines for the whole of China. In March he was appointed Chief Accountant of the Peking-Hankow Railway. In May he became a member of the Commission for the Improvements of Documents and Official Procedures and was also appointed Councillor of the Ministry of Communications. In June he became vice-president of the Chinese Eastern Railway. This appointment was made as a recognition of his services rendered during the winter of 1920 in connection with the negotiations of a new agreement concerning the Chinese Eastern Railway. In December 1921 Mr. Liu returned to Peking Ministry again, becoming Chief of the Railway Department. He held concurrently the following positions; President of the Commission for the Study of Railway Affairs, Vice-Chairman of the Commission for the Study of Railway Lines, and Vice-Chairman of the Railway Finance Commission. In March 1922 Mr. Liu received another post as an Executive Member of the Commission on Communications in connection with the redention of Shantung interests. In December he was awarded the Second Class Tashou Chiaho Decoration. In January 1923 the government awarded upon Mr. Liu the Second Class Tashou Paokuang Chiaho Decoration. Later he joined the Bank of Communications to which he is still connected. In September 1923 he was appointed an expert to the Financial Re-organization Commission under the Cabinet.