Background
Mr. Ziar was born in Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China, in 1885.
Mr. Ziar was born in Shaoxing, Zhejiang, China, in 1885.
He received his advanced education at Cambridge University, England, obtaining his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1910 and a Master of Arts degree in 1915.
Ziar Y. S. was made a member of the Inner Temple, London and was called to the Bar in 1914. After two years' practice in England, he returned to China and joined the Messrs. Piatt & Company of Shanghai in 1916. While in Shanghai, he was elected member of the Chinese Ratepayers Association and later member and the first chairman of the Chinese advisory board of the Shanghai Municipal Council.
During 1923 Mr. Ziar travelled to Europe and America studying the judical systems of the various countries. Since 1924 he practised law in Shanghai with Messrs. Piatt and Company for many years. He was appointed legal adviser to the Bureau of Foreign Affairs of Shanghai, the Chinese General Chamber of Commerce of Shanghai and the Military Governor of Zhejiang. From 1925 to 1926 Ziar Y. S. worked as a judge of the Shanghai Provisional Court. He resided abroad since 1926.