(From the " Eastern Times.")
Li Yosn-Hung, where courte-y name is Sang-Ch'ing, $8 5¢ BE native of Haangp't district of ted from the first peiyang Naval College, and was first appointed officer in charge of artillery of the cruiser Chéaynan. The
janese war caused him to jamp into of 1894 daring the Cbinosea, but he was rescued.
Sabsequently be went to Hapeh and enlisted in the service of H. E. Chang Chih-tang. The Viceroy liked him for his bravery and endurance, and for to withstood temptation and influence, and set him to train the modern army, together with Chang Piso, Ch'ien Hello and others.
ATTACHED 70 CHANG CHI-TOKO, At the time when the Nanyang New Army was established, the new force in Hopeh was still insignificant, cot of only one regiment of guards at battalions of engineering corps. Chang Tiao, though year the person of Obsog Chih-tang, was bot the figare-besd; the onus of military daties devolved apon Li Yusn-bong slone. He made ver rapid progress in the next fifteen yea He formed a small force of two banner corps, the right and lo and again brought them to the fall complement of two Army Divisions, the first and the second. owing to the formation of the new army throughout the Empire by the Military alization Bureau, the Hupeh Divisions were altered to one full divimn. styled the Eighth, and one enbdivision, the Twenty-first, the former mas giver to Chang Piao to command, while the latter was put under the com man. Ub Li Naan! bang.
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