A sense of great loss way felt amongst Government, officials en Thursday by the death at! the of 62, in his residence at 78 Edinburgh Road, of Admiral Yang, Shueehung, fester Min her of Navy and Chairman of the Fukien Provincial Government.
Admiral Yang was regarded as one of the most able naval commanders in China, Born at Foo: chow in 1882, he worked his way tp from'n petty officer to the post, of the Commander-in-Chief of the Ohinewe Navy. He received his early education at, the Kinngnan Arsenal College at Shanghai. In. 1021, he became the commander of the Amoy sndarmerie, and he was appointed jommhander-in-Chief of: the Chinese Navy in 1924, ian the Nationalist revolution:
forces captured the Yangtze lof, he joined the northern puni-and, after having in the ingtize, at Woosung places, he was appoints er-in-Ghiet of the Nationalist Navy fand concurrently. a member of the State "Council of the Governme Re became a member of the Political Council and of the Military Council in 1927, and was appointed Minister of Navy in 1928 The late Admiral la, survived by a son ani we daughters,
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