Who's Who in China (3rd edition)/Hsiung Ping-ch'i

General Hsiung Ping-ch'i

熊炳琦字測丞

General Hsiung Ping-ch'i was born in Shantung. He graduated from a military academy in North China. General Hsiung served the late President Feng Kuo-chang for many years. When the latter way Commander-in-chief of the Body Guard of the Ching Imperial Family, General Hsiung was a Second Staff Officer. From September 1912 to July 1913, during which period Feng Kuq-chang was Military Governor of Chihli, General Hsiung was his Staff Officer. In December 1913 Feng Kuo-chang became Tutu or Military Governor of Kiangsu, and General Hsiung was appointed Chief of Military Affairs Department. Subsequently he was made a Colonel General. In August 1917 Feng Kuo-chang came to Peking to succeed Li Yuan-hung as President of China General Hsiung was given an important position in the President's Office. Hsiung retired into private life when Feng Kuo-chang was relieved of the Presidency by Hsu Shih-chang in September 1918. In March 1919 General Hsiung was appointed Director of the National University for military training. Subsequently he made Lieutenant-General. In May 1920 General Hsiung was awarded the Second Class Chiaho. In November 1920 he left the University and very soon was appointed Chief Staff Officer to the High Inspecting Commissioner of Chihli, Shantung and Honan, who was no other person than Marshal Tsao Kun. In February 1922 General Hsiung received the Second Class Tashou Chiabo. In July 1922 he was made “Chang Wei” Chiangchun, a member of the College of Marshals. In September 1922 General Hsiung was appointed Civil Governor of Shantung--this position he is still holding. In October 1922 he was given the Second Class Paokuang Chiaho. In November 1922 he was appointed to hold concurrently the post of Associate Director of the Shantung Rehabilation Bureau and also that of Director General of the Administration of the Kiaochou Port. He was also commissioned to cooperate with Dr. C. T. Wang in taking over that Port from the Japanese. In February 1923 another appointment was given to him and that was associate director for the Construction Works of the Kungchiakou Breach of the Yellow River. In May 1923 General Hsiung was ordered to be censured in connection with the Lincheng Outrage, but to remain in position as before. In November 1923 General Hsiung was given the brevet rank of a full General.