Mr. Ho P'ei-jung was born at Chieh-shih Hsien, Hupeh, in 1880. Mr. Ho attended the Military College in Japan after his graduation from a military school at home, and specialised in infantry. In 1907 he graduated from the Military College and returned to China in the summer of the same year. Upon his arrival in Peking, Mr. Ho reported to the Ministry of War for appointment. He was detained for service in the Ministry. Later he was transferred the Second Division of the Peiyang Army and was subsequently appointed to command a regiment. Gradually he worked his way up. In two years he was promoted to be Chief of the Second Division. In September of 1913 he was given the rank of Major-General. In 1915 General Wang Chan-yuan, Commander-in-Chief of the Second Division, was appointed military governor of Hupeh, and General Ho accompanied his chief. In his first year in Hupeh, he continued to function as Chief of the Political Affairs Department of Hupeh province. In 1917 General Ho was appointed Civil Governor of Hupeh by the Central government. This position he held until August 1290. In October of the same year he was appointed Director of the Government Mining Bureau of the Province of Hupeh.
