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A SHORT BIOGRAPHY OF LAI CHUN BIN

ANTHONY SIU KWOK-KIN

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Lai Chun-bin fríž, also known as Pun-shek, was a native of Cheung Ping Chau ¦ ¦ of Tung Kwun county in the Kwangtung province. He was born in the 1830s. When he was young, he followed his brother Lai Chun-hai i to fight against the Taiping rebels in Kiangsu and Chekiang Wi; he was then promoted to be Tsin-

of heutenant, and was awarded a Nam-ling

tsung feather. '

or blue

In the 9th year of the reign of Hsien Feng (1859), by making a donation to the government, he was promoted to be a Yau-kikor a colonel, commanding the newly equipped Chit-shing Fleet A. He joined forces with his brother in the attack of Kiang Pu I. The Taiping rebels under Shuct Shaam-yuen AC, also known as Shuet Shing- leung #K, were defeated and then surrendered 2

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In the 10th year of the reign of Hsion Feng (1860), they captured Po Hau 1 and Kau Fuk Chau /Jin Soochow ; Lai Chun-bin was awarded a Fa-ling E or peacock feather, and was promoted to be a Charm-cheong or a brigadier.

In the 11th year of the reign of Hsen Feng (1861), Shuet Shaam-yuen revolted. He retreated his force to Yeung Chau . At the same time, So Sheung of Tan Yeung and the rebels of S1-ling-tong Kiu P and Chin-kiang jomed him Lai Chun-bin and his brother followed To Hing-ah X, the Kiang-ling General, and Wong Bun M, the Tsung-bing of lieutenant-general of the Navy KĤli, and thrice released Chin-kiang from the rebels' seizure. For this, Lai Chun-bin was granted the title of Fu-cheong or major-general. 1

In the 6th moon of the 1st year of the reign of Tung Chih (1862), Lai Chun-bin was promoted to be the Fu-cheong of the Kwangtung Navy

NAKAMUS. Two months later, his Chit-shing Fleet, consisting of only six ships, was dismissed; and he had remained at the post of the Chin-kian Naval Battalion #IZKADAR