The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1894-11-07
CHINESE CELEBRATION.
sIXrIETH ANNIvERsARY OF THE
EMPRESS DowAGER
something Of the Festivitics-A strong
Speech China's Royal Family
of To-day.

size, anu lne uhy was uppiOpii"'Niy wv
served by exercises and amusements.
All of the principal Chinese stores
closed at ~ o'clock noon Much OF the
afternoon was devoted to inspecting the
decorations, visiting, listening to the
music and seeing the fireworks which
were being sent off from the vacant
square at the corner Of Hotel and Maun- /
akea streets.
The United Chinese Society kept open
house at the clubrooms, and many per-
sons of all nationalities called.
Light refreshments were served and
cordial handshake awaited everyone
from prominent Chinese who acted as
an entertainment committee. The band
played at the corner of Hotel and
Maunakea Streets, In the same build
ing an address was delivered by Mr..
Wong Wa Fui at $3.50 in the evening.
In substance he said:
"This 10 the birthday of our beloved
| Empress Dowager Ts2i Hi, and she is
sixty years of age. We, her people,
/
treated us as her own children. She has
done many things for the benefit of our
countrymen. She held the power in our
country for many years. Her beloved
husband, our renowned Emperor, Hang
Foong, died about thirty-four years ago,
and after his death her son Tung Chez
assembled the throne and became the
Emberor of China, but he was merely a
boy and the Empire was actually ruled
by the Empress Dowager.
Tung Chez reigned only for thirteen
years and died, and was succeeded by
Kwang Seu, our present Emperor. We
all understand that our present Emperor
was only five years old when he became
Emperor, and the country was again
under the rule of our beloved EN- pre- IS
Dowager. During the reign of the pre-
sent Emperor, and while our country
was under the rule of the Empress Dow
ager, it was very prosperous. She ruled
over 400. 100000 people and she is I'M
doubtedly woman of good sense.
"She has made many improvements
in our country. a few years ago there
were no railroads in China but now
there are several hundred miles of rail.
s. road constructed and several important
manufactures established in the coun
e try. l may say tonight that China il
= progressive in every respect, and ] may
predict that China will be, in some o
these days, one OF the most powerful
. countries in Asia.
b, "Long live the Empress Dowager."
: In this connection a few words will
regard to the Emperor's family, and tn
Empress Dowager and her past life ma,
y be of interest.
The present Imperial family, on gain
s. ing possession OF the throne on the fal
a OF Ia Ming C'Great Brightly dynasty
assumed the title OF Ia Using, or "Grea
Pure and the first Emperor. who wa
styled She-tsu-Chang Hwang-te, adopt
& ed the title OF Shun-che for his reigr
which began in the year 1914.
The present Emperor, whose reign
STYLED Kwang seu, or succession {
j. Glory" is the eighth from the founde
OF the dynasty and is the only rule
10 since the establishment of the line VIII
has not succeeded as direct descend
:, ant
I As by Chinese law the heir must
- younger than the person from whom /
inherits, it became. necessary, whe
the Emperor Tung-Che "became que
IN in heaven" without issue, in 1875,
is select as his successor one of the sol
X OF one of his fathers young
brothers, and the choice, which was r
'r- corded in his will, fell upon the infa
tie son OF the Prince of Chun (Kwang-ser
on the seventh son Of the Emperor Tao
lp- kwang. The present Emperor W
of therefore cousin OF the last and W
les not quite four years OF age when
j., Where the Dowager Empress show
he herself conspicuously was during t
Tor power of Regents or rule OF Dowagt
OF prior to 1873, and since her sons ace
in sion in 1875 when she became practica
'rn the guardian of the Empi
She has been noted for al
ity and diplomacy, and what {
vancement China has made during
ted past twenty years may be credited
her fore sight and skillful manageme
The The confidence that could not be in
lay past and is not today vested in
iful young Emperor by the inhabitants
lid China is given to the Dowager Empr
Ugh and safely so.
ion 1t is fortunate thing for China 4
ain the Dowager Empress has beenl perm
all ted to live for so long. The Empire ,
again doomed to suffer all the inc
r. veniences and dangers of a long
an perial minority, at. a time too wi
was events seemed to show that the CT
title ization of the country had grown {
and and was likely to vanish away;
under the guiding hand of the Dowa
the Empress new ideas and Western mo
re- of thought and action, invention
and civilization, have slowly but SUI
dawned upon the country.
The example of wisdom and siren
set by this noble woman in the |
and may be needed to guide China in
hen critical tunes which may lie before
ther country, truth every Chinaman
&c, k low when the Dowager Empress il
more.
that
and Changes at the Station.
, ON Carpenters are at work in the
shal's Office effecting changes in the
eral arrangement of the plan that
considered Ia Inc the greatest impr