The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-04-05
PAKE SCHEMES
BowWongs Have Grown
Desperate.
They Attempt to Mislead Executive
Council in Regard to Grant
ing Of a Charter.

The Bow Wong Wui. the secret Chi
nese society organized lately in Homo
lu.u avowedly for the purpose OF an
tagonizing the present Government OF
China. has not yet secured charter
| from the Executive Council. The So
clety presented an application for
charter some weeks ago. Yang Wei
Pin. Chinese Consul here, opposed IA
yorable action and presented docu-
ments to prove that the Bow Wong
Vui was not a law-abiding organiza-
| ton.
He stated that the society's constitu-
lion was inimical TO peace in the Chi
nese colony, and that he feared II the
Wui was chartered, bloodshed would
result. Attorneys for the Wui alleged
that the constitution presented by the
Consul was bogus. This was easily
disproyed TO the satisfaction of the
Executive Council.
Now the Bow Wongs have tried
new dodge Yesterday, before Presl-
dent Dole and Ministers Mott-Smith,
) Dung, Damon and Cooper, the Wui
came 10 press its claims for a charter.
Attorneys Henshall and w. X. Castle
represented the Bow Wongs as coun-
sci. and Wong Leong, II. a. Heen and
g. X. Al accompanied them.
Attorney Castle said that the society
was tor the purposes set forth in ar
dCies and bylaws which he presented
.or filing with other papers in the mat
Ter. He said that the Wui had moth
ing whatever TO do with any other So
ciety.
Attorney General Cooper asked If
| .he attorneys and members of the Bow
{ Wongs would deny that the society
was not organized for the protection OF
he Chinese Emperor against the EN-
press? If it were not the same as the
ROyal Protective Union? The list OF
| officers of the Royal Protective Union
I vas then shown to the lawyers and
| Chinese visitors. II. A. Heen said that
| ne and others whose names were on
| the paper had been approached to form
IN organization and had consented to
do so.
when the articles of association were
presented to them they saw that they
| we're not what they should be, and
they withdrew. Heen said that they
were now attempting to organize the
| Bow Wong Wi for educational pur-
poses. and that his name was not on
| me other list by his authority. Attor-
| ley Castle said that 1t had been repre-
| sented to him that the Chinese Consul
aad withdrawn his objection to the
| Bow Wong Wui, or rather had admit
| ed that he had been mistaken as to
| he objects of the association.
| Nffptgto,. Nnt+-Ep1ifh manfred ~ fha
| Chinese refOrmer, Leung Chi-tso was
! Il any way connected with this socie-
| ". Mr.. Castle said he was not, as far
as he knew.
| Heen translated the words, Bow
| Wong. He said that Bow meant many
| hings-a guarantee of an insurance
| company, the endorsement of note,
| etc Wong referred TO a live Emperor,
| God, or something high. Attorney
| lien hall explained that the name Bow
| Wong was taken by the society to OBJ
| cain more money for educational pur-
poses.
| President Dole finally informed the
callers that he would consult Mr.. Yak
nam and DR.. LII Khai Fai in the mat
ser and would notify the gentlemen as
| 20 the time when they would have a
hearing.
There have been rumors for several
| days that the Bow Wongs would try
me trick of feigning TO cast aside their
| constitution and bylaws and adopting
Others in order to deceive the Execu-
i've Council. The subterfuge of the
| willy Wui will hardly fool any one. 1t
is easy to prove that the constitution
and bylaws filed by the Consul before
me Council some weeks ago were in
Cended for the Bow Wong Wui. It's Of
Lcers had them printed and took them
| away from the printing Office. They
| were distributed at the ay0wed head
| quarters of the Bow Wong can in the
.Ormer Salvation Army hall, corner
| Sing ana Nuuanu streets.
| On their prov -siUus me BOW WOug-
| made their campaign. 10 is said now
| mat there are 5000 Chinese in this
! s.ty VINO have sworn allegiance to The
Bow Wong Wi. Two or three nights 4
week the hall is packed with hundreds
who listen TO the political rantings Of
the orators paid by the Bow Wong Wui
and whose names appear on its printed
list of members. All this is easy Of
| substantiatiOn. The fact that Leung
| Chi-tso, the Chinese Teformer now in
ionolulu-for whose head the Chinese
! government offers $Gj .0OO-is the head
and front of the Bow Wong Wui. is not
| to be disputed.
| Leung Chi-tsO directed the organiZa-
ton of the Bow Wongs. The very men
who applied to the Executive Council
yesterday are in constant intercourse
| with him. The funds Of the Bow
| Wongs raised by 4 tax on their mem
bers, are to go to the Orient for the
support of the fight against the Dowa-
ger Empress, according to the consti-
! tuition of the society.
The Advertiser has no interest in
opposing the granting of charter to
the Bow Wong Wui save only the rea-
son that ii believes trouble will result
| Wherever these Chinese revolutionary
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