The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1900-07-05
SOUTH CHINA IS RISING.
D1sQUIETtNg NEWS RECEIVED
FROM CANTON.
Ii Hung chang Trusts the Amricans
His Call 10 Picking the signal for the
Black Flag.

LONDON, June %, 3.45 A. MA
fresh phase OF the ebulition In China is
the probability of immediate outbreaks
I'm the great southern prOvint iai CEN
ters. The populace there is daily as
Stunning a more hostile attitude toward
foreigners; and the latter perceive
symptoms Of "a general rising, especially
at Marking, where, according to q dis
patch to the Daily Express, dated yes
terday, kang WI, one of the most tru-
culent enemies of foreigners, has ar.
rived by way of the Grand Canal, arm
ed with full powers from the Empress
to deal with the southern rovinces
The friendly attitude of NirerOy Liu
Kun Yin toward foreigners has brought
him into disgrace with Prioce Taun,
president of the Tsung-li Yamen.
The unrest at Canon is described by u
dispatch from that city to the Daily
Telegraph, dated Monday via Hong
kong, yesterday:
1T is feared that we are on the eve
of a scene of bloodshed and anarchy
in the two Quangs only paralleled dur
ing the Tat-Ping rebellion. The signs
of a murderous uprising are so manifest
that wealthy Chinese are hurrying from
Canton and vicinity, taking their wives,
families and Valuables Ii Hung Chang
has again been peremptorily ordered to
Picking. His enemies declare that they
will murder him before be can reach
there. His presence alone restraints the
revolutionary elements here. His de-
parture will let loose the black flags
and red girdles.' Knowing this, LIS
trusted officials are sending their fami-
lies to Hongkong.
THE Viceroy himself trusts the Am
orleans in this crisis. He says that
| they alone want no territory and he
places himself largely-almost unre-
servedly-in their hands. At an impor-
tant conference today he reiterated this
| statement. All the missionaries have
been notified of their imminent perl
through confidential runners. There are
few now here.
Commander Mclean, of the United
| States steamship Don Juan de Austria
is the first here to protect foreign in
| terests. He is capable and energetic
and is reinforced by II. NJ. S. Redpote
Two hundred foreign residents at Sha-
meen are armed.
1.-THE Canton population reaches
1000, 900, in addition to 100000 living or
junks and sampans (hatboats). Most
of the people are disaffected and incen'
diary proclamations are increasing the
number of the virulent."
Shanghai cables that the French Con.
sui there has received a cable from
Shantung asserting that 11,000 Chinese
troops are making forced marches from
| Shantung to Picking.
Two Jesuit fathers and 100 native
Christians have been murdered in the
southern part of the province of Chill
The Chinese military authorities have
been discovered recruiting at Shanghai
inside the foreign settlement and some
agents have been arrested in the act
of constructing entertainments arounc
the European concessions.
A Chinaman connected with war pur-
chases for the Chinese Government in
Europe, who has been interviewed by
the Daily Express, says that China has
immense quantities of arms and am
munition and will stagger humanity II
driven to defend herself.