The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-11-02
PICKING is
MADE OVER
Foreign SoIdiery Rare
Iconoclasts.
THEY RESPECT NOTHING
Address by Rev. {. w. 1hwiug Be-
fore the Kamehameha COL
Iege Students.

Rev. T.. V. Thwing I'm an address be-
fore the sta dents OF Kamehameha Coli
Icge told something Of the condition Of
things in China He related his eX-
periences az professor I'm Chinese
rollege, explaining the studies, and
showing that the students have their
hours OF fun as well as of work. MI.
TEwing gave an account OF visit TO
i'ek.sg ami Of the remarkable changes
takisg place in the Imperial city He
rave come interesting extracts from
an article by DR.. A II. Smith. author
of Chinese Characteristics. DR..
Smiths notes on the present state Of
things in Picking are worth quoting
A BLOW At ANCESTOR WORSHIP.
~he great building devoted to the
ancestral tablets of the Manchu dy-
nasty stands wide open. 1t contains a
LUCE tablet on the northern side. to
imperial Heaven and eight cases-four
OH a side-to the eight emperors who
have thus Ear reigned during the 25i
years which have elapsed since Shun
Chin took bis seat upon the throne.
heavy carved doors has becI broken
clen and every one of the "ighL tab
lets to the Tai Tsu. Sheng Tsu, and
the other ,leified ancestors mas been
taken away by the British Museum.
AN act OF more than justifab'e reprlsal
for Chinese treatment which the for
.ign cemetery, and also perhaps the
most stunning blow which the system
If ancestral worship has ever received.
HEADQUARTERS OF TIE LOOT
ERS.
the Empe' or's Hall ofFast!ng is the
headquarters of the Hitish army In
this part Of the city, and every day
il IL partly filled with many carloads
OF loot, silks, furs, silver and jade or
narnents, embroidered clothing and the
like. which is daily forwarded TO the
British Legation, where is = sold at
auction for the benefit of the army.
and is soOr replaced by as much more.
The persona, apartments OF the En-
Ipror in the rear serve as the bedrooms
of the officers, who look mildly surpriS-
I'd when thu circumstance is communl-
Gated to them at their dinner, and
merely give an enquiring glance as
much as IL say: We'll, what Of IL,
don't you krowY
MAKING SURE OF AN INDEMNITY.
"he government of China has always
;+on conducted through the agency OF
tie six boards. of war, rites, works.
revenue, civil office and punishments.
T.ustly situated on a street named after
one of the most important ones, the
board Of W.Ir. At the wide doors con-
,raling tn. arcana of this Chinese OIL
ciaI life, foreigners have for the most
part hitherto gazed from afaI. A:
present tn. doors OF them all stand
vide open, and any who wish can
wander through the courts al Will. The
BOARD of W.:r is the headquarters OF an
Im,lian regiment, the tall and dusky
warriors Of the Hill Tribes Of the In
GiaE fronli"T making themselves at
home in the ample apartments at their
disposal. The thrifty Japanese con
Gi1yed to get the west side Of this
came stree: redistributed so as to come
within thei, lines, and thnn sent
caravan OF mules working day and
night for - long period and carried off
from the board of revenue treasury
rum reported to be at least three mil
lion taels Of silver ingOts. This same
Oriental rae, who appeared to know
rlIch more about Picking than the Pc
Eimgese themselves, promptly fastened
their talons on all the principal grana-
Iiss. and are said to have in their pos
E6ssion rics TO the value of $l,500OO0 In
guid, their indemnity being thus auto
matically raid with no diplomatic pres
sue whatever, or any consent asked Of
any power.
a LIBRARY DESTROYED.
Adjoining The carriage park on the
east, and The British Legation on the
rnrth, stool the series Of extensive
oDdTtyards and halls, which contained
The Hanlip CT Imperial Chinese Uni
yersity OF highest grade, one Of the
Hn'Et ancient and most famous seats Of
learning In the world. Durins the early
days OF the siege, TO set ire 10 the
HBnlin wQuld be 10 roast The British
legation and every one ip II. As a
result of herculean efforts the fires
Nsre put out, but nearly al the halls
were destroyed. The principal literary
monument 0i the most ancient people
in she world WAS obliteTatel Iu an NJ
tcrnOon, and the wooden stereotype
ole ties 10 tho most valuable works ~
TJBle prey 10 the flames, or were
Iised In building barbados or for
kuldling for the British marines. Price
loss literarg treasures were tumb ed
iWO lotus ponds, wet win the Hoods
Of water md 10 oNtinEulsh the fires
nId later buried after they lad begun
10 rot, 20 diminish the disaBreeab,e
a,lor Expensive camphor-w0ld cases
containing The rare ana unique ENJOY
Glopedia OF Yung Lu Ga lexlrOgruphlcul
NuIk resembling the Century Dletlon-
q, y, but probably many hundred tlmes
as GXtensiyal were hlled WIN eal th 90
form "a part pf the ramparl8 Tor de-
Itnke, Nhlh lne lnnumtlAple volumes
~ lnprising IBIS great thesu urua Wcra
dispersed ln every direction, prob ibly
h every library lp Europe, as well 40
tha innumrTable private r1lpC lions.
Nnile not q feW ~ the volumes being
thrown mo the common, Vii mold ana
~ buried iiks the resi ~ lusalhe 0i
linplD easaya lay aboui ~ premlH ,,
ihr slor ~ eYsfy brep24, FerYluH al
trNoud Foi ne troops nld volumes
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int month";, ana Hffr found ~ lhr
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