Evening star., 1900-10-20
RETURNED TO CHINA.
All FOnE Left Property and Family
for His Native Land.
Honolulu Corr. Of New York TmsA

All FOng Left Property and Family
for His Native Land.
Honolulu Corr. Of New York rmsA
Americans. English and Germans COM
prise the choice social element One of the
most prominent families, however, is far
removed from any Of these nationalities
When All Fong had established himself as
shrewd and prosperous trader, he found
a wife not from his own clannish race but
among the Portuguese, a people whose pur-
tty Of blood has been maintained here since
the earliest European settlement. All
Fongs circumstances permitted him to
build home on corner plot, the roomi-
ness Of which he turned to happy account
by successive extensions of the original
dwelling as his family increased. He start
ed out with house which covered PROBABLY
forty feet square. By the time the children
Numbered neariy score the house had
stretched out into four cottage fronts, like
an old style country hotel.
Affairs prospered with All Fong, his chill
dren had every advantage Of education, and
the home became among the most attrac-
tive here. All the associations Of the chill
dren having been American. they conclu1ed
that the American name was preferable 10
Chinese one, and the father, never deny
ing them anything, consented to have the
family known as Along. 1t is still so
known, and for some years its members
have had conspicuous part in church apd
social events, and in all matters enlisting
the interest of the best families.
The home has stood easily first in the city
for hospitality. 1t has always been IA
vorite resort for the young, the Along chill
dren being all bright and sprightly. and
recollections Of the most enjoyable recep-
tions in local society are associated with 1t.
For years everybody has, as a matter of
course, yielded precedence to the family in
the entertainment Of prominent visitors to
Honolulu. Marriages OF the children have
naturally ranked as Of the highest social
Importance, and they have been celebrated
with fitting circumstance. In one of them
navy was the bridegroom.
But the progenitor Of this numerous fam
lily, generous as he had been in furnishing
the means Of culture and comfort to his
children, mindful as he had ever shown
himself Of the usages Of society and its de-
mands upon him, and happy and devoted
as he seemed to be in all his home rela-
tions, was Chinaman first. and held his
sense Of obligation as husband and father
subordinate. So, when he had become rich
and his family had begun to marry OF. he
reminded his wife of an ante-nuptial ar
rangement by which he was to go home to
China whenever he might be able to make
a division of property that would insurs III
comfort of all concerned.
Feeling that the time had come for thn
step, he called in a family consultation,
then reached he decided to his wife for her
self and the dozen or more unmarried
daughters the Honolulu home and enough
other property to enable them to maintain
their place among the society leaders here.
He sent two sons. the only boys In the
family, to the United States to be educated.
and returned himself to China The boys
will be Chinese subjects. and go to him.
and through them, and possibly also
through himself in a new home relation, the
name Of All Fong will be perpetuated.
Along as q name will not survive the pres
snt generation.