The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-07-25
HIS HOUSE
IS GUARDED
Chinese ConsuI'S Life
Threatened.
POLICE ARE ON WATCH
Letters are Received by Yang Wei
Pin Containing Menacing
Statements,

Police are guarding the house of
Yang Wei Pin. Chinese Consul to Ha-
wall, at the corner of Beretania and
Victoria streets. High Sheriff Brown
acting on the suggestion of Attorney
General Dole sent officers TO the resi-
dence yesterday and they will maintain
a surveillance of IL until the Consul Is
satisfied 20 have them taken away.
The Consul has for some months re-
ceived occasional letters from Chinese
threatening his life for the opposition
he mas shown to the Bow Wong wui
of Hawaii. The wui Is the society
formed for the restoration of the young
Chinese emperor to the throne and
since it, inception Yang Wei Pin has
consistently endeavored to check it's
spread
The following Is a translation Of one
OF the letters sent TO Yang Wei Pin.
The Yang Ku" of the address evident
~ means Yang Wei Pin and Goo Kim.
the latter the vice-consul:
Yang Ku. Consuls-You do not know
how soon you will be dead | work for
the plantation over at Kauai I have
worked there several years and it is
very hard work. Because the Chinese
Government is not good Kang Yu Wei
and Leung Chi-tso have organized the
reform party for the protection OF Chi
ma. All or the Chinese In Honolulu
have Joined the Bow Wong Wui. and
all 81 them are hero men, Why are
you against the society? What is your
connection with the Chinese govern
ment? You are the slave Of the high
officials. who are also slaves. You sent
the list Of all the Bow Wong officers
and members TO the Chinese govern
ment. which has already arrested the
relatives Of the members You did not
see about what the people in Canton
did To Lau Hook sun? I work hard and
I never expect TO have a good chance
In my life. but I viii come down 10
Honolulu soon and 7 want you to 20
with me down into the earth 10 see the
King OF the Devils. 1 notify you o.
prepare"
AN ANGRY MAN.
The Chinese Consul said that these
were not the first threatening letters
sent him purpotting To come from the
Bow Wong wm members. . RE believes
that they were written in Honolulu and
, sent % Kauai 20 be mailed as others oil
the same tenor had come TO him in like
handwriting. He felt that he had don,
his official duty in cautioning the Bow
Wong Wui and said that the sendins
Z OF the names Of the members of tina
{ society 10 China was done under in
structions from Minister WI Tini
Fang who had written TO him from
Washington In the matter.
Yang Wei Pin said that he was no
scared but thought it right TO motif
the Hawaiian Government of the re
ceipt Of the missives. The refereuc
q to Lau Hook Sun was 10 recall tn
u murder OF that official who was lille
|, in Canton some months ago by enemie
OF the Chinese government.
: The letter was sent to High Sheri
u Brown by Attorney General Dole VIII
II asked him to take whatever steps weT
necessary TO protect the Consul. Tn
High Sheriff believes the letters III
= work OF an insane Chinese and not {
the Bow Wong Wui. The represents
tives OF that society when seen la:
night ridiculed the idea that any
their officers had sent the letters. The
@ said that they were "a peaceable 81
Ir ciety formed 10 advance the cause
of reform and that assassination was q
" tally opposed To- their methods.