The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-06-11

a young man. only ., but he has had an
active and varied career He was horn
OF a good but not wealthy family in the
district OF Sun Wul, near Canton. His
grandfather bore the degree of Il. A.. and
his father was one of the leading teach
ers IN Sun Wui. Leung entered his IA
Tiers school at the age of six years At
Il De went to Canton to take his exami-
nation for the degree of Il. A. in the
great competitive examinations Of the
Chinese educational system. The .exani-
nation was conducted by an Inspector Of
schools appointed by the Emperor. There
were 1000 students at this examination.
OF whom thirty six succeeded In winning
the much-coveted degree. Leung securing
The ninth place out of,the thirty-six.
Soon afterward he removed to Canton
and entered the Kwong Ngar University.
Al the monthly examinations in this uni
versity. where there were 240 students. he
always gained n high place.
Al the age Of I6 he attained the Degree
OF Master OF Arts and became engages
To sister OF DIR. Lee, Tuan Wai an a.
Soihphshed and highly educated votr,
Nou 81 principal of the Girls High School
G r., ',n shal. About this time Leunp
Sh-tso began the study of Westerr t.
,mns, entering the school of Kwano W,
Wei, the great reformer at Canton
nus nns interest in Western methods of .sn,s
suiekened. He read Ali To- Wy much
mes subjects which were then traS on
freouen,I,, ~ nile in this school he
and sssis, re'Srsed to his native Village
go, ssssis.ed MIS- father In estabIigbiS'1
set'.t methods In the village life ,,s.liis
ins .nesS on mo military tyne. and otI
~ kaeatIy IN abolshing gambIin@ a VI Hiu-
Pekipg -. !" years of age he went 70
sfrfa..
soyal Family School. Princes ar, OF the
tht. Ct 'c emperor were his pupiIs =,
ding aa.., also ne was married, the yyed.
Ss ceremonies being accordjn,, ".u :
thlnese form, asd ~, |CrS 10 the
90 grand se,Ar onieS Deing
sror,ns the war with Japan i'm 1906 no
itarv orsanI..so secure modern mil
So vkanlsauoa for the army and 70
urn the events OF that war TO ~ panaruI
,na,hsl ot governmental and politIcaI
rion. Us, re wrote voluminously for va
49,. poDiicausns, and secured To a ~
nc embodyiag his ideas Of reforn,
~ signatures from among the literati 20
raauhs,, me memorial, however. never
gnanna me emperor, because of the in
Ss VI the conservative and reaction
ny onieials then In power. Al 90 be ~
6lnized scientific and Progressive ks9o-
st1 non az al Peking; Of which many of the
resident In Pskfng were members 80
.n.s association Leung was secretary. but
sIter an existence OF three months il was
oruered disoanded by the Empress Dowa-
ger; Inc next year he went to Shanpbai
and began the publication of a magazina
sailed China Progress This pubIica1inn
nau never the large circulation in China
mat the publication called Chinese ME,
eussion, published In Yokohama has &c
cured. mas Sc
On the appointment of Wong Chun Hin
was asked to accept the post OF Socra i-.s Sc.
or legation, but he declined. TO nursna ~
work OF reform agitation. little later
ne was asked to become Secretary of Le-
cation Mt Washington on tho annojnt
| ment OF WI Ting Fang. the present Mir
lister there. This he declined for the SAM
| reason. as he also declined the pos,fion
ady,sor 70 Shing Hang Shun, Minister
About this time Viceroy Chang chi
lTuns, Governor General Chin Pc C'bron
ano Inspector OF Schools Kong Bew. ali
OF Hunam province, established a mi
versity devoted to the encoura cement Of
weston teaching and liberal ideas To-
unR Chi-tso was called TO the preeidencv
IT. nere ,,, was faculty Of six. and 100 board
lnR students and 2O0 dav students rrany
=, tner persons who had already achiov-
W VtsERrees or a. ". or a. NJ. AuxiI-
iary 70 this the Nam Hook OratoricaI AZ.
soclauon was established Of which nv
Lsune was made presidant THO t,euarIo
OF these two institutions was very soor
ara verv forcihly felt and within a wear
tne government Of the whole nrovtnca
was put upon a1 entirely new, ar5 re -
basis New police regulations wore eg
tabnshed more IN conformity with wosf.
Tors were established l. ''''''H'
I When Ieune was &C. the Fnperor
kwanF Hsu took the reins OF govern
nent. Leurg was introduced 70 Rim nv
one Of the Cabinet Ministers The E,-,re-
~. rnnress"d With his aEU'fias referred
his name TO the Tsunp-li-Yamen for a
| trpo'. as 70 INC nropr'etv Of Amounting
BIN ~ responsible place In .he CO.,
ernment As meruhers ~ the Tsunp-Ii-
farnsn, Prtrce Ching. W Hung Chang
ard Chorg Yam Hoor after Investigation
ana reading his book and his magazine
articles. strongly recommended him IN
the Enneror. and he was appointed pri-
vate adviser to the Emperor and superin-