The Hawaiian gazette., 1900-03-09
NEWS FROM
FAR EAST
vlCissitudes of Chinese
Emperor
JAPAN HAWAIIAN TRADE
Trouble Over Priests at Manila The
Plague at Ho1gkong = Japa-
nese Naval Maneuyev.

HONGKONG Feb 12-Thc follow
ing Imperial DEGREES are taken from the
North China Daily News
To Receive Instructions Concerning
New Emperor.-The Grand Secre-
tariat Is hereby commanded to trans
init our instructions to the following
pers0ns: P'u Wei, Prince of Kung, Isl
Order, Princes Tsai Lien and Tsai
Wing, Sd Order, and Duke Tsai Ian;
also the members of the Grand Secre-
tariat, Lord Chamberlain, Ministers oil
the Presence, Grand Council Board OF
Comptrollers General OF the Imperial
Household Department, the Manchu
and Chinese Presidents of the Six
Boards and Nine Ministries, and the
heads OF the Imperial Academy and lii
brary. The above named are hereby
commanded to assemble in the Palace
tomorrow morning (January 2ith) and
await further instructions.
Notes-To assemble such men as
those noted above and at such a time
and place Is permissible only when
there Is a serious national crisis to
report the sudden death OF the Emper-
or. or to tell them of the appointment
OF new occupant Of the Dragon
Throne.-Translator
The Resignation of the Emperor
Kuang Hsu.-While yet in our infancy
we were, by grace of the Emperor Tung
Chih, chosen TO succeed him In the
heavy responsibilities OF head OF the
whole Empire. and when His Majesty
died we sought day and night to be de-
serving of such kindness by energy
and faithfulness in our duties. We
were also indebted to the Empress
DOwager. who taught and cherished US
aSsiduously, and TO her we owe our
safety 10 the present day. Now be it
also known that, when selected TO the
throne. II was then agreed that If ever
We should have son, that son should
be proclaimed heir to the throne. But
ever since last year Q89S) we have
been constantly Ill, and ii was for this
reason that in the eighth month OF that
year (September. 1898, referring 10 the
coup detat-Translator.), the EN-
press Dowager graciously acceded TO
our urgent prayers and took over the
reins OF government in order TO in
struct us in our duties. A year has
now passed and still we find ourselves
an invalid; but ever keeping In our
mind that We do not belong to the di-
sake OF the safety of the empire OF our
ancestors legal heir should be select
ed to the throne, we again prayed the
Empress Dowager to carefully choose
from amongst the members OF the I'm
psrial Clan such an one, and this she
has done in the person of P'u Chun,
son Of Tsai VI, Prince Tuan, ID Order.
Khang Hsu Proclaims the New EN-
Wa hnpal,u nd
Chun, the son of Tuan, I'd Order be
made heir 20 the late Emperor Tung
Chih.
Note-In other words, to succeed
Tung Chih as Emperor, while II makes
Kuang HBu a usurper Of the throne,
his election as successor of Tung Chlh
being, after twenty-five years, sudden
ly discovered to have been Illegal
Translator.
Tutors for the New Emperor-The
Ia A-ko (the usual designation Of the
Manchus for an Emperor's son-Trans-
latOr.). being still young in years and
at the age for instruction, we (these
DEGREES are still made to appear as If
issued by Kuang Hsu himself-Trans-
lator.) hereby appoint Chung VI Gath
er-in-law OF Tung Chih) to be Impe-
rial tutor, and the Grand Secretary
HBu Tung (Chlnese Bannerman is to
be always by the Princes side TO at
tend to him. The Court of the Prince
is to be in the Western Palace (the
Empress DOwager's s quarters).
Note-The characters used to express
where the new Emperor Is to reside are
chu-plh only used in relation to the
Emperor's coming and going, while the
new Emperor himself In the decree is
merely designated. TIA A-ko," or son
OF the Emperor--an egreglouB breach
OF Court tIquette.-Translator
The Dates for Haillng the New EN-
peror.-The Princes and Ministers and
Presidents of the various Boards and
Ministries are hereby ordered to wear
full Court dress on the 25th and 2Gth
instants and be prepared with Jul
ljade or wooden sceptresl on those
days.
Note-These sceptres are only car
.ried on the ascension OF Il new Emperor
to the throne.-Translator
We translate the following items, is
sued in special supplement by the
Universal Gazette, concerning the ex-
citement into which Chinese in various
parts OF the country and elsewhere
have been thrown upon receipt OF the
news that the Emperor Kuaug Hsu's
legal heirdom TO the throne OF the late
Emperor Tung Chih had been ignored.
and that an heir had been selected in
the person OF the G-year-old son of
Prince Tuan, the second son OF the
Emperor Tao Kuang's NTH brother,
commonly known as Prince Tun or the
Fifth Prince.
I'VE have been Informed that a
number OF the officials, gentry and lit
erati OF Hupeh province have drawn
up memorials to the Empress Dowa-
ger. protesting against this violation of
the laws OF prlmogeniture, which the
writers themselves intend to take up
TO PekiEg, travelling overland The me-
MORALS also demand that the Emperor
be permitted TO resume the relns OF
goyernment,-Telegrams from the
principal Chinese residing in tho ISL
ands OF the Southern Pacific and In