The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1900-05-20
EXILE OF LEUNG CHI-TSO.
BRILLIANT rOING CHINESE RE.
FORMER COE!NG HERE.

"A Price OF Sos 900 Set on His Head BY the
Empress Dowager A Hired Assassin said
to he on His Way to Honoiuiu-was Q
Member Of the Anti Foot Binding society.
lRung Chi-tso, one of the Chinese reformers
for whose head the dowagcr Empress has Of
fered n reward Of 36j. 900. and for whom a hired
assassin il now said To be on his way TO Homo
lulu. is IA young man, only -, but he has had an
active and varied career. He was bern Of q
good hut not wealthy family in the district of
sun Wi, near Canton, His grandfather bore
the degree of d 4, and his father was one of the
leading teachers in Sun Wi. leung entered
his fathers school AT the age Of Q wears. At u
he went 70 Canton 10 take his examination for
the desre" Of n, A. in the great competitive
examinations Of 1.-THE Chinese educational system.
The examination was conducted by an in.
spector Of schools appointed by the Emperor.
There were 1000 students at this examine
ton, Of whom thirty-six succeeded in winning
the muCh-coveted degree, Ieung securing tho
ninth place ont Of the thirty-six. Soon after.
ward he removed to Canton and entered the
kwong Ngar University. Al the monthly ex.
aminatlons in this university, where there were
2io students, he always gained a high place.
Al the age Of 10 he attained the degree Of
Master Of Arts and became engaged to a sister
OF DR.. Lee, Tuan Wal, an accomplished and
highly educated young woman. principal OF tho
girls high school in Shanghai. About this
time leung Chi-tso began the study Of Western
learning, entering the school Of Kwang Yu Wei
the great reformer. at Canton. Here his inter.
est in Western methods of science and govern
ment was very much quickened He read all
the books on these subjects which were then
W. TOD -. l.--- u -
he frequently returned TO hi~ native village and
assisted HE father in establishing better methods
IN the village life. modelling these on the mill
vary type and aiding greatly in abolishinH
camping and opium smoking. At 20 years OF
age hc went 10 Pekin. whore he became prin-
cipal OF the Royal Family school. Princes
and relatives Of the Emperor We're his pupils.
Al this time also he was married, the wedding
ceremonies being according to the Chinese form,
and the ceremonies being on n grand scale.
During the war with Japan in 1895, he exerted
himself 10 secure a modern military organiza-
non Tor the army, aud Ia turn the events of that
war 10 a general reform of governmental and
political methods. He wrote volumtnously for
various. publications, and secured to n memo-
rial "mbodNing his ideas of reform, | 900 sig
natures from among the litcrati of Pekin. Tho
memorial, however never reached the En-
peror because Of the influence of the con-
servative and reactionary officials then in
bower. AZ ?? h" organized a Scientific and
rr"GressiyS Atfocio'ion a, Pekin. Of which
slonarieS resident in Pckin wcr" members.
OF this association Leung was secrrtary, but
derrTd d" dis TAsf"l%i' by %' , Mr. E lmI1I@s i bN WA err.
The next year he vent TO Shanghai and began
the publication of n magazine called china
ir00ress. This. publication had never the large
circulation in China that tho publication called
has secured.
on the appointment of Wong Chun Hin as
Minister to Germany, leung Chi-t-o was asked
oaccept the post Of Secretary Of Legation hut 10
declined, topurtuchls work of reform agitation.
ANU" later h" Wa asked 10 become Secretary
OF legation a Washington ON the appoint-
ment of WI Ting Fang. the present Minister
there. This b" declined for the anne reason.
Shing IIang Shun, Minister of Railroads.
About this time \icerov Chong chi Tnng.
Governor General Chin Pc Chuan, and Inspector
Of Schools Kong Bow. all of Human province.
established n university devoted 10 the on.
enlargement Of Western tenchinc and liberal
ideas, leung th-t>o was called to the Pres
idency. There was a faculty Of six. and i?o
boarding students and 200 day students,
many of them persons who had already achieved
the degrees Of 4. b or A.. NJ. Auxiliary to this
the Nam Hook Oratorical Association was es-
tahlished Of which Mr.. Ielng was made Pres
ident. The infuenc" Of th"s" two %institn-
and within a year the government Of III" whole
province, was put upon an entirely new and
reform basis. New police regulations. we're
established more in conformity with Western
ideas and maAy ~rcformatory institutions
were established,
When I.eung was 20. the Emperor Kwang
s'a h'fN Wv ~" ~ e'N'A nv ~ - s'r
was Introduce 10 him by one of the Cabinet
Ministers. The Emperor impressed with his
abilities, referred his name TO The TsunC-1-
lninen for n repOr, aS To the proprietN Of APP
pointing him 10 n responsible place in the Cow
eminent. As members of tho TsunG-li-N amen.
Prince Ching, ii Hung Chang and 'hong Yam
HOon after Investigation and reading his book
aud his magazine articles strongly recC mmended
hin, 10 the Emperor. end he was appointed
private adviser TO the Emperor and superin-
tendent of the institute for the translation
Of Western books. Al this time he became
one Of the Organizers of the Anti-Foot Bind
ing Society in Shanghai.
II was during this time that the remarkable
series of reform ediCts were promulgated.
These So aroused the conservative and reac-
tionnry elements in the Government as 10 lead
the Empress 10 seize power herself, and send
the reiormers 10 death or exile. Ieung thi-tsO
was protected and enabled TO escape by the
Japanese MARQUIS Ito, then nj Pekin. He
escaped to Japan on n japanese cruiser and
received the protection and kind treatment
Of Count Okuma. pow Prime Minister and Min
istnr of Foreign Anairs of japan. Since going
10 Japan he has learned to read, write and speak
the Japanese language. and has become u Jap
nneso subject. He established a school in
Yokohama for Chinese and another in Toxic,
and Is tho editor Of n rnUer in Yokohama called
Chinese Discussion. He arrived in Honolulu
on Dec. 81 last. After a tour Of the Islands no
expects 10 ono her" for travel and study.