The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-01-30
DIVIDED OVER PROPER DATE OF
NEW YEAR.


not be able to- stand but there is no
reason why a house divided against it.
self can not celebrate. The Chinese
are engaged at the present time I'M an
animated controversy over the proper
time for observing their New Year.
Unless some thing very unexpected oC-
ours there will bee two distinct obser-
Nauces of the day. In fact the dis
cussion which the Emperor William
maintained for several weeks with the
rest of the world regarding the Nine
tetnth Century Is like a parochial dis
pute compared To- am arChbishupic dis
putation. when considered with this
Chinese New Year celebration The
Honolulu Chinese have for once. turn
ed deaf ear to- the solicitations of
Leung Chi-tso for funds for the re-
formers. The Boxers have been for
gotten in the OratOry of the opposing
forces. Iuugs have united, cousins
have become pstranged over the uues-
uuu of when to- celebrate New Years.
ohiglally the new year begins ON
Tuesday February 1911 but the ma
lorty OF the Chinese colony through
out the territory propose to stick t0
the traditions which they brought with
ih"m ana celebrate the day ON Mon
day. the 18TH. AS eminent am author
icy as Minister Wa at Washington ID.
O.. has declared iu favor of gelobrat-
Don the new year Ou Tuesday butt with
rN Do" weight against long observed GUS
toms THE result is That there win be
two New Years which means that the
community viii Doe treated tO the
soutnng notwithstanding noise of the
fire cracker and bomb. just one extra
day. According Co the present outlook,
the larger celebration VIII occur ON
Monday the second day being left to-
Consul Yang Wal Pin and his follow
ers in which To- ights THEN fireworks
and conduct heir bombardment of the
devils.
The reason for there being amy dis
pute over the proper date on which to
observe new year is the direct result
of the Minister WI becoming acquaiu-
ted with the western scheme OF com
putting the difference i'm time i'm Vari-
Gus sections OF the globe. When Johu
cinnamon boarded the steamer for the
occideni and reached his destination
Dee knew nothing about the lNVth de-
gree OF longitude. Wh"n the BOAT pe-
gan tu bump "a lltue bIt he was thinking
of the bones of his ancestors and IL
made %" difference To MN Mhelhei
there was amy difference ln time as
ne was carried toward the western me-
mi0phtre. or not There was dllerence
enough in the pitching ana tumohhs
of the vessel IRON the even tenor OIL
/ ms Chinese way ON land, Tor MN 10
. bother about changes IN Jlme,
The result was lhat Whgn Johh
IhdIchru down lhe gang PRANK at no
noluiu or san FRANCISCO ne ana so win
the oeHeI thaI ms 'aIeluI com 3llon
- .i, IL, ~ a.. IStr Ana Ia t,e Iotb
/ IN ~. nar. co,nt,.,, ,yben II was he
iSrh IN, III natiI.a isrd yras hayond The
d,,,,,,tll,g,,si,.s IF tbe man v,bo was
cbtIdIi1.a ond blard So IN his emile
Iaes ,,,a,, he continnad to celebrate al
r. svact ti,ns when he sunposed his
co,,ntrynoan AT home were Welcoming
,l,S,,.t,, ,,.9,
,rbran vaars AFRO however q change
occurrad and from the serenity of the
1Stb a controversy was started in fav-
or Of The 1gtb Minister Wu the very
anligbtenad American representative of
The chinese government started the
fnss Ue learned of the variations of
time and tha wisdom AT once appeal-
cd tn him After mastering the details
nf the system he issued a proclama-
tiol 10 his countrvmen notifying them
In change the date of their new years
celebration They were a day too pre-