The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-09-20
ISLAND BOY
A REFORMER
Young AhIo, A. B.,
On the Chinese
Situation.
EMPIRE NOW A
DORMANT NATION
Young Honolulan Has Been Heard
in England and America on
China's Needs.

Fresh from a four years collegiate
course at Cambridge University in
England, and enthusiastic upon affairs
relating to the Chinese Empire, polit-
ically and commercially, A. L. Ahlo
the son of L. Ahlo, the Chinese capital
list of this city, returned to Honolulu
on the Ventura, accompanied by his
wife, charming English girl. Mrs.
Ahlo, who met her husband while he
was attending the famous English
university, is the granddaughter of an
English Earl and their marriage was
the ending of a pretty romance. AL
ready she is charmed with her first
glimpses of Hawaii and looks forward
to two years residence here with the
utmost pleasure. Mr.. and Mrs. Ahlo
are the guests of honor at the Ahlo resi-
dence in Nuuanu Valley on upper Lili
ha street, and both have been quite
busy receiving friends since their ar
rival.
Mr.. Ahlo is enthusiastic over his alma
mater and proud of the distinction of
having received his A. B. degree from
that institution. Two years hence he
expects to return to England and take
the Oxford examinations for degree.
70 hao OH fol ~, tI,o
Cambridge law course. In the mean
time he will take hold of the affairs of
his father in order that the latter may
have an opportunity of soon visiting
China, which he has not seen in forty
years. Young Mr.. Ahlo is an energetic
and entertaining young man, and, since
residing in England has acquired a
distinctively British accent and he ap
pears attired in the very latest thing
in London fashionable dress. Mr.. and
Mrs. Ahlo had the misfortune to lose
in San Francisco by death one of their
two young children.
Mr.. Ahlo left here four years ago for
England going in company of Queen
Liliuokalani and party as far as Wash
ington. On the way to London he was
accompanied by Carson Kenyon of Ho-
nolulu, well known in newspaper cir
cles, and both entered the same uni
versity, Mr.. Kenyon, however, not COM
p1etir@ his course. Mr. Ahlo required
no coaching to enter Cambridge but
took the eXaminat tons at once and
passed them with fine percentages, his
training at Punahou College in this city
having prepared him for the test With
reference to the English view of the
situation in China, Mr.. Ahlo stated
yesterday to an Advertiser reporter:
1.-THE English people are looking for
ward to a reawakening in China. 1
believe myself that if China would rely
upon the friendship of England and of
the English-speaking people they would
never need fear being left in the 1urch
in future diplomatic relations. The
British nation, in my opinion, desires
above all things, the development of
her commercial interests with China,
rather than that the European powers
should divide up the nation, which
would naturally weaken the CONNER
cial status of the Empire. With China
held together as the Chinese Empire,
and European powers kept out of actual
ownership OF any of its territory. En-
gland is protected as far as India is
concerned.
while the Boxer troubles were in
progress / was called upon to talk of
Chinese affairs and gave one or two
lectures upon the subject at Ipswich.
In them I stated that the result of the
European powers entering the Empire
and spatching this or that part of the
country would only tend to cause the
people to rebel. They would naturally
rise Such course of the powers could
only be branded as a highway rob-
berry.
New ideas are needed in China to
make the Empire what it should be.
China must adopt new ideas to make
her keep pace with the times. 1t is only
the few in China who are now in power
who are holding back the development
of the nation. In my lectures l urged
the view that the people must rouse
themselves from their dormant spirit
and progress They must either make
the government reform China, or take
the bull by the horns so to speak and
see that they get what they want. |
have pointed out that it is almost folly
to rely upon the government to effect
the reform of China because the past
experiences have been most bitter. The
government is too conservative and