The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-07-16
NEWS Of A
REEORMER.
Leong HI Chu
Makes Progress
in Colonies. ;.
ATTENDED BY
A BODY GUARD
Is Cordially Received in Many
Parts Of the Federation.
What He Says.


his countrymen into reform societies.
The Washington Star prints the fol-
lowing regarding his work in the Colo
MES:
The Chinese reform movement, which
has been making considerable Roadway
in Australia in the last Few months, I
has received a fresh impetus from the |
arrival of Leong HI Chu. who shares
with Kang Ku Wei the leadership of !
the reform party in China, and is tour |
ing the whole of the southern hemis |
phere with the object of uniting the |
Chinese residents in making a demand /,
for constitutional reforms IN their ma
tive country. He has been cordially |
welcomed by the Celestials in Western
and South Australia, and has now
reached Victoria. On his arrival In
Melbourne he was met by a large
crowd Of Chinese traders. some of
whom were attired in their national
costume, which is rarely worn IN Aus
tralia save on festaI occasions Leong
XII Chu is in several respects a some
what remarkable man, and may, with
his fellow leader, Kang Yu Wei, play
a prominent part in the future history
of the Chinese empire. He is compare
years of age, and possessed of features
of a highly intellectual cast. Accord
ing to published accounts he became
mandarin by virtue of being senior
in the Canton literary examination
while fourteen years old, and is said
to be well versed in British and Am
erican constitutional history. He pos
Sesses a wonderful influence over the
| Chinese whom he has met, and who
regard him as one of the men destined
! to assist in the salvation of China.
From Victoria he proceeds to New
| South Wales, Queensland, Thursday
Island and elsewhere, and, although
under the protection of many OF the
| Chinese secret societies, is attended by
| a small body guard of shrewd, deter
! mined men.
| Those taking part in his reception
incur some risk. their doing SO being
regarded as reasonable by the Chinese
authorities. For this reason their
names are not published in the Aus
tralian papers, although it is suspect
| ed that they are collected by secret
| agents of the Chinese government.
Leong XII Chu asserts that the En-
| peror of China is the real head of the
| reform movement, which numbers be-
tween 10000, 600 and 40000,0 900, including
most of the Chinese educated classes.
Funds are plentiful, and endeavors are
being made to arouse the sympathies
of the civilized world with the cause
of Chinese constitutional reform. Could
| the Chinese emperor be rescued from
captivity by the allies the war would
speedily collapse; at any rate, IN the
southern and middle portions of the
empire. XII Chu maintains that the
only means of bringing the empress
dowager to reason is for the. allies &C
lively to support the reform party
This would lead to the release of the
emperor and his return 10 Picking
where the conditions of peace could be
speedily arranged 1t is not improb
able that meetings of Australians will
be held in Melbourne, Sydney anC
/. other places for the purpose of mem
= orialiZing the British government t
I espouse the cause of the Chinese re
formers as the most certain means o
securing peace on a sound and dura
bic basis. The great desire of the Chi
nese in Australia is to behold thei
native country formed into kind 0
semi-commonwealth, and with the EN-
peror as head for life. In China tn
impressed with the rapid advance O
Japan, and are eager not only to folloN
the example of that country, but ais
to form a defensive and offensive al
lance with it.
Like most of his fellow countrymeI
I.eong XII Chu has no faith in Ii Hun
Chang. whom he regards as a doubl
dealer, playing into the hands of tn
strongest party for the time being. Fl
asserts that there can be no questio
that the empress dowager is anxiou
to make peace, but will never conser
to surrender her followers. The allee
ed beheading of individuals accused {
completely in various outrages mui
not always be assumed as cutting o
peoples heads was a regular practic
of the Chinese court, as was the sui
stitution of "a convicted criminal, {
even an innocent person. for the re-
offender. The meetings or the AuStrs
Ian Chinese to hear the 1npassione
addresses of Leong XII Chu, althoue
largely attended, are somewhat or
private character, great precautiol
being taken to prevent the intrusion
suspected spies. The Chinese comm'
mites in the country districts are re-
resented by delegates, not few
whom enthusiastically insist on payiI
their own expenses. There Is no la'
of funds. and We're the allies IN Chi
to declare themselves IN FAVOR OF g
reform party the Chinese resident
the commonwealth would readily su
scribe the cost of raising and dispatc
ing an Australian contingent to Chin
It must not be forgotten that the lea
ing Chinese residents in Australia a
a well-informed class. They regular
read the Sydney, Melbourne and 9th
papers, and have an intimate know
edge of what is going on IN the wor
In some of the country districts $h
hold municipal offices. are liberal
assisting the work of religion or cha
~. and take a pride in having tn;
offspring well educated. These peoI
represent the China of the future, t
China forming the dream of the CT
nese emperor, Kang Yu Wei and Leo
ri Chu: a China which may spring II