The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-09-25
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BOW WONG WUI
INFLUENCE FELT
Local Members Informed That
the Emperor Will Institute
Reforms.

IL HE INFUSION OF new blood in the
ranks of the Bow Wong wui or
- Chinese Reform Society, is appar-H
aEngland, and fresh impetus to the I
movement to regenerate China is reS
Eviving the interest in the national ques-3
Ition. Leung Chi Tso, the Chinese req
zformer on whose head the price of
1855 900 has been placed by the govern
ment OF the Empress Dowager sowed :
Ethe seeds of reform in the Hawaiianl
5Islands, and none of them have beeni
&allowed to die from want of noursh \
sment. Thousands of dollars have been;
COLLECTED and sent to the young reformeri
sto aid the movement and the news rel
Fceived by the local Bow Wong Societyl
Hast Friday on the Peru indicates that.
kLeung Chi Tso has succeeded in hav-l
Eing certain reforms adopted by the newt
SChinese government.
These advices stated that Leung Chit
eTso is now in Yokohama where he has,
Eorganized the Company of Translators.
kThis is one of the most important steps,
Syet taken by the Reform Society for the,
Fregenera ton of China and the substitu-
Etion of new methods of government for
Ethe obsolete, retrogressive methods emu
Eployed up to the present time. The task
Eof the Company of TranslatorS will be
Sto translate works on political econ-
gomy, governmentA diplomacy, from the
ZEnglish into Chinese.
The Reformers hope to have this work
sstarted before the year is out and the
pamphlets and books distributed
Throughout the Empire. The transla-
gtions are not intended for the Mandarin
sclass to read so much as it is hoped
zthat the common people will have an
opportunity to read them, even in
secret and thus obtain a knowledge of
gthe manner in which modern govern
ments are controlled and made progress
Asive. The Company of Translators
Snumbers several scores of Reformers
3 the most intelligent that Leung Chi
sTso has been able to gather in a semi
ssecret way, and upon the results of
their labors the Reformers expect to
xachieve as much in regenerating the
I Empire as If their great numbers went
sforth armed into the country and over
sthrew the government.
Z In all this work Leung Chi Tso is
! being aided by the reformers in Hawaii.
sDespite the obstacles which have been
Sthrown in their way by the representa-
atives of the Empress Dowager's gov
Sernment, the work of the local Bow.
5Wongs has gone ahead and the most
prominent among them feel today FROM
kadvices they are receiving on almost
Severy steamship from Hongkong that
1.-THE reform wave will soon spread.
One of the most prominent of the 10;
snolulu Bow Wongs stated yesterday to,
fan Advertiser reporter that the faith
sof the Bow Wongs here has never been,
Eshaken and that they believe the time;
has come when the new methods, modi-
fireplace the old. In confirmation of this
sthe Bow Wong member stated:
THE Emperor has issued an edict,
that on the oath day of the Sth month,
THAT is in September, the Emperor will
Istart from Sian Flu for Picking to rel
ESTABLISH the imperial court. The edictj
salso states that he will assume the reinsI
.of power upon his arrival in the Im-5
yperal City Prince Chin has reportedE
sthat the damage to the palaces has,
/ been repaired for the most part and
that they are in readiness to received
the Emperor
The edict also abolishes the literary
examinations for office which have OBJ
tanned in the Empire from time i'm
memorial. In future, says this edict,
the officials must understand how TOT
administer their duties in the manners
known to foreigners.
The Mandarin military tactics and
tall the barbaric methods of the mill i
! tary arm of the nation are abolished
land in their place only modern tactics,
lsuch as are used in the European and
1.-THE Japanese armies, will be permitted
1T is thus hoped to raise the stand
tard of military efficiency in the EN-
spire and to place the soldiers on az
Footing of equality with those of,
the nations with which they have Gomez
!, in contact during the past year or so.
LAS to the Empress Dowager. we ares
jim receipt of information to the effect
THAT she has come to realize that thes
fold form of government is obsolete ands
THAT China's place among nations will
soHiy NC upHeiu ny duORllHS Inc iltliioNS4
sof modern governments. Just how sim
Icere the Empress is in this rumor veg
ARE unable to say, but believing her tos
sbe woman of intelligence, we believea
sthat she has listened to wise counsel.
.She of all women placed in her posi- !
.tion would easily see the policy of az
.cepting the new conditions.
The Mandarins. we understand, are(
.also leaning toward civilized forms ofS
government and are more disposed toH
accept and adopt them. 1t is quite pos
.sible that they would not be made toH
;helieve that this is the effect OF the6
work of the Reformers, and would prob
ABLY resent the imputation. yet never
'theless, we firmly believe that much
that has been, and is being accomplish
led, is due to the earnest work OF the
'Reformers For that reason we have