The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-02-06
WILL NOT
Be PEACE
Chinese Fail to
Reach Any
Plan.
NEW YEARS TO
BE CELEBRATED
Reception of United Society aud
Open House Next Day at
the Consulate.

| there is less prospect that the Settle-
ment will come than ever before. Yes
| terday afternoon at a meeting of the
members of the Wong Kwai admins
| tration, of the United Chinese Society,
| it was decided that the offers of the
| All administration for peace should be
| refused.
When this decision was reached ali
negotiations were declared off and 1t
| is the opinion of those interested that
the only recourse now lies In the
courts. In other words there will be
without any delay an attempt made to
secure control of the society on the
one side, and to get hold of the $4,000
on the other. There may better
counsels prevail after the New Years
celebrations, but the chances were yes
terday that even the well directed eff
forts of the consul and the wisest az
vice of the oloer men of the colony,
would go for naught, and the trouble
would have to be fought out in the
courts.
The conclusions reached by the con-
ference committee of the two factions
at the last meeting were submitted to
the two administrations yesterday
morning. These comprised a great
number of points, some OF more or less
weight and all out one were easily set
tied That one point of difference was
the fixing of the officers, who are to
rule the society during the next year.
The best terms which the controlling
| faction would offer to the other side
| was a granting of five members for the
| Board of Trustees and the same num-
| Der of the Advisory Committee. This
| was not sufficient for the Wong Kwai
| faction, as they thought it was better
to abandon their fight altogether than
| to carry it to this conclusion. The mat
| ter was not settled until there had
| been a talk by Consul Yang Wei Pin,
| who earnestly urged the making or
! peace. Peace, he said, should come be-
| fore the new year, and in consequence
| he would advise that there be every
| possible concession made. The question
| was put to vote, however, and the re-
| suit was the refusal to abide by the Of
| fer of the dominant faction, which
closed all negotiations.
This means that there will be legal
| action unless there is some feature
| which comes up before the end of the
| new year celebrations. These Will last
| something like a week, and there VIII
| be an absolute suspension of business
| from this afternoon or evening pracLi-
| cally during the rest of the week This
] fact had much to do with the unsatlS-
| factory nature of the negotiations, for
while every member of the conference
! was ready to make concessions, there
| fnr
| and this seemed absolutely Impossible
under the circumstances.
| There promises to be several compl-
| cations over the failure to get together
| on the part of the Two factions. When
| the Chinese Relief Society was formed
| last week the Old trustees of the fund,
! which remained from the general col
| lection taken for the relief of the SUI
fering ones from the plague fire, gave
| their check for the amount to the new
! officers. But before it was presenter
| the next day there had been filed an
| objection from the other faction of the
United Society under it's seal, which
| is in their possession, and the result
! was that the bankers had to hold the
money This means that there will be
I a fight over this phase of the case, and
it also is true perhaps, if there was no
, fund there would be no differences. But
the disposition which has been made
was that ordered by Minister WI at
Washington, and had to be followed.
Warfare over societies, however, is
not in the minds of the Chinese now, as
+ the creates holiday of the year is at
hand. This afternoon there will be
fired the first crackers of the campaign,
! and for a week there will be more of
enjoyment than of work in the colony.
! This day will be given over mostly to
I collections for no good Chinese will
i have bills over his head when the
/ new year breaks. Else he will be in
| debt all the xsar. But the collections
may be 6i.lr}e.-Inly before the midnight
! hour EO-==ss-~ at it is an insult to
| collect
Tomrrc.,trs. softiclal reception Will
| take the rrn Of open house at the
| United Chinese Society, in King street
| from the hours of II a. m. to l p. m.
| There will be luncheon spread. the
best of everything will be in evidence
and the officers of the society, begin
ming with President c. K. Al, will be
| there to greet their friends. After the
| two hours the Chinese will repair to
| their homes and there enjoy the day
| with friends, noisily, though, for there
| Will be crackers and rockets galore.
| There will be dinner parties all over
| the city. and the men of the colony
/ merchant and cook alike, will make
| merry.
| Owing to the fact that the Chinese
| officials must keep the day. which is
| provided by the national government.
! and as the time is taken by counting
| to the West, the official New Years
| day comes the day following the cal
endar day. Thus the Consular reception
! will not take place until Saturday as