The Hawaiian gazette., 1910-12-20
Gable to the Consul.

stating that it had come from an ire
sponsible body.
Gable to the Consul.
The consul also received a cable yes
terday from Washington dealing with
the situation. 1t is asserted that the
message contained good news and that
the consul was far easier in his manner
than he had been for the last two or
three days, Another report was to the
effect that the message was in the ma
ture of a packet and was dead against
the consul. This, it is believed, is not
the correct version.
The one good effect of these cables
was to bring together some of the par
ties connected with the row, and last
night several of the leaders of the fac
lions surreptitiously made their way
out to the consulate. zee Chang and
two Others waited out there for CON
siderable time and then, as the expect
ed ones did not turn up, they returned
to town accompanied by the consul.
This is the first time that the latter
has left the grounds during the last
few days, so much to heart did he take
the threats of blowing him up. They
remained away for about half an hour
and then the consul returned alone SO
that evidently the attempted confer.
| ence fell through
''It is like this,' remarked a we'll
known Chinese merchant, "some of she
people want the consul sent back to
China. In this they are backed up by
what we thought to be the weakest OF
all the parties, but which now turns
out to be the strongest These people
sent off the cable to the consul at
| Washington unknown to the party, who
! preferred to work matters out another
way. They would rather sit down and
proceed to force the hand of the United
Chinese Society until they made then
send a cable with the official signature
at the end of it.
! "Things came through with such 6
rush, however, owing to the mass meet
ing and the subsequent events which
followed it, that they saw their only
chance out of it was to try and com,
to terms with the consul here. At thu
last moment some of them jibbed OF
going out and the consul came int
town himself bringing with him tn,
commissioners who arrived from Wash
ington on the Manchuria. The latte
made his way to the rooms of the Uni
ted Society and there the consul lef
them, returning home. The commits
sioner talked the whole thing over will
them, but have not so far heard wha
has been decided upon. From what
have heard, however, think the cas-,
against Hee Fat will be postponed
when it comes up for hearing tOmor
row.. -
Commissioner from Washington.
That a commissioner had arrive,
from Washington was news to grea
many. One man recognized the com
missioner as he was driving along Il
the hack with the consul and state
that he is well-knOwn man anon
the Chinese Moreover he stated tina
there would more than likely be dc
lnial that he was In the town as 1t ha
been hoped to keep the matter dark
From what he had heard the commits
sioner had been sent over TO give Oh
consul hand out Of his difficulty.
The fact Of this official being opt a
tho consulate seems 20 explain the rea
sou Of Attorney Claudius Mcbride be
ing out there last night, and the tw
facts taken Ia conjunction also Civ
color 10 the story that the ease againa
llee Pat il 30 be postponed pending
settlement VI the whole trouble,
A. the present time there seem
every hope OF the consul winninR oul
owing 10 the split among The faction
caused by the mass meeting held o
Saturday night
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