The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1911-02-10
Chinese Consul Accepts the First
Alternative and Gables His
Resignation.
THE LOCAL CHINESE jUBILANT
New Year Starts OFF With Good
omen and All Hope That
Pilikia Is Ended.
fFrom Thursdays Advertiser.)

(From Thursdays Advertiser)
The news published in The Advertiser
some little time ago that the Chinese
consul, Liang Kwo Ying, was to resign
at the beginning of the new year, was
confirmed yesterday when the official in
question sent along his resignation to
Washington, by cable. The Chinese
downtown are jubilant over the news
and take it as a good omen for the
year that is ahead Of them.
The forwarding of his resignation
is the outcome of the visit of the spe-
cial commissioner from Washington,
Liang Lean Fang, who has been in
vestigating the whole of the trouble
between the consul and the local resi-
dents. The fact that the consul was
to resign was practically decided some
time ago but was left over until the
new year celebrations were passed and
done with.
The facts which led up to the consul
sending in his papers all started over
the question of taking a census among
the local Chinese and charging them
$1.25 for the privilege of having their
names on the list. Naturally some of
them kicked over this and wanted to
know why. The consul refused to
crafty their requests, however, and in
stead sent over to China all the names
of those who refused to comply with
his request as revolutionists. This wor-
ried the people here, as they knew
how their home government looked
upon such a charge and that their
friends and relations back home would
have to bear the whole of the blame.
They therefore agitated and fought,
but to no avail. The consul stuck to
his guns and would not listen to them.
At last they decided to send to Wash
ington and see if they could obtain any
relief from there.
The result of their complaint to head
quarters was that a special commissions
er, Liang Lean Fang, was sent down
here to investigate the trouble. The
consul was also asked to hand in his
resignation some time ago. but APP
parently took no notice of the request
The commissioner soon found out how
matters stood in town and that the con
sui had been taking advice from the
wrong set of people. He spoke to hin
} about it but the latter preferred tt
. follow out his own course and would
not listen to reason. The commissions,
/, accordingly sent a report along II
Washington and received the answei
that the consul must be made to resign
Resign or Be Canned.
! Yesterday he visited the consulat,
] and argued the matter out. The con
| sui could not be brought to understand
that there was any need to hand in hi
} papers. They argued the matter out 70
long while and the commissioner trie'
| every argument he knew of, to try ant
induce him to do the right thing ant
acknowledge his failure. 1t was no use
D however, and at last he had to tel
the consul that it was either a matte
of handing in his papers or being sum
marily removed. This brought the con
sui around to his senses in very shor
time and accordingly, soon afterwards
he told his secretary to send cabl
to Washington announcing the fact tina
they would have to get busy and loo
2 around for another consul in Honolulu
l as he found that the air here did no
T. agree with him and he would be gla
of a change.
I Beyond the question of fixing o
!, someone to take the vacant place thi
\ settles the whole question and the local
y are now happy once more. The bran
l. of revolutionist' has been remove
: and they are just common or garde
\ Cinnamon again, living in foreig
= country.