Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1912-01-02


Honolulu was the beginning of the
great events In China Of which DR..
Sun Vat Sen is today the central fig.
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The statement sounds almost silly
to the average reader.
But no one could doubt il had he
been one of that party assembled on
Saturday evening by Rev. +. w. pa.
mon at dinner given in honor of
Mr.. Sun Fn, the Maui-bOrn and Homo.
lulu-eduCated son of Or. Sun Vat Sen,
President of the Chinese Republic
When the whole story of the Chi.
nese revolution is told it will have to
start from Honolulu.
Seated at the table on Saturday
night were Mr.. IIo Fon and Mr. Wong
LcOng. two members of the first Chi.
uosc revolutionary society started in
this city twenty or more years ago by
DR.. Sun.
Also among the guests was Mr..
Chang Chau, who some readers of the
Blu ct n will remember made
sudden trip to China few years
ago Not until Saturday evening did
he tell the story of how his going was
prompted by Cablegram received
from DR.. Sun, reading Cone" The
cable arrived in the morning. Mr.
Chang left his position with Davies 4
Co. and sailed in the afternoon of the
same day. lie finally wound up in
one of the first battles of the rcvOlu
ton Then he driftcd back TO Homo.
lulu and only those on tn" insid" had
the slightest idea of what he had
been about.
Another guest was Mr. w 4. Bow.
en-, who on more than one occasion
, had furnished the funds when DR.. Sun
was sOrcly In need of money. \ r"la-
| tive of MIR. BOwen's baptized DR.. Sun
when he accepted Christianity. Rev.
/ Mr.. Damon was aid. counsellor and
| friend to DR. Sun. and MIR. Bowen was
| a Tight-hand support.
To listen to these men briefly
sketching some Of their experiences
IN the early days with DR. Sun, and
then contemplate the fact that the
fruition of their work Is the election
of DR. sun to the Presidency of the
Chinese republic. is to be assured that
the age of romance and. one might al
most add miracles Is not passed.
lhese gentlemen Calleu ~ Hllhu inc
time not so very far back when to be
known as member of the party Of
progress was to run a chance OF sub
jeCting relatives in China to the per-
secutiOn that could not be visited up.
on the workers here. They told of in.
Cidents practically forgotten In Homo.
lulu today, but which were all woven
into the fabric OF revolution that Dr.
Sun had been working upon all these
years. confident when all others
| thought MN ioollsh visionary, that
he would live to see the day when
the corrupt Manchu rule would be
overthrow.
An Interested listener was til" son,
Sun Flo. His a young man OF good
! appearance. Just such boy Is you
would expect to see III a Hawaiian
born Chinese year or so out OF 81
Louis College, whcr" II" graduated
with honors ana then I"it Tor the
| states to continue his education,
When things began To happen III chi
| ma he started for Shanghai. His first
stop was naturally Honolulu and in Il
few days he Will proceed on his Jour.
ney to meet his father and be ready
| for any duty that may fall to his lot.
Seated at the table with Mr.. Damon
and the guest of honor were: W. 4.
Bowen, Use Wah Kwock, Iau Tang,
| W. r. Harrington, Chang Chau, Wong
Leong. LeOng Kaun Wah. leader of
the Young Chinese Association of Ii
ma. Peru; 4. H. Ford, Ching zee Sun,
X. O. MathCsOn, Ching Yaw Hong, Ho
Fon. Alfred Ytp, G. X. Al, w. zap
Kwai Fong Walter G. Smith and T..
| =. Irwin were invited but unable to be
present.
The room In which the elaborate
| Chinese dinner of ten or twelve
courses was served was decorated
with the American and the Chinese
flag OF the republic. A picture of DR..
sun occupied prominent place. At
each seat was Il place. and namc.card
with an invitation in Chinese. Il buu.
| met of red white and blup nOWprs