The Hawaiian gazette., 1912-01-16
MORE HONOLULU CHINESE
At THE HELM OF NEW CHINA
Oahu College Graduate Is Now
Chief of the Canton
Public Works.

Hawaiian-born Chinese are already
aiding DR.. Sun Vat Sen, the first presi-
dent of the Republic of China, in steer.
ing the new ship of state, and it is
understood that Doctor Sun intends to
avail himself of the services of large
number of the younger Chinese who
have received their educations both in
the local schools and colleges and on
the mainland.
Ching Dow, born in Honolulu, and
educated at Mills Institute and Oahu
College, and also a graduate of main
land college, was appointed December
by the governor of the Canton prov
ince as director of the department of
public works. He received his seal i'm
| mediately and issued a circular an
nouncing his appointment. According
F, to the official letter of appointment Mr..
Dow's duties are to undertake the con-
struction and repair of the public high.
ways, buildings, sewers and the like.
Ching Yu, also a Honolulu Chinese
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in a letter to local friend, says of
Mr.. Dow and his work: f'For the
present all the funds are needed to
maintain the soldiers, for the preserva.
tion of peace and order and to help the
campaign in the north, so that except
in the financial and military depart
ments, very little work is being under
taken.
fThe department Of commerce and
industries has for its head, Wong
Chang Yau, an American educated stu
dent in mining, and well known in
Honolulu. Recently, we organized a
society for the promotion and develop
ment of real estate, which uses the de
partment of commerce and industries as
its meeting place.
Chance for Local Boys.
eff the present government is able
to stand on its feet there is good
chance for our foreign educated stu
dents to be useful in helping on Its
work of progress and enlightenment.
On account of lack of funds the schools
have not yet been opened. 1t is prob.
able that the schools viii be reoEgan-
lied the first of the year 1912, and that
the head of the department of eduea.
tion may be Ching Wing. Kwong, at
present the head of the department of
Chinese in the CantOn Christian Col.
lege.
"Nobody here knows what will be
come of Canton in. the future. The
different parties have appeared and
striven for power, and the treasury ID
being emptied as fast as filed.
"The present state of things calls
for men of administrative ability to
steer the new ship of state. But pityl
Where are theyH
"Ching Dow is unable to write per
sOnally just now, but asks me to send
his best wishes to all his friends in
Honolulu. do not wonder that oul
Chinese abroad are franMed over the
successes of the revolutiOnists, for ev
cry one of them has. n share in the
welfare of the nation. Every patriotic
Chinese ought to do his very best
either by act or word, to bring about
the ultimate success of. the rebellion.
Fighting for Free China.
"If China is able to get rid of the
Manchu rulers, her people, the Chinese
will then be able to say that they arr
free people. When you come dow
to the root of the matter, you viii
notice that the masses, or rather tn
rebels, are fighting for a free China
without Manehu rule, and not for an.
! particular form of government. Tha
! question ultimately will solve itself.
, "Canton turned rebel on the nine
] teenth day of the ninth moon withou
bl0odshed The governor, Chong Mi
5 Kee, left for Hongk0ng and tOok ava
/. about $500 900, while other official
. such as Lee Chun, the admiral, ais
a fed. On the twenty-seeond ! eamo q
4 here aud found the tity practically a,
serted, but its STREETS lined with "a
diers chiefly robbers whose appeArans
was enough 10 scare any enc.
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0f the provincial assembly and vi
uessed the activities Of that body an
ing the fret fsN days OF Teeousifu
n tion, but luckily, ! wl's not theirs sh,
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