The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-10-01
LOCAL CHINESE
CELEBRATE WELL
Honolulu CeleStiaIS Knock Off
Work and Explode Crackers
for New Republic.
(Trom Sunday Advertiscrl

Eighteen thousand loyal Chinese in
Honolulu commemorated the first ami.
versary of the Chinese Republic yester-
day. in the most approved oriental
fashion, with the exploding of many
irecrackers, feasting and large gait,
ring Mt the ciubrooms of the Unite
Chinese Societies.
The din of hundreds of packages OF
lighted tirccrackers announced at moo
that the holiday was on and that tile
anniversary of the overthrow of one o
the greatest monarchies in the worll
was to be fittingly observed Flags o
the Republic hoated from the roof OF
every building owned or occupied by
Ghinaman and all the merchants, trades
man and even the hucksters suspene
business in honor of the downfall of
the Manchu dynasty.
While the celebration is worldwide
among the Chinese, those of Honolulu
have perhaps a trife deeper interest in
the result of the revolution than any
other colony outside of China, for it
was here, in the rear room of the Liber.
ty News, that DR.. Sun Vat Sen com.
pleted his plans for the uprising which
was carried out SO successfully. The
Chinese look with pride upon the four
walls which sheltered the leader of the
revolution and whose virile brain and
keen foresight lifted the Cypress ION
from his downtrodden countrymen
For several days preparations for the
holiday had been going on. All kinds
of Chinese delicacies, feast day eatables
and scented teas were gathered in by
the participants and plentiful supply
was on hand when the hour arrived.
In their own way the orientals drank
toasts to the new nation, to its leaders
one by one, and to its future. The local
leaders spoke on the benefits that have
already been derived from Repub.
lie, of the many obstacles to be over
come and the faith that the Chinese
must have in those in the Far East
who are facing innumerable difficulties
daily, even death, to maintain their
country's freedom.
1t was Just one year ago yesterday
that the first winning battle was fought
and war declared that startled the
world. To the great majority who fol-
lowed the trend of affairs IN China, the
well ordered manner in which the revo.
luton was conducted was a puzzle. 1t
has been the belief that the rebellion
was due to the spontaneous uprising of
downtrodden millions, who after ages
of oppression, turned on their rulers in
the night.
Tong King Chong, of San Francisco,
one of the most powerful Chinese
IN America, gave the first brief and
complete history of the most remark.
able revolution in modern times. As
editor of the Chinese Free Press of
San Francisco, and personal represent
tative Of DR.. Sun Vat Sen, he is rec.
ognized as political power and leader
of the revolutionists. All the secret
code correspondence between the revo.
lutionists in China and those in the
Americas passed through his hands and
under his orders scores of emissaries
were sent out through the Chinese colo.
MES, i'll the Western Hemisphere, to pro.
mote the cause of freedom.
From him came the information that
the Ohee Kung Tong, or Chinese Free
Masons, organized for this purpose $50
| years ago, thirteen years after the Man.
chus conquered China. Fifteen million
members pledged their property and if
necessary their lives to restore China
to the Chinese. The details were so
carefully planned and carried out that
even the trained diplomats of the world
knew nothing of the uprising to take
place. Tong King Chong said people
thought it was mere rebellion with
out leaders or money, but they did not
know of the $50 years spent in forming
the plans"
SO the local Chinese and their
brothers of other countries did not
celebrate myth, or Republic built
ON quicksand; it was the result of the
unceasing work of ten generations.