The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1912-01-12
TREASON FOILS
BLOW At PEKINC
Treaohery Ruins Plan Of General
Li-captain Surrcnders His
Force TO Manchus.

"Thc trcachery Of an officer entresi-
cd with the command Of 1900 rebel
soldiers despatched to intercept an I'm.
periol force moving down from Picking
to Hankow, prevented the revolutionary
forces from cutting OF Picking from
Hankow, and allowed the Imperial
troops to continue in uninterrupted
communication with the Imperial forces
at Hankow."
Rev. s. II, Littell, an Episcopal min
lister, who has been stationed in Han
kow for few years gives the above
reason for the failure Of the revolution
airy armies to follow up their success
during the first three months Of the
campaign. Mr.. Littell's house in Han
kow was ripped by shells and bullets
during the battles of October and No
vember. He is a passenger on the
Mongolia, which left for the Coast yes
terday.
"And again, 1 wish to state very
positively that the conduct of the war
on the part of the revolutionists has
been absolutely above reproach and
that they have conducted it along
modern humanitarian lines and have
observed all the conventions, wherever
possible, added Mr.. Littell. "Their
Red Cross work, their care of the
wounded, their protection of foreigners
and their porperty, and the able man
ner in which the revolutionary generals
have planned and carried out their cam
paign, is an example to place before
the world.
Explains Failure.
'sBut going back to the apparent
failure of the rebels TO cut of the com
munications of the Imperial forces be-
tween Picking and Hankow, / can ex-
plain that. General Lii Yuen Hung, the
commander-in-chief Of the rebel armies
| is a man for whom we have the greatest
respect. He is an able commander and
deserves praise in many ways. He had
hard luck about the Picking Hankow
Railway. Many people have asked me
| WlV ne ulu uOb AVIAN hAhoOAA Va SOee
strategic opportunity to cut the railway
communications. He ordered Captain
| Chang, with 1900 men to move up the
railroad to pass through which force
of Imperials would have to pass, and
where he could hold them. He instruct.
ed the captain to be sure that he did
not modest foreigners or their property
but he added that he did not care what
he did to the Manchus.
''Captain Chang met the Manchu
general at the pass and had a con
ference. He asked the general to turr
his troops over to the rebel armies anc
enlist them in the new cause. The gen
eral declined. Captain Chang then told
him of General Ii s orders, and that he
was instructed to do what he pleased
with the Manchus. At that he said hiI
mother was a Manchu, and therefore hi
would turn his command of 1900 mel
over to the Imperial forces. This was
done, and the opportunity of the entire
campaign failed"
Sees Hankow Fail.
On the tenth of October Mr.. Littel
was in Hankow when that city was in
vested by the rebels and saw Wuchanl
/ across InG IlNGls 1hSh NeShA
the burning of the viceroy's yamen
All the cities in that section were cap
tured by the rebels. Hankow, as is wei
known, was recaptured by the Manehus
The city was taken first without tn
firing Of shot, but there was hart
fighting afterward, continuing for
month. Hankow, on November !, wa
ablaze and burned for two nights.
The Episcopal church and other build
ing were in the foreign section, but tn
battles ragged within half a mile iron
the church. The foreigners attaches
to the mission were compelled to re
main in the lower parts of their homes
for the bullets and shells ripped throug
the upper portions. Walls and tree
prevented the missiles from enterin
the buildings lower down.
Witness Battle.
The first battle ragged for five days
Then its tide swung back several mile
and then the occupants of the mission
buildings were witnesses to a magnif
cent sight. They saw the armies in tn
field maneuvering, hanking, charging
and retreating. They saw batteries un
limbered and put in action, saw tn
smoke cover the field. Every detail
of the battle was seen from height
1t was wonderful spectacle, said MI
Littell.
Mr.. Littell is carrying back to tn,
mainland, as souvenirs, several bullet
and pieces of shells which he found il
and around his house.
Mr.. Littell has great admiration TO
DR.. Sun Vat Sen. On meeting w. A
Bowen at the wharf Saturday after
noon, and learning that he was clos
friend Of DR.. Sun in many ways, h,