Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-06-26
CHINA'SSTRONG
MAN MOURNED in
ceremony HERE
Continued from page one)

| leaders Of the Chinese community.
The Hawaiian Band. stat .Oned TN
der d marquee on the lawn. played
| slow music for various features of the
| ceremonial
Consul Tsz-Ang Woohuan. the
Chinese Republics representative in
Hawaii, headed the consular staff
which stood on the veranda and re-
ceived the guests, who then regis
| tered in special book and were
escorted into the two main rooms.
where seats had been provided.
Then, as the Hawaiian Band sound,
ed slow music, the consul and his
staff entered the rooms, taking their
position in front OF the portrait OF
Yuan. This portrait was draped in
| somber black and purest white. The
photograph showed the president in
uniform and is a fine picture of this
strong man of China" On the wall
beside the portrait hung long white
| cloth funeral banners, inscribed In
Chinese characters.
Just beneath the portrait stood a
black-draped table, upon which were
two tall glass candlesticks, one on
each side of the portrait, and dishes
of fruit, together with wine
Offerings Made. =
Consul Woohuan, with his staff at
| his right and left, stood directly in
front of the portrait. He was in white
uniform, with gold lace. The tall
candles were lighted and then a match
I was touched to a small bronze in.
cense burner. AS the incense was
waited into the air, the consul took
glass of wine, bent until it nearly
touched his forehead, and offered 1t
in generation Of the emperor This
was repeated twice, the third glassful
being left on the table. Consul Woo
huan then offered flowers and fruits
in the same manner, bowling as each
was presented.
EuIogies to Late President.
During this time the guests were
I seated, all the consular staff stand.
ing, and the same order was observed
while Consul Woohuan read first in
Chinese and then in English a brief
but eloquently worded eulogy of the
dead president. The English transla
tlOn IS as 1OltOWS:
Honorable Guests:
The eulogy which have Just read
before the altar is written in conform.
ity with the Chinese usage, in the
style Of poetry. The wording being
| figurative and flowery, it is impos.
| sfble to render 1t literally into Eng.
| fish. However, the general meaning
consists In the following points, leav.
ing off the commencing and closing
phrases relative to the sacrificial de-
tails:
That His late Excellency Yuan be-
longs to a distinguished noble family
in the center of China proper; that he
was born with many conspicuous quail.
| iffcations to respond to the require
ments of this generation-a man of
great ability, intelligence, courage, pa
tience and patriotism. Of the great
services he has rendered to his coun-
try during his life time the most con-
splcuous are as follows: -.
1T was he who created the modern
army tof China and even up to the
present most of the commanders and
generals belong to his pact; it was he
who checked the progress ofsthe Box.
er movement in 1900, when he was
governor Of Shantung and thus saved
the Southern provinces from partici-
pattug in the sufferance of that calam.
tty; and it was he who crowned the
success of the Republic of China with
the recognition of the friendly powers.
| His love OF bis country, to equal China
to the world powers in economic de-
| velopments, in foreign relations and
| IN many other lines for the welfare of
the people of his country. in spite OF
risks, at last exhausted his vitality
Other eulogies IN Chinese were read
by Chinese guests All the euIogies
were intoned in low key as impress
| sive as chant
Guests Honor Departed.
Then the Hawaiian band again
sounded in dirge-like musical phrases.
The consul and his staff bowed three
times, facing the portrait of their late
president. During the bowling cere-
mony the guests stood, resuming their
seats for a few brief moments follow.
ing, while the Chinese national an.
them was played This concluded the
ceremony
Consul Woohuan's nulogy to the late
president drew from the guests words
Of appreciation 1t was s0ccfnct and
appropriate.
The list of invited guests, most OF
whom were present, was as follows:
Federal and Territorial.
His Excellency Lucius E. Pinkham,
governor of Hawaii; Hon. W. w. Thay.
er, secretary of Hawaii; |. NJ. Stain.
back. attorney-general of Hawaii; J.,