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THE HONGEONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18TH, 1915,
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KWAN YU, THE GOD OF WAR. having to arouse offer for detaining CURRERORDEN
EXEMPLAR OF THE REPUBLIC
MILITANT,
the conditions under bim, as this was one of the which Kwan had su. rendered, refused to see the latter. Kwan, however, was fully deformited to see his duty through Accordingly one day after having vainly. tried several times to resch Tsao to say farewell Kwan sealed up all the gifts ho had received from Tase, including all the silver and gold, and hung his seal on ho beam of the hill, and left the capital with a handful of mon is two brothers wives accompanied him..
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A HAZARDOUS JOURNEY. It was a hazardous journey. For had Tsao Tsao, been unscrupulous, enough to go back on his word and send a small child only be paid at the rate of 3 R. Chussels, and M. L. Railton; N. V other words, that I must sacrifice $10 Croucher, G. A. Robinson, H. MeE. Mex, or more Comment is unnecessary McTavish, J. Stewart, and W.
have been most difficult frKwan, to make
Kwan Yu, generally known by the name of Kwan Van-chang, is one of the two ancient warriors chosen by the Republican Ciervorntient as the principal military Boroos worthy of the worship of all mili tory moo, and in whose bonour temples have been dedicated throughout the coun try by the order of the Great President. In view of the sacrifices offered to him on published the following sketch of the War detachment of troops after him, it would the ith inst the Peking Gazette --has God's life:
Kwan Yu was a hero of the Three the escape successful. The spirit of Kwan was on the other hand dauntices. For Kingdoms and greatly respected both by the men of his own time and the people tunately Tao Tsuo cared for his reputa- of all times ever since." We read of histion more than anything else or his fear first appearance in public life when Liu of the valour of Kwan might have caused him to adopt a hostile attitudo. At any Pei, the founder of the Later Dynasty of
outward attempt rate Teo mado no. Ben and a direct descendant of the old
Kwan although forcibly detain founder of the first Han Dynasty, ought to to render some service to his own country he did not take any stops until it was during the great unreat prevailing in the too late to prevent obstruction on the part of his officers. Kwan fought his way: last days of the latter dynasty, known in history as the Rebellion of Yellow Turbans. through five sparate garrison points With the help of Kwan Yu and Chang samotine in open fight and sometimes Fei, Liu Pei succeeded in raising a small against secret plots against his life, army, which he ably used in fighting the Throughout he regarded the safety of his Yellow Turbans under General Kung-sun brothers' wives before everything else and Chuan. The three were sworn brothers braved every danger himself. But what of different parents but their common love this trial of character really showed was was such that, although the three used that in spite of dangers from attacks and to sleep on the same bed the two juniors, plots, Kwan never forget to consult his Kwan and Chang, behaved always as sisters-in-law at every new development juniors should in public that is stood just as if they were his own mother. And respectfully behind their elder brother, he was well rewarded for his fidelity in Li Pei, while he was engaged in converan safely conducting them through the terri- tury of Tsao Tsao, nominally called the tion with others, for hours at a time.
land of Hun, to a place of comparative infety.
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No. 94. fire. A row of two-storey buildings on the north aide wore also involved. Szeclinen Road was on fire, flames having obtained a hold through a doorway in the fire wall on the first floor.
THE SWORN BROTHERHOOD OF THE PEACH ORCHARD. The sworn brotherhood of the three won
Just as Kwan stepped out of the danger wns and is an incident of great moral
zone u special messenger galloped to him meaning in Chinese history. The three. men, funding themselves one in mind and bearing the compliments of suo To who purpose, although of strikingly different quired why Awan was in such a hurry to leave the land without even taking disposition, decided to become sworn brothers for life in working for the salva-leare; This was a fine piece of acting on tion of their country against usurpers. the part of Tang for it was certainly known This tie of brotherhood was the only means to him that during the journey of escape
Streams of water were quickly laid kwan bad slaughtered six of his warriors they then had to realise their ambition.
who dared to oppose his progress and down the alleyways from Nanking and In the ceremony of swearing, an unusual 11 was to this effect,
this proved to be the saving of Tsog's fe Szechuon Roads, and through No. 20, Nan- oath was taken.
Jets were directed against "We ould not desire to be born at the a future date. The messenger brought king Road.
with him some money and an embroidered the back of the Nanking Road premises, same hour or on the same day or same
robo from Tsue Tacking Kwan and in a short while at least ten jets were month or the same year, but we wish to die at the same hour of the same day i remember bis unique departure, which playing into the fire from the adjoining He, however, verandahs and from Nos. 19 and 20 Naa Kwan promised to do, the same month of the same year." This oath was carried out almost to the letter declined to accept the money bat accepted king Bond. for none of the two brothers stopped fight the role as an appreciation of Tsao's ing until they were themselves killed after thoughtfulness. Kwan almost immediately the death of Kwan Yu, who was the first afterwards found Chang Fei, his second to meet death. This oath was taken sworn brother, and, fater, Liu Pei. & peach orchard; and thus up till this day good and faithful sworn brothers are called "worn brothers of the peach orchard,"
AWAN YU'S LOVE OF FAIRPLAY.
- LIEUT. CYRIL NEWCOME. Lieut. Cyril Newcomb, the 12th Batta lion Royal Fusiliers, son of Capt. New comb, of the China Navigation Co.'s str. on the 25th September. He was educated inling, was killed in action in France
Close, Cheltenham, and volunteered for at the O. I. School, Cheloo, and at Dean active service from Penang.
CAPTAIN F. Y. & DYER Captain F. V. Alma Dyer, of the let Middlesex Regiment, who was engaged to Miss Eileen Newcomb, sister of the late Lieut. Newcomb, was also killed in action very recently.
HOW CAPTAIN LOFTUS JONES WAS KILLED.
A fellow officer with the Late Captain Loftus Jones, of Shanghai, who was second in command of the 7th Battalion Yorkshire Regiment, wrote to Captain Jonce mother the following account of He and a Lieutenant Croft were in the manner in which he met his death:- charge of live platoons in a trench, short distance behind the fire trench known as a "support trench" We had occupied this since the night before relieving another regiment.
The work of the firemen was rendered extremely difficult by reason of the nature of the contents of the godown. The build- ing was stocked with quantities of varnish, paints, oils, etc, and huge volumes fame and smoke were sent up. In getting the fire under control after about half an hour's hard work, the Brigade effected good "stop," as the damage was practi Had the fire worked its cally confined to the upper Boor of the paint godown. way down the staircase and the wonden floor to the ground floor, the results would have been much more serious, for here a large quantity of turpentine, boiled oil, The contents of the upper floor were badly damaged, while the premises next Mr. Benson and his door, occupied by Messrs. Venturi were slightly damaged. family, who lived on the top floor of No. 20, Nanking Road, and the occupants al No. 19, had to make a hurried exit owing ing. became
to the neanness of the fire. the outbreak is at present unknown.
Messrs. Wilkinson, Heywood & Clark were insured for Tis. 36,000, und Messrs. Venturi for Tls. 30,000.
The cause of
GALLIPOLI. SHANGHAI MAN IN
"About 10 am, I went up to see how things over with them ina-dug-out, everything was going on and talking when the Germans suddenly exploded a close to make everything move like an mine over 300 yards away, but sufficiently and the men stood to arms, while those earthquake. We three at once came uut, in the fire trench opened fire with rifles to prevent the enemy getting into the crater formed by the explosion. up part of their own trench by mistake. matter of fact in this instance they blew The Germans then started shelling the trenches, especially the one we were hold-
As a
As we were all three together Ing gested moving so that we could superviso the men better and also in case a shell dropped near, in which case all three of
us would have been put out of action. Entirely by chance I went to the left and Loftus and Mr. Croft to the right,
"After that I was busy rendering first aid to some nine or ten men that got wounded by a shell near where I was standing. I then went towards the right when I was mot, by Mr. Croft with the to see how the others were getting on sad news. Mr. Croft was just the other side of a hard in the trench known as a traverse: or he would have been killed 100.
A few years later Two Tsto was badly defeated in a battle with the troops Wu, one of the three kingdoms of which The Liu Pei's kingdom formed one. kingdom of Hou Hon (Liu Pei) joined The characteristic of Kwan Yu was his hands with Wu in fighting against Tsav very strict sense of moral duty towards To, and Kwan Yu was told off to hold other men. Although a valiant warrio
an important path called the Hua Yung of unusual prowess, he never took advan-Path, along which Tine Tano was sure to tage of others in difficulty or failed to return a favour with kindness. Once ho pass if he was defcated. This was a most
Tsao Tsao depended the peace of theote, was stored. fought the well-known warrior, Huang important task, for on the capture of Chung, in single combat, The steed of
country and it would have been an easy task to capture him if he actually came the latter Buddenly slipped and the famous Huang fell from his saddle. Kwan thus that way. Realising how important it was, had an excellent opportunity to get rid
and how probable it was that Kwan might of hi, enemy, but he summoned Huang let Tsao escape, Chuko Liang, the famous to rise and fight a square battle, saying strategist, made Kwan sign a bond that that he would never take advantage of an
he would be executed fr negligence of accident. Huang afterwards Kwan's fellow officer in the army of Han. duty if he let Thao escape under his sword. Tsau was-defented and escaped by FIS STRICT SENSE OF DUTY.
the path named by Chu-ko Liang as pre- One of the reasons why Kwan has been worshipped by the people of Chins either dicted. There he found Kwan Yu wait ing for him: There was no escape for in spirit or doed is the fact that Kwan besides the fact that whatever men Tate. never shrank from the call of duty, oven though it might seriously endanger his had were thoroughly tired out after a dayA life. He was delegged in a battle and sur-and night flight from the battle field, the rounded by the troops of Tea Teo, the path was only wide enough to allow only groat usurper, carlier in his warring life few persons to pass at one time. On His two brothers Liu and Cheng had one side was a steep hill, on the other separated, leaving the two wives of Lin deep valley. with Ewan. Tao Tao liked Kwan for bis valour and morality and desired to win him over as his bosoms-friend. He sent a close friend of Kwan to urge him to surrender by impressing him with his sense of duty towards his brothers' wives in keeping them safe until he knew defnitely how his brothers failed. Kwan at first refused, but was finally influencert by his sense of duty towards his sisters in-law and surrendered on the condition
days, but one place that he surrendered to the King and got
the other, to Tsao Tsao, the usurper. This, however, the capture him but when Tso mentioned in the firing line five days and in was not agreed to until he had consulted how he had treated him after he (Kwan) support five
moved that is both are under shell and rifle fire. and secured the consent of his brother's had killed six of his warriors, Kwan's is about as dangerous as
sense of gratitude was
"Did I tell you I am now attached to Battalion Headquarters and so move wives. Thus he surrendered and way taken before the King, who conferred on made way as if to let Tuao and his fol lowers pass, His sense of duty, however,
particular part of the trench with my
LIEUT. CHARLES WILSON. him a high rank,
Numerous attempts were made by Tea was at once awakened when Tsuo actually about a lot, instead of being stuck fu one
A telegram has been received in Shang- Tsao to win his heart but he failed in his made a dash for the little opening thus Company as before? I like the job very
"Yesterday I watched a quite decent hai to the effect that Lieut. Charles Wil- efforts. He gave Kwaw gifts of great provided, and Kwan once more blocked much and am very lucky to get it, value and treated him with marked respect the way and lifted his sword as if to strike. but Kwan's heart was for finding his The sight of so many hopeless men plead-sized battle on the right of our line. I sou, of the Gordon Highlanders, who is brothers, a condition he stipulated foring and weeping before him, however, could not see a single person and one a son of Mis. W. Armstrong, was wound-
touched his heart and he let them pass could not have told a fight was on buted in the recent fighting near Ypres when surrendering-
the unpassable barrier under his very for the continuous rattle of rifle and sword. He risked his own life by disobey machine-gun fire and seeing the shells ing the order of his superior to clear h.a bursting all over the place. The Turks own conscience towards a man, who had attack must have failed, as the rifle fire treated him more than fairly. He was is dying now. pardoned by the special request of his brother Lin Pei, who pleaded beofre the commander that Kwan's death would mean his own end. Kwan was also lover of the Annals of Chun Chin
RESPECT FOR FEMALE SEX,
gare
Disgusted with the failure of his attempts, Timo Tsao tried to damage the moral reputation of Kwan by placing him in an erabarrassing position. He him a small house to live in a house with out an inner court for the ladies. Accord ing to strict Chinese etiquette no man should live in the same court with any lady who is not his wife, But Kwan's sense of morality was equal to the occasion, He separated the small house into Ewa compartments and fixed the rear compert- ment as the court for the ladies. As ho
A letter has been received at Shanghai from Captain B. P. Sheidot, datou Gallipoli, August, 14th-He writ
know will seeing
you B Tsao T, however was quick to per- By
no intention I am stilo che land of the living, ceive that Kwan had taking advantage of the situation-he and, thank God safe and sound and very never did in the whole of his life. Howell, but out of the four of us who came. might have hoped that realising the situn from the Black Watch, two are already tion Tano Tso would surrender himself dead. himself. At any rate he made no move
Two other men were killed and about six or seven wounded by the same shell In about As I write this an attack is on and 128 your son was killed by,
twenty minutes the enemy stopped firing
to make a forcible capture. All he did bullets are simply streaming over me, so was to block the path. Taking advantage I have had to get under cover.
We are and we were able to get the wounded out to the hospital in the rear. Your sim's
hear the of the good nature of Kwan, Tsao pleaded now in support, but of course may be with him to let him pass unharmed. At called up any moment if required. You body was moved during the night and first, Kwan replied that he had his orders ought to
We are row,
was buried the fullowing afternoon.
"The grave is, of course, marked and will have a cross of wood put over it and this is attended to by the Chaplains. All the graves in the cemeteries are mark- a similarly and numbored."
WOUNDED.
2ND-LIEUT. H. O. SPRINGFIELD. News has been received in Shanghai
Mr. M. O. Springfield, was wounded that 2nd Licnt, H. O. Springfield, War during the charge of the Yeomanry wickshire Yeomanry, younger brother of
Brigade (dismounted) on August. 28th in Gallipoli.
LIEUT. W. B. CORNABY.
NOT LIKE THE RITZ, "One gets absolutely coated with dust
2nd-Lieut. H. B. Carnaby, who was on here. When a regiment comes out of the trenches, they do look a dirty lot, officers and men alike. The trenches here are not what one would take for comfort, the Shanghai staff of Messrs. Jardine, They are trenches pure and simple, no Matheson & Co., has been dangerously. ARMY OFFICERS' DRESS. dugouts like one sees illustrated in the wounded. Lieut. Cornaby, is the young- I can er son of the Rev. W. A. Cornaby papers h the French front.
Wesleyan Methodist Missionary Society, The following aircular has been issued assure you it it no like the Ritz Hotel,
us Wusuth. He volunteered for service and now giving The Turks are
a contingent on Some came down just new web home with had no woman servant to wait at the to the Army by the Army Council:-
They have October 19th last, mimately being posted -door, two aged soldiers were placed there"The Army Council regret and observe the shrapnel.
to 10th Battalion of the 18th York by on guard while he himself sat up all night great laxity that exists in regard to Urd not five yards from me.
P.S.-One man has died.". reading the annale of Chun Chin by dress of officers serving in this country. wounded two of the men close Half antites the Best heard from he was in
and I am commanded to direct that gan- candle light.
erals and other officers commanding will hour ago he was well and seemingly out charge of a machine gun. at once take steps to suppress the intro of harm's way; in ten minutes he will be Such is life and death here: duction of unauthorised patterns of uni- buried.
II.
HONGKONG TRAMWAY.CO. A test of Kwan's roal character come when news reached him that his brother
form and the tendency to slovenliness in The curse of this place is that one is
Approximate statement of trate receipts was still alive and was with the enemy
to which, amongst killed even before I finish this letter. It -of Tao Tsao, under whose protection ho dress which is at present prevalent. The safe nowhere, and may be wounded or was then living. Kwan lelt, that if he principal points told Tsao Tsao is intention to go ever others, attention should be at once direct is all pure luck. I see Morgan fairly for the week ending sth October is as to his brother, which would mean his joined are the adoption of an unauthorised often; he is well and safe and sound; he follows:-
unsoldierlike practice of wearing, turned ing former's enemy, there was little doubt pattern of service dress cap and the is on the Brigade Staff
Please give my very best chin-chins to what steps Teao would take; on the other up trousers with Oxford shoes. The all old fricads still left in Shanghai. hand he did not wish to tell a lie. He, authorized patterns of the service dress have had no Shanghai news for months This year therefore, decided to be frank about his cap and uniform boots are described in and so don't know who is still there or Last year
that lots bare," movements and told Tsao of his desire to paragraphs 16 and 23, Dress Beguations who have come to the war, but I hope Increase..... join Liu Pel, his sworn brother. Tao, for the Army, 1911,"
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