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Yang Chu Yun undertook to purchase the dynamite; the matter was discussed by all and a satisfactory conclusion arrived at and the party broke up. I at once returned to Canton.
After this Shih Ching Ju and Sung Shao Tung came constantly to my place to talk matters over. At the end of the 8th Intercalary moon Sung Shao Tung came to my establishment and said that Yang Chu Yun had purchased from Macao some excellent dynamite of German make and having the "Ying" or "Hawk" chop - 50 packages in all, which would shortly reach Canton.
On 25th October, at night, Sung Shaû Tung again came to my place and said that the dynamite had arrived that day, and had all been carried to his house. At this time Sung Shao Tung had already rented the empty house in the Hon Lon Fang, and had there prepared and buried dynamite to blow up the Governor's Yamen.
Sung Shao Tung had already bought over men to secretly conceal the dynamite about the Tartar General and Treasurer's Yamens and the various magazines, and it was arranged to light trains by incense sticks and have simultaneous explosions on the 27th October. Unexpectedly, however, the only explosion was that near the back of the Governor's Yamen where Sung Shao Tung had himself concealed dynamite, which occurred on the 28th at 6 o'clock and resulted in the crushing to death of several men, women, and children.
Nothing occurred at the other places, probably owing to swindling on the part of the others (agents employed). I heard that Shih Ching Ju had been arrested and brought to trial and punished, but I had then already escaped.
After some days, finding that nothing occurred, I ventured to return to my establishment. Unexpectedly, I was arrested on information given