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For my fellow countrymen"feel after reading these two. bałagrnum, "I know not.. "The Government had hope that by making everything appour boiter than" is really was, foreign interference would be (uverted. When, however, udvice setually tence from the Five Powery i tried to IS AID OF THE VETERANS' CLUB, rebus it by quoting the so-called people's. Į will. We mil know that there were Éva powats which tendered the advice. · Yet the Government wild that a certain power junior certain pretaxta had forced England' and Russia to join in the representations. This is nothing short Hidiculous, for the Government evidently thought that England, Rusali, and the other two powers had not only lost their indapen dice and their freedom of will, but wort also under the direction and control of that power in the same manner as the Administrative Council, the Military and Civil Governors of the provinces and the cititers had been secretly enslaved by the Government. A gross insult to the friendly power i I know not how the On 11th October, the National Con-triendly powers will feel after reading the rention Bureau telegraphed as follows-foraging telegram

{Cursanunk, frown, yastırılay.) To have a free hand Im doing What? We shall do our utmost to help you!"

With what funds I need way nothing bugcal asking the fur Boauctors who have muda loans to us and those of our compatriots who

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All those pieces or parcels of grounding question Did you ever expect a situate Hang Hom in the Dependancy the time of subscribing that your moneys of Kowloon and Colony of Hongkong and would be devated to such uses ? registered in the Land Office respectively as Kowloon Marine Lot No. 83, and Kamioon laland Let No. 1178. Berkon Mart Lot No. 63 contains, an ares of 139,800 square feet" and is held for the term or 75 years from the 18th May, 1964, (renewable for another term at 75 years) areated therein by a Crown Lease dated. the 11th day of. October, 1906 and made betsen His Late Majesty King Edward VIEof the one part and Donald Macdonald and John Wilkie of the other part subject. to the payment of the "Crown rent to the abanzrance and performance of the Lessee' Dovennats therein reserved and contained.

Howloon Inland Lot No. 1178 is situate on the Northwest Side of Kowloon Marine Let No. 93 ad contains an arts of

27.075 square feet and is held for the term of 75 years from the 18th May, 1901 (renewable for another term uk 75 Fours) created therein by & Crown Lease dated the 19th April, 1911 and made between His Majesty King George V. of the ene part and the ssid Donald blacdonald And

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Wilkie o of the other part subject to the Crown rent and to the observance and performance of the Lessee's corrupts

therein reserved and contained.

Crowe Bent of Fowloon Marina Lot No. 88-91,084 per annum. Orown Rest of Kowloon Inland Lot No. 1179-$748 per annu. Particulars nad conditions of sale may be had from

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not at present converted. If they did it laad Yat they were perpitied to openly might be possible for the Government to defy the law, and this even in the heart incite the people to upther Fuxer cut of the autionul capital. That Youn should bresic. Of course, it is far from my intention to attempt to implicate the Government in so serions a matter, but clear-sighted observers can anticipate the effect from the cause by scrutinizing the mental attittle of the senders of these telegrams.

The futuro peace and safety of the We hare seen has the Government "zation depends upon the documents tried to coerce the people to show their

the government determination to proceed exchanged between organs at Peking and those in the monarchical movement at all conts so as provinces. Should any of these come to lify the price given by the Five to the notice of the public, the blame Fawers. Waether or not the people will for failure to keep official secrets will ultimately allow themselves to be thus be laid upon u. Moreover, as these coerced, in question, with which we are i documents concern the very foundation of the state. they will, in case they become known, leave a dark spot o --the pelitionl history of our, country,

· Upon their scenery depends on national honour and prestige in the eyes of both our own people and foreigners. We hope you will appoint one of your confidential subordinates to be specially responsible for the safe custody of the secret documents.** Agate, the National Convention Bureau wired under date of 21st December --

"No matter how carefully their (meaning the dockrental secrets may have been gaidd, still they remain as permanent records which might compromissos; and in the event of thef becoming known to foreigners, we shall not escape severe criticism and bitter attacks, and what is wore, should ther be handed down as part of the national rescris,, they will stain the opening pages of the history of the now dsTuszy. The Central Government, after carefully considering the matter has concluded that is would be better to sort out and burn the documents. You will, we earnestly bopa, lone no time in cautiously and secretly carrying out our request."

In the foregoing paragraphs, I have touched only upon the salient points in the secret telegrams. As for the rest of the feudish plots of the Government the No the original reader is referred documents,

To "um up: we might say that Yuan becomes Emperor holding a sword in his right hand and a purse in his left, an by drawing together some of the most unscrupulous men in the country to do

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have been ignorant of the affair is out of the questions Why then did ho not are the dissolution of the society wai the arrest of its members? Take another instance. Before the 11th day of Never- ber last year when the votes for or against the change in the form, of government were opened by the Administrative Coun. vil, the fovernment could not have known before-hand the result of the voting. Yet the so-called Bureau for the Preparation of the Enthronement Ceremonies had alresa beer creared in the latter part! of September last. Its office was estab bed in the President's Executive Man. ion, and its citied as well as its miaor oficials were appointed by Yuan himself. Can Yusa plea ignorance of all theat at his bid and call. The whole thing things We may therefore safely assert may well be likened to a pappet show that Yuan must have forced Tunn Chi in, which a man pulla a'atrine from behind) kwei, Chu Chichur, Chou Tse-chi, Liang the curtain and the different, puppets Shih-yi, and the rest to use their names The President pulls the string.in sending the telegrams in the same move. and his ten or more favourites move, manner as he had, by means of the These ten or more favourites pull another methods detailed in the telegram string, and the high officials of na coerced the citizens to ominain him provinces and the Administrative Council emperor. Indeed, to judge the matter move. These in torn piel a third string, impartially, not only are the Military Lead the one thousand seven hundred and and Civil Governors of the provinces not odd unprincipled men, the, self-styled responsible for these heinous crimes, but citizens representatives" more. The Than Chi-kwei, Chu-Chi-chun. Chou shameless and infamous acts of those The-chi, Liang Sail-yr and the rest are concerned in the monarchical movement guilty only as accessories. The principal that the secret documents would leave

are innumerable. Only as ne. tsagible in Yan Shih-kai and Yoan Shih-kai a dark spot on the political history of car country, would fain the open pagi has yet been made public, Year is elons. I say that the Military and Civil Governors of the provinces are not respon still able to cunningly deny them.

Now, I appeal to my fellow-countrymen, sible because, from a legal point of view, young and old, as well. us to our their duty is to oboy strictly the orders intelligent and upright foreign friends to of the Central Government, whatever they pass judgment according to their moral may be and to matter whether they convictions. I should like to lay the case approve or disapprove the action taken before them in the form of quest, ne- by the Centrál Government; and from s First: Do the events of the past few political point of view, while they are months which have happened in the pro- detrained to exterminate the traitor for vinces in connection with the monarchical the preservation of the state, they must in movement correspond in every respect the meantime show no signs of opposition with the instructions, contained in the until the necessary preparations have been

How my readers feel after reading these two telegrams, I know not. For my own part, what surprises me most is that Yuan and his partisans confessed

of the history of the new dynasty," would compromise the dignity of the state." and would not escape criticista on the part of foreigners.""

Yuan has repeatedly given utterances to the effect that the power to decide as to the form of government les entirely. in the people, that the Government has no right to express any opinion in the matter, and that upon the honour of his word he would have preferred death to being emperor but for the fact that the telegram Secondly: Was it possible made. The affital of the high omefäls critizens unanimously nominated him for the anti-Yuan party to fubricate any of Yunnah and Keluhow may serve as emperor and fored him to accept the

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criticism on the part of foreigners? And private codes of Yusa" The atawers to Chou Tse-chi, Liang Shib-yi, Yang Tu-force-has to be resorted to in order they can refer it to a court of ̈3isw‚·⠀0` why take such pains to keep these these questions will enable us without a Sua Yu-chic and the rest, their only that the law may be revived and become intelligent and upright. foreign friends documents secret? Way order them to shadow of a doubt to arrive at the con- ambition is position and money. Bush more effective. O fellow-country. What would you do were your in ach be destroyed? Now that the telegrams which were to have been destroyed have clusion that the titanic puppet show was they are not audacions enough to commitmen, young and old? O intelligent and a prédicament as we are? becotze known to the world, Yuar and performed by Yuan alone. I conjecture such hideous crimes in an underhand upright foreign friends! Had the pro Morover, even from a strictly legal .. bis followers have nobody to blame but that when at his wit's end he will diplo way against the public sentiment of the visions contained in paragraph 9 of article point of view we have ample justification matically and shamelessly disown ayery world. They are like a tame dor who, 1 of the Republican Constitution still for what we are doing Who ace revolu themselves for having sent them."

Concerning the change in the form of thing by saying that all the telegrams without the command of the master, a binding force, the ofender would tionaries? Who are rebels? Are those first of were seat by unscrupulous men or their would not dire to bite. For these re long ago have been impeached by the to be considered revolutionaries who use own responsibility without the least know sons, I say that Yuan and Yuan alone Legislature and tried befors the Supreme trying to preserve and protect the exist ledge on his part: If such were the case, is responsible to the fullest extent for the Court (T. Li. Yaan) and the whole case ing government or those who are sche Toan must have been indeed a puppet vile intrigues against the Republic. And decided without the necessity of plunging ing to overthrow it and to set up Bio Season ticket will be saed until 37. Find Loong Brakes, (2nd Street, waatii you succeed in making every made of clay and wood, devoid of con- the principal having been uncertained, I the country into civil war. Indeed, if diametrically opposite Authority in Ita payment therefor has been made in Bank of Central Market), Telephone No. 515

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sufficiently laid the foundation for of what was going on, still what about upright foreign friends any opinion as to followers would not have dared to execute and constitution of the land, or those who everlasting peace and prosperity... the laumerous public acts in furtherance the charges that should be formulated their evil depigas, nor to give free velns trying to set them aside? These to their brutal natures as they have done; questions as so simple that they can be X formalities in connection with of the monarchical plot? Can Yuan deny against him.

and the present political upheaval would answered offhand by anybody. If we voting should therefore, whendver all knowledge of them and shift the From a legal point of view: Imma's guilt not have taken place. We trust also tot read the fifted secret telegrams carefully, possible, be carefully observed, so responsibility to others? Take the caser to clothe the proceedings with an of the Society for the Preservation of can be easily determined. There is lose sight of the fact that all the men in the light of the last few months, we clause in the constitution providing for appearance of regularity and to furnish Peace." It is clearly an illegal body the punishment to be sucked out to the dates, the laws and the constitution cannot doubt but that it is Yuarz and he were framed and promulgated by the conspirators who are the revolutionaries an excuss for suppressing internal No amount of argument can shield 1 Chief Executive of the nation in caso he disccntent on the one hand and for members from the extrame penalties im commits any treasonable act. Further, ery person who has thus Aut them stand rebels, Buch being the chao?: it?

nonght. The original constitution, the the duty of every public servant to put stopping foreign interference on the posed by the constitution and law of the there are no fewer than ten articles in so-called organic law of Ure state, was forth his most strength to quell the the Criminal Code, the supplementary so much distasteful to him tant no arbi- rebellion and to bring home the crime penal laws and the Presidential mandates rarily altered it to its present form, and to those involved in it. Thus we con which deal with various crimes, such as

the laws, one and all, have been made clude that, from the legal standpoint, 11. upsetting the constitution, conspiracy: exclusively to suit his own convenience, I is not only the right, but also the stored breach of the peace, attempt to over completely have our people bees dufy of the Military and Civil Governor throw the existing form of governmisht deprived at their right to legislate for off the provinces, de servanta", of the It is unneressary to quote the provisions themselves! Bow precarious are our Cheng hus Republic, to punish those who ons by one. If the law of the land has laws! And how precarious are our lives are guilty of high treason against the still any bizding force, then for such which depend upon them for protection Chung-hun Republic. To stigmatize the and such sate he should suffer suspension Now I abould like to ask my fellow Bepublican Army se a revolutionary of political rights; for such and such

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