CO129-215 - Governor Sir Bowen - 1884 [1-4] — Page 477

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475

near

ir future of both the French and the Chinese. But nothing

oy

positive is known at Hongkong, nor was known at Canton at the recent dates of my latest official intelligence from those cities. As I have frequently pointed out, the Chinese Government

more to fear from

has, perhaps, internal revolt than from external attack. There is great

activity in the prospect of the "opportunity which would be

afforded by foreign

war, among

the

the agents of the powerful Secret Society -

Nihilists of China,- called Sam-Hop-in, or the Triad Society; that is, according to

the idea of its members, the Union "of Heaven, Earth, and Man: have remarked on previous occasions, the avowed object of the leaders of the Triad Society is

to expel the reigning Manchu-

Tartar dynasty, and to restore a

Chinese dynasty.

Native Chinese

But, as is

the case with other Secret Societies,

the main aim of the mass of the

Men

3

1475

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4- 475 near ir future of both the French and the Chinese. But nothing oy positive is known at Hongkong, nor was known at Canton at the recent dates of my latest official intelligence from those cities. As I have frequently pointed out, the Chinese Government more to fear from has, perhaps, internal revolt than from external attack. There is great activity in the prospect of the "opportunity which would be afforded by foreign war, among the the agents of the powerful Secret Society - Nihilists of China,- called Sam-Hop-in, or the Triad Society; that is, according to the idea of its members, the Union "of Heaven, Earth, and Man: have remarked on previous occasions, the avowed object of the leaders of the Triad Society is to expel the reigning Manchu- Tartar dynasty, and to restore a Chinese dynasty. Native Chinese But, as is the case with other Secret Societies, the main aim of the mass of the Men 3 1475
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4- 475 near ir future of both the French and the Chinese. But nothing oy positive is known at Hongkong, nor was known at Viking Canton at the recent dates of my latest official intelligence from those cities. As I have frequently pointed out, the Chinese Government more to fear from has, perhaps, internal revolt than from external attack. There is great activity in the prospect of the "opportunity which would be afforded by foreign war, among the the agents of the powerful Secret "Society - Nihilists of China,- called Sam-Hop-in, or the Triad Dociety; that is, according to. the Fenians or Nihilists. 9 the idea of its members, the Union "of Heaven, Earth, and Man: have remarked on previous occasions, the avowed object the leaders of the Triad Society is of to expel the reigning Manchu- Tartar dynasty, and to restore a Chinese dynasty. ᄂᄂ Native Chinese But, as is the ease with other Secret Societies, the main aim of the mass of the Men 3 1475
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4-

475

near

ir future of both the French and the Chinese. But nothing

oy

positive is known at Hongkong, nor was known at Viking Canton at the recent dates of my latest official intelligence from those cities. As I have frequently pointed out, the Chinese Government

more to fear from

has, perhaps, internal revolt than from external attack. There is great

activity in the prospect of the "opportunity which would be

afforded by foreign

war, among

the

the agents of the powerful Secret "Society -

Nihilists of China,- called Sam-Hop-in, or the Triad Dociety; that is, according to.

the Fenians or Nihilists.

9

the idea of its members, the Union "of Heaven, Earth, and Man: have remarked on previous occasions, the avowed object the leaders of the Triad Society is

of

to expel the reigning Manchu-

Tartar dynasty, and to restore a

Chinese dynasty.

ᄂᄂ

Native Chinese

But, as is

the ease with other Secret Societies,

the main aim of the mass of the

Men

3

1475

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