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An Imperial Edict for the arrest of Hong Yau Wai which appeared in the Chinese Mail of 22nd December, 1899.
On the 18th day of the 11th moon (20th December) the following Imperial Edict was received:-
Of all evils which can influence the minds of the people in this world, none is greater than that which results from an imperfect understanding of right and wrong, of subordination and insubordination. Thus the punishment of death was meted out by ancient sages to those who indulged in false arguments and warnings were issued against unreasonable discussions, because they deceived the public and beguiled the people.
Since our succession in childhood to the Imperial throne, the Empress Dowager to whom we are deeply indebted has devoted herself unremittingly for thirty years to our education and upbringing. In the year Kap Ng troubles began to arise, in the affairs of the Empire and we fearing lest it should prove impossible to support the weight of responsibility imposed upon us by our loving mother, were full of perplexity day and night, and being desirous of continuing the enlightened and vigorous policy of our sacred ancestors, we were always anxious to secure the services of those capable of assisting in improving the Government. At this juncture Yung Tung Wo strongly recommended to us Hong Yau Wai whose abilities he declared exceeded his own a hundred fold. It was therefore never anticipated
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Enclosure.
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390
RECO
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Rent S FEB
10
An Imperial Edict for the arrest of Hong
Yau Wai which appeared in the Chinese Mail of 22nd. Decem-
ber, 1899..
On the 18th day of the 11th. moon (20th.
December) the following Imperial Edict was received:-
Of all evils which can influence the minds
of the people in this world, none is greater than that
which results from an imperfect understanding of right and
wrong, of subordination and insubordination. Thus the
punishment of death was meted out by ancient sages to
those who indulged in false arguments and warnings were
issued against unreasonable discussions, because they
deceived the public and beguiled the people.
Since our succession in childhood to the
Imperial throne, the Empress Dowager to whom we are deeply
indebted has devoted herself unremittingly for thirty years
to our education and upbringing. In the year Kap Ng trou-
bles began to arise, in the affairs of the Empire and we
fearing lest it should prove impossible to support the
weight of responsibility imposed upon us by our loving
mother, were full of perplexity day and night, and being
desirous of continuing the enlightened and vigorous policy
of our sacred ancestors, we were always anxious to secure
the services of those capable of assisting in improving
the Government. At this juncture Yung Tung Wo strongly
recommended to us Hong Yau Wai whose abilities he declared
exceeded his own a hundred fold. It was therefore never
anticipated
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