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THE CAREER OF DR.

SUN YAT SEN.

THRILLING STORY,

SUNS EARLY REVOLUTIONARY, PROPAGANDA.

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THE HONGKONG - DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, MAY 15TH,· 1924

Whether-De-Saß-Yat-Sen-he-deat or atire about which the news is very conflicting an account of his remarkglilu career will have a deep interest for most readers. For the Inets relating to the pre-Revolution days we are indebted inainly to the biographical sketch published some twelve years ago by Dr. (now Sir James Cantlie, who knew San as a student in the Hongkong College of

Medicine and has remained a warm friend of his ever since.

SUS'S MEDICAL EDUCATION IN KONGKONG.

* EXTRAPPED IN THE LONDON, LEGATION.

Sun Yat Sen was born in 1967 in the trim in European dress and with provines of Kwangtung, in a remote vil-moustarbe of respectable dimensions, who Inge situated between the city of Canton proffered his hand, raised his hat, and and the Fortaguess cology of Uneno. His sailed affably. He all regarded him with father was a convert to Christianity, and astonishment; the Japanese zurse ad- "was crapleyed, as a missionary agent by dressed him in Japanese, but he shook the London Missionary Society An his head in response, and it was some English lady connected with the mission time befoer we recognised it was Sun interested himself in the young Ind, and minds his cue, and Chinese dress. ly her help-Son was well grounded in English At the age of eighteen. Sun Tease attached to the hospital of the Ag-American Mission in Canton, then under the direction of a surgeon of con- alienable repute, Dr. Kerr. He became «leeply interested in medicine and Bur- gery, and when twenty years of age he to Hongkong to prosecute his studies in the newly opened College of Medicines

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STARTS PRACTICE AT MACÃO."

After five years study, Sau obtained the diploma to practise medicine and Harry from the College of Medicine, He was the first graduate of the College; and shortly afterwards be commenced to practise his profession in the Portuguese colony of Macno. He was tempted thither y the fact that Macao was adjacent: to the village in which he was horo, and because he had many friends in the dis tries. In a large, well-built· hospital | »

AFTER HIS ESCAPE FROM THE LONDON The officer, however, unfortunately mis

read the telegram, and allowed the med After his release from the Chinese Ein to embark, with the resuls that they were bassy in London is Oetober, 1806. Si captured in body on reaching Canton, afed with Dr. and Mrs. Canticler Thereupon, the Central Reform Commit some time before leaving for the Fartes broke up their headquarters in Can- East. His narrow escape did not checkton, burnt their paper hid their arma hit intentions, but sent him furth more and escaped from the city as best they fully determined than ever to achieve could...

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his purpose. In Japan he found anylum,

“Sun” gained a friend's house; at night _and_from_there he travelled incognito in

The ans let down over the city watt and -various disguises. He visited many

wought refus the canal, banku to the parts of the interior of China, the Straits Settlements, the Malay Peninsula, the south of the city. Here he wandered on United States, and wherever Chinese bad

towards, home, now convelling in - canal emigrated bo preached reform and the boats, now seeking the shore when sol- nece for strenuous endeavour. Whaters came to search the boats for ra- did he preach? A bloodless reform, he was hidden by friends, Macas, Bow fugees, and finally reached Macno, where reform by peaceful measures; convincing ever, became too dangerous, and be weat arguments were his weapons. The foe from thence to Hongkong, und, as we he set out to crush," says I Cantlie, know, sailed for Honolul and thence to was the prevailing apathy and the poli- London, rus America. So well were the their terror of declaring their real feel-ments that his presenca was known in ignorance of his countrymen and Manchu suthorities informed of his move ings. To raise troops of ar fiers from Amegen, and the fact that he had left amongst the doating population of China New York for England was telegraphed ready to fight for pay and to drive the to the Chinese Embassy in London in Manchus from Feking would have been a 1890. light task compared to the work Sun net himself to do. He resolved that the people of China should rebel in the sense of the word; but how was this to be done. As Sun did it,

tical

In the interior of China, in a guise

OTHER ESCAPES.

Other escapes from what seemed in evitable death were many. The following stories are from Dr. Cantle's reminis

on board janks on the river as he travel. For aafoty Sun Frequently lived

∙eences

Nanking a man entered Sun's cabin so board a junk and announced that he his capture. Sun rensoned with the had been offered 5,000 dollars to effect

would be captor, with the result that the

"In October, 1806, Sun Yat Sen came to London, was entrapped and kept prisoner in the Chinese Legation for ten days, and was only liberated by the interference of the Prime Minister, Lord Salisbury. This which denied the penetration of the on-led in the interior of China. Once at episode is fully given in the book! Eidcials, he preached the tenets of his belief napped in London. Dr. Cantle wrote: To the villagers on the banks of the Many inquiries have been seat to liberty from its mouth in the China Seas mighty Yangtze he brought tidings of 'How did you get information that Suo was imprisoned in the Legation? As to far Szethuen on the borders of Thibet usual, a woman came to the restue. The on the Pearl River be drew crowds to wife of one of the English servants in the listen to him, and throughout the Kwangan fell at his feet in an agony of re Legation heard from her busband of the si and Kwangtung provinces established pentance and implored pardun, The piteous plight of the imprisoned China centres of influence and gained able and map desisted Why? Sun's person man and seat me the following letter :—

enthusiastic supporters as his adherents ality merely, for he was not armed. No There is a friend of yours imprison. As a spectacled pedlar with knick-knacks one (wrote Dr. Cantlie) who has come. ed in the Chinese Legation here since in his wallet he travelled through the in close touch with Sun Yat--but has last Sunday; they intend sending him Malay Peninsula and the Straits Settle- felt the magic of his pretener. Honey out to China, where it is certain they will bang hun. It is very sad for the menta, attracting not only the labouring and patriotism endow him with an "at poor man, and unless something is done coolies in the plantations but the masters mosphere that convinces his opponents at once he will be taken away and to as well The well-to-do merchants in to his views and serves to turn aside the one will know it I dare not sign my naine, but this is the truth, so believe Penang and Singapore gave him their assassin a knife and the betrayer's pur what I say. Whatever you do must be support and contributed sums of money pose. The betrayer in this instance did Chinese patents were treated according done at once, or it will be too late to further the campaign he had in hand, as another betrayer did, went and banged to native methods. Sua impressed upon His name is, I believe, Sin Yin Sea.' the Chinese Governor of the hospital theThe note-reached my house at 1150 In Honolula, in San Francisco and other himself, as he could not face the world importance and benefits of Western medi-p.m. on the night of Saturday, October cities and centres of the United States, again after having even thought of giving

Sun up to his enemies. cine the future emancipator of China 17th, 1890. A ring at the doorbell Sun converted men to his standard and

Once, waen hiding in * fisherman's commended himself to these old-world- brought me from my bed. I found no

cabin puts to Canton, soldiers were seat bred men by his honesty and unselfish

to watch the cabin and to shoot Sun at ness, as he did later to the whole mass

sight the sherman got to know of their days, until, in fact, he was relieved o of his countrymen. He persuaded them

presence and kept un ladoors, for two to opon the portals of the hospital to

their attentions by some friend shooting admit him with his newly acquired know.

the soldiers themselves.

ledge.

work

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one, at the dour, but observed and picked up. the letter, which had been pushed in below the door. It was this woman who started the machinery for Sun's release, Had this humble woman failed in her pur- pose the regeneration of China would have been thrown back indefinitely, for the fast of the reformers would have lost his life and the Manchus would be still

in pover

gained their confidence by his convins ing honesty and unselfish patriotiant. A simple talent apparently, but one that has served to bring light and hope to human beings feroe now, has stirred men to the highest egorts and founded the greatest of all the religions of the world.

How did he preach? Was Sun the blatant, load-tongued demagogue his European detectors would have us be love Far other were the measures ke adoptedale

SUN'S MANY ESCAPER.

of introducing reforms in government

Once, in the island of Hainan, owing, to the house he occupied being watched. he never moved out of the compound for six month and only by a clever ruse did he mange t get on boaril a boat

and escape. J

books on the table beside him and read

Sir James Cantlie in the story of Sun's career says: "San commenced practice, mul I encouraged him especially in sur

„One of the most serious attrupts on gical work. When major operations had

I went to the head of the Maryleboca

his life was made by two young Govern- to be done. I went on several occasions

ment officials, attended by a dozen sel- police and thence to Scotland Yard the to Macao to assist him, and there, in the moment I received the information of his gun at an account of several of these room late one evening. The position was In the Strand Hagant, March, 1912, diere, in Canon. They entered Sam's presence of the governors of the hospital,

wherealspute. The chief difficulty was to His arst escape was soon after he came desperate, for his capture or death would | he performed important operations," re- ・quiring skill, coolness of judgment, and get any coe to believe the story. The to Canton after giving up bis practice is mean promotion and high rewards to Macao. He had enrolled himself as a these officers. Even then did Sun'a calar- dexterity...." It was a goodly journey to police, even at Scotland Yard said it was members of the Young China Party, and ness effect his safety. Apprised of their Macao by sea, and took me away a con- one of their business, and that I had in 180s formed a branch of the Kao-las- advent, he took up one of the sacred iderable une from my daily routine of done my duty when I reported the matter..but in Canton. Knowing that the loud. The would-be captors listened and ↑ to and that I to go home and peror, Kuang, Heti had intentions Macae to help this mant For the raaton keep quiet. My visit was at 1.30 a., methods, Sun forwarded & petition signed into conversation with them, and in that others have fought for and died for and they told me the next day, when I ed by many of his adherents to the Em two hours time the officials with their attendant soldiers departed. Sun's per dia, because I loved and respected him called with S, Patrick Manson, that a Peror. All was quiet until the war withality again told; the officials who came

Japan was settled, when the. Dowager- le is a nature that draws men's regard man bad called in the middle of the night Empress Ychonala. reassumed the dice towards him and makes them ready to with the same statement, and that the tion of affairs and denounced the inteD who wins all to his cause nad senda-bis

tions of the Emperor, and all reformers serve him at the operating-table or on nspector on duty could not make out with the cessation of hostilities against the battlefield, an unexplainable in-hether he was drunk or a lunatic. I Japan, a number of the disbanded sol told the inspector now on duty I was the diers in Canton became riotous owing to Husher, "a" inagnetism which prevaileth

abemus, and again he gave me the want of pay and employment The Care ton police, at the same time, owing to looting the shops in the city: A mest threatened him. More than once has n ing of indignant citizens was held, an hired assassin entered the room te ce five hundred strong presented themselves every country, including England and unheard of proceeding, and a deputation cupied spies have watched him in almost at the house of the Governor of the city:America, a large sum, at one time After hearing their demands the Gover his capture, and only now can he be said amounting to £100,000, was offered for nor regarded their presumption in the light of a rebellion and arrested the ring to be beyond attempte on his life. How did Sun regard these? Latterly with in- **The want of initiative amongst the leader and had no food fortune to difference, formerly with some apprehen- men on daty at Scotland Yard it is scue his conipanions who had been seized. His hout in Sao Francisco told me

escape, hat determined forthwith to resion for the cause he had in hand. needless to vinment upon. Had I got That was his first escape

to arrest were themagirée arrested by the magnetism of this extraordinary man, ceptors away happy that

hat they failed in their enterprise.

Dr. Cantlie sammed up this period of Sun's life in these words:

"Thus for some seventeen years--from

and Gads its expression in attracting menadvice to go home and keep quiet and their pay not being forthcoming, took to 1805 to 1912-has death by violence

to his side"

MAD TO QUIT MACAQUE MA

that they could do nothing in the matter as it did not concers them. When asked to whom 1 should report the mutter, was told I bad done my duty by report ing the matter to them, and that was

San, however, had to quit Hacko, be- euse, under Portuguese regulations, no one not possessing a Fortuguese diploma could legitimately practise there, and so enough. he removed to. Canton to work - fo

for any

acao, Sun first heard of The Young China Party":› The activities of the re forma party became so prominent amongst in touch with those in higher authority the city of Swatow, something like at Sun bad just spoken to an audience

His second was more precarious. In of his conversation with Sun on this sab his colleagues, that be found little time the matter might have been different; but reheffion, bad prevailed for some time, in that city in February, 1911, and when

my work except, political

it taught me the lesson so often preach Sun and his colleagues approached the he rose to go his friend proposed accom How the attempt to capture Canton ed, nunely that the difference between evolutionaries and found them willing to panying him to his lodging Sua remon join forces with him. The bold plan was strated and said there was no occasion and its arsenal failed," writes Dr. Cant- the wlasses of meu is the presence or then formed of seizing the city of Canton for that. His bost said that it was very. fie, is a matter of history, how of all absence of initiative. It was not until I as the only means whereby they could unsafe, seeing that a price was on bis the prominent reformers Sun was the only got in touch with a member of the clerical get what they considered their just claims head, to go at night through the Chinese conceded. lilfles, pistols, ammunition, quarter of the city. At this Sup smiled, nas to escape alive-is also known. That staff at the Foreign Office, quite at the and even dynamite were collected from and said that there was no fear. His friend enforced the necessity by saying he came to me in Hongkong a few days i eleventh hour, that the matter was inken every possible source, and a recruiting that it would be the run of the cause alter, and it fas arranged by Mr. Dennys, up and dealt with find I not beeg fortu agent was sent to Hongkong to enlist me he had at beart were he to be killed,

angleto purchase but

=

arms

should seek shelter in Honolulu, is at to take initiative, the dangerous that tho meu could not move, as informamy death; everything is in order, my all seemed ready news came from Swatow On no, tho. cause will not be ruined by episode familiar to every one who has tic at the Chinese Legation would, tion concerning the rising had leaked dot death will not affect it, the whole scheme followed Sun's care. Ho secretly was twenty-four hours later, have been ship, and the Government ball the Tartar garis worked out to the most minute de his place of hiding kept that even I did ped to China to he punished in the way without the Swatox force, nothing could generals are ready, the troops are or risons under arms and ready for action tail the leaders are appointed, the not know, whither he had gone, and it ail Sun's colleagueon had already been-he accomplished and telegrains wengagised, and nothing that can happen th was not till 1896, when on my way home ; namely, by decapitation Lunissaries of sent to Hongkong to stop the sailing of me will make any

difference A few from China, vid Honolulu across America, the Chinese Government haunted Sum's the contingent. The men, some four hun years ago, my death would have been that I karw of his whereabouts The footsteps in Japan, in China, in Annato, dred strong, were on the quay at Hong misfortune, but not now. Regardless of kong ready to go aboard the steamer for everything except the welfare of his vehiclo in which I was driving with my hand wherever he went. The enormous Canton. Several barrels containing pis country, he had no thought of self and wife, and a Japanese purpo in charge of price set upon his captare or his death tole had been already shipped when the refused to be protected. He always my son, through the streets of Honolulu induced desperate men readily to under-carved a telegram telling him not to pro- dangers he ran

officer in charge of the contingent re spoke in this fashion concerning the was stopped by a Japanese looking very take either,"

ceed to Canton and to diaband the men.

(To be continued.)

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