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L O ND O N
S I M P K I N , M A R S H AL L , H AM I L TON K E NT
, AND C O M P A NY L I M I T ED
 C O NT E NTS .

C H A P T ER I .

TH E I M B RO G L I O

C H AP T ER II .

MY C A P T U R E

C H A P T ER III .

MY I M P R I SO NM EN T

C H AP T ER IV .

P L EADI NG W ITH MY G AO L ER S FO R
L I FE

C H A P T ER V .

TH E PAR T MY F R I E N DS P L AY ED
C H AP T E R VI .

T H E S EA RC H FO R A DE T EC T I VE

C H A P T E R VI I .

TH E G OVE R NM EN T I NT E RVE NE

C H AP T ER VII I .

RE L E A S ED

A PP E ND I X
 P R E F A C E .

Yrecent detention in the Chinese L e

g at i o n 4 9 P ortl and P l ace L o d on
,
nfi , ,

h as excited so much interest h as br ought ,

me so m any friends an d h as r aised so

m any leg al technic al an d intern ation al
,

points of l aw th at I feel I should be failing

,

i n my duty did I not pl ace on public

record al l the circumst ances connected
,

with the historic al event .

I must beg the indulgence of al l

re aders for my shortcomings in English
composition an d confess th at h ad it not
,

been for the help rendere d by a good

frie n d W h o tr anscribe d my thoughts I
, ,

coul d n ever h ave ventured to appe ar as

the A uthor of an English book .

SUN Y AT S EN .

L O NDO N, 1 8 97 .
 Ri On ap p eO i n Eon b on
T .

C H AP T E R I .

T H E I M B R OG L I O .

H E N in 1 8 92 I settle d in M ac ao ,

a sm all isl and ne ar the mouth of

the C anton river to pr actise medicine

, ,

I little d re amt th at in four ye ars time

I sho uld find myself a prisoner i n the
Chinese L egatio n in L ondon an d the ,

unwitting c ause of a politic al sens ation

which culmin ate d in the active interference
of the British G overnment to procure my
rele ase It w as in th at ye ar however an d
.
,

at M ac ao th at my first acqu aint ance w as

,
IO K i d n apped i n L on d on .

m ade with politic al life ; an d there beg an

the p art of my c areer which h as been the
me an s of bri n gi n g my n ame so promi n ently
before the British people .

I h ad been studying medicine during ,

the ye ar 1 8 8 6 in C anton at the A nglo

,

A meric an M ission u n der the directio n of

,

the v ener able Dr K err when i n 1 8 8 7 I

.
,

he ard of the O pe n i n g of a College of

M edicine at Hong K ong an d determined ,

immedi ately to av ail myself of the ad v an

t ages it o ffered .

A fter five ye ars study (1 8 8 7

’
— 1 8 92 )

I obt ained the dipl om a entitling me to

style myself L icenti ate i n M edicine an d
”
S urgery H o n g K ong
,
.

M ac ao h as belonged to P ortug al for 3 6 0

ye ars ; but although the G over n me n t is

Europe an ised the inh abit ants are mostly
,

Chinese an d the section of the p op u l at I o n

,

which styles itself P ortuguese consists ,

re ally of E ur asi ans of sever al i n bred -

gener ations .
 Th e $m br og l i o . I I

In my newly selected home I fou n d the,

Chinese authorities of the n ative hospit al

willi n g to help me forward in the m atter
of affor d ing me opportunities to pr actise
Europe an medicine an d surgery T hey .

pl aced a w ar d at my d ispos al supplied m e

,

with d rugs an d appli ances from L ondon ,

an d gr anted me every privilege whereby

to secure my introduction amongst them

on a fair footing .

T his event deserves speci al notice as

m arking a new an d signific ant dep arture
in Chin a for never before h ad the Bo ar d
of Directors of an y Chinese hospit al
throughout the le n gth an d bre adth of
t h e g r e at empire given an y d irect offici al
'

encour ageme n t to Western medicine .

M any p atients more especi ally surgic al

,

c ases c ame to my wards an d I h ad the

, ,

opportunity of performing sever al of the

m aj or oper ations before the Directors .

O n the other h and I h ad di fficulty from

,

the first with the P ortuguese authorities .

12 K i d n app ed i n L on don .

It w as not the O bstructive ignor an ce of

the E ast but the j e alousy of the West
,
“

which stepped in to thw art my progress .

T h e l aw of P ortugal forbid s the pr actice

of medicine within P ortuguese te rrI t ory
, ,

by an y one who is not possessed of a

P ortuguese diplom a obt ain able only i n
,

Europe U nder this rule the P ortuguese

.

d octors took refuge an d fought my cl aims

to pr actise T hey first forb ad e me to
.

pa r ctise amongst or prescribe

,
for P ortu ,

u e s e ; the dispensers in the ph arm acies

g
were not allowed to dispense prescriptions
from the pen of a d octor of an y alien
n ation ality ; consequently my progress
w as h ampere d from the first A fter futile
.

attempts to est ablish myself in M ac ao ,

an d at consider able pecuni ary loss for I ,

h ad settled down little dre aming of oppo

s i t i on
,
I w as induced to go to C anton .

I t w as i n M ac ao th at I first le ar n ed of
the existence of a politic al movement
which I might best describe as the for
 Th e I 3

“
m ation of a You n g Chi n a p arty I ts .

obj ects were so wise so modest an d so , ,

hopeful th at my symp athies were at o n ce

,

e n listed in its beh alf an d I believed I w as

,

doi n g my best to further the interests of

my country by j oining it T h e i d e a w as .

to bri n g ab out a pe aceful reform ation a nd ,

we hoped by forwardi n g modest schemes

,

of reform to the T hrone to initi at e a ,

form of gover n ment more co n sistent with

mo d ern requirements T he prime essence .

of the movement w as the est ablishment

of a form of constitution al government to
supplement the ol d fashione d corrupt -

, ,

an d worn out system un d e r which Chin a

-

is gro ani n g .

I t is unnecess ary to enter into det ails

_

as to wh at form o f rule obt ains i n Chin a

at present I t m ay be summe d up how

.
,

ever i n a few w or d s T he people h ave

,
.

no s ay wh atever in the m an agement of

I mperi al , N ation al or even M unicip al
,

affairs . T h e m an d arins or lo c al m agis ,

I 4 K i d n app ed i n L on d on .

tr ates h ave full power of adj udic ation

, ,

from which there is no appe al T heir .

word is l aw an d they h ave full scope to

,

pr actise their m achin ations with complete

irresponsibility an d every officer m ay
,

fatten himself with imp un ity Extortion .

by offici als is an institution it is the c on

dition on which they t ake o ffice an d it is
only whe n the bleeder is a bungler th at
the gover n ment steps i n with pretended
benevolence to amelior ate but more often
to complete the d epletion .

English re aders are prob ably un aware

of the sm allness of the est ablishe d s al aries
of provinci al m agn ates T hey will sc arcely
.

credit th at the Viceroy of s ay C anton

, , ,

ruling a cou n try with a popul ation l arger

th an th at of G re at Brit ain is allowed as
,

his leg al s al ary the p altry sum of £6 0

a ye ar ; so th at in or d er to live an d
,

m aint ain himself in O ffice accumul ating

,

fabulous riches the while he resorts ,

to extortion an d the selling of j ustice .

 Th e I m br og l i o . I
5

So c alled educ atio n an d the results of

-

ex ami n atio n s are the one me ans of

obt ai n i n g o ffici al n otice G r anted th at
.

a you n g schol ar g ai n s disti n ction he ,

ro c e e d s t o seek public employment an d

'

p , ,

by bribing the P eking authorities an ,

offici al post is hoped for O n ce obt ain ed

.
,

as he c annot live on his s al ary perh aps ,

he eve n p ays so much annu ally for his

post lice n ce to squeeze is the result
, ,

an d the m an must be stupid i n deed who

c an n ot whe n b acked up by gover n me n t

, ,

m ake himself rich enough to buy a still

higher post in a few ye ars With ad .

v ancement comes i n cre ased licence an d

additio n al facility for sel f enrichment so-

”
th at the cleverest squeezer ultim ately
c an obt ain money enough to purch ase the

highest positio n s .

T his offici al thief with his mind w arped

,

by his mode of life is the ultim ate au

,

t h ori ty i n al l m atters of soci al politic al , ,

an d crimin al life . I t is a feud al system ,

1 6 K i dn app ed i n L on don .

an i mp er i um i n i mp er i o, an
u n j ust a uto
cr acy which thrives by its own rotten n ess
, .

But this system of fattening on the public

V it als — —
the selling of power is the chief
me ans by which the M anchu dyn asty
continues to exist With this leg alised
.

corruption st amped as the h ighest ide al

of governme n t who c an wonder at the
,

existence of a stro n g u n dercurrent of

diss atisfaction among the people ?
T h e m asses of Chin a although kept ,

offici ally in ignor ance of wh at is goi n g on

i n the world around them are anything ,

but a stupid people Al l Europe an au

.

t h ori t i e s on this m atter st ate th at the

l atent i n tellectu al ability of the Chinese

is considerable ; an d m an y pl ace it eve n
above th at of the m asses in an y other

cou n try Europe an or A si atic Books on

,
.

politics are n ot allowed d aily newsp apers

are prohibited in Chin a ; the world around ,

its people an d politic s are shut out ; while

,

no one below the grade of a m and arin of

I 8 K i d n app ed i n L on don .

obe d ience to authoritie s as the esse n ce

of al l instruction I n this w ay is Chin a
.

— —
rule d or r ather misruled n amely by ,

the enforcement of blind obedience to al l

e xisting l aws an d form alities .

T o keep the m asses i n ignor ance is the

const ant ende avour of Chinese rule In .

this w ay it h appe n ed th at during the l ast

,

J ap an ese incursion absolutely nothi n g w as

,

known of the w ar by the m asses of Chi n a ,

in p arts other th an those where the c am

a
p gi n w as actu al ly w aged N.ot only did
the people a shor t w ay i n l an d n ever he ar
of the w ar but the m asses h ad never eve n
,

he ard of a people c alled J ap anese ; an d

eve n where the whisper h ad been echoed ,

“
it w as discussed as being a rebellion of
”
the foreign m an .

With this incubus h anging o ver her ,

Chi n a h as no ch ance of reform except it

come from the T hrone ; an d it w as to
induce the T hrone to modify this pernicious
“
st ate of thi n g s th at the You n g Chi n a
 Th e Im br og l i o . I 9

p arty w as formed Hopi n g th at the

.

P eki n g authorities by their more extended

,

cont act duri n g rece n t ye ars with foreign

diplom atists might h ave le arned some
,

thing of constitutio n al rule an d might be ,

willing to ai d the people in throwing off

their deplor able ig n or ance I ventured , ,

with others to appro ach them beseechi n g

, ,

them in al l humility to move in this

, ,

directio n for the welfare of Chi n a T h ese .

petitions only resulted in the i n flictio n of

m any rigorous punishments We h ad .

seized the moment when the J ap anese

were thre ate n i n g P eking an d the Emperor , ,

fe aring th at h arsh de ali n gs with the

reformers might alien ate m any of his
people took no notice of them until
,

pe ace w as assured T hen an edict w as

.

issued de n ouncing the pet i t i oners an d

comm an ding the immedi ate cess ation of
all sug estions of reform
g .

F i n di n g the d oor close d to mild me ans , ,

we grew more concrete i n our n otio n s an d

l
><
2
20 K i d n app ed i n L owd on .

dem an ds an d gr adu ally c ame to see th at

,

some degree of coercio n would be n ecess ary .

I n al l qu arters we found supporters T h e .

better cl asses were diss atisfied with the

beh aviour of our armies an d fleets an d ,

knew th at corruption i n its worst forms w as

the c ause of their failure T his feeli n g w as
.

not confi n ed to o n e loc ality but w as w ide

,

spre ad an d deep rooted an d promised to

-

,
-

t ake sh ape an d fin d expressio n i n decided

actio n.

T h e he adqu arters of the Young Chin a

p arty w as re ally i n S h an gh ai but the ,

sce n e of actio n w as to be l aid i n C an to n .

T h e p arty w as aided i n its course by on e

or two circu m st an ces F irst amo n g these
.

w as the existe n ce of disco n tented soldiery .

T hree four ths of the C an to n ese co n ti n ge n t

-

were disb an ded whe n the w ar i n the N orth

h ad ce ased i n 1 8 95 T his set loose a
.

n umber of idle ,
l awless m e n an d the
sm all sectio n of their comr ades who were
ret ai n ed in serv i ce were no better ple ased
 Th e Im br og l i o . 2I

th an those dismissed Either disb and al l

.

or ret ain al l w as their cry ; but the

,

authorities were de af to the remonstr ance .

T h e reform p arty at once e n listed the

symp ath ies of these men in their c ause ,

an d so g aine d numeric al strength to their

milit ary resources .

A nother ch ance coincidence h astened

events F or some re ason or other a body of
.

police disc arding their uniform set to work

, ,

to loot an d plu n der a section of the city .

A fter an hour or two the inh abit ants rose

, ,

an d obt aining m astery of the quond am

police shut some h alf d ozen of the ring

,
-

le ad ers up in th en G uildh all T he super .

i n t e n d e n t of the offici al p olice then sent

out a force to rele ase the m ar auders an d ,

proceede d forthwith to plu n der the G uild

h all itself A mee ting of the inh abit ants
.

w as immedi ately held an d a deput ation

,

of 1 000 m e n sent to the G overnor s

I
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’

residence to appe al ag ainst the action of

the police T h e authorities howe ver told
.
, ,
22 K i dh dpped i n L on don .

the deput ation th at such a proceed ing w as

t ant am ou n t to a rebellio n an d th at they
,

h ad n o right to thre ate n their super i ors .

T hey thereupo n arrested the ringle aders

of the deput atio n an d se n t the others
,

about their business T h e disco n tents

soon bec ame dis affected an d the Youn g
, ,

”
Chi n a p arty m aki n g adv an ces they ,

re adi ly j oi n ed the reformers .

Yet a third an d a fourth inci d ent helped

to swell their r anks T h e Viceroy L i
.
,

H an Ch ang (brother of the famous Vic eroy

L i) put a fixed t ariff on all offici al posts
,

throughout his two provi n ces K wan g ,

T ung an d K w ang S i-
T his w as an i n no
.

“ ”
v ation which me ant a further squeeze
of the people as the offici als of course
, , ,

m ade the people p ay to i n demnify them

for their extr a p aym ents T h e fourth
.
,

an d the most ch ar acteristic ally Chi n ese

method of extortio n w as afforded i n the
occ asion of the Viceroy s birthd ay T h e
’
.

offici als in his provinces combi n ed to give

 Th e Im bz og l i o . 23

their m aster a present an d c o llected ,

money t o t h e amount of a million t aels

(a bo u t Of course the offici als
to ok the m on ey from the richer merch ants
in the usu al w ay by thre ats by promises
, , ,

an d by bl ackm ailing A follower of L i

.

H an Ch ang C he F a N ung by n ame

, ,

”
further angere d al l the L iter ati by
selli n g to al l who could affor d to p ay
, ,

diplom as of gr adu ation for 3 000 t aels

( about £5 )
0 0 e ach T h e richer
. men an d
the L iter ati bec ame thereby dis affected
“
an d threw in their lot with Young
Chin a.

In this w ay the reform m oveme n t

acquire d gre at strength an d coherence
an d wi d e spre ad influence an d brought
-
,

m atters al l too soon to a clim ax T h e .

pl an w as to c apture the C ity of C anton

an d depose the authorities t aki n g them ,

by surprise an d securi n g them in as qu i et

a w ay as possible or at an y r ate without
, , ,

bloodshed T o ensu re a complete coup

.
,
24 K i dn app ed i n L on d on .

it w as C onsidered n ecess ary to bring an

overwhelming force to b e ar consequently ,

two bodies of men were employ e d one in ,

S w atow an d the other from the b anks of

the West r i ver T hese pl aces were fixed
.

upon as the S watow men for i n st an ce , ,

were tot ally ignor an t of the C antonese

l angu age A lthough only 1 8 0 miles n orth
.

of C an ton the l angu age of S w atow differs

,

as much from th at of C anton as English

does from It ali an I t w as d eemed wise

.

to bri n g s tr angers i n as they were m ore

,

likely to be st aunch to the c ause since ,

they coul d not communic ate with an d ,

therefore could not be t ampered with by ,

C antonese men N or would it be s afe for

.

them to disb an d or desert as they woul d

,

be known as str angers an d suspicion would

,

at once fall on them were they foun d in

C anton after the disturb ance .

I t w as arranged th at on a cert ain d ay

in October 1 8 95 thes e men should m arch
, ,

across country one body from the south

,
26 K i dn app ed i n L on don .

I t w as impossible to rec all the mess en gers ,

an d others could not be fou n d who k n ew

wh ere the dis affected were reside n t .

F urther news c ame to h an d re n deri n g it

impossible to proceed an d the cry arose ,

”
S am e qu i peat A gener al st ampede fol
.

lowed ; p apers were bur n t arms hidde n , ,

an d telegr ams desp atched to H o n g K o n g

to st 0 p the contingent from th at pl ace .

T he telegr am to the Hong K o n g agent ,

however only re ached him after a l l his

,

men h ad been got on bo ard a ste amer ,

which also c arried m an y b arrels of revol

vers I nste ad of dismissing the men as
.

he should h ave done he allowed them to

,

proceed an d they l anded on the wh arf of

,

C an ton o n ly to find themselves pl aced

under arrest T he le aders in C anton
.

fled some one w ay some another ; I

, ,

myself after sever al h airbre adth esc apes

,
‘

getti n g on bo ard a ste am l au n ch i n which

I s ailed to M ac ao R em ai n i n g there for
.

twe n ty four hours o n ly I proceeded to

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,
 Th e I m br og l i o
. 27

Ho n g K ong where after c alling on some

, ,

friends I sought my old te acher an d

,

frie n d M r J ames C antlie

,
. H aving .

informed him th at I w as in trouble

through h aVI n g offended the C antonese
authorities an d fe ari n g th at I should be
,

arrested an d sent to C anton for execution ,

he advised me to consult a l awyer which ,

I immedi ately procee d ed to do .

 C H A P TE R II .

M Y C AP T U R E .

D I D not see M r C antlie ag ain as

.
,

Denn i s who directed m y steps con

'

, ,

str ained me to get away at once .

I n two d ays time I went by J ap anese

ste amer to K obe whenc e after a few
, ,

d ays st ay I proceeded to Yokoh am a

’
,
.

T here I ch anged my Chinese attire for a

Europe an costume 8; l a J ap anese I .

removed my queue allowed my h air to ,

gro w n atur ally an d cultivated my mou

s t ac h e
. I n a few d ays I s aile d from
Yokoh am a for the H awaii an I sl ands an d
there took up my qu art ers in the town of
Ho n olulu where I h ad m any rel ations
, ,

fr iends an d well wish ers -

Wherever I .

w ent whether in J ap an Honolulu or

, , ,
 My Cap tur e . 29

A meric a, I found al l intelligent Chi nese

imbued with the spirit of reform an d e ager
to obt ai n a form of represe n t ative govern
me n t for their n ative l and .

Whilst w alki n g i n the streets of Hono

lulu I met M r an d M rs C an tlie an d
. .

family who were then on their w ay to

,

E n gl and T hey did not at first recogn ise

.

me i n my Europe an dress an d their ,

J ap an ese n urse at once addressed me in

the J ap an ese l an gu age t aking me for a
,

cou n trym an T his h appened freque n tly

.
,

J ap an ese everywhere at first t aking me

for on e of themselves an d o n ly fi n di n g
their mist a ke whe n they spoke to me .

I left Ho n olulu in J u n e 1 8 96 for , ,

S an F r ancisco where I rem ained for a

,

month before proceeding e astward T here .

I met m an y of my countryme n an d w as
well received by them I spent three
.

months i n A meric a an d c ame to L iver

,

pool by the s s M ajes tz e I n N ew York I

’

. .

w as advi s ed to beware t h e Chi n ese

 K i dn app ed i n L on d on .

M i n ister to the U n ited S t ates he is a ,

as

M an churi an an d h as but little symp athy

,

with Chinese gener ally an d a reformer i n

p articul ar .

On October 1 s t 1 8 96 I arrived in , ,

L o n do n an d put up at H ax e l l s Hotel i n ’

the S tr an d I We n t next d ay to M r
. .

C an t l i e s at 4 6 Devonshire S treet P ort

’
, ,

l an d P l ace W where I received a he arty

,
.
,

welcome from my old friend an d his wife .

L o d g i ngs were fou n d for me at 8 G r ay s ’

I n n P l ace G r ay s I nn H olbor n He n ce ’
.
, ,

forw ard I proceeded to settle down to

enj oy my st ay in L ondon an d to become
acqu ainted with the m any sights the ,

museums an d the historic al relics in this

the very ce n tre of the universe Wh at
impresse d me a Chin am an most w as the
, ,

enormous vehicul ar tr affic the endless ,

an d unce asing stre am of omnibusses ,

c abs c arri ages w agons an d wheeled

, , ,

convey ances of humbler ch ar acter which

held the streets ; the wonderful w ay in
 $y C aptzzz e .
3 1

which the police co n trolled an d directed

the tr affic an d the good humour of the
,

people . T h e foot p assengers are of ,

course m an y but they are not i n such

, ,

crowds as we fin d in Chinese streets .

F o r on e thi n g our streets are muc h

,

n arrower bei n g i n fact mere alleys

, , , an d ,

i n the seco n d pl ace al l our goods are

,

co n veyed by hum an c arri age eve rything ,

being slu n g from a b amboo pole c arried

across the shoulders Yet eve n i n the
wide streets of Ho n g K o n g our foot
p asse n ger tr affic is in sw arms .

I w as j ust beginni n g to kno w Holborn

from the S tr and an d Oxford Circus from
,

P icc adilly Circus when I w as d eprived of

,

my liberty in the fashion so fully described

by the public press of the country .

I h ad been frequently at M r C an tli e s .

’
,

almost d aily i n fact an d spent most of

,

my time i n his study O n e d ay at

.

lu n cheo n he alluded to the Chi n ese L eg a

tion bei n g i n the n ei ghbourhood an d ,
3 2 K i dn app ed i n L on don .

j oki n gly s u ggested th at I might go rou n d

an d c all there ; where at his wife rem arked ,

“
You h ad better not Don t you go n e ar
.
’

it ; they ll c atch you an d ship you off to

’

”
Chi n a. We al l e n j oyed a good l augh
over the rem ark little k n owi n g how true
,

the wom an ly i n sti n ct w as an d h ow soo n ,

we were to experience the r eality While .

di n i n g on e eveni n g at Dr M an son s .
’

whom I h ad also known in Hong K ong ,

as my te acher i n medicine I w as ,

j okingly advised by him also to keep away

fro m the Chinese L eg ation I w as well .

w arned therefore ; but as I did n ot k n o w

,

where the L eg atio n w as the w arni n g w as

,

of little use I knew th at to get to

.

Devo n shire S treet I h ad to get off the

om n ibus at Oxford Circus an d from ,

the n ce go str aight n orth up a wide street

till I fou n d the n ame D evonshire on the '

corner house T h at w as the exte n t of

.

my k n owledge of the loc ality at this time .

On S und ay morning October 1 1 th at

, ,
 K i dn app ed i n L on d on .

spoken l angu ages are m any A S watow .

merch ant therefore doing business in

, ,

H ong K ong with a C antonese m an spe ak s ,

English but writes in the common l an

,

gu age of Chin a While upon this subj ect

.

it m ay be well to st ate th at th e J ap anese

written l an gu age is the s ame i n its ch ar ac
ters as th at used by the Chinese so th at
a C hin am an an d a J ap anese when they

m eet although h aving no spoken words

,

in common c an figure to e ach other on

,

the groun d or on p aper an d frequently ,

m ake im agin ary figures on one h an d with

t h e forefinger of the other to their mutu al

un d erst an d ing .

M y would b e Chinese friend therefore

-
, ,

add ressed me in English until he found

my di alect We the n conversed in the

.

C antonese di alect Whilst he w as t alking

.

w e w ere slowly adv anci n g along the street ,

an d presently a second Chin am an j oined

us s o th at I h ad now one on e ach

,

s i de. T h ey p res s e d m e to go in to their

 My C ap tur e .
35

lodgings an d e n j oy a smoke an d
C h at with them . I gently demurred ,

an d we stopped on the p avement A .

third Chi n am an now appe ared an d my

first acqu aint an ce left us T h e two
.

who rem ained further pressed me to “

accomp an y them an d I w as gr adu ally

, ,

an d in a seemi n gly fr ie n dly m an n er led ,

to the upper edge of the p avemen t when ,

the d oor of an adj acent h ouse suddenly

opened an d I w as h alf j okingly an d h alf
-

persistently compelled to enter by m y ~

comp anions one on either side who rein

, ,

forced their e n tre aties by a qu asi friendly -

push . S uspecting n othi n g for I knew ,

not wh at ho use I w as e n teri n g I on l y ,

~

hesit ate d bec ause of my desire to get to

M r C an t l i e s i n time for church an d I
.
’
,

felt I should be too l ate did I del ay .

However i n good faith I e n tere d an d

, ,

w as n ot a little surpris ed when the fro n t

door w as somewh at hurriedly C losed an d

b arred behin d me A l l at once it fl ashe d
.
3 6 K i dn app ed i n L on d on .

upon me th at the house must be the

Chinese L eg ation thereby accounting for
,

the number of Chin amen in m an d arin

attire an d for the l arge size of the house ;
,

while I also recollected th at the M i n ister

resided somewhere i n the n eighbourhood
of Devonshire S treet n e ar to which I ,

must then be .

I w as t aken to a room on the grou n d

floor whilst one or two men t alked to me
an d to e ach other I w as then sent
.

upst airs two m e n one on either side

, , ,

con d ucting an d p artly forcing me to as

cend . I w as next shown into a room on
the second floor an d told I w as to rem ai n
there T his room however did not seem
.
, ,

to s atisfy my c aptors as I w as shortly ,

afterwards t ake n to an other o n the third

floor with a b arred wi n dow looki n g out to

the b ack of the house Here an old
gentlem an w ith white h air an d be ard
c ame into the room i n r ather a bu m ptiou s
fashion an d s aid
 My Cap tu r e .
37

Here i s Chin a for you ; you are n ow

”
in Chin a .

S itting d own he procee d e d to inte rro

,

gate me .

A sked wh at my n ame w as I replie d ,

1?
S un .

“ “
Your n ame he replied is S un Wen ;
, ,

an d we h ave a telegr am from the Chinese

M i n ister i n A meric a i n formi n g us th at you

were a p assenger to this country by the
s s M a es ti e ; an d the M inister asks me to
. .
j
”
arrest you .

“ ”
Wh at does th at me an ? I enquire d .

T o which he replie d
You h ave previously sent in a petition
for reform to the T sung L i Y amen in - -

P eki n g asking th at it be presente d to the

Emperor T h at m ay be considered a very
.

good petition ; but now the T sung L i -

Y amen w ant you an d therefore you ,

are det ained here until we le arn wh at

the Emperor wishes us to d o with

you .
3 8 K i dn app ed i n L on don .

C an I let my friend know I am here

I aske d .

N o he replied ; but you c an write

,

to your lodging for your luggage to be

”
sent you .

On my expressing a wish to write to

Dr M anson he provided me with p en
.
, ,

ink an d p aper I wrote to Dr M anson

. .

informi n g him th at I w as confined in

the Chinese L egation an d aski n g him ,

t o tell M r C an tlie to get my b agg age sent

.

to me T h e old gentlem an howe ver

.
, ,

whom I afterwards le arned to be S ir

—
H allid ay M ac artney obj ected to my ,

“ ”
using the word confine d an d asked ,

me to substitute another A ccor d ingly I .

“
wrote : I am in the Chinese L eg ation ;
ple ase tell M r C antlie to send my luggage
.

”
here .

H e then s ai d he did not want me to

write to my friend an d asked me to write ,

to my hotel I informed him th at I

.

w as not at a hotel an d th at only M r ,

.
 My Cap tur e .
39

C antlie knew where I w as l ivi ng . I t w as

very evident my interrogator w as pl aying
a cr afty g ame to get hold of my e ffects ,

an d more especi ally my p apers ,

in the
hope of finding correspon d ence whereby
to ascert ain who my C hinese accomplices
or correspon d e n ts were . I h an d e d him
the lett er to D r M anson which he re ad
.
,

“
an d returned s aying
, ,
T h at i s al l right.

I put it in an envelope an d gave it to S i r

H allid ay M acartney in al l goo d fai th th at
i t woul d be d eli ve re d
.
 C H A P T ER III .

MY I M P R I S ONM EN T .

IR H A L L I D AY then left the room ,

shut the d oor an d locked it an d I w as ,

a prisoner under lock an d key S hortly .

afterw ar d s I w as disturbed by the sound

of carpentry at the d oor of my room an d ,

foun d th at an ad dition al lock w as being

fixe d thereto . Outsi d e the d oo r w as
s t at i oned a gu ar d of never less th an two

pe ople one of whom w as a Europe an ;

,

so m et i mes a th i r d gu ard w as ad ded .

Duri ng the first twenty fou r hours the

-

C h i nese gu ard s at the d oor frequently

c ame i n an d spoke to me in their own

d i alect which I un d erstood fairly well

, .

T hey d i d not give me an y inform ation as

—
to my i mpri sonment nor d i d I as k them
4 2 K i dn app ed i n L on don .

a fter in al l d e alings wi th foreigners an d it ,

requires a very good knowledge of Chinese

liter ature an d culture i n deed to know th at
,

an y mess age delivered to a foreigner does

not le ave the Chinese diplom atist huggi n g

himself with delight at h avi n g insulted a
foreigner of high r ank without his knowing
,

it T o the people arou n d him he t hereby

.

s h ows his own pre e minence an d how the ,

“
foreign d evils ” —the Y ang $ uei Tz e
are his inferiors .

S ev er al hours after my imprisonment ,

one of the gu ard c ame into my r oom an d

tol d me th at S ir H allid ay M ac artney h ad
o rd ere d him to se arch me H e proceede d
.

to t ake my keys pencil an d knife H e

,
.

d i d not find my pocket in which I h ad a

few b ank notes ; but he took the few
un i mport ant p ape rs I h ad T hey asked.

m e wh at food I w anted an d at my request

,

b rough t me some mi l k which I dr ank .

D uring the d ay two English servant s

came to light the fire ,
brin g co als an d
 My Impr i s m m en t .
43

sweep the room I aske d the first who

.

came to t ake a letter out for me an d ,

being promise d th at this would be done I ,

wrote a note ad d ressed to M r C antlie 4 6 .

,

Devonshire S treet W When the secon d,

.

servant c ame I did the s ame thing I d id .

not of course kno w till l ater wh at h ad

, ,

h appened to my letters but both men ,

s aid they h ad sent them T h at (S und ay ) .

evening an E n glish wom an c ame in to

m ake up my bed I did not ad d ress her
.

at al l Al l th at night I h ad no sleep an d
.
,

l ay w ith my clothes on .

—
On the following d ay M on d ay i 2 t h ,

—
October the two English serv ants c ame
ag ain to attend to the room an d brought ,

co als water an d foo d One s aid he h ad

, .

sent the note with which I h ad entruste d

him while the other C ole s ai d he coul d
, , ,

not get out to do so I suspecte d h ow .

,

ever th at my notes h ad never re ache d

, “

their d estin ation .

On T ues d ay the 1 3 th I agai n aske d

, ,
 K i dn apped i n L ofi don .

— —
the younger m anser van t n ot C ole i f he
h ad d eli v ere d my letter an d h ad seen M r .

C antlie H e s aid he h ad ; but as I still

.

doubted h i m he swore he h ad seen M r

,
.

C antlie who on recei vm g the note s aid

, ,

All right $ H aving no more p ap er I ,

wrote with pencil on the corner of my

h andkerchief an d aske d him to t ake it to
,

my friend A t the s ame time I put a

.

h alf sovereign in his h an d an d hoped for

-

the best I w as dubious about his good

.

faith an d I foun d th at my suspicions were

,

b u t too well foun d e d ; for I ascert aine d

-

subsequently he went imme d i ately to his

employers an d disclo s e d all .

On the fourth d ay of my imprisonment

M r T ang as he is c alled c ame to see
.
, ,

me an d I recognised in him the m an who

,

h ad ki d n apped me H e s at down an d
.

procee d ed to converse with me .

“ ” “
When I l ast s aw you he began an d
, ,

took you in here I did so as p art of my

,

o ffici al duty : I now come to t alk with

 My I mpr i s ozzm eh t .
45

you as a frie n d You h ad bet ter confess

.

th at you are S u n Wen ; it is no use deny

”
ing it : everythi n g is settled I n a vein
.

of s arc astic pseudo fl attery he conti n ued

-
$

“
You are well k n own i n Chi n a : the
Emperor an d the T su n g L i Y ame n are
- -

well acqu ai n ted with your history ; it is

surely worth your while dying with so
d isti n guished a n ame as you h ave m ade
”
for yourself upo n you (T his is a species
.

of Orie n t al fl attery sc arcely perh aps to be

appreci ated by Western minds ; but it is
$

consi d ered everythi n g i n Chin a how an d ,

under wh at n ame an d reput ation you d i e ) .

“ ” “
Your being here he procee d ed me ans
, ,

life or de ath Do you k n ow th at

.

“
How ’ i I asked T his is Engl and
.
,

not Chi n a Wh at do you propose to do

.

with me ? I f you w ish extr adition you ,

must let my i m priso n ment be k n own to

the British G over n me n t ; an d I do not
thi n k the G overn m e n t of this country will
”
giv e m e u p .
4 6 K i dn app ed i n L on don .

We are not going to as k legal extr a

”
dition for you he replie d ,
Everyth i ng.

is re ady ; the ste amer is e n g aged ; you are

to be bound an d g agged an d t aken from
here so th at there will be n o disturb ance ;
,

an d you will be pl aced on bo ard in s afe

keepi n g Outside Ho n g K ong h arbour

.

there will be a Chinese gunbo at to meet

you an d you will be tr ansferred to th at
,

an d t aken to C anton for tri al an d e xe c u

”
tion .

I pointed out th at this woul d be a risky

procee d ing as I might h av e the ch ance of
,

communic ating with the English on bo ar d

on the w ay T his however T ang de cl ared
.
, ,

“
would be impossible as s aid he You will
, , ,

be as c arefully gu arded as you are here ,

so th at all possibility of esc ape will be cut

off I the n suggested th at the officers on
.

bo ard might not be of the s ame mind as

my c aptors an d th at some of them might
,

symp athise with me an d help me .

“ ”
T h e ste ambo at comp any replie d ,
 My Impr i s om h en t .
47

T ang , friends of S ir H allid ay

ar e

Mac artney s an d will do Wh at they are

’

”
told .

In reply to my questions he told me

th at I should be t aken by one of the
“ ”
G le n L i n e of S te amers but th at my
,

dep arture would not t ake pl ace th at week

this s October 1 4 th s the M i n ister
( w a ) a,

w as unwilling to go to the expense of

exclusi vely ch artering the ste amer an d he ,

wished to h ave the c argo shipped fi rst so ,

th at only the p assenger tickets woul d

h ave to be p aid for .

“ ”
S ome time next week he add ed
, ,

the c arg o will be emb arke d an d you will

”
go then .

On my rem arking th at this w as a very

difficult pl an to put i n to execution he ,

merely s aid
“
Were we afr aid of th at we could kill ,

y ou here bec
,
ause thi s is Chin a an d no
,

”
one c an interfere with us in the L egat i on .

F or my e d i ficati on an d consol ation he

4 8 K i dh apjfied i n L on don .

then qu oted the c ase of a K ore an p atriot ,

who esc aping from K ore a to J ap an w as

, ,

i nduced by a cou n trym an of his to go to

S h an gh ai where he w as put to de ath in
,

the British concession His de ad body

.

w as sent b ack by the Chinese to K ore a

for punishme n t an d on arriv al there it

,

w as dec apit ated while the murderer w as

,

rew arded an d given a high politic al post .

T ang w as evidently fondly cherishing the

belief th at he would be simil arly promoted
by his government for arresting me an d
securing my d e ath .

I aske d him why he shoul d be so cruel ,

to which he replie d
“
T his is by order of the Emperor who ,

w ants you c apture d at an y price alive or ,

d e ad f
’

I urged th at the K ore an c ase w as one

of the c auses of the J ap anese w ar an d ,

th at my c apture an d execution might le ad

to further trouble an d gre at complic ations .

“ ”
T he British Governm ent I s ai d , ,
 C H AP T E R IV

P L EA D I N G WITH M Y G A O L ER S FO R L I FE .

T
’
twelve o clock the s ame night T ang
returned to my room an d re opened -

the subj ect I asked him if he w as re ally

.
,

a friend of mine wh at he could do to help

,

me .

“
T h at is wh at I c ame b ack for he ,

“
replied an d I w ant to do al l I c an an d
, ,

will let you out b y an d b y M e antime

- -
.
,

“
he continued I am getting the lock
,

smith to m ake two duplic ate keys one for ,

”
your room an d one for the front door .

T ang h ad to t ake this step he s aid as , ,

the keys were kept by the co n fide n ti al

serv ant of the M inister who would n ot ,

p art with them .

T o my inquiry as to whe n he could let

 P l ead i n g wi th My C aw l ers for L ife
r .
51

me out he st ated th at it would be i m p os

,

sible till the following d ay an d th at he ,

coul d prob ably m an age it at two a m . .

F ri d ay morning .

A s he left the room he counselled me

to be re ady to get out on the F ri d ay .

A fter his dep arture I wrote down a few

wor d s on a p aper to give to the servants ,

to t ake to M r C an tlie
. .

N ext morni n g T hurs d ay October i 5th

, , ,

I g ave the n ote to the serv ant ; but as ,

T ang told me on the afternoo n of th at

d ay it w as h anded by the serv ant to the
,

L eg ation authorities .

T ang decl ared th at by my action I h ad

spoiled al l his pl ans for rescuing me an d ,

t h at S ir H allid ay M ac artney h ad scolde d

him very much for telling me how they

i n tende d to dispose of me
I thereupon asked him if there w as an y
hope for my life to which he replied
”

Yes there is still gre at hope ; but you

,

”
must do wh at I tell you .
52 K i dn app ed i n L on d on .

H e ad vised me to write to the M inister

asking for mercy T his I agreed to do
.
,

an d aske d for pen ink an d p aper ,

T hese .

T ang told Cole to bring me .

I asked howe ver th at Chinese ink an d

, ,

p aper should be supplied me as I coul d ,

not write to the Chinese M inister in

English .

T o this T ang replied

Oh English is best for the M i n ister
, ,

is but a fig u re he ad ; everythi n g is in
-

M ac artney s h ands an d you h ad better

’
,

”
write to him .

When I aske d wh at I shoul d write he ,

s ai d
“
You must d eny th at you h ad an y
thing to do with the C anton plot decl are ,

th at you were wro n gly accused by the

m an d arins an d th at you c ame to the
,

”
L eg ation to as k for redress .

I wrote to his dict atio n a long letter to

this effect in T an g s presence ’
.

H aving ad d resse d the folde d p ape r t o

 P l ead i ng w i th My Gaol ei s for L ife
f
.
53

S ir H allid ay M ac artney (whose n ame

T ang spelt for me as I di d not k n ow how)
,

I h an ded it to T ang who went o ff with it

,

in his possession an d I never s aw the

,

intriguer again .

T his w as no d oubt a very stupi d th i ng

to h ave done as I thereby furnished my
,

enemies with document ary evidence th at

I h ad come volunt arily to t h e L eg ation .

But as a dying m an will clutch at an y

thing so I i n my str ait w as e asily i m
, , ,

posed upon .

T an g h ad i n formed me th at al l my
notes h ad been given up by the serv ants ,

so th at none of them h ad re ached my

friends outside I then lost al l hope an d
.
,

w as persu ad ed th at I w as face to face with

de ath .

Duri n g the week I h ad writte n st ate

ments of m y plight on an y scr aps of p aper
I c ou ld get an d thr o n them out of the
window I h ad at first give n them to the
.

serv ants to throw out as my window did ,

54 K i dn app ed i n L on don .

not look out on the street ; b u t it w as

evide n t al l of them h ad bee n ret ained I .

therefore attempted to throw them out at

my ow n wi n dow myself an d by a lucky ,

shot one fell on the le ads of the b ack

premises of the next house .

I n order to m ake these missives tr avel

further I weighted them wi th coppers ,

an d ,
when these were exh austed two ,

shilli n g pieces which i n spite of the

, ,

se arch I h ad m an aged to ret ain on my

,

person When the n ote fell on the next

.

house I w as i n hopes th at the occup ants

might get it O n e of the other n otes
.
,

s t riki n g a rope fell down imme di ately

,

outside my window I requested a

.

— —
serv an t not Cole to pick it up an d
give it me ; but i n ste ad of doi n g so he
told the Chinese g uards about it an d ,

they picked it up .

Whilst se archi n g about the letter on ,

the le ads of the next house c aught their

attention ,
an d climbi n g over they got
, ,
 P l ead i n g wi th My Gaol er s for L ife .
55

possession of th at also so th at I w as
,
.

bereft of th at h 0 pe too T hese notes

.

they took to their m asters .

I w as now i n a worse plight th an ever ,

for they screwed up my wi n dow an d my ,

sole me ans of communic ation with the

outside world seemed go n e .

M y desp air w as complete an d only by ,

prayer to G o d could I g ain an y comfort .

S till the dre ary d ays an d still more dre ary

n ights wore on an d but for the comfort
,

afforded me by pr ayer I believe I should

h ave go n e m ad A fter my rele ase I

.

rel ated to M r C an tlie how pr ayer w as

.

my o n e hope an d told him how I should

,

n ever forget the feeli n g th at seemed to

t ake possession of me as I rose from my

knees on the mor n i n g of F rid ay October ,

1 6 th -
a feeli n g of c almness hopeful n ess ,

an d co n fi de n ce th at assured me my
,

pr ayer w as he ard an d filled me with

,

hope th at al l would yet be well I there .

fore resolved to redouble my efforts an d ,

5 6 K i dn app ed i n L on don .

m ade a determine d advance to C ole ,

beseeching him to help me .

“
When he c ame i n I asked him : C an
you do an ything for me
“

“
His reply w as the question : Wh at are
”
you ?
“
A politic al refugee from Chin a I ‘

told him .

A s he did not seem to quite gr asp my

me ani n g I asked him if he h ad he ard
,

much about the A rme n i ans H e s aid he .

h ad so I followed up this line by telling

,

him th at j ust as the S ult an of T u rkey

wished to kill al l the Christi an s of
A rmeni a so the Empe ror of Chin a
,

wished to kill me bec ause I w as a Chris

ti an an d one of a p arty th at w as strivi n g
,

to secure good government for Chin a .

“ ” “
A l l E n glish people I s aid ,
sym ,

a t h i s e with the A rmeni ans an d I do

p ,

not d oubt they would h ave the s ame ‘

feeli n g to w ards m e if they knew my con

ditio n .
58 K i d n app ed i n L on d on .

W hile e n g aged pu tti n g co als on the fire

he poi n ted to a p aper he h ad pl aced i n
the co al scuttle O n the co n tents of th at
.

p aper my life s eemed to depend Would .

it prove a mess e n ger o f hope or would ,

th e door of hope ag ai n be shut i n my face

I mmedi ately he left the room I picked it
up an d re ad
I will try to t ake a let ter to your frie n d .

You must n o t write it at the t able as you ,

c an be seen through the keyhole an d t h e ,

gu ards outside watch you const an tly You .

”
must write it o n your bed .

I the n l ay down o n my bed with my ,

face to the w all an d wrote on a visiti n g

,

c ard to M r C an tlie A t n oo n Cole c am e

. .

i n ag ai n an d I poi n ted to where my n ote

,

w as . He we n t an d picked it up an d I ,

g ave him al l the mo n ey I h ad about m e

£ 2 0 . M r C a
. n t l i e s
’
n ote i n reply w as

pl aced by Cole behi n d the co al scuttle ,

an d by a sig n ific an t gl an ce he i n d ic at e d

there w as somethi n g there for me Whe n .

 P l ead i n g wi th My Gaol ers for L ife .
59

he h ad gone I an xiously pick e d it up an d ,

w as overj oyed to re ad the words Cheer

up T h e G over n m e n t is worki n g o n your
”
beh alf an d you will be free in a few d ays
,
.

T hen I knew G o d h ad answered my

pr ayer .

During al l this time I h ad n ever t aken

off my clothes S leep c ame but seldom
.
,

o n ly i n sn atches an d these very troubled

, .

N ot u n til I received m y frie n d s cheering

’

news did I get a sembl an ce of re al rest .

M y gre atest dre ad w as the evil th at

would b e fal the c ause for which I h ad
bee n fighting an d the c on sequences th at
,

would ensue were I t ake n to Chi n a an d

killed Once the Chi n ese got me there
.
,

they would publish it abro ad th at I h ad

bee n give n up by the B ritish G overnme n t
i n due leg al fashio n an d th at there w as
,

n o refuge i n British territory for an of the

y
other offe n ders T h e members of the “
‘

”
P arty will re m ember the p art pl ayed by
E n gl and in the T aipi n g rebellion an d ,
60 K i dh pp
a ecl in L on don .

how by English i n terference th at gre at

n ation al an d Christi an revolution w as p ut
down H ad I been t aken to Chin a to be
.

executed the people would h ave once

,

more believed th at the revolutio n w as

again bei n g fought with the aid of
Brit ain an d al l hopes of success would
,

be gone .

H ad the Chinese L egatio n got my

p apers from my lodgi n gs further compli ,

c ations might h ave resulted to the d e tri

ment of m any friends T his d anger it .
,

turned out h ad been c arefully gu arded

,

agai nst by a thoughtful l ady M rs . .

C an tlie on her ow n responsibility h ad

, ,

gone to my lodgi n gs c arefully collected

,

my p apers an d corresponde n ce an d withi n ,

a few hours of her becoming acqu ai n ted

w ith my imprisonme n t there an d then ,

destroyed them I f some of my frie n ds

.

in v arious p arts of the world h ave h ad no

reply to their letters they must bl ame ,

this cons i der ate l ady for her wise an d

 P l eadi n g wi th My Gd Ol et S fon ’
L ife . 61

prompt actio n an d forgive my n ot h aving

,

an swered them as I am minus their

,

addresses an d in m any c ases do not even

,

kn ow their n ames S hould the Chinese

.

authorities agai n entr ap m e t h e y will find

'

no p apers whereby my associ ates can be

m ade known to them .

I luckily did not thi n k of poison in my

food but my st ate of mi n d w as such th at
,

food w as repulsive to me I could only

.

get dow n liquid nourishme n t such as milk ,

an d t e a an d occ asion ally an egg

,
Only .

when my frien d s n ote re ached me could

’

I e ith er e at or sleep .
 C H AP TE R V

TH E P ART M Y FR I E N D S P L AY ED .

U TS IDE the L egation I of cou rse ,

knew n othing of wh at w as going on .

A l l my appe als al l my wi n ged scr aps I

,

h ad thrown out at the wi n dow al l my ,

letters I h ad h an ded offici ally to S ir

H allid ay M ac art n ey an d T ang I knew ,

were useless an d worse th an useless for

, ,

they but i n cre ase d the closeness of my

gu ard an d re n dered communic ation
with my friends more an d more an
impossibility .

H owever my fin al appe al on F rid ay

,

morn ing October i 6 t h h ad m ade an

, ,

impression for it w as after th at d ate

,

th at Cole beg an to interest himself i n my

beh alf Cole s wife h ad a goo d de al to
.
’
 Th e P an t My F r i en ds P l ay ed . 63

do with the i n iti ative an d it w as M r s ,

.

Cole who wrote a letter to M r C an tlie o n .

S aturd ay October i 7 t h 1 8 96 an d so set

, , ,

the m achinery goi n g T h e n ote re ache d

.

Devo n shire S treet at 1 1 p m Im agine .

the Doctor s feelings when he re ad the

’

followi n g
“
T here is a friend of yours imprisoned
i n the Chinese L eg ation here since l ast

S und ay T hey i n te n d se n ding him out

.

to Chi n a where it is cert ai n they will

,

h ang him I t is very s ad for the poor

.

m an ,
an d u n less somethi n g is do n e at

o n ce he will be t ake n aw ay an d n o o n e
,

will k n ow it I d are n ot sig n my n ame ;

.

but this is the truth so believe wh at I ,

sa
y
. Wh a tever you do must be do n e at

o n ce or it will be too l ate His n ame is

,
.
,

”
I believe L in Yin S e n
,
.

N o time w as evide n tly to be lost .

L ate as i t w as after ascer tai n i n g S ir

,

H allid ay M ac art n ey s address M r C an tlie

’
,
.

s e t out to fi n d h i m He little knew th at

.
 K i dn app ed i n L on don .

he w as going str aight to the he ad ce n tre

of al l this disgr aceful proceeding L uckil y .

or unluckily for me one will never know ,

which he found the house 3 H arley P l ace

, , ,

shut up I t w as
.
p m on S atur d ay .

night an d the policem an on duty in

,

the M arylebone R o ad eyed him r ather

suspiciously as he emerged from the com
pound in which the house st an d s T h e .

policem an s aid th at the house w as shut

up for six months the family h avi n g g o n e
,

to the country M r C antlie aske d how he

. .

knew al l this an d the policem an retorte d

,

th at there h ad been a burgl ary attempte d

three nights previously which led to ,

close enquiries who the ten ants were ;

therefore the inform ation he h ad n amely
, ,

“ ”
a six mo n ths an ticip ated abse n ce
’
,

w as evi d ently d efi n ite an d precise Mr . .

C antlie n ext drove to M ary l ebone L ane

P olice O ffice an d l ai d the m atter before
,

the I nspector on d uty H e next we n t to .

S cotl and Y ard an d aske d to s e e the offi ce r

66 K i dn app ed i n L on don .

le ast tell where S ir H allid ay M ac artney

could be fou n d or re ached by telegr am .

Beyond the co n firm at i on of the police

m an s story th at burgl ary h ad been
’

attempted by seei n g the evidence of

,

j emmies used to bre ak O pen the d oor ,

no clue could be foun d as to where this

astute orient alised diplom atist w as to be

une arthed .

M r C antlie then proceede d to D r

. .

M anson s house an d there at his front

’
, ,

door he s aw a m an who proved to be

,

Cole my attend ant at the L eg ation T h e

,

poor m an h ad at l ast summoned up cour age

to disclose the secret of my imprison
ment an d in fe ar an d trembling sought out
,

M r C antlie at his house ; but bei n g told

.

he h ad gone to Dr M anson s he went on

.
’
,

there an d met both the doctors together .

Cole then presented two c ards I h ad

addressed to M r C antlie st ating
.
,

I w as kidn apped on S und ay l ast by

two Chin ame n an d forcibly t aken i n to
,
 Th e P ar t My F r i en ds P l ay ed . 67

the C hinese L eg ation I am imprisone d

.
,

an d in a d ay or t wo I am to be shippe d

off to Chin a on bo ard a speci ally

,

ch artered vessel I am cert ain to be

.

”
behe ade d Oh $ woe is me
. .

Dr M anson he artily j oine d with his

.

friend i n his attempt to rescue me ,

an d proceeded to interrog ate Cole Mr . .

C an tlie rem arked

“
Oh if S ir H allid ay M ac artney were
,

only in to w n it would be al l right I t is

, .

a pity he is aw ay ; where can we fin d

him
Cole immedi ately reto rte d
S ir H alli d ay i s i n town he comes ,

to the L eg ation every d ay ; it w as S ir

H allid ay who l ooke d S un in his room ,

an d pl aced me i n ch arge with directio n s

,

to keep a strict gu ard over the d oor th at

he should h ave no me ans of esc ape .

T his inform at i on w as s tartling an d ,

pl aced the difficulty of rele ase on

a still more prec arious footing T h e .

>l<
5
68 K i d n apped i n L on don .

proceedings would h ave to be s till more

c arefully undert aken an d the highest
,

authorities would h ave to be c alled i n ,

were these cr afty an d m asterful men to

be outwitted .

Cole in ans wer to further in terroga

,

tions s aid th at it w as give n out i n the

,

L eg ation th at I w as a lun atic ; th at I w as

to be removed to Chi n a o n the following
T uesd ay (th at w as i n two d ays more ) ;
th at he did not know by wh at li n e of
ships I w as goi n g but a m an of the n ame
,

of M c G re g or in the City h ad somethi n g

, ,

to do with it I t also c ame out th at two

.

or three men dressed as Chinese s ailors

h ad been to the L eg atio n during the
week an d Cole h ad n o doubt their visit
,

h ad s omethi n g to do with my remov al as ,

he h ad n ever see n men of th at description

in the house before .

Cole left t aking a c ar d with the n ames

,

of my tw o fri e n d s upon it to deliver to

me in the hopes th at its adve n t would
,
 Th e P ar t My F ni en ds P l ay ed . 69

a all y my fe ars an d serve as a gu arantee

,

th at Cole w as actu ally working on my

beh alf at l ast T h e two doctors then set
.

out to S cotl and Y ard to try the e ffects of

a further app e al in th at direction Th e .

Inspector on d uty rem arked You were

here at am this morni n g I am
. . .

afr aid it is no u s e your coming here ag ai n

”
so soon . T h e p ar amount difficulty w as to
kn ow where to go to represent the fact th at
a m an s life w as in d anger th at the l aws
’

of the country were being outr aged th at

a m an w as to be pr actic ally give n over ,

in t h e M etropolis of the British Empire ,

to be murdere d .

On quitting the premises they took

counsel together an d decided to inv ad e
,

t h e precincts of the F oreign O ffice .

Th ey were told the reside n t C lerk would

see them at five p m A t th at hour t hey
. .

were received an d delivered their rom antic

,

t al e t o the willi n g e ars of the courteous

.

o ffici al Being S un day of coars e n othing

.
,
7 0 -

K i dn aj§ped i n L on d on .

further could b e do n e but they were told

,

th at the st atement would be l aid before

a higher authority on the following d ay .

But time w as pressing an d wh at w as to

,

be d one ? T h at night might see the

tr agedy completed an d the prisoner re
moved on bo ard a vessel bound for
Chin a . Wh at w as most dre aded w as
th at a foreign ship would be select ed ;
an d under a foreign fl ag the British
authorities were powerless T he l ast .

hope w as th at if I were removed before

,

they succeeded in rousing the authorities

an d the vessel actu ally got aw ay th at it ,

might be stopped an d searched in the

S uez C an al ; but were I sh i pped on
,

bo ard a vessel u n der a fl ag other th an

British this hope woul d prove a delusion
,
.

With this dre ad upon them they decided ,

to t ake the decisive step of going to the

L eg ation an d telling the Chi n ese th at
,

they were acqu ainted with the fact th at

S un w as a prisoner in their h an d s an d ,
 Th e P at t My
/
F r i en ds P l ay ed .
7 1

th at the British G over n m ent an d the

police k n ew of the i r i n te n tion to remove
him to Chi n a for executio n Dr M anso n . .

decided he should go alo n e as M r ,

C an t l i e s n ame in connectio n with S un s

’ ’

w as well known at the L eg ation .

A ccordingly D r M anson c alled alone

. .

at 4 9 P ortl and P l ace T h e powdered

.

footm an at the door w as asked to c all

on e of the English spe aking Chin amen
-
.

P resently the Chi n ese i n terpreter my ,

c aptor an d torme n tor T ang himself , ,

appe ared . Dr M anso n s aid he wanted

.

to see S un Y at S en A puzzled expression

.

fell o er T ang s face as though Seeking

’ ’
,

to rec al l such a n ame “

S un l S un '
.

there is no s uch person here Dr . .

M anson the n proceeded to inform him

th at he w as quite well aware th at S u n
w as here ; th at he wished to inform the

L eg ation t h at the F oreign O ffice h ad

been m ade cognis ant of the fact : an d
th at S cotl and Y ard w as posted in the
7 2 K i dn app ed i n L on don .

m atter of S un s dete n tio n But a Chi n ese

’
.

diplom atist is n othi n g if n ot a c ap able

li ar an d T ang s opportu n ity of lyi n g
,
’

must h ave s atisfied eve n his Orie n t al

liki n g for the né l e With the sembl an ce
.

of truth i n his every word an d action ,

T an g assured hi s i n terrog ator th at the

whole thing w as nonse n se an d th at no ,

such perso n w as there His O penness .

an d fr ankness p artly shook D r M an son s

’
.

belief i n my co n ditio n an d whe n he got ,

b ack to M r C an t l i e s he w as so impressed
.
’

with the app are n t truthfulness of T an g s .

st atement th at he even suggested th at

,

the t ale of my impriso n ment might be a

—
tr ick by myself to some e n d h e knew
not wh at T hus c an my countrymen lie ;
.

T an g eve n shook the belief of a m an

like Dr M an so n who h ad lived in Chi n a
.
,

twe n ty two ye ars ; who spoke the A moy

-

di alect fluently ; an d w as thereby more

intim ately acqu ainted with the Chi n ese
an d their w ays th an nine tenths of the -
 K i dn apped i n L on don .

for me the M arquis T seng as he is c alled

, , ,

h ad shortly before left L ondon for Chi n a ,

an d g i ven up his residence H ad it n o t

.

been so i t i s quite p ossible the pl an of

,

remov al to his house would h av e r e com

men d e d itself to my clever countrym an ;
an d whe n it w as accomplished they ,

would h ave thrown themselves upon the

confidence an d good friendship of the
British an d asked them to se arch the
,

house T h at ruse could not be c arried

out ; but the remov al to the docks w as
quite fe asible I t w as expected I w as to
.

s ail on T uesd ay an d as the ship must

, ,

be now in dock there w as nothing more

,

“ ”
likely th an th at the lun atic p assenger
should be t aken on bo ard at night to ,

esc ape the exciteme n t an d noise of the

d aily traffic in the streets .
 C H A P T E R VI .

S EA R C H FO R A D E T EC T I V E .

this in his mind M r C antlie

al l .

set forth again this time to se arch

,

out some me ans of h aving the L egation

watched H e c alle d at a friend s house
.
’

an d obt ained the address of S l at er s firm

’

of priv ate detectives in the City Hither .

he went ; but S l ater s office w as closed

’
.

On S und ay it would seem no detectives

are required C an no trouble arise on
.

S un d ay in Engl an d ? It must be remem

bered th at the division of the month is
but an artifici al an d mund ane convenience ,

an d crime d oes not alw ays accommo d ate

itself to s uch v agarie s of the c alend ar

as the portioning the month into weeks .

How e ver there w as the h ard fact S l ate r s

, ,
’
 K i dn app ed i n L on don .

o ffice w as shut an d neither shouti n g bell

, ,

ringing nor h ard knocks could elicit an y

,

resp onse from the gr anite buildi n gs in

B as i n g h al l S treet .

A consult ation in the street with a

policem an an d the friendly c abm an who ,

w as t aken into the secret of my detention ,

ended in a c all at the ne arest police s t a

tion Here the t ale h ad to be u n folde d
ag ai n an d all the doubts as to the doctor s
’ ,

sober n ess an d s an ity set at rest before

anythi n g further could be attempted .

“
Where w as the pl ace
P ortl and P l ace West ,
.

Oh $ it is no goo d coming here you ,

must go b ack to the West E n d we belong

”
to t h e City police .

T o the doctor s mind neither e astern

’

nor western police were of an y avail .

” “
“
H owever he persisted
,
could a
,

detective not be obt aine d to watch the

house
“
N o It w as out of the power of the
.
 Th e S ear ch f or a Detecti ve .

City police to in t erfere in the West End

work .

“
H ave you n ot some old police con
st able a reserve m an who would be
, ,

willi n g to earn a littl e money at a j ob of

the kind ? M r C an tlie asked
”
. .

“ —
Well there might b e let us see
,
.

A n d here a number of m e n fel l good

n ature d ly to discussing whom they could
rec all to me mory We ll yes ; they thought
.
,

S o an d s o would d o
- -
.

Where do es he l i ve P
Oh $ he l i ves i n L ey ton s ton e You .

cou ld not ge t h i m to nig h t : th is i s S un

-

”
d ay you kn ow
,
.

S un d ay I shoul d th ink it was an d my ,

he ad in t h e bal an ce Afte r a l ong d is .

c u s s i on a m an s n ame w as sugge ste d an d

’
,

th ey got ri d of th e pers istent do cto r T he

m an s ad d re s s w as G i b s ton S qu are I s li n g
’
,

to n .

But befor e s tar ti n g the n ce M r C an tl i e , .

tho u ght he woul d give the newsp apers

7 8 K i dn app ed i n L on don .

the whole t ale so he drove to the Ti m es

,

O ffice an d asked for the sub editor A -

.

c ard to fill in w as h anded him as to the

n ature of his business an d he wrote
“
C ase of K i d n apping at the C hinese
L eg ation
T his w as 9 p m an d he w as tol d no
. .
,

one would be in until 1 0 p m . .

Aw ay then he went to I slington in se arch

“
of his m an A fter a ti m e the d arkly lit
.
-

squ are w as found an d the number p rovm g

,

correct the abode w as entere d B ut again

, .

“
dis appointment followe d ; for he could
not go but he thought he knew a m an that
,

woul d . Well there w as no help for it

,

but where d id this m an live H e w as a

won d erful ch ap but the c ar d be aring his
address c ould not be found High an d .

low w as it looked for : d r awers an d boxes ,

o l d p ac kets of letters an d unused w aist

“

co ats were se arche d an d turned out A t .

l ast however i t w as une arthe d a n d the n

, , ,

it w as known th at the m an w as n ot a t
 Th e S ear ch f
or a D etecti ve .
79

home but w as w atchi n g a public house in

,
-

the City .

Well even this w as overcome for the

, ,

Doctor suggested th at one of the n umerous

children th at crowded the p arlour shoul d
be sent with a note to the home add ress
of the detective whilst the father of the
,

flock should accomp an y the Doctor to the

City in se arch of the w atcher A t l ast .

the h ansom cab drew up a t a little

dist ance from a public house , somewhere
-

in the ne i ghbourhood of the B arbic an ,

an d the pl ace w as recon n oi t red B ut no

watcher could be seen aroun d an d a ,

futile se arch w as settled in this w ay : th at

the public house should be w atched until
-

eleven o clock when the house closed at

’
, ,

“ ”
which time in al l prob ability the m an
woul d be forthcomi n g M r C antlie left
. .

his erstwhile frie n d outsi d e the house

an d set off ag ai n for the Ti m es O ffice .

T here he w as r eceived in
“
“
au d ience
”

an d his st atement w as t aken down an d ,

80 K i d n app ed i n L on d on .

the public ation of the t ale w as left to the

Ti m es discretio n By this time it w as
’
.

p m on
. S und a
.y an d at l ast the ,

restless D octor sought his home H e w as .

s omewh at ch agrined to find th at at 1 2

midnight his expected detective h ad not

yet appe ared but nothi n g d aunted he
, , ,

prep ared to keep w atch himself He s aid .

good night to his wife an d set out to

-
,

observe the L egation re ady to interfere ,

actively i f nee d be .

H owever as he strode forth with

,

v ali ant intent the Doctor encountered his

,

“ ”
expecte d m an in the street an d i m ,

medi ately post e d him His G i b s ton .

S qu are friend h ad proved himself reli able

an d sent his deputy T h e windows of .

,
—
the L egatio n l ate as it w as p ast twelve ,

at n ight — were still lit up indic ati n g a

, ,

commotion within the result no doubt , , ,

of Dr M anson s intim ation th at their

.
’

evil ways were no longer unknown T h e .

w as pl aced i n a h ansom c ab in
“ ”
m an
 K i dn app ed i n L on don .

the police given the t ale to the news

,

p apers posted priv ate detectives for the

,

night his d ay s work w as fi n ished an d

,
’

pr actic ally my life w as s av ed although I

,

did not know it .

 C H A P T E R VI I .

TH E G O VE R N M E N T I N T E R VE N E .

N M on d ay Oc tober 1 9t h S l ater s
, ,
’

o ffice w as again aske d for d etectives ,

an d when they c ame they were posted

, ,

with instructio n s to watch the L egation

night an d d ay .

A t 1 2 noon by appointment at the

,

F oreign O ffice M r C antlie submitte d hi s

,
.

st atement in writing T he F oreign O ffice

.

were evi d ently anxious th at some less

o ffici al pl an of rele ase should be e ffected
th an by their active interference in the ,

hopes th at i ntern ation al complic ations

might be averted .

M oreo ver the proofs of my d etention

,

were mere he ars ay an d it w as unwise to

,

raise a question which seemed to be

>l<
6
84 K i d n apped i n L on don .

founded on an improb able st atement .

A s a step in the evide n ce enquiry w as ,

“ ”
m ad e at the G len L ine O ffi ce an d ,

when it w as found th at a p ass age h ad

been asked for the G overnment then
,

knew by d irect e vi d ence th at the t ale w as

not only true but th at actu al steps for
,

its executio n h ad been c arefully l aid .

F rom this moment the affair p assed i n to

G overnment h ands an d my friends were
,

relieved of their responsibility .

S ix detectives were told off by G overn

ment for duty outside the L eg ation an d ,

the p olice in the n eighbourhood were

m ad e cognis ant of the facts an d apprised
to be vigil ant .

T h e police h ad moreover my photo

, ,

gr aph which I h ad h ad t ake n i n A meric a

,

in my Europe an d ress T o the eye of the .

foreigner who h as not travelled i n Chi n a

, ,

all Chinese are alike so th at an ordin ary

,

photogr aph w as not likely to be of mu c h

assist ance ; but in this photogr aph I wore
 Th e Gover n m en t In ter oen e . 85

“
a moust ache an d h ad my h air E urope an
”
fashion .

N o Chi n am an we ars a moust ache until

“ ”
he h as att ai ned the r ank of gr an d
father ; but even in the country of e arly
m arri ages I who h ave not yet att ained
, ,

the ag e of thirty can sc arcely aspire to

-

th e
“
distinction . ”

On Thu rs d ay October 22n d a writ of

, ,

H abeas C orp us w as m ade out ag ainst either

the L egation or S ir H allid ay M ac art n ey ,

I know not which but the J udge at the ,

Old B ailey would not agree to the action ,

an d it fell through .

On the after n oon of the s ame d ay a

speci al correspondent of the Gl obe c alled
at M r C an t l i e s house an d asked him if
’
.

he k n ew anythi n g about a Chin am an

th at h ad been kidn apped by the Chinese
L eg ation Well he thought he did ;
.
,

wh at did the Gl obe k n ow about it ? T h e

Doctor s aid he h ad given the inform atio n
to the Ti m es on S un d ay October 1 8 th , ,
86 K i dn apped i n L on don .

five d ays before an d further s upple ,

m e n te d it by addition al inform ation on

M on d ay October 1 9th an d th at he felt
, ,

bound to let the Ti m es m ake it public

first However M r C antlie s aid R e ad
.
,
“
.
,

over wh at you h ave written about the

circumst ance an d I will tell you if it is
,

correct T h e inform ation the Gl obe h ad

.

receive d proving correct the Doctor e n ,

d ors e d i t but requested h i s n ame not to

,

be mentioned .

Of course m any persons were acqu ain ted

“

with the circum s t ances long before they

appe ared in print S ome two or three .

hundred people knew of my imprisonment

by T uesd ay morning an d it w as a wonder ,

th at the ever e ager c orrespondents did

not know of it before T hursd ay afternoon .

However once it got wind there w as n o

,

hushing the m atter up for fr om the ,

moment the Gl obe published the st artling

news t here w as n o more pe ace at 4 6
,

D evon sh ire S treet W ,

.
 Th e Govern m ent I n ter ven e . 87

Within t wo hours after the issue of the

fifth edition of the Gl obe M r C antlie w as
,
.

i nterviewed by a Centr al N ews an d a

D ai ly M ai l reporter H e w as too reticent
.

to ple ase them but the m ai n outlines

,

were extr acted from him .

T h e two se archers after truth n ext

c alled at the Chinese L egation an d asked
to see S un T hey were met by the ever
.

re ady a n d omnipresent T ang who d enie d ,

al l knowledge of such a m an T ang w as .

shown the report in the Gl obe at which ,

he l aughed merrily an d s aid the whole

thing w as a huge imposition T he Cen .

tr al N ews reporter however s aid it w as

, ,

no good d enyi n g it an d th at if S un w as
,

not given up he might expect

,

men here to morrow to pull t h e pl ace

-

ab out his e ars N othi n g h owever

.
, ,

moved T an g an d he l i e d h ard er th an
,

ever.

S ir H allid ay M ac art ney w as next u n

e arthed at the M idl an d Hotel an d inter -a
88 K i dn apped i n L on don .

viewed His st atements

. are best gathered
from the P ress reports .

I NTERVI EW S WI TH
HAL L I DAY MACARTNEYSI R .

S ir H a llid ay Ma c art ey Cou sel lor of the n ,

n

Chi ese L eg a tio visited the F o r eig O ffice a t

n n ,
n

yesterd a y a fter oo I co n vers atio with a

n n . n n

p r ess r ep r ese t ati v e S ir H all id a y s aid : I am

n ,

u a ble to give you a y i fo r m a tio a bout the m a

n n n n n

det a i n ed at the L eg atio beyo d wh at h a s a lre a dy

n ,
n

a ppe ared i pri t O n bei g i formed th at the

n n . n n

F o r eig n O ffice h a d j ust issued a a ou n cemen t n nn

to the e ffect th at L ord Sa l isbu r y h ad r equested

the Chi ese M i iste r to rele ase the priso er S ir
n n n ,

H a llid ay a dmitted th at this w as so an d i a swer ,

n n

to a fu r the r questi o as to wh a t wou l d be the

n

resu l t of the request rep l ied : T he m an will be

,
“

rele ased but this wi l l be do e strict l y wi thout

, n

prej udice to the rights of the L eg a tion i n volved .

”

I course of a l a ter co vers a tio with a repr o

n n n

s e n t at i v e of the press S i r H all id ay Ma c ar t ey

,
n

s aid S n Y at S en is ot the n ame of the m an

: u n

whom we h ave i dete tio n upst a irs We h ave

n n .

n o doubt o f his r e a l ide tity a d h ave bee from

n ,
n n

time to time ful l y i formed of al l his moveme ts

n n

si ce he set foot i E gl an d He c ame of his ow

n n n . n

fr ee wi l l to the L eg atio n a d w as cert ai l y n ot , n n

kid apped o r fo r ced or i n veigl ed i to the premises

n n .

It is quite a usu a l thi n g fo so l it ar y Chi a me i r n n n

L o do n to c all here to m ake c a su al i n qui r ies or

n ,
90 K i dn app ed i n L on don .

subj ected to t ortu re or u n due pressure He added

'

a st ateme n t th at a letter of i quiry h ad bee n n

received fr om the F oreig O ffice o the subj ect

n n ,

which would receive immedi a te atte tio n n .

T he Ce n tr al N ews s ays S i r H a ll id a y M ac a t
: r

ne
y on , his retur n to the Chi ese L eg a tio from
n n

the F o r eign O ffice proceeded to the bedside of the

,

M i ister K u g Ta Je n a d exp l ai ed to him th at

n n ,
n n

L ord S alisbury h ad i sisted upo n the rele a se of

n

S u n Y at S en .

I t is not for me to discuss the beh aviour

of S ir H allid ay M ac art n ey ; I le ave th at
to public O pinion an d to his own co n science .

In his own mi n d I h ave no dou b t he h as

, ,

re asons for his action ; but they seem

sc arcely consistent with those of a s an e
m an let alone the import an ce of the
,

position he occupies I expect T an g

.

expressed the posi tion pretty exactly

when he told me th at the M i n ister is
“

but a fig u re he ad here M ac artney is the

-
,

ruler .

V ar i ous reports of an i n tended rescue

crept i n to the newsp apers T h e follow .

i n g is an ex ample
 Th e G overn m en t I n ter ven e .
9 1

AN I NTENDED RESCUE .

In re fere n c e to the arrest of S u n Y at S en it h as ,

bee n ascert ai ed th a t his frie ds h a d arr a ged a

n n n

b old scheme to bri g about his rescue H ad they

n .

n ot bee n defi itely assu r ed by the F o r eig n O ffice

n

an d S cotl a d Y ard th at n o h arm wh a tever shou l d

n

c ome to him his rescue w as to be e ffected by

,

me an s of bre aki g the wi dow of his r oom a d

n n ,
n

descen di n g from the roo f of N o 5 P ortl a n d P l a ce . 1 ,

the residen ce of Visc ou t P ow er s o t His n c ur .

frie n ds h ad su c ceeded i n i formi g him of the pl an n n

they i n te n ded to pursue an d although i n form atio n

,

whi c h w as subseque t l y obt a i ed poi ted to the

n n n

fact th at S u n Y at S e n w as bei g kept h a dcu ffed n n ,

a p romise of i n side assist an ce i n ope i n g the w i n n

dow s atisfied his fr ie ds of the fe asibility of the

n

pl a n I deed so fa m atu r ed w a s the scheme

. n ,
r ,

th a t a c ab w as he l d i w a iti g to co v ey S u Y a t
n n n n

S e to the home of a frie n d By the priso n er s ’

n .

frie n ds it is decl ared th at L o g the i n te r preter at n ,

the L eg a tio w a s o e of the Chi ame who

n , n n n

a ctu a l ly dec oyed S i n to the L eg a tio though

un n ,

he w a s i n v ar i a bly the mo st positive subsequen t ly

i n de yi n g th a t such a m an h ad eve r bee n i side
n n

the L eg a tio n w alls His frie n ds decl are th at S

. un

w as dressed i n E glish clothes an d so far fr om

$

n ,

his bein g a t y pi c al O rien t al whe dressed accord ,

n

i n g to Wester n fashio n w a s i n v ari ably t a ke for n

an En glishm a He is decl ared to be a m a of

n . n

u n b ou n ded good n ature an d of the ge n tlest dis p o

92 K i dn app ed i n L on don .

siti ou i n H on gkon g an d the v arious pl ac es where

,

he pr ac tised medici e he obt ai n ed a reput atio n for

n

ski ll a d be n evo l e n c e towards the po o r He is

n .

b elieved to h ave bee i a gre at exten t the t ool

n n

of the C an to co spir ators though he n ever

n n ,

hes it a t ed to c o n dem the c ruel a d oppress ive

n n

G overn men t of the Viceroy of C a ton He is n .

s aid to h ave j ourn eyed throughout C an to n i n

the i n ter e sts of his soc iety an d the p l ot itsel f ,

is decl ared to be the most wi des pre ad a d for n

m i d ab l e sin ce the prese n t E mper or c ommen c ed

to reign .

Th ere al facts are these Cole sent the .

follow ing communic ation to M r C antlie .

“
on October 1 9t h 1 8 96 : I sh all h ave a
,

good Opportu n ity to let M r S un out on to .

the roof of the next house i n P ortl and

P l ace to nigh t
-
I f you think it advis able
.
,

get permission from the occup ants of the

house to h ave someone waiting there to
receive him I f I am to do it find me ans
.
,

to let me know M r C antlie went wi th

. .

this letter to S cotl and Y ard an d requested

th at a const able be posted with himself on
the roof of the house in questio n ; but the
 Th e Gover n m en t I n ter ven e .
93

S cotl and Y ard authorities thinking it w as

,

an u n d i g n i fie d procee d ing d issu ad ed him

,

from his purpose an d g ave it as their

,

firm conviction th at I should walk out by

the front door in a d ay or two .
 C H A P T E R VI I I
”
.

R E L EA S E D .

N October 2 2 n d Cole directe d my

attention to the co al scuttle an d ,

when he left the room I picked up a

clipping from a newsp aper which proved ,

to be the Gl obe . T here I re ad the

account of my detention un d er the he ad
,

“
ing : S tar tl i ng S tory $ Con sp i rator K i d
n app ed i n L on d on $ I mpr i s on m en t at th e
”
C h i n es e E m bassy $ A n d then followed a
l o n g an d det ailed account of my position .

A t l ast the P ress h ad interfered an d I ,

felt th at I w as re ally s afe It c ame as a

.

reprieve to a c ondemne d m an an d my
'

he art w as full of th ankfulness .

F rid ay October 2 3 rd d awned an d the

, , ,

d ay wore on an d still I w as in dur ance

,
.
 R el eas ed .
95

At p.m however on th at d ay m y
.
, , ,

English an d Chinese gu ar d s c ame into

the room an d s aid M ac artney w ants
“

to see you downst airs I w as told to

.

put on my boots an d h at an d o verco at .

I accor d ingly di d so not knowing whither ,

I w as going I descen d ed the st airs an d as

.
,

it w as to the b asement I w as bei n g con

ducted I believed I w as to be hid d en in
,
:

a c e l l ar w h i l s t the house w as being se arche d

by the comm an d of the British G overn

ment I w as n ot told I w as to be rele ased
.
,

an d I thought I w as to enter another pl ace

of impriso n ment or punishment I t seeme d .

too good to be true th at I w as actu ally to

be rele ase d However M r C antlie pre
.
,
.

s en t l
y appe a red on the sce n e in comp any

w ith two other men who turned out t o be ,

Inspector J arvis from S cotl and Y ar d an d ,

an old m an t h e messenger from the

,

F oreign Office .

S ir H allid ay M ac artney then in the ,

presence of these gentleme n h anded ,

9 6 K i dn app ed i n L on d on .

me over the v arious e ffects th at h ad

been t aken from me an d addressed the
,

G overnment o ffici als to the followi n g

e ffect
I h and this m an over to you an d I do ,

so on con d ition th at neither the p re roga

tive nor the diplom atic rights of the
”
L egation are interfered with or words to ,

th at e ffect I w as too excited to commit

.

them to memory but they seemed to me

,

the n as they do now senseless an d

, ,

childish .

T h e meeting rel ate d above took pl ace in

a p ass age in the b asement of the house ,

an d I w as told I w as a free m an S ir .

H allid ay then shook h an ds with us al l ,

a post J ud as s alut ation

- an d we were
,

shown out by a side door le adi n g to the

-

are a . F rom thence we asce n ded the are a

steps an d issued into Weymouth S treet
,

from the b ack door of the L egation .

It will perh aps esc ape observ ation an d

p ass out of mi n d as but a minor circum
9 8 K i dn app ed i n L on don .

should be co n ducted quietly without

demonstration T hese no doubt were
.
, ,

the re asons present in the e ver re ady -

min d s of these M anchuri an rapsc allion s “

an d their c aret aker M ac artney .

T o English w ays of looki n g at things ,

the fact of my rele ase w as all th at w as

c ared for ; b u t to the Chi n ese the m an n er
of the rele ase wiped out all the triumph
of British diplom acy i n obt ai n i ng i t Both .

h ad their triumph an d no doubt it brought

,

them equ al gr atific ation .

I t w as not an imposing p arty th at

procee d ed to t h e Chinese L egation th at
F rid ay afternoon in October ; but one ,

member of it the ve n er able old messenger

,

from the F oreign Office h ad a sm all ,

note conce aled in the depths of his

gre at co at pocket th at seemed to be ar
-

gre at weight I t must h ave been short

.
‘

an d gt o t h e gp oi n t for it took M ac artney

’

but tw o or three seconds to m aster its

c ontents . S hort it m ay h ave been but i t ,
“
 R el eas ed .

bore the sweet mess age of freedom for me ,

an d an esc ape from de ath an d wh at I ,

d re aded more the custom ary exquisite

,

t orture to which politic al priso n ers in

C hin a are submitted to procure co n fession
of the n ames of accomplices .

I n Weymouth S treet a co n sider able

crowd h ad assemb l ed an d the ever ,

present newsp aper reporter tried to i n

v eigle me there an d the n i n to a co n fession .

I w as however speedily put i n to a four

, ,

wheeled c ab an d i n comp any with M r

, , .

C an tlie I n spector J arvis an d the mes

, ,

se n ger drive n off tow ards S cotl an d Y ard

, .

On the w ay thither I n s pector J arvis

gr avely lectured me o n my deli n quencies ,

an d scolded me as a b ad boy an d advised ,

me to h ave nothi n g to do an y more

with revolutio n s I n ste ad of stoppi n g at
.

S cotl an d Y ard however the cab drew up

, ,

at the door of a rest aur ant i n Whiteh all ,

a
s nd we got out o n the p aveme n t I m .

me d i ately the newsp aper men surrounded

l
><

7
1 00 K i dn app ed i n L on don .

me ; where they c ame from I could not

tell We h ad left them a m i le away in
.

P ortl an d P l ace an d here they were ag ain

,

the mome n t my c ab stopped T here is .

no repressing them ; o n e m an h ad ao
t u al l y u n k n own to us climbed up on the
, ,

se at beside the dri ver He it w as th at

.

st ayed the c ab at the rest aur ant knowi n g ,

well th at if o n ce I w as within the precincts

of S cotl an d Y ard they could n ot get at
me for some time U n less th e others
.

—
so m e dozen in number were on the roof
of my c ab I c annot u n derst and where
,

they spr an g from . I w as hustled from

the p aveme n t into the b ack premises of
the hostelry with much more Vi ole n ce th an
ever w as expe n ded upon me whe n origin
ally t ake n within the Chi n ese L eg ation ,

an d surrou n ded by a crowd thirsting for

knowledge as e agerly as my cou n trymen

thirsted for my he ad P e n c i l s e x e c u te d
. .

won d erful hieroglyphics which I h ad never

see n before an d I did not know until th at
,
1 02 K i d n app ed i n L on don .

over an appetising dinner a to ast to my ,

“ ”
he ad w as dru n k with enthusi asm .

D uri n g the eve n i n g I w as freque n tly

interviewed an d it w as not u n til a l ate
,

hour th at I w as allowed to rest Oh $ .

th at first night s sleep $ S h all I ever

’

forget it ? F or n i n e hours did it l ast an d ,

whe n I awoke it w as to the n oise of

children rompi n g on the floor above me .

I t w as evide n t by their loud pe n etr ating ,

voices some exciteme n t w as on h an d an d ,

as I liste n ed I could he ar the c ause of it .

“
N ow Coli n you be S un Y at S e n an d
, , ,

N eil will be S ir H allid ay M ac artney ,

”
an d I will rescue S u n T he n followed a
.

turmoil ; S ir H allid ay w as knocked end

w ays an d a cr ash o n the floor m ade me
,

believe th at my little frie n d N eil w as no -

more S un w as brought out in triumph

.

by K eith the eldest boy an d a ge n er al

, ,

amnesty w as decl ared by the be ati n g of

drums the pierci n g n otes of a tin whistle

, ,

“
an d the si n gi n g of Th e British G re n a
 R el eas ed . 1 03

diers . T his w as home an d s afety ,

i n d ee d ; for it w as evide n t my youthful

frien d s were prep are d to shed the l ast
drop of their blood on my beh alf .

.
During S aturd ay October 2 4 t h I w as
, ,

intervi ewi ng al l d ay T h e one quest i on

.

p u t w as
—
,
How di d you let the doctors
”
know ? an d the s ame questio n w as
addressed to M r C antlie m any scores of
.

times We felt however th at our to n gues

.
, ,

w ere tie d as by answer i n g the query we

, ,

should be incrimin ating those who within ,

the L egation walls h ad acted as my ,

frien d s , an d they woul d lose their positions .

However w hen Cole resolved to resign

,

his appo i ntment so th at none of the,

others should be wrongly suspected there ,

w as no obj ec t in hiding who h ad been the

inform ant I t is al l very well to s ay th at

.

I bribed h i m ; th at is n ot the c ase H e .

d i d n ot u nd erst and th at I g av e h i m the .

money by w ay of fee at al l ; he believe d I

gave it him to keep for me ; h e tol d M r .
1 04 K i dn apped i n L on don .

C antlie he h ad the z; 2 0 the d ay he got i t ,

an d o ffered to give it to him for s afe

keeping When I c ame out Cole h an ded

.

the money b ack to me but it w as t h e ,

le ast I could do to urge him to keep it I .

wish it h ad been more but it w as all the ,

re ady money I h ad Cole h ad m any

.

frights during this time but perh aps the ,

worst sc are he got w as at the very first

st art On the S u n d ay aftern o o n October
.
,

1 8 th when he h ad m ade up his min d to

,

help me pr actic ally he took my notes

,

to M r C antlie in his pocket at 4 6

.
, ,

Devonshire S treet T h e door w as O pened

.

an d he w as admitted withi n the h al l .

T h e d o ctor w as not at home so he aske d ,

to see his wife Whils t the servant w as

.

gone to fetch her mistress C ole bec ame ,

co n scious of the presence of a Chin am an ;

w atching him from the far end of the h all .

H e immedi ately suspected th at he h a d ‘

been followed or rather anticip ated; fo r “

here w as a Chi n am an pigt ail an d al l , ,

1 06 K i dn app ed i n L on don .

be fo rthcoming I h ave however foun d

.
, ,

m any friends since my rele ase I h ave .

p aid sever al ple as ant visits to the country .

I h ave been di n ed an d fe asted an d run a

,

good ch ance of bei n g perm anently spoiled

by my well wishers i n an d around L ondon
-
.
 fi p p en b i r .

AP P E N D few of the numerous

a

articles c alle d forth by my arrest .

T h e first is a letter from P rofessor

Holl an d to Th e Ti m es an d is he ad e d ,

THE CASE OF SUN Y AT SEN .

To the Edi tor

f T I M ES o TH E .

,
—
S ir The questio s r aised b y the im p ris on me n t
n

of S u n Y at S en ar e t w o i n n umber F irst w as .
,

the act of the Chi n ese M i n ister i n det ai n i n g him

a u l awful ac t ?
n n A d sec on dly i f so wh at steps
n , ,

could p rop erly h ave been t ake n to obt ai n his rele ase
h ad it bee refused n

T he reply t o the former questio n is n ot far to

seek T he c l a im of a Amb a ss ador to exercise
. n

an y s ort of domestic j u risdictio

- eve n over mem n ,

bers of his suite is ow little he ard of alth ough

, n , ,

i n 1 6 0 3 S ully when F re n ch Amb ass ador we n t s o

, , ,

far a s t o se te n ce o e of his atta hé to de ath

n n c s ,
1 08 K i dn apped i n L on don .

h a di n g him over to the L o r d Ma yor for executio

n n .

I a r ec a ll but o e i st a ce of a a ttempt o the

c n n n n n n

p art of a M i iste r to exe r cise co st r a i t ag a i st a

n n n n

perso u co n ected with his missio

n n n I 642 n . n 1 ,

L eit a o P o rtuguese M i iste r a t the H a gue de

, n ,

t ai e d i
n his house a ho r se de aler who h a d che a ted
n -

him T he r esult w a s a r iot i which the hotel

.
,
n

w as plu n de r ed a d W i q fo t r em a r ks upo the

,
n c ue r n

tr a s a ctio th a t L e it a o who h ad give pub l ic

n n ,
n

l e ctu r es on the La w of N atio s ought to h a ve n ,

kn ow g i l n l i t i t pa p mi d fai
n n
’
e n
p i o es o s er s e re n ne r s n

de a m ai o
s S Y at S
s n. whi l e o B r itish soil
un en ,
n

as a bdi tsn t mpo a i a w a s u de r the p r otectio

ns e r r s, n n

o f our L aws a d his co fi eme t i , the C hi ese

n n n n n n

L eg atio n w a s a high o ff e ce ag a i st the rights of n n

the B r itish C r own .

T he seco d questi o though ot so simplen n ,

n ,

p r ese ts o se r ious di fficu l ty A r e fus al o the

n n . n

p a r t of the Chi n ese M i ister to r ele a se his priso e r n n

wou l d h a ve bee a su fficie t g r ou d fo requesti g n n n r n

him to le ave the cou t r y I f this mode of p r o n .

c e e d i g wou l d h av e
n bee n too di l atory fo the r

e xige cies of the c a se it a h a r d ly be doubted

n , c n

th at the circumst a ces wou l d h a v e j ustified a n n

e n try upo n the L eg a tio premises by the L o do n n n

pol ice A Amb a ss a do r s hote l is s a id to be

. n
’

“
ext r a ter r ito r i a l
-
but this too compe dious ,
”
n

ph r a se me a s o mo r e th a th a t the hote l is for

n n n

ce r t a i pu r poses i a ccessib l e to the o r di ar y j u r is

n n n

dictio of th cou t r y i which it st a ds T he

n e n n n .

exemptio n s thus e n j oyed ar e howe v er st r ict l y , ,

 1 10 K i dn app ed i n L on don .

scie n ce on the p art of its represe n t atives at foreig n

Courts .

I am S ir y our obedie n t serv a t , , n ,

T E HO L L AN D . . .

O XFO R D October 24 th ,
.

A nother legal opi n io n is referred to

below
L EGAL OP I NION .

M r C ave dish on e of the best auth orities on

. n ,

the l aw of extr a ditio i fo r med a i terviewe r at n , n n n

Bow S treet y este r d ay th at spe aki g fr om memo ry ,

n ,

he could cite o c a se at a ll p ar al l el with the c ase

n

of S n Y at S e
u T he c ase of the Z a n ib ar P re
n . z

ten der w as of course i o w a y p ar a llel for he

, ,
n n ,

took re fuge i n the G e r m a Co sul a te He threw n n .

himsel f o the hospit a l it y of the G e r m an G ove rn

n

me t which fo ll owi g the p r ocedure s a ctio ed

n , , n n n

by I n ter n a tio a l La w r e fuses to give him up

n , ,

a d co veyed him to G erm a

n n te rr ito r y o the n n

m ai l a d S
n nY a t S e s c ase w as th a t of a
. un n
’
n

al leged Chi ese subj ect h a v i g come withi

n the ,
n n

w all s of the L eg atio of his ow cou t r y w a s n n n ,

ar r ested by represe t atives of his ow G o v ern

n n

me t for a o ffe ce a g a i st th a t G o v e r me t
n n n n n n .

M r C ave dish a ssumed th a t i f the fa cts we r e a

. n s

st ated the c ase cou l d o l y be de a l t with by dipl o

,
n

m a tic rep rese t atio on the p art of our F oreig n

n n

O ffi c e an d n ot b y an y k n own leg a l r ule

, .
 App en di x . 1 I 1

Th e ext is a letter from M r J ames G

n .
. .

Wood to the s ame p aper discussi n g some

of the point s of l aw r aised in P rofessor
H oll and s letter ’

To the Edi tor

f T I M E S o TH E .

—
S ir T he seco n d question proposed b y P ro
,

fe s s or Ho ll an d though fortu ately u n der the

,
n ,

circumst a n ces n ot of p r ese t import a ce is

,
n n ,

deservi g of c are ful co n side r a tio n I ve tu r e to

n . n

thi n k his an swer to it u s atis factor y n .

It is suggested th at o a r e fus al by the Chi n esen

M i iste r to rele ase his priso n er it c a h ardl y be

n ,
“
n

d oubted th at the circumst a ces wou l d h ave j usti n

fi e d an e n try o the L eg atio premises by the

n n

L on don p olic e But wh y there shou l d n ot be

.
”

such a d oubt is ot expl a i ed T his is ot solvi g

n n . n n

the questio n but guessi g a t its solution T he n .

L on don p o l ice h ave n o r ovi g commissio n to n

rele ase perso s u l aw ful l y det a i n ed

n n L o do in n n

houses ; a d a y o e a ttempti g to e ter for

n n n n n

such a purpose could be l a w fu ll y resisted b y

force .

T he o n l y p rocess k ow n to the l a w as a pplic able

n

t o a c ase of u l aw ful dete tio

n is a w r it of habea n n s

co p s
r u a d this is wh e
, n re the r e al di ffic l ty l ies u .

Cou l d such a w r it be add r essed to a Amb a ss ador '

or an y member of the L eg a tio ? O r i f it were n ,

an d it were disreg arded c ould p r oc ess of c on tem p t

,
1 12 K i d n app ed i n L on don .

f oll ow I ve ture to thi n k ot ; a d I k ow of

? n n n n

n o precede t fo such proceedi g

n r n .

I agree th a t the phr a se th at a Amb a ss ador s n

’

hotel is ext r a te rr itori a l is so met a physic a l a to

-
s

be mis l e a di g It is i fa ct i a ccu r a te Th e
n .
, n ,
n .

mor e c are ful w r iters do n ot use it T he tru e .

p r opositio is ot th a t the r eside ce is ext r a

n n n

te rr ito r i al i the se se i which a ship is o fte

n n n n

s aid to be so b t the M i n ister himse l f is deemed

,
u

to be so ; a d a s a co seque ce he a d the
n n n n

membe r s of his fa mi ly a d suite a re s a id to e j oy n n

a complete immu ity from al l civi l p r ocess n It is .

n ot a questio o f wh at m ay or m ay n ot be do n e i n
n

the r eside ce but wh at m ay or m a y ot be do n e

n ,
n

to i di v idu a l s T h at bei g s o the process I h ave

n . n ,

me tio ed a ppe ars to i volve a b r e ach o f t h e

n n n

co mity of a tio s n n .

T o adduce c a ses where the police h ave u n der a

w arr a t e te r ed an Emb a ssy to arrest p erson s
n n

who h ave committed an o ffe ce e l sewhe r e to n

fou d the propo s itio n th a t

n the loc al po lice m ay “

t a ke actio to put an d to a illeg a l impriso

n en n n

me t begu a d co ti n ued withi n the E mb assy

n ,
”
n n n ,

does n ot l a d us on s afe gr oun d T here is n o

n .

commo fe a ture i the two c a ses

n n .

I a m S ir your obedie n t servan t

, , ,

A ES G W OO D
J M . .

October 2 7 th .
 K i dn app ed i n L on don .

much mo r e up -
a mo r e e l ighte ed
t o d at e an d
~
on n n

b a i th a eve
s s nth a t g r e a t r ebell io
n I fa ct it n . n ,

w a s the i tell ig ce of the p r i cip a l mo v e r s th a t

n en n

c aused the mo v eme t to be discou te a ced a t a n n n n n

e a r ly st a ge a s p r em a tu r e i ste a d of st ruggl i g o ,
n n n

with a mo r e dis a st r ous fa i l u r e V ew fo the i n i ,

r

revolutio is o ly postpo ed ot a b a do ed fo
n n n , n n n r

ever T he origi n of the mo v eme t c a ot be

. n nn

specific a ll y t r a ced ; it ar ose fr om the ge er al dis n

s atis fa ctio of Chi ese with Ma chu r u l e a d it

n n n ,
n

c a me to a he ad o the outb r e a k of w a r betwee n n

Chi a a d Ja p a
n n T he m a l co te ts s a w th a t the
n . n n

w ar affo r ded a oppo r tu ity to put thei r a spi r a

n n

tio s i to sh a pe a d they prompt ly set to wo r k

n n ,
n .

At fi r st th a t is to s a y be fo r e C hi a h a d bee n so
,
n

sou n dly thr ashed a ll al o g the l i e they h a d i n n , n

V iew purely l a w fu l a d co stitutio a l me a s r es n n n u ,

an d hoped to e ffect r a dic a l ch a ges without reso r t n

to v iole ce D r S wo rked h a r d a d l oy a ll y to
n . . un n

fuse the i cho a te e l eme ts of dis a ffec tio b r ought

n n n

i to existe ce by Ma chu misgo v e r me t a d to

n n n n n ,
n

g ve the who l e r e fo r m mo v eme t a pu r e l y co sti

i n n

t t i o al fo r m i
u n the e a r est hope of r a isi g his
,
n n n
’

wretched cou t r y out o f the S l ough of Despo d

n n

i which it w a s a d is S i ki g deepe r d a i l y
n n His n n .

w a s the m a ste r mi d th a t stro v e to subdue the

-
n

wi l d u co troll ab l e spi rits a l w ays p r o m i e t i

n n n n n

Chi ese re a ctio a r y schemes to h ar mo ise o

n n ,
n c n

fl i ti g i te r ests
c n n ot o ly as betwee v a r ious
,
n n n

p a r ties i his ow n cou try but a l so a s betwee

n n n

Chi ese a d foreig e r s a d as betwee v a rious

n n n ,
n n
 Appen di x . 1 1 5

f oreig P owers T he most di fficu l t p r oblem w as

n .

to wo rk out the seq el o f a y uphe a v a l —to a u n n

t i c i p at e a d be r e a dy i n a d v a ce to de a l with n n

a l l the comp l ic atio s bou d to en sue as soo as n n n

the ch a ge took p l ace M o r eover he h a d to be ar

n .

i
n mi d th a t a y g r e a t re fo r m mo v eme t must
n n n

n ecess a r ily depe d v e r y l a r ge ly on the ai d of n

fo r eig e r s of
n atio s a d i dividu al s as well
,
n n n n ,

whi l e the r e is th r oughout Chi a a mme n se m a ss n n I

o f a ti foreig
n -
p r ej udice which wou l d h a v e to be
n

ove r come somehow T he t a sk w a s stupe dous . n ,

hopeless i fa ct but he r ecog ised t h a t the al

n ,
n s

v atio of Chi a depe ded a d still d epe ds on

n n n n n

somethi g of the so r t bei g some d ay re dered

n n n

possib l e a d th a t the o l y w a y to a ccomp l ish it

,
n n

w as to t r y try try a g a i ,
T h at is to s a y l a st
,
n .
,

ye a r s a ttempt w a s ot likel y to succeed but w a s

’
n ,

l ike ly to b r i g success a st a ge e a r e r a d i th at
n n ,
n n

se se it w a we ll wo r th the e ffo r t to a arden t

n s n

p atriot D r S . w a s the o ly m a who com

. un n n

b i e d a complete g r a sp of the situ a tio with a

n n

r eckless b r a v e r y of the ki d which a lo e an n n c

m a ke a a ti o a l r ege e r a tio
n He w a s bor n i n
n n n .

Ho olu l u a d h a d a good E glish educ atio

n ,
n n n .

He h a tr ave l led exte sive l y i Eu r ope a d

s n n n

Ame r ic a a d is a you g m a of rem a rk able

,
n n n

att ai me tsn He w a s fo some time a medic al

n . r

stude t i D r K e rr s S choo l i T ie tsi and

n n .
’
n n n ,

a fte r w a r ds w a s o the st aff of the A l ice M emori al n

Hospit al i Ho g K o g He is of av e r age height

n n n .
,

thi an d wiry with a kee ess of expressi on an d

n ,
nn

*
8
1 16 K i d n app ed i n L on d on .

f r a k n ess of fe ature sel dom see i Chi ese A n

n n n n .

u a ssumi g m a er a d a e a r est ess of speech

n n nn n n n n ,

combi ed with a quick pe r ceptio a d r esolute

n n n

j udgme t go to impress on e with the co n victio n

n ,

th a t he is i n e very w a y a exceptio a l type of his n n

r a ce Be e a th his c a l m exte r io r is hidde a perso

. n n n

a lity th at c a ot but be a gr e a t i flue ce for good

nn n n

i Chi n a soo er o r l ate r i f the Fa tes a r e fa ir

n n In , .

Chi n a an y advoc ate of r e fo r m or a y foe of cor

,
n

ruptio n an d opp r essio is li able to be r egarded as n

a viole n t revolutio ist a d summ a r ily executed n It ,

n .

h a s been the s ame i the histo ry of every coun try n

whe freedom a d e lighte me t we r e i n their

n n n n n

i fan c y or ot yet bo r
n ,
T he p r op a g a d a h ad
n n . n

there fore to be dissemi ated with the g r e a test n

c are a d at immi e t pe r il F i r st an a b l e an d
,
n n n .
,

exh a usti v e tre atise o pol itic a l m a tte r s w as pub n

li h d i
s e Ho g K o g a d ci r cu l a ted a ll o v er
n n n ,
n

Chi a especi al ly i the south where it c r e a ted

n ,
n ,

a se s a tio n e a r l y i
n 1 8 95 It w as most c autious ly
,
n .

wo r ded a d the most ce so r ious o ffici a l could

,
n n

n ot l ay his fi ge r o a wo r d of it a d compl a i ;
n n n n

but it depicted i vivid co l ou r s the be auties of n

e l igh te ed a d ho est gove r me t co t r a sted

n n n n n n , n

with the ho rr o r s of co rr upt a d ty r a ic a l mis n nn

gover me t T his feeler se r ved to show how

n n .

much volu t a ry r e form cou l d be expected of

n

Chi ese offi i al d om fo it h a d a much e ffect as

n c ,
r s

a volume o f se r mo s throw a mo g a sho a l of n n n

sh ar ks T he i t bec a me o lo ger possible to

. n n n

c o trol the spirits of i n surrectio

n S teps were at n .
 K i dn apped i n L on don .

His all ies n ever very co fide t i p a cific methods

,
n n n ,

p l a ed a bo l d o p d etat which might h av e g a i ed

nn c u
’

, n

a mome t a ry success but m a de o p r ovisio for

n , n n

wh a t wou l d h a ppe i the ext f w mome ts n n n e n .

M en we r e d r a fted to Ho g K o g to be prep a r ed n n

fo a a tt a ck o C a to ; a r ms a d a mmu itio n
r n n n n n n

we r e smuggled i ceme t c a sks ; mo ey w a s sub n n -

n

scribed l a v ish l y fo r eig a d v ise r s a d comm a de r s

,
n n n

were obt a i ed a d a ttempts we r e m a de without

n ,
n ,

t a gib l e r esul t to secu r e the o ope r a tio of the

n , c -
n

J a p a ese n G o v e r n me t Wh a t wou l d h a v e bee n . n

the r esu l t i f the ve rb a l s ymp a thy of Ja p a ese u de r n n

o ffici a l s h a d bee fo ll owed by a cti v e symp athy in n

highe r qu arte r s o e a te ll the i dem ity the ,

n n c n n n ,

L i a o tu g sett l eme t the comme r ci a l t r e a ty the

-
n n , ,

who l e histo r y o f the r e l a tio s betwee Ja p a a d n n n n

Chi a a d E u r ope si ce the w a r might h a v e bee

n n n n

tot a ll y di ffe r e t E ve ry det a i l of the p l ot w a s

n .

ar r a ged but be fore the time fo st r iki g the blow

n ,
r n ,

tre ache ry stepped i A p r omi e t C hi ese me r n . n n n

ch a t of Ho g K o g h a d p r o fessed a dhe r e ce to
n n n n

the r e form mo v eme t fo he h a d much to g a i by n ,

r n

it the he co c l uded th at he cou l d g a i mo r e by

n n n

p l a yi g i to the h a ds of the o ffici a l v a mpi r es

n n n ,

fo he w a s co
r ected with on of the m a y y d i
nn e n s n

c a tes fo r med to compete fo r a i l w a y a d mi i g r n n n

co cessio s i C hi a a fter the w a r S o he gave

n n n n .

i fo r m a tio a d the ceme t w a s ex a mi ed with

n n ,
n n n ,

the r esu l t th a t the who l e o p d etat w a s othi g c u

’
n n

mo r e th a a fl a sh i the p a Dr S u h a ppe n ed
n n n . . n

to be i C a to at the time a d w a a ccused of

n n n ,
n s
 App en di x . 1 i 9

a ctive p a r ticip atio i the v iole t sectio of the

n n n n

r e fo rm moveme t I Chi a to be i n ocen t isn . n n ,

n

n ot to be s a fe ; a a ccus atio is o e the less

n n n n

d a gerous fo bei g utte r ly u fou ded

n r n S n h ad n n . u

to fly for his li fe without a mome t s de l ibe r atio n

,
n
’

a s to frie ds or p r ope r ty o r a yth g else a d for

n n in n

two or th r ee weeks he w a s a fugitive hidin g i n

the l a by r i thi e c a a l s a d impe etr a b l e pi r a te
n n n n n

h a u ts of the g r e a t K wa g tu g Delt a A r eport

n n -
n .

h a s bee pub l ished th at fo r ty o r fi fty of his sup

n

posed a ccomp l ices we r e exec ted a d a rew a r d u ,

n

w a s o ffe r ed for his a rr est b ut he got a w ay to ,

Ho o l u l u a d the ce to Ame r ic a T he sto ry goes

n n n .

t h a t this i domit a b l e p a t r iot immedi a te l y set to

n

wo r k co v e r ti g the Chi ese a t the W a shi gton

n n n n

E mb a ssy to the c a use o f r e fo r m a d th a t a fte r ,

n

w a r ds he t ried to do the s a me i L o do ; th a t n n n

o n e of the C hi ese i the L eg a tio n a t W a shi gto

n n n n

h a d p r o fessed symp a thy with the a post l e of en

l i g h te m n t a d the
en thought mo r e mo ey cou l d
,
n n n

be m a de o the othe r side a d so te l eg r a phed to

n ,
n

the L o do Emb assy to a r r est S a d kid a p

n n un n n

him b a ck to Chi a by hook o r b y c r ook Howe v er

n .

th a t m a y be he w a s c a ptu r ed an d co fi ed i n a
, n n

most out r a geous m a e r i the L o do L eg atio nn n n n n ,

wh a te v e r p l a usib l e p iffl m a y be put fo r w a r d b y e

S i r H a ll id ay Ma c a r t ey o r a y servi l e p rev a i n , n r

c a tor ; a d it is due to Dr C a t l ie S s fr ie d
n . n , un
’
n

a d te a cher i
n Ho g K o g th a t o of the best
n n n ,
ne

m en Chi a h a s e v e r p r oduced w a s r e cued by

n s

British j ustice from the toils of tre ache r ous m an

1 20 K i dn app ed i n L on don .

d a i d om
r n —
Al l who k ow Dr C a tlie a d he is n n n

—
. .

we ll k ow i m a y p a r ts of the wo rl d agree
n n n n

th a t a mo r e up r ight ho ou r a b l e a d devoted be e ,
n n n

fa cto r f hum a ity h a s e v e r b r e a thed

o n Dr S n . . un .

is i good h a ds a d u de r the p r otectio of such

n n ,
n n n

a ma na s Dr C a t lie the r e a be l itt l e doub

. n c n t

th a t he wi l l pu r sue his chose c a r eer with si gl e n n

he a r ted e thusi a sm a d most sc r up lous st r aight

n n u

fo r w a r d ess o f methods u til a t l a st the good

n ,
n

wo r k f hum a isi g the mise r a b l e co ditio Of

o n n n n

the Chi ese E mpi r e is brought to a s atis fac tor y

n

st a te of per fectio n .

Ale adi n g article in Th e Ti m esof

S aturd ay October 2 4 t h , ,
1 8 96 , discusses
the question very fully :
Whi l e the Co cert of Eu r ope is supposed to n

be m a ki g ste a dy p r og r ess tow a r ds the est a blish

n

me t of h a rmo y amo gst the co stitue n t P owers

n n n n ,

the o rdi ar ily smooth cou r se of diplom a ti c i ter

n n

cou r se h a s bee r u ffled by a cu r ious V io l a tio of

n n

l a w a d custom at the C hi ese L eg a tio —a

n n n

vio l a tio which might h ave l ed to tr a gic on

n c

s que ces but which h a s so tur ed out as to

e n , n

prese t chiefly a l udic r ous side for ou r c o

n n

sider atio T h r ough a commu ic atio m a de on

n . n n

T hu r sd a y to ou r co tempo r a r y the Gl obe it n ,

bec a me k ow th a t a C hi ese v isito r to E gl a d

n n n n n ,

a doctor n amed S Y a t S e w as impris on ed at

un n ,
1 22 K i d n app ed i n L on don .

bo ard to be t ried a d p r ob ab l y executed i

, n n

Chi a ou r F oreig O ffice wo ld h a ve h a d to d e al

n , n u

with a o ffe ce a g a i st the comity of a tio s for

n n n n n

which it wou l d h a ve bee ecess a ry to dem a d n n n

a d obt ai n the pu n ishme t of a ll co cer ed

n T he n n n .

failure of the attempt m a y pe r h a ps be he l d to

bri g i t too n e ar the co fi es of comic ope r a to
n n n

fur ish a S ubj ect fo a ythi g more th an se r ious

n r n n

remo str a ce n n .

T he o ffe ce al l eged a g ai st S Y a t S is
n n un en

th at his medic a l ch a r a cte r is a me r e c l o a k for

other desig s a d th a t he is r a lly S W e the
n ,
n e un n ,

prime mo v e r i a co spi r a c y which w a s dis n n

cove r ed i 8 94 a d which h a d fo its obj ect the

n 1 , n r

deth r o eme t o f t h e p r ese t r eig i g dy a sty

n n n n n n .

T he first step of the co spi r ato r s w a s to be the n

c apture of the Vice r oy of C a to who w a s to be n n ,

kid a pped whe i specti g the a r se a l ; b t the

n n n n n u

plot l ike most p l ots l e a ked out or w a s bet r ayed

, , ,

a d fi ftee
n of the ri gl e a ders we r e a rrested a d
n n n

dec apit a ted S W e s a v ed himsel f by time ly

. un n

flight a d m a de his w a y th r ough Ho o l u l u a d

,
n n n

Ame r ic a to this cou t ry bei g a ll the time n ,

n

c are fu l ly w a tched by detecti v es O re a chi g . n n

E g l a d a t the begi
n n , i g of the p r ese t mo th nn n n n ,

he c a ll ed upo his o l d fr ie ds M r C a t l ie a d
n n ,
. n n

D r Ma so a d p r ep a r ed to comme n ce a cou rse

. n n ,
n

o f medic al study i L o do A f w d ays l a ter n n n . e

he dis a ppe a red a d o the e v e i g of l a st Sa tu rd a y

, n n n n

M r C a t l ie w a s i fo r med of his positio

. n S n n . un

W en or S u n Y at S e n whichever he m ay be
, ,
 App en d i x . I 23

a lleges th a t he w a w al ki g i o r e a r P o r tl a n d
s n n n

Pl ace o the 1 th i st whe he w a s a ccosted i

n 1 n .
,
n n

the street by a fe ll ow cou t r ym a who a sked -

n n ,

whether he w a s Chi ese or Ja p a n ese ; a d bei g n n ,

n

to l d i rep l y th at he w a s Chi ese a d a ative of

n n n n

C a to h a iled him a s a fe l low p r o vi ci al a d

n n , n ,
n

kept him i co ve r s a tio u ti l a seco d a d the

n n n n n n n

a thi r d Chi a m a j oi ed them n O of the th r ee

n n . ne

le ft whi l e the othe r two w a l ked s l ow ly o u til

,
n n

they r e a ched the L eg a tio whe the othe r s n ,

n

i vited S to e ter a d suppo r ted the i v it a tio

n un n ,
n n n

by the exe r cise of a ce r t ai a m ou t of fo r ce As n n .

soo a s he w a s i side the doo r w a s shut a d he

n n ,
n

w a s co v ey ed upst a i r s to a room whe r e a s he

n ,

al leges he w a s see by S i r H a ll id a y Ma c ar t e y
,
n n ,

a d i which he w a s a fterw ar ds kept c l ose p r iso er

n n n

u til r el e a sed by the i te rv e tio o f L o r d Sa l is

n n n n

bu ry T he o ffici a l s of the Chi ese L eg atio on

. n n ,

the othe r h an d a sse r t th a t the m a c a me to the

,
n

L eg atio of his ow n acco r d o Sa tu r d a y the

n n ,

1 th
0 a d e te r ed i to co v e r s a tio
, n n t a l ki g a bout
n n n ,
n

Chi ese a ffa i r s a d a ppe a r i g to w a t o l y a

n ,
n n n n

ch a t with some of his fe l low cou try me a fter -

n n ,

h av i g which he we t aw a y ; a d th a t it w a s ot
n n n n

u ti l a fte r he h a d go e th a t suspicio w a s excited

n n n

th at he might be the oto r ious S W e who h a d n un n ,

fled fr om j ustice a t home whose p a ss a ge through ,

Americ a a d dep a r tu r e fo E g l a d h a d a l r e a dy
”

n r n n

bee tel eg r a phed to the L eg a tio a d who w a s

n n ,
n

a ctu a lly the bei g w a tched by a p ri v a te detecti v e

n n

i n the emp l oyme n t of the Chi n es e G over n me t n .

1 24 K i dn app ed i n L on don .

Sun c ame to the L eg a tio a seco d time o n n ,

n

S u n d a y the r 1 t h a d the n eviden ce of his

, , n ,

ide tity h avi g bee obt a i n ed he w a s m ade

n n n ,

priso er It h a d bee supposed th a t he w as

n . n

a bout t o retur n to Ho g K o g a s to a co v e ie t n n n n n

b a se for fu r the r Ope r atio s ; a d it w a s the i t n n n en

tio of the Chi ese G ove r n me t to a sk for his

n n n

ext r a ditio a soo a s he a rr iv ed the r e I the

n s n . n

m e a whi l e the a ctu a l p r ese ce o f the supposed

n n

co n spir at or i n the L eg a tio n fu r ished a tempt atio n n

which it w as fou d impossib l e to r esist a d he

n ,
n

w as locked up u ti l i st r uctio s with r eg a rd to

n n n

him could arrive fr om P eki T he r e a be l ittle n . c n

doubt th at these i st r uctio s i f they h a d bee

n n ,
n

received an d could h ave bee acted upo wou l d n n ,

h ave e ffectu a l ly dest r oyed his powe r to e g a ge i n n

an y fu r ther c on spi r acies ; a d it m a y be a ssumed n

th at the i terve tio of L ord S al isbu r y wa s ot

n n n n

too e arly Eve n a it w a s S a ppe ar s to h ave

. s un

su ffered co sider a ble a xiety l est the food supp l ied

n n

to him a t the L eg atio shou l d be u wholesome i n n n

its c h aracter .

T he simple process of cutti n g a k ot is o fte n n

pre fer able to the l a bou r of u tyi g it a d we a r e n n ,

n

n ot ve ry much surp r ised th a t the C hi ese M i iste r n n

or his rep r ese t a ti v e should h ave a uthori ed the

n z

adoptio n o f the cou r se which h a s h a ppi l y fa i l ed of

success But we c a ot co ce a l ou r su rp r ise th a t

. nn n

S ir H allid ay Ma c art ey himsel f a E gl ishm a n ,

n n n ,

shou l d h ave t a ke a y p a r t i a t r a s a ctio m a i

n n n n n n

fes tl y d oomed t o failure a d the success of which ,

n
1 26 K i dn app ed i n L on don .

of ill n ess ; for i f he h ad died duri g his imp r iso n n

me t it is ve ry di fficu l t to s a y wh at could h a ve
n ,

bee do e i co seque ce Ev ide ce wou l d h ave

n n n n n . n

bee n very h ard to procure ; a d eve n if it h ad n ,

been p r ocured the pe r so s of the M i n ister a d of

, n n

his serv a ts wou l d h a v e bee s acred P rob ably

n n .

the o ly cou r se would h ave bee to dem a d th at

n n n

the M i ister should be rec all ed a d th at he sh ould

n ,
n

be put upo n his tri a l i his ow n cou n t ry ; a dem an d

n

w hich might perh a ps h a ve bee r e a di l y comp l ied n

with but which might ot imp r ob a bl y h ave led to

,
n

W h at E glishme wou l d desc r ibe as a misc arr i age

n n

of j ustice We thi k th a t this cou try almost a s

. n n ,

much a s the p r iso er m ay be co g r atul a ted upo n

n ,
n

the tu r of eve ts ; a d we h a ve o doubt th a t

n n n n

the F oreig O ffice w i ll fi d w ays a d me a s of

n n n n

m a ki g the r u l e r s of the Celesti a l Empi r e u der

n n

st a d th a t they h a ve go e a l itt l e too fa a d th a t

n n r, n

the y must ot commit an y simil ar o ffe n ce i n the

n

future .

T his A rticlec alled forth a remo n stran ce

fro m S ir H allid ay M ac artney i n which ,

he st ated h l S V i ews
T I
To the E di tor
f M E S o TH E .

SI —I n y ou r l e a di g ar ticle of to d ay com
R, n -
,

m t i g o the a ll eged kid a ppi g o f a i divid

en n n n n n n

ual a Chi ese subj ect c a ll i g himsel f a mo gst

,
n ,
n ,
n

numerous othe r al i ases by the n ame of S u n Y at ,

S e n y ou m ake s ome rem arks with reg ard t o me

,
 App en d i x . 1 27

which I c a ot but co sider a s a exceptio to

nn n n n

the fa i r ess which i ge e r a l ch ar acte r ises the

n n n

comme ts of Th Ti m n e es .

A fte r st a ti g the c a se a s g i v e by the two

n n

opposite p a r ties i the s r p r ise which you e xpress

,
n u

a t my co duct y o t a ke it fo g r a ted th at the

n , u r n

st a teme t of S n Y a t S e is the cor r ect o e an d

n u n n

th a t of the Chi ese L eg a tio the wro n g o e

n n n .

I do ot k n ow wh y you m a ke this assumpti on

n ,

fo you u doubtedly do so whe you s a y the c ase

r n n

is a s i f the T u r kish Amb a ss a dor h a d i v eigled n

some of the members of the A r me i a col o y of n n n

L o do i to the E mb a ssy with av iew to m aki g

n n n n

them a prese t to his Maj est y the S u l t a

n n .

—
N ow I repe at wh a t I h a v e s a id be fore th at i n
,

this c a se the r e w a s o i v eigleme t T he st ate n n n .

me t of S Y a t S
n oun to c a l l him by his r e a l
en -
r,

n a me S ,
—
W e th a t he w a s c a ught i the
un n n

street a d hustled i to the L eg atio by two

n n n

stu r dy Chi a me is utte r ly fa lse

n n .

He c a me to the L eg a tio u expectedly a d of n n n

his ow acco r d the fi r st time o Sa tu r d ay the

n , n ,

rot h the seco d o S u d ay the t h

, n n n ,
r1 .

Wh a teve r the pu dits of i ter a tio a l l a w m a y n n n n

thi k of his dete tio they m a y t ake it a s bei g

n n n ,
n

a bsolutel y ce r t a i th a t the r e w a s o kid a ppi g

n n n n

a d th a t he e te r ed the L eg a tio
n n without the n

employme t of fo r ce or gui l en .

I am S i r your obedie t serv a t

, , n n ,

H A L I DAY MAC AR T N EY L .

Ri hm d H
c on ou s e ,

4 9 P or t l an d P l ace , W .
,

Oct 2 4 th . .
 K i d n app ed i n L on don .

S ir H allid ay M ac artney s rem arks about ’

my going un d er various aliases is no ,

d oubt inten d ed to c ast a slur upon my

ch aracter ; but S ir H alli d ay k n ows no ,

one better th at every Chin am an h as four

,

n ames at le ast to which he is entitled .

1 st
,
the n ame one s p arents bestow on ’

their child an d the n ame gi ven by the

.
,

schoolm aster .
3 rd the n ame a young
,

m an wishes to be known by when he goes

out into society 4 th the n ame he t akes
.
,

when he is m arried T h e only const ant .

p art of the n ame is the first syll able

the surn ame re ally the family n ame
,

the other p art of the n ame v arie s accord

ing as it is the p arent the schoolm aster ,

etc chooses Whilst upon this subj ect it

.
,
.

m ay not be without interest to know th at

my accuser h as v arious ali ases by which
he is known to the Chinese I n ad dition .

to the n ame M a Ta Yen which me ans - -

,

M ac artney His Excelle n cy he is also

, ,

known as M a K a N i an d as M a T sing
- -
,
-
1 3 0 K i d n app ed i n L on don .

deport S un Y at S e to Chi a why w a s he kept a n n , _

p r iso er ? S ir H al lid a y M ac art n ey S i the

n I n

piti a b l e posit i o of a E glishm a who is fo r ced

‘
n n n n

by his o ffi ci al ob l ig atio s to p all i a te i L o do n n n n

wh at woul d be the ordi ary cou r se of j ustice at n

C a to A purely Chi ese emiss ar y would h ave

i

n n . n

s a id othi g H avi g fail ed i his m an oeuvre

n n . n n ,

he w ould h ave accepted the co seque ces of n n

defe at with the fat al ism of his r ace an d ative n

c l i ma te T he spect ac l e of S ir H allid ay M ac a rt ey
. n

fu ssi g a d fumi g i the Ti m l ike a E glish

n n n n es n n

ma n whe he ought to ho l d his pe a ce l ike a

, n

Chi n a m a c a o l y suggest to the authorities at

n , n n

P eki th a t their E gl ish r eprese t a tive here is a

n n n

r ather i compete t pe r so
n n n .

O the oth er h an d there is s om ethi n g i n this

n ,

Chi ese kid a ppi g which is irresistibly divert

n n n

i g
n . E gl ishme n a e v er t ake the Chi n am an
n c n n

serious l y i n spite of C h a r les P e a r so s p r edictio

,
n
’
n

th a t the ye l low m a wi ll on e d ay at us up T he
.
n e .

pe r so al ity of Ah S i especi a lly whe he we ars a

n n ,
n

pigt a i l a d hi s a tive costume is pu r el y comic to

n n ,

the aver age S ightseer I f the m e who decoyed . n

S un Y a t S n we r e poi ted out to a L o n do c r owd

e n n ,

they wou l d be g r eeted n ot with in dig a tio n but n ,

with mild l y de r isi v e b a te r It might go h a r d n .

with an y E urope an s who h ad t r ied the s a me

g ame ; but Ah S i the chi l d l ike a d bl an d is a n ,
n ,

tr aditio al j oke His str ategy e x cites o mo r e

n . n

rese tm en t th a the n oddi g of the o r a me t a l

n n n n n

m a d ar i on the m an telp iece T he popul ar ide a

n n .
 App en di x . I 3 I

of L ord Sa l isbury s i n terven tio i n this c ase is

’
n

prob a bly th at the Chi a m a s pi gt ail h a bee n n n

’
s

ge t l y but decisi v ely pull ed a d th at such a

n , n

lesso is quite su fficie t without a y pub l ic a ger

n n n n .

H ad a G erm a or a F re chm a bee kid a pped

n n n n n

i n simil ar circumst an ces the situ atio n would at ,

o ce h a ve bee recog ised as extremely serious

n n n .

Th e c a p ture a d i c arce r atio n i P ort l a d P l a ce

n n n n

S mply excite a smile Th e n ewsp ape r s h ave

i .
l

t r e ated the i ciden t as they tre at the an n ou n c e

n

men t th at L i Hu g Ch a g prom oted to be n n ,

Im p eri al Ch an c e l l or of Chi a h ad a t the s a me n ,

time been pu ished for an u n authorised visit to

n

the E m p ress D ow ager How can y ou be a gry . n

with a people whose solem n ities freque n tly strike

the Oc cide n t al mi n d as scre amin g far c e ? It i s
im p ossible to p ass N o 4 0 P ortl an d P l ace with a .

rom an tic shudder T h at m i d d l cl ass dwelli n g

.
l

e- ,

of subst an ti al a d c om fort able aspect

n is n ow a ,

B asti l le pow ri ee an d excites the mir th of tr ades

f
,

men s boy s who must feel stro n gly tempted b y

’

, ,

w ay of c elebr at i n g the F i fth of N ovember to ri g ,

n

the bell an d i trodu c e a Celesti al gu y to t h e

n

p u led servit ors of the E mb ass y with a flue n t

zz ,

ti r ade i pigeo n E g l ish

n -
n .

As for S Y at S e it c a ot esc ape his n otice

un n ,
nn

th at there is little curi osity to k ow th e p recise n

re as on why he is ob n oxi ous to the Chi n ese G over n

men t He is s aid to h a ve t ake p a r t i a c o

. n n n

s p i a y a g a i st the V ice r oy o f C a to
r c n a st a teme t n n , n

whi c h c on veys o vivid impre s s io n to t h e popu l ar

n ~

>l<
9
I 3 2 K i dn app ed i n L on don .

mi n d P oliti c al re f gee s — It ali an s P oles Hu n

u

—
.
, ,

g ar i an s h ave commo ly i spired a r om a tic

n n n

i n terest i n this c ou try T hey h a ve figured i n n .

o r fictio n
u alw a ys a sure c r ite r io
, o f pub l ic n

symp athies Whe the sto ryte l ler t akes the

. n

fo r eig co s p ir a tor i n h a d you m a y be sure th at

n n n ,

th e m achi n atio n s es c a pes an d so fo r th touch a

, ,

respo sive c ho r d i the popu l a r im a gi atio But

n n n n .

n o sto ryte ll er is likel y to tur the adve tures of n n

S n Y at S e n to such accou t though the y m ay be

u n ,

re ally thri l li n g an d th ough this worthy Celesti al

,

medic o m ay h ave been quite a formid able perso n

i his n ative l a d E ve n the re alistic descriptio s
n n . n

b y tr ave l lers o f Chi ese a dmi istr a tio the ge tlen n n ,

n

coe r cio of wit esses i the cou r ts b y sm a shi g

n n n n

their a n kles the s l ici g of crimi als to de ath

, n n ,

h ave n ot give n a si n ister b ackgrou n d to the figure

o f the He athe n Chi n ee T he ig omi n ious de fe a t
. n

of the Chi n ese arms i n the l ate w ar h a s

stre n gthe ed the co ce ption of the ye l low m an as
n n

a r ather grotesquel y i n e ffectu a l obj ect If S n . u

Y at S e were to deliver a lecture on his ad v en

n

tures a d p ai n t the t y r an n y of the Vi c eroy

, n

of C a to n n i n the deepest c olours or i f S ir ,

H al l id ay M ac art n ey were to show th at his l a te

p r iso n er w as a mo n s ter of ferocity comp ar ed to ,

wh om al l the Wester n d y n amiters were a n gels i n

disguise we doubt whether either story wou l d
,

comm an d the g r avity of the public The Chi n ese .

h ave their vi r tues ; they a re a fr g al th r i ft y an d u , ,

ab s t e rn i ou s people ; the y pr acti s e a g r e ater respect

1 34 K i d n app ed i n L on d on .

fro m the Chi n ese L eg ati on ? I h ave also to th an k

the P ress ge n e r a ll y fo thei r timely he l p a d r n

symp athy If a ythi g were eeded to co n vi ce

. n n n n

me of the ge n erous public spi r it which pe r v a d es

G re a t Brit a i a d the l ove of j ustice which
n ,
n

disti guishes its pe ople the r ece t acts of the l a st

n ,
n

fe w d a ys h ave c on c l usive ly do n e so .

K owi g a d feeli g more kee ly th an ever

n n n n n

wh at a c on stitutio al G over me t a d a e light

n n n n n n

e n ed people me an I am prom p ted still more,

actively to pursue the c ause of adv an ceme n t ,

edu cati on an d civilis atio i n m y ow well bel oved

,
n n -

but opp ressed c ou n try .

Y ours faithf lly u ,

S U N Y AT S E N .

4 6 D e v on s h i r e S tr ee t ,

P or tl an d P l ace , W .
,

Oct 24 . .

T H E E ND .

P R I N T I NG O FF I C E O F T H E P U B L I S H E R .
Ar r om m i th 3 6 S i
’
s er es .

Cr own 8 vo, cl oth .

Y o$ I THREE MEN I N A B OAT J er om e K . J er om e

N
. . .

(To S A Y OT H I N G OF TH E D OG)

II . THE END OF A L I FE Ed en Ph ill pott s.

III . DI ARY OF A I L GRI MAGE P J er om e K . J er om e .

IY . REC AL L ED TO L I FE Gr an t All en .

Y A FRENCHMAN I N AMERI CA Max O Rel l ’

. .

L . A . W e ath er ly
III UPERNAT U RAL ?
THE S
J N Ma k lyn e . . s e .

Y II .THE WHI T E HAT Fi h Mas o nc n.

YI I I . IF
FI FT Y P OU NDS FOR A YY E A L Gly . . n .

IX A T I GER S cue
. Ed ’
Ph ill p ott en s.

X WHEN I L IY ED I N B OHEMIA F g H m
. er us u e.

Geor ge Gr os s m ith
XI A
THE DI RY or A NOB ODY
W eed on Gr os sm ith .

XII . FL YI NG Y I SI TS Har r y Fur n i s s .

afia
“m “
XI II .
“
L I FE I N HI M Y ET
?
XIY . DR PAUL L S THEORY
.
’
Mr s A M Dieh l
. . . .

CL AU D B RENNAN J oh n Ferr ar s .

THE GREAT S HADOW an d

XY I Con an Doy l e
.
B EYOND THE C I TY .

XY I I . T HREE B RAC E OF L OY ERS Harol d Y all i n gs .

XYII I PRI SONER OF

. THE An th on y Hope .

XIX NEI GHB OURS OF OU RS

.
”

Hen r y . Nev in s on W
XX S TATI ON STORI ES
. Murr ay Cat er .

XXI PETER STEEL E THE

.
, Hor ace G Hut ch i n .

C RI C K ETER s on .
XXI I . DEAD MAN S C O RT ’
U Maur i ce H Herv ey . .

XXIII .
“
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