One of the most interesting documents, says the Ostasiatische Lloyd, which has appeared for a long time in the Peking Gazette, is the memorial from the Viceroy the Hu-kuang, Chang Chih-tung, published in the Gazette of the Slat January, The memorial is drawn up by Chang Chiitung in eonjanetion with Man Chi-hsi the Governor of Hapeh, and throws cons Gerable light on the causes of the Into disturbances in the Yangtze valley, xs well son the res taken to check them.
The memorial begins by stating that the province of Hupeh ig of considerable importance on account of its position, being link between the northern southern portions of the Empire, trade of Hupeh, which is traversed throughout its whole length by the Yangtae, is very considerable, Hupelt is, like Hunan, a centre st operations of the society known asthe Kolay Hui, The movements of the society first began to be known in the your 1890, its members seizing every opportunity stir up trouble, Several of the leaders were arrested some mouths before the outbreak in May last year, The members of a branch existing in the vicinity of Hsiang. yang Fuon the Han river in Hupe, agreed in March last year to unite and start a revolt on a certain day; but this plan was frustrated by the decided measures adopted by the high officials, The. memorialist attributes the attacks on the Christian mission establishments in the Yangtze valley directly to the action of the Kola uiembers in the province of Hunan, which ig the source of the anti-Christian ugitation, As 80 as the movement made itself' felt, the military and naval commanders in the province were ordered to station bodies of troops and guard-boats ab various points, with instructions to be on the alert to prevent any breach of the peace, Large rewards were also offered for thy capture of the leaders of the movement, An additional force of police was enrolled, asteamer detailed eu paces! the Yang: tre.
Eleven offenders were seized in dill ferent parts of the province, and x list of the leaders also fell into the hands of the authorities. The prisoners were examined at Waehang, and from their confessions a fairly accurate notion of the intended rebellion may be obtained. One of the principal leaders, named Kao Te-ho, stated that several years ago he founded a branch of 1 Society in Kiangsu. In June, 1891, he was at Shanghai in company with the of General "Li Chang-shou, who was beheaded in 1882. This son was known as Li Hung. His other individual name was Yi Cheng. Li, who gave himself out to be one of the principal leaders the Kolay Hui, intended to rally all_ the members under his command, and avenge his father's death, He had already given orders to foreigners fur the purchase of weapons and munitions of As soon as they arrived, he was for the beginning of the This no doubt refers to the tan was arrested in September by the British authorities and condenined to ving mouths' imprisonment for smuggling into China arms and
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