His personal courage excelled his gift of organization. He was too indolent to control his subordinates. He had no far view. "I am a soldier", he said, "Here to-day, and killed, maybe, to-morrow." His private life] "was dominated by the pursuit of pleasure, Yet there were queer inconsistencies. The neglect which showed in the organization and care of his troops, was compensate ed for by a passion for civil, constructive work, and delight in the development of the public grounds near the city. He shared with his chief, Ch'en Chiung-ming, an enthusiasm for local improvements, and both in Swatow and Chaochow!u his lees and enjoy life.
Since the Oppres turn of the Reds his statue smashed, his house confiscated, and it is now proposed to honour his assassin in his place. But the trees that he planted remain,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.