HOW HE ROSE.
A correspondent supplies the 'Ejij Kong Press' of a late date with taa biography of a high Chinese official, who is now one rsof the leading author* ities on foreign affairs. This man. .{ seems, was born in Fatshan, and re« ceived a good education. He Inherited some money, wiiich he squander^ and, being regarded by ..hi* family as ' a bad character, he was turned out. He 'then jjeßfa to Hong Kong and set up. a a fortune teller in Taipinshan, wkrs anyone could have his destiny; tol him for a few cents. Finding he cfluljl not make much in this line he spoil returned to Fatshan, where he"|terte| an opium divan; When his Irieadi discovered this they again tried to gcSJ rid of him, and he agreed to go.awajj for good if he was paid 100 taels. Thfl money was found and the ex-fortund teller started for Shanghai. Wtea» clansman with whom he had ingrsjjiM ed himself was promoted to the '%tM\ of Futai, he received an order Is* the Throne to behead a eeriata eunuch who was in disgrace,,.-'"but-si the eunuch was a favourite of tfs Empress Dowager, no one dare uttbi take the execution of the order uiu the subject .of this biography undertook, the task. He afterwards mfetH | Hung Chang, and his promotion *^ then rapid. •
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Auckland Star, Volume XXX, Issue 30, 6 February 1899, Page 6
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