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LETTER FROM DR. WU TING-FANG TO MR. CHUM CHUN-ESUAN.
Dear Sir,.
Telephone 29.
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HOME TENNIS. Since my arrival at Hongkong, you have sent me messengers and letters,
Losoon, April 12th. for which I am very much obliged to:
In Queen's Club Covered Courts Cham you.
We came down to the Soun pionship in the Singles "E. A. Milton years ago.
What was our object? beat & Chinese student, Wx by 6/3, C4, Was it not for protecting the Con- 3/6, 6/1,7 stitution and saving the country? My conscience is clear, for which Heaven and sun can bear testimony. It is quite unexpected that my strength
NEW YORK. April 19th." The shipbuilders of the United States could not back up my mind, and have organised & Committes fer the par- not do anything to save the situs-pose of securing the fature American mor- The downfall of the great law chant marine and opposing the disposition is the same as before. The situation to foreigners of the American war-time is more complicated than ever. Re-commercial feet cently you went to Shigkwan to settle the squabble between the Yunnan troops and the local tregs, you cer tainly did much good on the bccasion. But when you race the origin of this squabble, you will see that it de- rived from the unruly conduct of mid- tarists and the intrigues of the poll ticians.
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As regards my coming down to Hongkong this time, you sera repre sentatives to request me to go back to Canton and welcome me. But at the same time you instructed lawyers to sue me in the Hongkong Law Courts. Your mind is changeable. I don't understand you. If you think that.. as I have the Customs Surplus on my hands, you should therefore sue me. then you must remember that in the capacity of Minister of Finance, it is my duty to look after the public money. I brought the money with me so as to prevent any misuse. did not run away with the money and hide myself. it necessary for you
to sue me? A proper account of the receipts and expenditure passing through my hands shall be given. 1 can trust my honesty, and I am sure that the foreigners and the Chinese also trust me.
1
With reference to the establishment of the Bureau for Enentes' Property last year, the money from the sale of enemies' property amounted to more than $270,000. Your party has near ly misappropriated it all. More than ten months have elapsed, no account in connection with this maner has yet been rendered. Why do you blame others and not blame yourself? have to find fault with you, though I know very well you are an honest inan. During the last years of the T'sing Dynasty, you were very pro- minent then; but you do.not occupy the same position, in the Republic. It is not because your ability is not the Same as belore. but because your do) not associate yourself with the good men and get rid of the bad men. the end of last winter and at the begin- ning of spring, I wrote you twice giving you my advice. But you would not follow it. What a pity? The -proverb says, "the mistake of a good man is just like the eclipse of the sun or the moon." If you really have a warm heart to reform, so as to re- deem your fault ther. you should sever connection with the cunning and cheat ing political cliques. maintain the legal National Assembly, and esncel the five unsatisfactory peace proposals. You should also work heartily and fairly
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Dated 12th April, 9th year of the Republic of China.
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EDUCATIONAL BOARD. MEETS
APPOINTMENT OF -COMMMTE29:2
REVOLVERS AND LOW CUNNING
We mentioned no names...
the that
far It can be made free. There is the problery of normal schools, established in `connection" with the vernacular education. There is the problem of the educational ladder, There is a certain kind of low which is always" with us: how cunning is contraversy which we it is possible to bring detest. Here is a story to make plain pupils from the primary to the our meaning. The Hongkong Educational Board, secondary schools and later: send a newly appointed body, held its first them to the University. The que dence showing that he had been A young man sent in correspon. meeting at the Sanitary Board office. tion was recently raised, by the yesterday, the chair being occupied Colonial Secretary, I think, who We published a paragraph saying refused permission to have a revolver. by Mr. E. Irving, Director of Educa mentioned it in a speech at Queen's that we approved the police decision tion. Others present were Mrs. College whether it would be Hickling, Mr. R. E. O: Bird, Mr. A. possible to have some of our biggest R. Cavaller. Dr. T. Pearce, Pro schools moved to less crowded parts The same evening, a member of fessor G. W. Ferguson, Rev. A. D. of the Colony. Then there is a the V. R. C who had read the par- Stewart, Rev. Fr. P de Maria, Mr. question to which I must attach the agraph approached the Adversarian A F. Arculli, Mr. S. W. Tso, Mr.very greatest importance, the ques on the street, and applauded the A. F. B., Silva Netto and Mr. Y. Ption of medical inspection of the paragraph. Still without mentioning Lo (Secretary).
schools. I may mention that on the names, be described an incident| The Chairman said: In welcoming matter of eyesight some measures that had occurred you here today. I do not mean to have already been taken, and we R. C. as showing make any set speech. Set speeches think it is a matter which deserves it is undesirable for certain types of are usually rather boring, and educa-the most serious attention of men to have revolvers. He put no tional set speeches perhaps more than educational authorities and the date to the incident. It might have others. But think you would like Government, as a part of edu- beeu recent or ancient. We didn't to hear a few words from me as to cation, and some steps must know. We made a paragraph about the reasons for calling this Board be taken ta deal with that also. together. We are a reincarnation. Another question which arose only Next day, in a restaurant, the In our oldest forma, as the Chinese today--was the hours for "girls" Adversarian was tiffining in a remote Vernacular Committee of Education, schools-how long and within what corner, alone, with his book propped we were born in 1911, and abolished, hours it was desirable that they up in front of him. He goes to that to use a euphemism, in 1914. Speak should be kept at their studies. All restaurant, and to that corner, in ing from personal knowledge, I can these questions are of very different order to be able to read andisturbed. not say that that Committee did any natures and they affect very different The table accommodates two, and he harm; in point of fact it did nothing; classes of schools, or some of them has not reserved both seats but 73 years before that that is do. I consider it advisable, and most i going back a long way our original of the members of the Board will if the seat were reserved. The A young man came up and asked birth was, when a Board of Educa- agree with me, that we should de Adversarian said "No," tion was appointed under the Chair-vote ourselves to all these matters, went
on reading: The young manship of the Bishop of Victeria. and others that may come up from man sat and flourished until 1855. Under time to time. I submit to the con- Adversarian went on reading. The dowe, vis-a-vis.` The that Board the foundations of the sideration of the Board the advis young man forced a conversation. educational system of Hongkong ability of the Board converting it He asked why the China Mail had were laid, In that period a school self into a number of committees expressed the views it did. for British children, exclusively, was which will act independently and re-
He was told that the China Mail opened, the forerunner of the present port as occasion arises to the whole opinion was based on schools at Kowloon, Victoria, and Board. That in fact is the only principles. sufficiently indicated in general the Peak, and the forerunner also of piece of advice that I have myself to the paragraph complained of. He the principal schools of Hongkongbring before, the Board to-day was further told that a particular If the Board had no other claim to whether such committees should be incident had been reported to the affectionate memory it can establish formed and if so how they shall be Chino Mail (the V.R.C. incident) sub- a claim in having the celebrated Dr. formed. Without wishing to seem sequent to the appearance of the Legge or its councils. However, in 1855 to arrange things definitely without paragraph, which confirmed and the board was abolished. I am sure you the approval of the Board, it seems strengthened lis endorsement of the will find that this description of our obvious to me that the Committee on police action. history with its short periods of Vernacular education is an obvious activity and long periods of Nirvana, necessity and probably a committee are depressing. However, I do not on the British Schools. That, I think, intend to be depressing, I would is a matter for our consideration rather go into the accessity of our As regards procedure. I think getting to work at once and doing agwe are an adrisor "com- what we can. I think we have ajmittee we shall probably find reál sphere of usefulness and I draw that very formal procedure is u your attention to the purposes for necessary. Still, as rules should be which we are now called together formulated against occasions when A Board of Education for the puz they may be required I propose to pose of assisting the Director of circulate to members of the Board Education with, advice on matters the rules of procedure which are in pertaining to the development of force in the Sanitary. Board mutatis education in the Colony, You will malandis, and I daresay that they observe we have neither statutory will form a convenient basis. I ought nor executive powerà. This is to say that my friend, Mr. Y. P. nine months ago in the VRC. Mr.
The young
and
volunteered the statement: that he man thereupon was the hero of the V. R. C. incident, and that though no mentioned, the police would know it was be. The adversarian resumed his reading.
names were
Mail has received, addressed to him Today the editor of the China
publication, from that young man. personally. by name, a letter for
fortunately, I was tiffining with Mr. The young man begins: Un- of your paper yesterday, and daring our conversation, I cld him of an incident which occurred some
apologies to the V.R.C. and shall be I can only tender my sincere obliged by your inserting my apology in your next i sue"
The statement that he tiffined with He signs the lette.-J. A: Gutierrez, cur man, while partly based on fact, is a suggestio fain.
The statement. that in conversa-
in it.
being a member of the V.R.C., and The suggestion about our man
using confidential information, is making trouble for the club, by also cunningly false. The facts are as stated above
an Advisory Board. The-Board, as is not a member at present of this I understand it will sub-serve two Board, but he has acted in the absence did not occur to me that he would -being a member of the Club, it main purposes. In the first place of Mr Cavalier (Inspector of use the information which might will be the means of enabling Vernacular Schools) 23 Inspector make trouble for the Club. the Government to. formulate of Vernacular Schools for several sound and consistent educational years, and is generally well policy; and, in the second place, by acquainted with educatiocal matters its thorough knowledge of the exist in the Colony. He has kindly con ing educational system, it will give sented-with the approval of the useful advice on individual proposals Board again to be our Secretary, for its amendment and extension. and I think the Board would be well For the board to exercise these advised to take advantage of his kind powers and give that advice there is offer. I shall be glad to have the naturally implied in the Board a very views of members and answer any tion he told him of the V.R.C. in close knowledge of the educational questions as far as I am able, but itcident is a lie. It was the Ad- system of the Colony. I daresay must be remembered that I, like the versarian who told him. All he did that knowledge is already in Board as a whole, am feeling my way. was to confess that he was concerned the possession of most of the mem-I do not know any more than you bers of the Board. Aby members how we ought to get to work, but I of the Board who feel that they feel sure there is plenty of work to are rather rusty on the subject be done. →. should like to refer to the books. which I bave already circulated. There are not very many of them, but we have as our charter the Education Ordinance, which deals with the compulsory powers of the Education Department, and also "the Grant Codes, under which, though without legal sanction, grants are given to such schools as elect to accept these conditions, which are a little more sirènuous than those The sub-committee to deal w compulsorily enforced by the Educa British schools was then appointed tion Ordinance. Besides the book as follows: Mrs. Hickling, Mr.RE. knowledge contained in those O. Bird, Dr. Pearce and Rev. A. D two documents, it will be the duty of Stewart. members of the Board to visit our The Chairman then mentioned that Yerk contemporary, prints the fol Commerce and Finance, a New schools, or such of our schools as they there were certain schools in the towing programme, which seems also personally concern themselves with Colony in which English was taught appropriate in this Colony." and to enable them to do so, as far which were neither British nor Anglo as the Government Schools are care Chinese. They were St. Joseph's Stand in the middle of the room,
Rise 7 am. cerned, I will say that all the head- College and the Diocesan School, St. raise arms slowly overhead, take masters and headmistresses will Paul's College, he understood, was deep breath, and say, "Damn the welcome members of the Board calling exclusively Chinese He suggested Government, lowering arms in within the usual hours and will place that Me. Silva Netto should look attitude of despair. Ten times. at their disposal any information after St. Joseph's College. He had available. I cannot definitely give not referred to the Indian School Extend body flat downward on the same assurance either for the becaure Mr. Arculi would look floor, cover eyes with hands, kick Grant Schools or private Schools after it as he had always done.
heels, think of the tramways, and because I have no power to delegate There being no further businessweep, till dry. my own authority with respect to the meeting terminaled." them; but I feel quite sure that the Correspondents of the one and the Managers of the other will extend equal courtesy to the members
The Chairman then proposed that La'sub-committee be appointed to deal with vernacular education. The two Inspectors of Vernacular schools should be on this Committee, to-elas (we cannot admit their sincerity) This young man's ap-logies to the gether with the two Chinese mem- are herein published, as requested. bers. Hoo. Mr. Lau Cha Pak and His apologies to the China Mail are Mr. S. W. Tso and the Rev. Father still awaited. de Maria
of the Board. I have not any,
This proposal was approved by the Board.
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