"THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, AUGUST BOTH.
THE MYSTERY OF THE CANTON CHRISTIAN
COLLEGE.
WHO IS NOW.RESPONSIBLE FOR THE CONDUCT
OF THE SITUATION?.
ALLEGED
ATTEMPT TO ** EX-COMMUNICATE "
THE REV. A. BAXTER,
[By- a" Correspondant.]
Iam informed by one who is in what the status of the Hackney. Theslo. peition to know, and whose information gical College really is, nor is its relation-
to the I consider reliable, that the "Trustees ship
University of London of the Canton Christian College have obvious-it certainly is not a College cabled from Amerion to the President reincorporated in the University of Lon questing that the staff of the College don. However, Mr. Baxter seems to should refrain from taking part in any have come out to Canton, in 1907 as a thing connected with the political situa. Missionary of the London Missionary tion at Cantou.
Society and in 1916 he was appointed us the representative of that Society at the Canton Christian College." He became Vice-President in 1924. It is unnecessary to recapitulate the facts showing that the L. MS. were the pioneers of mis- sanary work in South China. As far as I can understand that Society has never interfered in Chinese politics.
Now Mr. Baxter was more or less con- with the publication of the nected ** famous ' manifesto issued after the Shameen affair. Subsequently he signed declaration", in Hongkong which was witnessed by certain officials of this Colony and published in the local press. The general opinion was that Mr. Baxter
Such an instruction is certainly a step in the right direction, but there are still many things to clear up in connection with the extraordinary action of certain members of the staff of this institution, and I venture to suggest to the Trustees that a full investigation should he made and proper precautions taken so that, żu future at any rate, no active encour- agement should be given to those who
penly profess the Bolshevik.Creed.
THE TRUSTEES.
Amg the names of the Trustees I And that of Dr. C. K. Edmunds who was
for many years President of the College.
CHINESE MERCHANTS.
LETTER FROM THE HÔN, MR. P. H. HOLYOAK.
The monthly meeting of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce was held on Saturday, when about fifty members at- tended. Mr. Li You Chuen présided
Several anonymous letters denouncing the strikers, had been "received from various persons and were read to the
members.
ber to the various "customs brokers in Haiphong asking them to ship the car- goes intended for Hongkong by all avail. able steamers.
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THE DIMINISHING DOLLAR..
THE STRIKE'S EFFECT ON FOOD PRICES.
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CAN THE COST OF LIVING RE REDUCED ?
[BY A CORRESPONDENT. }
We have accepted so much inconven-" ience ns inevitable during the last few weeks that we have not been been bother-
The Chairman also announced that aed greatly by the rise in prices which telegram had been seat from the Cham
bas taken place Dollars are morg difficult to obtain than ever, but, by an irony, of fate, they now disappear more. rapidly than at any time in the memory of the "oldest resident.” Households are in a chaotic state because of the strike; we just pay for what we must have and ang, to ourselves." It will be all right when we get back to normal." I do hot! wish to be accused of pessimism but what prospect is there of "getting back to normal" in the matter of prices"
A MEMBER DETAINED.
Correspondence was read relative to the recent detention by the, Police of member of the Chamber.
I have obtained a few figures from a reliable source, which will perhaps be of interest to be Food Controller and your readers.
It appears that Mr. Lok Kwao, chief manager of the Pacific Company of 74, Queen's Road Central, who is a mem- ber of the Chamber, was detained uy the Police on his arrival from Macan on July 31st. He was subsequently released upan satisfying the police that he was a bona-fide merchant. In his statement to the Chamber, he said he had to leave The chief item in the dietary of the two cheques with the police. The Cham-Chiness is rice. Since the beginning of ber on applying to the police was in the strike the price of rice sold in many formed that the two cheques had been re- turned to hima,
·TRIBUTE TO MR. CHAU SIU KI,
The following letter from the Hon. Mr. 2. H. Holyoak, President of the Hong kong Chamber of Commerce, addressed to the President of the Chinese Chamber was then read:
shops has gone up about fifteen per cent., for no very obvious reason.
Roughly, speaking all Europeans and Chinese are paying today twice as much for their meat and vegetables as com- pared with prices before the strike. The Chinese are, now paying eighty cents a catty for beef and a dollar a catty for On behalf of the Committee and pork. The price paid by Europeans in members of this Chamber I wish to the market for beef is now sixty cents a
povad.
He is now Vice-President of one of the
hail boen foolish enough to associate him-convey to you the sincere sympathy which American Universities-I believe Joht
self with the original manifesto and, on we feel towards your Chamber in the loss Hopkins University, Dr. Edmunds was reflection, bad seen the error of his ways. which you and the whole Colony have well-known in Hongkong and it is per He, therefore, did the only thing poss-sustained in the death of Mr. Cha Si tically certain that if he had been atible-wried up that he had been guilty Ki, and so many other residents in the terrible disaster which occurred at Pa the College in June, 1923, nothing like of an error of judgment.
Hing Fong. Will you please convey our the now famous, or infamous. manifesto
condolences to your members, and in- form them that a record of our sense of" loss and our profound sympathy was made at a meeting of our Chamber on the afternoon of the disaster."
uld have been issued. Perhaps Dr. Edmunds might give his opinion of the ez-parts statement which has done such
harm.
FOR PRIVATE CIRCULATION I
That sums to have brought down upon his head the wrath of some of the "die hards of the C.C.C. and I am informed that a pamphlet attacking Mr. Baxter
has been issued. I should like to see a copy of the document. Possibly tho Trustees and the Regents of the College
in New York have received one or the
F. H. Hawkins, of the London 3. sionary Society, is also on the Board of Trustees and I think, in the interests of that Society, which are likely to be jeopardised if some action is not taken, that Mr. Hawkins should explain the ciets. There is little doubt that a move. attitude of the Trustees generally to ment is on foot to "ex-communicate" wards the 17 members of the staff of the Mr. Baxter and it would be interesting College who are reported to have signed to study the clauses of the indictment. the munifesto.
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Mr. Holyoak added :-" Additionally I have lost a valued personal friend of very many years' standing."
QUESTION OF FINANCES.
The fluctuation in the price of chicken has been noticeable, but generally speak. ing the cost bas doubled,
Fresh eggs have soared from about thirty-two cents a dozen to prices vary. ing from seventy-five cents to a dollar a duzen.
"Firewood has doubled in price.__
"diminishing So the story, of the dollar" might be extended with regard to many other"commodities sold in tho Admittedly the гіме local market.
in prices applies only to perishable goods, and the excuse is that vegetables,
Couret of the London Missionary So in a further report, which has reached etc., are not coming down from Canton,
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LIU CHUNG HOL
us through a Chinese source, of last but I am not convinced that there has Saturday's morting, it is stated that been no profiteering" on the paft of Mr. Li Yau Chuen, the Chairman, the Chinco retailers in the market. The announced that the native bankers had charges for milk, dry goods, electricity
so far only received half of the loan of and many other items in the family
Shanghai Bank and the Chartered Bank
In the official publication of the Canton Christian College (Bulletin 37, Catalogue with announcements for 1995). Douglas
Canton Christian College took a pro- the Government's approval. The native Jenkins, Esq., United States. Consul
minent part in the anti-foreign demon-banks who obtained the loan were bound General, Canton, appears
"Repre
stration which was the direct cause of by contract to use this $3,000,000 for the sentative of Regents of the University the tragedy at Shances. The notorious purpose of paying depositors, and until
f the State of New York." in some
Chinese Inbour leader, Liu Chung Hoi, this was done to utilise none of the way the Canton Christian" College is sent his children to the College for money for the purpose of financing
unected with, or obtains authority to education. If there is one person in business. grant degrees from, the University of the Canton to-day who has brought more State of New York. It would clear the strife, sorrow and anarchy to that un- air if Mr. Jenkins would issue an official, happy city than another it is Lis, Chung statement on the recent conduct of those Hoi. His association with the CC.C.
is significant suembers of the College whs have so outraged all foreign residents in South Chinn.
It is as well to remind readers that 66,000,000 which the Hongkong and budget, as we must gratefully acknow- Chinese masters and students of the promised jointly to lend to them with ledge have not been increased but on the
Chinese politics?
must have food.
Bestlessness
the
other hand it must be remembered that while poor people possibly do without those items in times of stress, everyone
amongst
working classes is always caused, by an increaza in the price of food and, aconer or later "In the joint meeting with the comes the inevitable demand for acran General Chamber of Commerce," said the
sort of compensation. The blunt fact is Chairman, 1 was told by the repre sentatives of the two Banks that the that we cannot afford, in this Colony, at other half of the loan (3 million dollars), the present time any increase in the cost might be administered, if desired, for facing business, should the Govery of living. Whether it will be possible for the Government to interveng between ment approve it."
The Chairman further announced that with reference to last Thursday's joint the consumer and the purveyor of food I meeting, the Chinese Chamber has asked do not know; but it is little use to talk the managera of the two British about the law of supply and demand and banks to let their clients overdraw as usual as far as the clients have security the economic theories of fifty years ago. In Hongkong we have the Poultry Guild deposited with them.
Mr. Barlow of the Hongkong had Shanghai Bank had answered that he and possibly "rings" such as "Adam' would be pleased to consider this matter Smith and his generation did not con- if the Chinese clients would call on him sider. personally
The other subject brought up at Thurs day's joint meeting was a statement that the strike the price of food in. Hong- the Chinese Chamber had asked the kong has increased and that, upon an British banks to accept loans on secur-
The tune has come for an official state ment to be issued by the Board of Trustees of this College. Severe mea- THE PRESIDENT.
sures of discipline are demanded. Why The President of the College, an should an educational institution, with readers are aware, is James McClure Trustees in New York, openly support Heary, D.D. "Dr. Henry was a mis and uncourage those who have instigated sionary attached to the American Pres. the strike in Hongkong? Why has the byterian (U.S.A.) Mission, Canton, from presentative of the Trustees in Canton issued no reproof? What have the Ame, 1600-19; Executive Secretary, Canton
rican subscribers to the endowments of Christian College, 1919-24; Vice-Presid ent, 1929-24; President, 1924 onwards, the College to say to this meddling with All I need say is that Dr. Heary's, long
WHO IS RESPONSIBLE! rusidence in Canton should have provid ed him with sufficient knowledge of local!
The responsibility of those connected conditions to have restrained him from with the College is great. The latest giving active support to
story is that Dr. Henry has handed the Beredino and his friends..
institution, lock, stock and barrel over to the communists of Canton. There is REV. A. BAXTER'S POSITION.
so much mystery about the movements- The latest mystery is the action of of the staff of the College, however, that some of those connected with the College I cannot confirm this statement. towards the Vice-President, the Rev. We ought to be informed who is res Alexander Baxter. Mr. Baxter is a ponsible for the Cantón Christian College graduate of the Hockney Theological today; and if it is being used as a head College (University of London) but does quarters for the Bolsheviks of Canton not appear to have graduated in the subscribers should be immediately ar-strike. University of London. It is not clear prised.
"Comrade"
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What we must realise is that during
ities of property and shares at lower average, there is less money for pur rates, of interest and higher valuation, chasing food. This is bound to com- It was decided to hold a meeting of plicate the labour problem, in future, and Merchatata and Workers" in the Chinese if we want
to carry on "satisfactorily Camber next Saturday at 2 p.m.
It the attendance is too crowded, the meeting will take place at the Nam Tong Restaurant.
no effort must be spared to bring prices down. Many Europeans, no doubt, will radically change their ideas regarding Before the conclusion of the proceed luxuries and necessities," but as "ings," Mr. J. M. Wong: the Vice-Chair-
man, announced that a reply had been we are a trading community" there is received by the "Hon. Mr. R. H. Kote, the Chinese population to consider, and wall from the Hon. Bir Cland Severn, it costs remain as they are-and once Colonial Secretary, conveying the thanks
1925
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ineritable before many months have pass-
edi The meeting closed at 4 p.m.
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