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The Registrar referred at this time to the sum of $5,391.75
owing by the President of China for scholarships given in
his name.
4.
On March
On March 11th, 1925, the Registrar sent to the
Education Department, Ministry of Education, Feking at their
request, some University publications, and enclosed a statement of account for the Feking students (54,730) and
also drew the attention of the Ministry of Education to the
sum of $5,391.75 owing by the President of China.
20th a letter was received from the Colonial Secretary
enclosing copy of a letter written to the Wai Chiao Pu on
March 5 th from the British Legation, Peking, in which a
request for an early settlement of the Central Government
debt was made. The Colonial Secretary, in his letter,
stated that he thought the time (March, 1925) inopportune for pressure to be brought regarding the payment of the Presiden-
tal Scholarships account. He asked to be informed of the
exact amounts at present outstanding in respect of the
Ministry of Education debt and the Presidential Scholarships
debt.
5. On August 1st, 1925, the Registrar made formal
application to the Minister of Education for the payment of $56,460.00 on account of the Peking Government Scholarships
and enclosed a statement of accounts and the records of two
scholars viz:- Messrs. Shu Yu Pong and Liu Tang Kwan.
6.
On November 17th, 1925, the Vice Chancellor wrote to
Mr. H. H. Fox of the British Legation, Peking, enclosing a
copy of the account and suggesting that as the Tariff
Conference had just started it might be a good opportunity
to once again present the bill. Mr. Fox replied under date
of December 2nd.1925, asking for a complete statement of
the University's claim, giving particulars of the e xact