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and still usually so designated by foreigners) in Canton. only "Christian Universities" we were unfortunately unable to visit, though we received cordial invitations to do so, were those of Foochow (the Fukien Christian University), Central China College, Wuchang, and the West China Union University at Ch'êng-tu in Ssu-ch'uan. From the administrative and teaching staffs
the of all the institutions visited, as well as from WWW students, we are glad to record that we met with nothing but kindness, hospital- ity and friendly interest. We had hoped to see something of the educational work being done in the Three Eastern Provinces (Man- churia) but it was found impossible to carry out this part of our programme owing to the political crisis in that region, which caused the temporary closing of the North-Eastern University (Mukden) and other educational centres and disorganised the railway communi-
cations.
All three members of the delegation attended the
meetings of the Fourth Pacific Conference as members of the British
group. Preparations had been made for holding this Conference at
Hangchow, but circumstances connected with the acute tension then
existing between China and Japan made it advisable that the meetings
should be held in the International Settlement of Shanghai. During
the sessions of the Conference, which sat from October 21st to
November 3rd, we had the great advantage of meeting many of the
leading educationalists in China and of discussing with them various
problems of mutual interest. While attending the Pacific Conference,
therefore, we were able simultaneously to carry on the work which
had been entrusted to us by the Universities China Committee.
In a letter addressed by the Chairman of the
Committee to the Chairman of the Board of Trustees for the admini-
stration of the indemnity fund, it was stated that in addition to
carrying out their duties as specified in the above-mentioned terms
of reference, Professors Adams and Roxby were also prepared to give
lectures at various academic centres. Throughout the whole period
of their sojourn in China (extending from September 29th to December 5th) the educational life of the country was in a state of ferment