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THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF CHINA.

ANNUAL MEETING,

The annual meeting of the American Association of Chins was held in the rooms of the Blaghai General Chamber of Commerce, Yuenmingyuen Road, on December 18th. Mr. H. B. Morsa (President was in the chair,

The Hen, Seoretary (Mr. C. M. Lacey Sites) having read the notice convening the meeting, read the report of the Executive Committee.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 28TH, 1907.-

hereby reiterate the request previously made of the Government at Washington on the three following matters, to wit that a suitabla | Government building be provided for the Court and Commulate in Bhanghai, second, that a distinct oods be provided for the United State Court for China, and third that the Consul General for Shanghat be free from all judicial duties or function. Dr. Beid said they had been siming at several things for some years and there seem more of these matters that they had got to the ed to be a good probability of success on ens or Government at Washington at different times during the past few

or do anything which world lessen their influence with the Government at Washington securing those things they had all agroal they wanted. There might to dispute and discussion on certain matters in the memorial and bn proposed that they send home a message with reference to those things on which thoy contained all the main issue and they were all wore all agreed. The substitute be suggested agreed.

America'i interests in China It gare occasion for the utterance of broad principles of-national statesmanship which find their most notable field of application in

the relations between the two great continental nations which border the northern Pacific. Most important of all, it brought to the of vital contact the increasing friendliness between China and Americs which has succeeded the episode of the boycott. And it brought with such manifest grace and effectiveness as those specia of Americanism to the point to enhance in a very pative way the prestige represented in Shanghai,

THE PADFOOT..

It is one of the most perplexing and inexplle. able facts of human nature that we find precisely the same superstitious beliefs in parts of Eng land as widely apart as Northumberland and Cornwall, aye, and practices as som aning as England and Hindustan, Now, when i was in

Fool's Yorkshire I heard a good deal about the Fed. Darham it was, and perhaps still is, believed in foot, and find that in Northumberland and as sincerely as in Yorkshire, It is a mysterioas

Day in countries as severed na

The Chairman said that the Treasurer's to tie their banoars. They did not wish of the American name among the uations animal, somewhat larger than a sheep, with long

report had been presented and cironiated and be proposed that it be taken as read. This was The Chairman ved the adoption of the report of the Executive Committee. He mentioned that sixteen new members were proposed at the last meeting of the Committee, bat said that on the other hand they bad bad

losses during the year. The president procesied to refer to these kisses. He said that the Association could only tako limited action in wone of the subjects which came before it, and instanced the question of opium and oplum deus in Shingual. The Association felt that it should not do anything in a matter in which they had an interest. Anything they did with regard to the question of epium and the Shanghai Municipal Conscil must be done by individual effort. It was sometimes felt that the end American.on thù Municipal Council was theresomewhat on suffer- ance and as individuals they should make greatar effort to obtain better representation. Mr Morse proceeded to relate the history of the Settlements and then Inking individual effort na his text howed how in certain directions, Americans ia Shanghai lasked this qudity. It

was not until the came to public notion that the Association came into its proper place, The one question which had concerned them during the past year had been the United States Court for Chips. On this question the Association had spoken from the beginning with no undortain voico. The Coart was the creation of this Association, and about three weeks or a month after the arrival of the judge the question arose whether this Associatio supported him in the action ho took and they sent a telegram and a Letter to Washington. Then Hoding that the law was insuficient they sent a circular to the

A member asked what the motion substituted. Dr. Reid-The memorial:

Dr. Reid's motion,

After a me discussion Dr. Myers seconded

Mr. Gammon questioned the action of the Committee in sending home os blegrams, private letters and pamphlets without the knowledge of

members of the Ass cination,

had not overstoppal the powers onferred on Dr Myers pointed out that the Committee

on them by the constitution.

Dr. Hawks Pott said that some mmbers approved of the report with the exception of the memorial. If this was put to the rots afterwards. then they could vote on De. Iteid's amendment

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Dr. Reid said that he was willing to withdraw, suggested by Dr. Polt.

the understandin that a vote be taken as Mr. Gammon moved: be accepted with the exception of the Memorial

That the report This was seconded

report except that part relating to the Memorial Mr. Murray Warner moved: That the be taken up first. This was secoude.

Memorial was then adopted by the m oling.

The report except that part relating to the

Dr. Hawks Pott moved: That the Memorial

be

accepted.

Dr. Parker ssooned.

The Ballot for the

In passing, it is worth while to motion, as one indiostion of the renewed good feeling of China toward Amories, the ivereated numbers of Chinese students now going to study in American universities. Dr. Morriso, in his speech at the Chins Association dinner in London last month, students are now pursuing advanced courses in stated that for huudred and twenty Chinese

hair, and large eyes like saucers, that gleam with phosphorescent light, and which is supp and to fulfour people at night in a forely lane, or even high road, or ele waylaya them where they are likely to pass. In Northumber

and it goes by the name of the Basguest, given it in Yorkshire is from the sound of its Lancashire it is aalled the Boggart, and in other parts the Boggle. The name Padfoot Amaric. Assigla instance, to illustrate the present trend, we may cote that a large govern.feet lightly, qu okly padding along the way. ment school at Shanghai which; two years 58. Baring Gould emphatically that he had ne

A man st Horbury, near Wakefold, assured was abost to send its gradusting close to Amorica for advance:1-8 stady bút directed them the Padfooit "one night as a white dog of instood to European solo,Is, last wook storte large size in the hedge. He struck at it; and seven of its brightest students off for Americi the stick passed through it. ben te hage to study commerce at Yale.

white dog looked at him, and it had "prest aucer een," and he was so layed" that he rau home trembling, and went to bed, where, says that writer, I visited him, and tried to assure him he had been deluded by his fancy, But all in vain he died.

Among the official changes of the year we bara to note the transfer of Consul General Rodgers from the post which he had filled so oreditally at "Shanghai, to Havana and the appointment here of our pro-ent Loncared re- presentative, Consul General Denby

An important obaptar in the history of the rear is the work of the United States Court for Chios, Records of the good work done by this Court have appeared in the successive ines of the Journal," for the year. En February, it having appeared to your committee the A soniation's attitute toward the Court, that an emergency called for an expression of telegram and a letter, endorsing Jadge Willey's State. These were polished in the "Journal" judicial course, wore sont to the Secretary of for July.

Our national annivastries have been duly obaved, and the proceedings in connexion with the occasions have been or will be recorded fully in the "Journal,"

It is proper hers to make men'in of the those prenent voting against Committee for in an oficial and the other in a philanthropic The motion was carried, about one third of death of two men, long and honourably con

masted with American interests in Coins, one 1909 reaulted in the following being slected-relation, ex Minister E. H. Conger and the Mesure. D. Costh, J. N. Jeon, Dr. A. P. Parker, Dr. F. L. Hawke Pott, W. A. Reed,

veteran missionary Dr. Young J. Allen. To Dr. Gilbert Reid, C. M. Lacey Sites, C.

their memories we have already paid. tribute Starmann, J. A. Thomas, Murray Warner and

in the pages of the Journal. We have also to reto d the death of our former Consul J. R. Patterson.

General John Goodnow, in Rome, this moth. Jonen died os The Rer. W. 2. Faris and the Rev. J. R. result of their devoted

For my part, I suspect that what ho really saw was the moonlight through a gap in the hodge, taking approximately the form of a large dog But usually the Padfoot is not white bat black. Sometimes it runs on three legs, sometimes on tue,

The most circumstantial account of one coMENS' from Cornwall, and that from the pen of s man of a little note in his day, Samuel Drowe, the philosopher and metaphysicias, author of A Treatise on the Immortality of the Soul,” and for several years editor of the "Imperial Magazine." He was a olear, bard-headed man, and not one that you would anppose could have beou deluded in what he saw; but, what is more, ha asserts confidently that several others who were with him so saw the mysterious creature. These are his words: "There were several,

think we were poaching. The party were in a of us, boys and mon, ont about twelve o'clock, on a bright moonlight night. field, adjoining the rond leading to St. Austell, and I was stationed outside the hedge, to watch and give the alarm, if any intruder should appeared to be the sound of a hores, spproach- appear, While thus occupied, I heard' what

ing from the towo, and I gave a signal. My companions paused, and came to the hedge where I was, to see the passenger.

They

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members of Congress and on the anggestion of Secretary Trit prepared a memorial on the subject of Consular Buildings. After referring to the question of the Post ofBees Mr. Morse reverted to the poling of the American Association with reference to the United States Court for Chine. They had considered principles in con- nexion with the Court and not persons, their concern had been with the Court alone, sud-they had had in mind the Court as it was to-day and as it would be working ten years benos. Mr. Morse viewed with some apprehension the ending of an expression of regret to the widow services in ministering to the famine sufferers looked through the bashes, and I draw myself. appoal given in criminal cases to San Francisco. of the late John Goodnow be re-comended to To abrogate it, trial by jury must be first

the incoming Committee, established; but to remove all danger,

while appeal on points of law most always

allowed; facts onos established by a jury sequainted with

be

Mr. G. Morser, it was solved: That the On the motion of Mr. Gammon, seconded by

The Chairman moved to niter Article 10, Section

1, so as to effect a reduction is the

of missionaries. subscription ubjected. Dr. Jeffurys mail that if he catud

Dr. Jefferya and

reverend gentleman not pay is $10 he would resign. He deprecated class distinctions in the meurbership.

The Chairman withdrew the motion. Dr. Meyer pointed out that the Chairman followed the Engista custom of proposing an American mosting he

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seconded the election of Mr. J. N. Jamsson to Dr. Raid proposed an Mr. Masray Warner the office of President.

Mr. Jameson declined the honour, saying that He proposed Mr. Murry Waroor, Mr. Darral he wished to see a younger man in the positio", senorded and the Duanitously,

the conditions of life in Obius, should not be again ritised by a Court ziceamarily ignorant of these conditions, and possibly swayed by anti-Chinese influenose around it. The Chinese. viewed with suspicion the sending away of convicted criminals to serve. their sentences at Vladivostok or San Francisco or Saigon; and resolutions. the acquittal at San Francisco, on the facts, of thought they should follow American mathode a prisoner convicted by the Court in Chins, of would throw a doubt on the adminiɛtration of

Produre

Chairman claimet

that he bid followed justice in the American Conris from whic precedeuce Dr. Reid said he had adopted the the nation would never recover. The conela precedura of his predecessor in office. sion the Committee had resohed was that the Court must in all gays be strangth- ened, The first need was a proper code- of laws. They claimed laws that should be up-to-date and had recommended the extension to China, in so far as they should be applicable, of the laws of the State of Californie, and, in caso Congress might prefer it, they ha

ggested as an alternative the laws of the District of. lambis. The next requirement for making a strong court was to have a judge preside over it and be neked the meeting to consider the matter, as the Committee had done, without regard to the person who might be presiding over the court at any given time, The of this Association should be, not only to xim

strong judge, but to keep him. To get suck a judge the procent sclary was probab'y Gentlemen,-Your committee in prezenting audioiul, but when he came to Shanghai and their annual report, se required by the Coa realized his position. he would hasten to use the stitution, do not feel called upon to discuss, influence which appointed him to secure, before this year, the traditional topics "The that influence was lost, his transfer to some post Situation and The Outlook."-and this for with better prospect of advancement. The two reasons: (1) There have been no saol Committee, therefore, recommended an impru- marked. vement in the position of the Judge and hoped called developments in Chinese affairs as to

gut

resintion Was carried

The following officers were also elected M. J. A. Thomas, Vice-President; Dr. Lacey Sites, Hon. deeretary; and Mr. C. Sturmans, Hon. Tressarer.

A vote of thanks to the retiring president concluded the meeting, which lasted over two

hours,

REPORT OF EXECUTIVE COMMITED,

comment from a committee

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in Kiangpoh last summer. The H Soabary met death by drowning wear Kuling. and the Rev. 4. S. Mann, in a herois attempt to save liis friend, gave up his own life.

port for July. Especial interest attached to Account of the noble work done by Ameri. cans and others ia amino Relief in the early

st

of the year were published in the "Jour the visit here of Mr. E. E. Johnstone, repre

"Christian Herald,"

"through which large proportion of the American benefactions

were secured and forwarded t› Chine,

The sati-opiam orasade i Chica bas receivs il your committe's

earnest attention. Although we have not deemed ourselves competent to ez- preas, any opinion respect g the atitude of the Shangbai Foreign Municipality to ward the question of prohibition of the retail the President of the Association to the trafir, we have approved a letter addressed by Segretary of State, discussing in some detail, the historic relations of the United States to aspects of the traffic in general. the opian trafic of China and some important

close to the hedge, that I might not be observed,. The sound increased, and the supposed horse- msn seemed to be drawing near. The latter of the hoofs became more and more distinc!.

coming towards us, at an easy pace, but with I was seized with a strange, indofluable feeling We looked to see who and what it was; end of dread, when, instead of a horas, there appeared the same sound which firat e ught my area rabo te; be as it passed it turned creature height of

ear, a

upon me and my companions huge fiery eyes that struck ferror to sit our hearts. The road where I stood branched off in two directions, in ons of which there was a gate across. Towards this gats it moved; and, without any apparent obstruction, went on st its regular

to our conpation, and we m de the best of our disappeared. Whatever it was, it put an end trot, which we hard several minnteanfter í bað

way home.

without success, to account, on natural principle, I have often endeavoured in later years, but

In the errespondence, as published In the I am sure there was no deception. It was a for what I then heard and saw. to the fact,

to a communication from the Great Associaciendless, fall moon. The preature was unlike "Journal," will be found the committee's reply night of unusual brightness, occasioned by a tion on the subject of the Whangpo say animal I had ever seen but from my present Cunservancy. Your committee, while four-recollections it had web the appearance of a promote the complete success of the work, have been for the unearthly Intre of its eyes and lis ing every practicable suggestion caloalut! to bear, with a dark, shaggy crat. Had it not not deemed it expedient to go further than to suggest that the Enginer-in-Chief be requested to late whether, in his opinion, retent scheme, developments justify any modification of the

passing through the gate as it did there would be no reason to suppose it any thing more than an animal, perhaps escaped frem some men, sgerie. That it did pass through the gate, with- out pause or hesitation, I am perfectly clear, from which we were not distuut more than In eed, we all saw it, and saw that gate was abar. twenty or thifty yards. The bars are too close to admit he passage of an animal of all its apparent bulk; yet this oresturs went through, without effort or variation of its pace."

In response to a request from the chairman of the Chine Association, that a representative of the Association be appointed on the privi sual, committee on a proposed International Exhibition at Shanghai, Ms. James N, Jameson was appolated, and consented to serve. No action bae been taken, however, committing the Association in any way to the ally advised greatly to be regrelied that we have not the

Your committee hare ban

sobem,

...... Surely this is a very carious story, and it is

members of the arty on that nocturnal posobing written account of what was seen by the other expedition

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it wold be carried into effect before suy new who are concerned with specifically American appointment ad to be made. In the malter of Interests; (2) American interest, properly. admission to practice in the court, their sim bad speaking, have claimed the atention of your been to strengthen the Court and not to weaken committee to su extent which makes it fitting Sha ghai sud of the organ zation, in its place, of the dies Intion of the Japanese Association of it. Another question was that of trial by to relegate matter of more general interest to a jury. The need of some from of protaction in

more convenient season,

of the Japanese Settlement Association, which criminal cases, especially homicide, was strongly

The explanation of this incident in wanting. to be a gussi-governmental body, formed felt, and it was also felt that a final decision was interests which have retirel a tiation have

The prinsipal subjects involving Americau auder the special direction of the foreign office Bat of thers of the ama ostegory various less certain if given by a judge sitting alone. alrealy been put before you at some length

st Tokyo, with powers and duties mach more bresk loose at night, and dogs go about

explanations may tegiten, Auimals do often But they were not you clear in their fads if in the official organ of the Association-the

extensive than those usually asumd by the the America communities were safficiently Journal" The Constitution provides that

Amerion Associations representing varius taries, and nervans people ensoantering such large to support the jury system. Eleswhere the Journal' shall be published quarterly,

nationaliti in Shanghai

in the dark may sally be alarmed, and imagina. than at Shanghai they probably were not. This if practicable, or as often as siroumstances

Some changes have occurred, in the course of tion supplies the beast with the glaring saucer question regaired

farther consideration and in render expedient." The

the year, in the make-up of the committes. In by 8. Add to this that some of these late "Jornal " the meantime they had suggested the in-published, in the first few years of the Associa-

Marsh, Dr. Gilbert Rid resigned the pre-night-walkers are on their way home from the troduction of sesessors in criminal vases. The lion's history, at irregular intervals, averag in July, for some ranthe stay in Americk s decoy. Dr. L. Hawks Puit, un learing, Committee had been told that they had no right ing about two issos y ar. This, bosides the resigned as a member of the committee. Mr.

public-house,

to express their opinion on so important matter withnat calling a meeting of the members, but

usual iema of Jausary and July, a November H. 8. More was thereupon elected to the this they mast repudiate; they were represent

aumaber has als been published, which was vacant plaue on the committee and was, atives, not delegates. Quiding this one tha mailed to members shouta wa-kago. Moreover, furth r, elected to the presidency for the not open to them t, cenault the body of members by the Constitution, to carry not the purposes

girtue of the power conferred upon them unexpired term, and to make the master public. Mr. Monse of the Association according to the cons in extended by the election of birty-one past expressed his

in smbership of the Assicistion bas bien the premature tiou and by-laws," regrotat

our committee have members, publication of the memorial and concluded by

caused to be printed cwo separate pami blets, and two non-resident Adding these to th

of whom twenty nine are resident saying that the our aim of the Committes and consisting of adrana selec ions from the membera appearing on the roll at the end of last beau to strengthen the Conct, they had final make-up of the November Journal, every couldone that this poli y would commend

which pamphlets have been heat to mem-resident, we should have 135 residentaud 101 nɔn Fone, nam ly, 106 rs dont and ninety-nine non- itself to the American community.

Dr. Havka Pottsecoded the a loption of the

bers of

Congress Governm out oficials and resident members, bides thres honorary mem- olhar persona in positions of authority and in- report.

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From there totsis, however, we must The first of these pamphlets contained det biak of the room asked if the memorandum on the needs of the judiciary in them mbarship totals at the end of last year, A member at the

deduct a number of names which we consted the rots would endorse the action of the Committee,

and Cousular service in China, the essential but which have bou dropped, in accordance The Chairman said that it would accept and

contents of the accoud were Secretary Taft's approve the report and what had been dogë

speech at the banquet tendered him ander the with the Constitution, for long coatiquid nou ducing the year.

auspices of the Association, on the day of his response to the Treasurer's antiliga inne. Th wa The member then asked that the memorial with greater fulness the argent node of the the on-resident list and vice vere, have the edus ions, taken tog, her with resignations, vist to Shanghai, and a memorisi presenting and the transfer of nam from the resident to should be placed before the 'meeting.

establishment here. Your judiciary The Chairman replied that it was in the believing that the time was ripe for pressing membership list as follows:-

committe rt. The memorial had been in the "Journal,"

upon the Government at Washington the Me. CF. Gammon said that this memorialrgency of immediate action for the conserving sud advancing of American interesta in Ching,

Four

s was possible with the resonnes at their command--with as eye single to the highest and

was aufficiently imporisut to be put by itself to have spared no peins to do so an effectively the Association. The members know nothing about it at the time it was sent and he thought such a document should have been put before broadest interests of our nationals in China, and the members. He thought the memorial the hezour of our country, excellent, but it contained some things of which very few americans sppraved. It purported

In reviewing the year, el aly the mo-t notable to repes at the

avent in thourrion of this Association was the elective views of the American Association, whereas it did not

visit of the Secretary of War, Hou. William da saatul; it was the Committee who had done short, oomprising pat ten bours sehore, and H. Taft. Although his stay in Shanghai was memorial shoul! have been held over; or presented to a special meeting of members, despite his own plsiu deci ration that this brio? He moved that this memorial be put before the visit to China was merely incidental to his otief meeting-This

ipiasion, ie, to Manila, yet the visit was. was seconded. Dr. Heid proposed an 'aubetitute the tomentous in many ways. It brought to a following"Resolved that the

fecus various lines of influence for securing American Association of Cina at its suudal meeting do

in Washington, sdegnate attention Lo

it.

The

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Honerary Resid⚫nt Non-resident

Total Respectfully submitted

For the Executive Cmmittee, C. M. LACE SITES,

Hon. Secretary, Ehanghai, Decembar 18, 1977.

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