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TROUBLE NOT SUBSIDING.

CHINA SHOULD BE

LEFT ALONE.

CANTON CHRISTIAN COLLEGE.

STATEMENT FROM PROFESSOR HENRY.

Ir

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, JULY

"I bave now satisfed myself that,! regardless of the wording of the rasolutions, no one had any idea whatever of suggesting which sido |fied first or of singling out any particular nation. In so far as tho resolutions indicate or imply other- wise, they are definitely at fault, and on behalf of those who drow Writing oditorially on the China situation, the Boston Globe ox- The Shameen Incident Resolutions. them up I wish hereby in these respects to withdraw them. No one presses the opinion that trouble in China is not subsiding. It The following statement from Dr. had had any chance to hear from appears now that the net result Henry, President of Canton Chris- the Shameen side, but what was of the activities of the Foreign tian College, has been hand- definitely and foremost in Powers in that unhappy nation ed to the 8. C. M. Post one's mind-was a protest against may be that they will lose some for publication. If refere, what, seemed, according to the in- of the privileges they have enjoy of course, to the famous Canton formation available on June 24, to ed until lately. Simultaneously Christian College resolutions upon be unnecessary severity in the with news that the Chinese are the recent Shamson affair- organizing a nation-wide boycott against British and Japanese. "goods and business to that ond, come bints that the Powers that

Statement.

every

Shameen defense, and the apparent-.

ly indiscriminate machine-gun fire.

"Had the wording of those resolu

It is a matter of sincore regret tions been as clear in this be in the treaty ports and inter- that it has not been possible to make as I have satisfied myself was national settlements are meditat-the following statement long be- the intention of those who drew up, I am confident so ing a few reforma, among thorn afore this. No outsider can appre-them Proposal to allow the Chinese in ciate the feeling on the "Canton much misunderstanding would not these places (who out-number tho Christian College campus upon the have arisen, nor so regrettable, foreigners by scores of thousands) part of foreigner and Chinese alike and, I beg to say, undeserved to have some voice in the admin. when it became known that a much bitterness evoked against an in- istration of public affairs, from honoured, teacher and one of the stitution which, despite every which they are at present: ex-students had been killed and at assertion to the contrary, has been aluded.

least two others wounded. In a striving steadily to promote inter- Another element in the situa- very intimate sense it was a family national goodwill, and as an in- stitution with Chinese, British ard tion is the repeated hinting from affair. London about undercover negotia,

"The next morning, June 24, 1Americans on its staff and on its tions among the large Europo Powers and Washington with a spoke to the students and Chinese Board of Trustees, has, we believe, view to joint intorvention offorts staff, at a meeting surcharged with been to no small degree successtul by armed force"when and if the tensest feeling, and where even in this and we hope will continue

A dubious necessary."

and was looked upon with a certain to be. dangerous proposal!

degree of distrust. "I said-and I We yield second place to none China is a most dangerous spot spoke not only from a full heart, in cur keen desire for the early Chinese and in view of the complications of but with deep misgiving for the adjustment

On Russian, Japanese and Chinese future-that I would rather have foreign relationships. It is politics. It is a good place for lost an own brother and one of my belief that the only settlements of Washington to lot severely alone. own children.

China's external difficulties will Whatever the theories may be "Immediately after this, having,[be one wherein mutual rights are among those pressing for inter-with one of my colleagues, to attend mutually recognized, and whee vention, the prospect of accomp to getting some people off to Hong the foreigner is willing to do what llabing any good by affronting kong, I had, just before leaving, has been so well suggested re- 420,000,000 people, in their owuggested that the few remaining cently by a group in London, put land, is remote. China is strug members of the foreign staff frame Chinese interests frat, gling toward national identity. Intervention would help that the some resolutions suitable to the

a wrong way.

COAST PORT UNREST,

AMOY WORST SPOT.

· (5d.)' JAMĖS M. HENRY.. occasion. There certainly was no President, Canton Christian Col- Chinese pressure of any sort in lege.

this.

Hongkong, July 29, 1925.

THE HONGKONG AND WHAMPOA DOCK CO., LTD..

"It was six-thirty that evening when we got back to the campus.j The problem of getting the rest of the foreign staff away the next] day, plus the various pressing pro-j With regard to the informationblems at such a time on a campus which we published in our issue where over one hundred and fifty With reference to the offer of of Tuesday regarding the axperi- students were marooned and whose new shares dated the 10th June, ences of the as. Haining during non-student population is over 1925 (made to existing share- her visit to China Coast ports, weight hundred, kept one more than holders of the Company) by the regret that a misapprehension absorbed. It appears from what I terms of which the sum of $30 per was caused by certain of the have since learned, that the resolu-share was, to be paid on or before statements published. Amoy, wo are informed, proved to be by far tions had already been drafted and the 15th July, 1925, and the sum the worst port of the three visited. sent out before I had returned to of $80 per share on or before the and incidents which we attributed the campus that night.. It was not 15th October, 1995, the Directors to Swatow, in regard to interfer- until they appeared in the Hong- have decided that as regards those ence with passengers, etc., in kong papers, which arrived some shareholders (having a registered reality took place at Amoy. At days later, that I read them for the address in the Far East) who do Foochow, the Haining took on and first time. It is therefore evident not feel themselves (owing to pre- paid out carga, but this was not that these resolutions can only be sent circumstances) in a position! possible either at Swatow or regarded as personal expressions of to accept the Company's offer on

An opinion, and nut ns official or before the 15th July, 1925, a Amoy.

At Swatow, the Haining was statement from the College. further opportunity shall be given left severely alone by the Union In order to make any sort of to them to take up the new shares. officials, due no doubt to the fact statement it was necessary to gei Sock shareholders may accord- that HM.S. Bluebell was occupy-in touch with some of those presentingly take up the new shares on or ing the adjoining buoy.

when the resolutions were drawn before the 15th day of September, up. Being scattered and the mails 1925, and may pay the first instal- irregular this was not easy. Mean-ment of $30 per new share on or Peak residents are reminded while, different ones in Hongkong, before that date. They will how- that there is still a considerable realizing how completely, as will ever be required to pay interest quantity of the firewood pur-appear, their intentions had been at 6% per annum on the amount ohased by the Peak Residents misunderstood. were un several of such first instalment from the Association for the convenience of members and other lying at occasions on the point of making 15th day of July, 1925, until the the Dairy Farm Peak Depot and statements, but were persuaded that date of payment."

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The second instalment of $30 per it is hoped that they will avail and even farther misunderstanding share will be payable not later than themselves of this source of sup- ply which was created for their it might be better to wait until one the 15th December, 1926, and in-

Anal statement could be made. benefit.

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