ABSTRACT
January 1: Started to cross the river to call on Minister of Finance, but found about 500 people waiting for the ferry, so called it off and came home. At 11, all the Secretaries and Assistant Secretaries came to call on me. About 30 or 40 here. We had biscuits and tea, and several of us made remarks. Banister spoke well, as did C.C. Tso. At 3, I got Customs launch and crossed river. Called at Fan Chuang, and wrote my name in the Visitor’s Book. Also went to Li Tong’s house, but he was out. Picked up an old chap named Dr. Liu, who was a boyhood friend and schoolmate of Dr. Kung at Tungchow (American Board School). He knew Dr. Martin, Dr. Smith and all the Peking old-timers.
