The Public School for Chinese is! unusual in. more ways. than one, Chiefly is it noteworthy because of the high standards achieved by many of its graduates and amens them one can name Chu Chang-nien, present Minister to Norway and Sweden who passed the Cambridice University examinations ~in 1908, Kwoh Tah-wah, secretary of the Bureau of Foreign Affairs who also accomplished the Cambridge exams in 1916, Chang Hsing-hai, at. PH. Harvard 1922, and numerous others of conspicuous educational Another feature of the school is the high standards accomplished by teachers and it fs noted as having once had on its staff Dr. Hu Shih, who taught in 1910, and at present it has in Mr. Wang one of the Hanlin scholars in this part of China. Just recently: a lad under 14 years of age, Ting Hsien-hu won the Henry Lester Seholarship.
The school was founded in response to representations made to the Shanghai Municipal Council, in 1899, By the late Rev. Dr. Timothy chard, the Rev. Dr. F. L, Haw Pott and Dr. J. ©. Ferguson, who asked on behalf of the Chinese community of the International Settlement for an Anglo-Chinese school for Loys. The proposal received the sanction of the ratepayers in 1900 Dut it was not until the year 1904 that the School was actually' established Ahead master, Inv. EJ.B. Kivingston, and an assistant master, Mr. G. 8. Foster Kemp, were selected by the Rev. Dr. W. A. 'T, Barber of the Leys School, Cambridge, arrived from Home in the spring of 190% and. the school was, opened that autumn by Mx. BF, Anderson, chair man of the Municipal Council. in the presence of Ube principal Chinese and foreign residents, Contrary to all promises of the National Government financial avthorities and to the expectations of the people throughout the country likin hws rot been abolished. Not only is this form of taxation still being collected but the Government ly imposing in addition a consumption tax.
Such is the gist of a petition which has been addressed to the National Government by the National Associated Chambers of Commerce, which asks for the abolition of likin by Jane 30 ne:
In their petition, the Chambers say that the abolition of likin and the increase of Customs dues were the themes of the late Dr. Sun Yat-son's economic policies. Customs dues have been inezeaced but likin has not been Indeed. of only hi abolished bat the Ainistey of ce has iitrodueed in mo fewer toan tive provinees a consumption tax. Thus will be seen, present-day taxation is far in excess of any that has gone before, The National Government has humorous resolutions for the abolition of likin bt the Ministry of Finance has failed to put into effect. Moreover, the various rovineial authorities have intro faced many new forms of taxation hich are vexatious to the peopl in spite of the nunrerous protests of the merchants, where views are entirely ignored.
'The National Government, therefore, is earnestly requested to take this' matter up and order the Minister of Finance to abolish likin and the consumption tax before the end of June, 1930, so that the livelitiood may be protected and Dr. Sun's doctrines observed.
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