The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-07-15
CHINESE BOYCOTT FUND.


Editor Advertiser: In this mornings
Advertiser 1 notice an article entitled
will Probe His Accounts in which
you gave short account of last night S
meeting of the subscribers of the Chi
nese Boycott Fund. In the fourth para
graph of this article, you state that
two months ago the Bo Wong party
took upon itself to remit "s50OOY. of the
fund to the Canton Hospital and that
this action of the Bo Wongs, who We're
in a minority, incensed the opposition,
who accused the former of highland
edness in the disposal of the funds.
This information. given your worthy
paper by whom it might be, is entirely
false and unjust, because the $4,000"
in question was donated to the hospital
by the treasurer with the consent of
the subscribers after the arrangement
agreed upon in meeting held in April
81
In this meeting this plan for the dis
posal of the fund was agreed upon: (a)
That all those who do not wish to
have the fund sent to China for boy
colt or for charitable purposes, may
specified time, which is between April
% and May %; (b) That those who
have their subscriptions refunded must
be obliged to have their names pub
lished in "a Chinese paper as some
means of acknowledging the receipt of
their money; (c) That the sum remain
ing in the treasury after May % is to
be sent to Carton by the treasurer for
the boycott or for charity
AS there was large sum OF money
(about $4,000 remaining in the treasury
after May 25 for many subscribers did
not wish to have their money refunded,
the treasurer, according to the ar
rangement agreed upon undertook to
remit $4,000 Chinese money. which is
equivalent to $500, United States
money. to the Canton Hospital. Mo-
one is known to have urged him to do
this; he RENTED the amount according
to arrangement agreed upon. So you ,
see it is most unjust to say that the |
Bo Wongs, who have not meddled with /
the affairs of the treasurer, are guilty |
of observation-disclosures. The party. most |
probably a Chinese in the opposition, |
who gave you such false and absurd |
must be one who has pref /
udice and malice towards the 30 ,
Wongs.
The treasurer of the Boycott Fund |
has the power to send the balance of /
$4,000 in the treasury to China, if he !
SO wishes. But on account of his eau |
ton and honest motive the treasurer |
called another meeting last night to
discuss once more the way of dispers-
ng the remaining fund. In last nights
meeting it was according to his wish !.
hat an auditing committee was ap-
pointed to Investigate his accounts
such action of his, if 1 be permitted
o say, is really his own folly OF
course the opposing party. who as
most people say, had no right to be
hey had had their money refunded
ook advantage of this suggestion of
appointing an auditing committee. One
# them Immediately made a motion
or the appointment of a committee
# five II was seconded and passed.
The committee was given a month to
ludIJ the accounts of the treasurer
In order that this mornings article
t the Advertiser might not create an
upon the Chinese communi-
that the 30 Wongs are guilty of
ligh-hardedness, which is an unjust
ccusafiOn. l wish You will kindly pub
ssh this article in tomorrow's issue of
our just and worthy paper Thanks
0 you for valuable space
A CHINESE READER OF THE
ADVERTISER.