Rain. Long talks with Liang 【梁傳琴], former Secretary of YMCA in Kweilin, about CNRRA 【行政院善後救濟總署]. Asked him to join me, first as investigator; then as administrator in Shantung. There is some pose of holiness about the man, which I dislike. Afternoon, letters to my daughters, with a postal order of Ch$10,000 for each. Letter to P. Z. King 【金寶善] about training of health officials: suggest dividing trainees into three centers, avoiding much expense in equipment and personnel. Letter to 杭立武, suggesting ways of dealing with the Ch$165,000,000 from UCR 【美國援華聯合會]. Evening, invited Sir Horace Seymour 【薛穆], Lovink, Officer, Price, Elza, Calvin, and Wong Wen-hao 【翁文灝]、Franklin Ho 【何廉]、Chiu Chan-wei 【邱昌渭], P. H. Chang 【張平群] to dinner in Executive Yuan. Afterwards, Ho, Chiu, C. M. Chang 【張純明], newly arrived from Honan, Tuan-mo 【端木愷], and Chen K. W. 【陳克文], etc. assembled in my home. Topic: corruption. My view is—all officials may be divided into 3 classes: (1) those who will steal public money whenever possible, (2) those who will not under any circumstances, and (3) those who will suit conduct to circumstances. Chiu thought that the military are worse than the civilian: with the former, the sky is the limit. Talked also about certain friends seeking divorce.