Whole day, semi-sunshine or rather opaque; towards evening, rain. 李蔭松 called, introduced by Wong Wen-hao 【翁文灝] for a job, some relative of his; rather ordinary in ability. Certain fellows in charge of preparations for taking over Formosa called, but they had nothing to say, except to express a pious wish that Formosa should not be forgotten. Cheng Tao-ju 【鄭道儒] suddenly sent me a letter of resignation: on the ground that he feels himself useless in the office. In fact, I think that his grievances are: (1) that I censured the slowness of the investigation work during my month of absence, (2) that I refused to set up provincial offices right away, as he had suggested, and probably (3) that I have not fully taken him into my confidence. The last item has been unintentional, due simply to lack of time on both his part and my part. Then, during my absence, when he was left in charge, he accepted another post as Assistant Secretary-General of the Efficiency Board: an act contrary to my wishes. Afternoon, long conference with Kizer and his group. (1) Kweichow—I poured cold water, he wished to try, I said, “then go ahead.” (2) Distribution in China—roughly as I wished, (3) Information on my activities, and (4) relation with voluntary agencies. Evening, dinner with Ho Yao-tsu 【賀耀組]. V. K. Koo 【顧維鈞] was there; so was Tung Lin 【董霖], Ambassador to Holland.