THURSDAY, JANUARY 10 1024,
HONGKONG UNIVERSITY.
DEGREE DAY CEREMONY.
HONORARY DEGREES CONFERRED
A GROWING INSTITUTION.
The honorary degree of Doctor of Laws was, at the thirteenth con- gregation of the University of Hongkong held yesterday afternoon, conferred upon Mr.. Arthur Preece M.LE.E., senior partner of the University's honorary consulting engineers in London, and Mr. S. W. Tso, whose deep interest in education and public affairs generally is widely appreciated in Hongkong.
A notable feature of the ceremony was an interesting speech by the retiring Vice-Chancellor (Sir William Brunyate) in the course of which he reviewed the progress achieved by the University during the tluree years he has been in office.
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ture for next year which I fear will render the repetition of a similar result impassible.
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play in China. "Your Excellency referred especially to our doctor and engineers, and I'should like to add our schoolmasters, both be
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| "Sicilia" #ho: Postmaster-Goners! in this
Colony. appeal and the reasons for that
forwards us a copy of a lotter from need were there fully stated. My (Applause) For the most part
8,4. hope has been that that problem at our results still He in the future, Teesta" to the Postmaster Gen- least should be settled before my but I am more than satisfied with orul, Penang This letter accounts term of office ended, and it is a what I already bear of the impress for the damage, since this mails that matter of extreme satisfaction to sion our graduates are creating. roached Hongkong by the "Japan' me that the receipt of the The times are times of rapid and "Sicilia were conveyed as for Chater benefaction has rendered change in China, with, too often allas Bombay by the as. Mantua,,' possible the adoption of the too little to shew in the end, but I The letter rende :- salary scales I recommended.am inclined to think that we have: I regret to inform you that one They are in no way extravagant somehow succeeded in teaching boat contining mails numbering scales far from it but they will our men to know how to walt 300 bags gut badly wat with salt enable my successor to approach They seem to me to be getting a water under the following circum- selecting bodies in London for new reputation as well-grounded, restances: Whilst hauling bout along staff without feeling absolutely liable men, and if I can hear that of side vessel fer discharge of mails t hostel life in binding ashamed of himself. Then we have them I do not, for the moment the cargo part, the beat touched Following tea on the tennis our
our way to introducing a want to hear much else. courts, during which the hand of together students from many dif- seen
vousel's port propeller and stove in the East Surreys provided delightful ferent provinces of China, that I superannuation scheme on
That is about what we have ac one plank of the boat, which quickly music, the ceremony began at 5 should see such a change with the usual lines and to giving it retro-complished on the spot during the filled with sea water. Every en p.m. With an impressive procession utmost regret, and there are few active effect. And, finally, we have last three years, and it is very much deavour was made to get the bays of merubers of the Court, Council, things for which I should be more seen our wayat least for the what I found marked out as our out of boat as quickly as possible, Senate and staff of the University grateful to a generous benefactor present to relieving our staff from programme when I took over. If by transfening to other cargo boats in fult regalia. Those who took than an additional hostel. (Ap. those heavy passage charges when I were to claim that there has been which were in the vicinity, but I plause). But, whatever my personal proceeding with their familles on anything like a radical new de- for many bugs were badly soaked. The Chancellor H. E. the Gov-views, the experiment must be leave that in certain services in the parture during those years, it would After gelting these bags on board erner (Sir Reginald. Stubbs K. C. partially tried during the current East (and notably in India) are be in connection with the closer they were placed in a ditable place M. G) the Mace Bearer; Mr. Tso year, for our entry is not yet closed proving a real hindrance to effic contact we have succeeded in on Vesel's boot deck to dry, and Seen-wan, Mr. Arthur Preece; the and all of our hostols are complete ency by presenting the taking of establishing with British and other during the wige acros to Penang is, perhaps, only leave necessary for health. The educational effort in China. To bags have been placed on deck when Vice-Chancellor, the Treasurer; y full. It
the doing of these things has meant the that I have alluded more than once weather has been suitable. There Faculty of Engineering, Dean, victims of the experiment for so most rigid economy in every other and I hope I shall be excused if I was a rough sea running at the time Dean, Faculty of Medicine, Dean, appropriate that amongst Faculty of Arts, Registrar; Sir should be inclined to call them- direction and, as I have already speak of it again I was,. last when maila were being shipped:|| William Rees Davies, H. E. Sir should be included the whole of said, it involves increasing com February, privileged to take part this probably accounts for the boat John Fowler: Bishop of Victoria, the Hongkong Government educ-mitments during the next eight or for the second time in a Conference Hon. Sir Claud Severn, Hon. Mr. ation students for the year, whose ten years for which provision has of Associated British Chambers of touching tip of propeller blade. 1. H. Kemp, Hon. Mr. H. T. names have not yet reached yet to be made, but it means that Commerce at Shanghai, and once Vessel's draft at the time was 21
Il upon reflection Your staff questions have been reduced more the question of British educa- Creasy, Hon. Mr. C. Mcl. Messer, us: Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock, Hon. Mr. Excellency should come to doubt to the level of an ordinary, every tion in China took a most prominent A. E. Wood, Hon. Mr. A. G. the wisdom of the change, I can day problem instead of being of place in the discussions. The Stephen, Hon. Mr. E. A. Irving, only hope that Your Excellency's burning and dangerous impor problem under discussion was, of Hon. Mr. P. H. Holyoak, Hon Mr. Government may think right to tance.
course, that of the application of! Chow Shou-son, Hon. Mr. A. R.help us with the provision of Work of the Faculties.
so much of the Boxer Indemnity Lowe, Hon. Mr. A. O. Lang, Hon: additional hostel accommodation. As regards the actual work of the as may be allocated to education, Mr. R. H. Kotewall, Dr. C. W. (Applause) Again, I ventured to Faculties I have very little to add and the resolutions arrived at seem Mckenny, Mr. C. Montague Ede, speak of the academic calm which to what I said last year. Our one 16 me to represent a very serious Sir Robert Ho Tung, Rev. T.I believed to be the natural atmos great, positive advance has been, of contribution-the most serious con Pearce, Mr. G. T. Edkins, Mr. 1 phere of a teaching staff. I have course, in the Faculty of Medicine, tribution yet made to the solution Kom-tong, Mr. Chau Siu-ki, D.. wondered sometimes during the and with full-time professors of of that problem. Let me say that R. M. Gibson, Mr. H. B. L. Dow- past three years whether my me- surgery and medicine actually at those resolutions recognize in the biggin, Mr. M. P. Talati, Mr. Mok teorological knowledge was as work you have, for the first most generous way the qualifica- Kon-sang, Mr. D. G. M. Bemard, accurate as it might have been: time, the nucleus of a medical tions of this University to take a Mr. J. R. Wood, Professor H. G. but I should wish here to pay un school organked on modern lines. foremost place in any scheme that Earle, Professor W. Brown, Pro- unqualified tribute to the whole (Applause). As you know, there may be evolved. (Applause). fessor F. A. Redmond, Professor hearted devotion of the entire staff have from the beginning of our There is no part of my work I shall G. T. Byme, Professor C. Y. to the interests of the University negotiations with the Rockefeller be more reluctant to hand over to Wang, Professor P. K. M. Simpson, and to their excellent teaching Foundation been possibilities of my successor, but it is a pleasure to Professor M. H. Roffey, Professor work.
third Chair-that of Obstetrics me that I can assure him of the J. L. Shellshear, Professor L G.
Generous Benefactions, and Gynaecology-in the back-warmest welcome from the British
ground; and I Forster, Professor J. Anderson,
have been Chambers of Commerce and from Coming to a year ago, I see that authorized by your Court to apply British and other educationalists Dr. G. M. Harston, Dr. C. Forsyth, Dr. W. V. M. Koch, Rev. C. B. I refused to speak unhopefully of for help in setting up the Chair wherever he may go in China.
our recent appeal simply because whenever conditions should justify Shann, Rev. J. Romans Lee, Mr.
Boxer Indemnity. D. G. H. Thomas, Mr. Lai Hsi-chi,
A. S. Hett.
having taken his seat and declared
the Congregation opened, the University Anthea was played by the Band.
VICE-CHANCELLOR'S
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at that date it had mer with no the application. Our discussions
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financial response. And there is with the Acting Principal Civil We have all, I suppose, been Mr. Au Tai-tin, Dr. J. Fenton, Mr reason to believe that my hopes Medical Officer as to the facilities counting on help for our University WANTED-A copy of R. T..
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CANTONESE, now a matter of record that early Hospital have proved so satisfac whole matter seems at present to COURSE IN last summer my colleague, the tory that I felt justified a week or be somewhat hanging fire. Well, BOOK 2" New or Second Hand. Hon. Sir Paul Chater presented us two ago in sending in that appli- all I can say is that, while I see Reply-H, Box 590, G. P. O... with a munificent benefaction of cation, (Applause), and I shall be great possibilities of expansion Hongkong Jany: 1924. $250,000. (Applause). To the use extremely disappointed if it does which may properly wait until we are making of that benefaction not prove successful.
Boxer money shall be available, I I will presently allude. And then, As regards the Faculty of En-have always felt that what I may The Vice-Chancellor then ad-only yesterday, I received through gineering we are fortunate in hav-call the routine development of the dressed the gathering as follows: the Hon. Mr. Kotewall a cheque for ing with us today an expert in the University is a
separate matter, The M/S "Your Excellency, Ladies and $52,500 from Mr. Fung Ping-shan person of Mr. Arthur Preece, and which concerns the Colony alone. Gentlemen:--We have but one (Applause)-150,000 of which was I must not unduly anticipate what There is much that I should have loss by death to record dar to form an addition to our general he may have to say. Should he liked to see done in the last three having arrived, Consignees of Cargo Ing the year just closed endowment fuad, while $2,500 was propose to compare our modest years in the way of purely routine are boreby informed that all goods miss to-day the cheery to be available for the purchase equipment with that of engineer development, but which I have been are being landed and placed at their risk presence of Mr. Ng Hon-tze, who, of books for our Library, (Renewed ing schools in England or in the unable to recommend because the into the hazardous saior extra I believe, sat on the University Applause). For that gift we can- Dominions, which have bebind money was not there, and there is hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong & Court from the outset and who, at not thank Mr. Fung Ping-shan too them the support of large industrial much that still remains to be done. Kowloon Wharf & Godora Co, Ltd, the time of his death, was a mem- warmly. For, highly respected as centres, only one answer will be We have received great help from where delivery can be obtained as soon ber of Your Excellency's Legisla is the place he occaples in the possible. But I am convinced that private benefactors and I have no 64 the goods are landed. tive Council. We are glad that his Colony, it is one standing rather we are giving a thoroughly sound doubt we shall continue to do so daughter, Miss Ng Sui-ha, is still apart from the things that this engineering education and that, But, after all, our principal bene- with us as a medical student.
Univerity represents, and it is no thanks to the John Swire and Ho factor has been the Colonial Gov As I am addressing you from this small encouragement to us to know Tang benefactions, our equipment ernment (Applause). Three years place for the last time, I imagine that we are gaining or ought to has, during the last three years, ago. they put some considerable to rant. that you would prefer me, instead say retaining the sympathy of been materially improved. (Ap- sums of money into bis enterprise, All broken, chafed and daraaged of the usual review of the past purely Chinese interests. Well, plause).
and the time has I hope, come when goods are to be loft in the Godown, year, to attempt some estimate have no doubt that we shall con--
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of the progress of the University tinue to receive gifts of similar In Arts, a temporary shortage of during the last three years. I substantial amounts from time to shall make the attempt some time, but may I recommend the staff during last term gave me the
not to do more at that time, but I am All claims against the veel must be what in the spirit of the dis-precedent of Mr. Fung's gift to the privilege of participating in the equally satisfied that the time has presented to the undersigned before the interested onlooker that in a very Library to well-wishers of the teaching work of the University in few weeks time I shall admittedly University who mightice their way political science and in commercial come, or is rapidly coming when 20th of January 1924, or shey will not
law. It happens that political additional contributions by the he recognized. be, because no one who has pass to help with smaller sums/
Colonial Government, carefully ed so short a time as three years in (Applause) The Library itself science and law are the two sub made for specific purpose, would
of such donations, but it is far from as subjects that ought to be studied little doubt that my successor wij by could absorb an unlimited number jects which I mentioned a year 350 be more than justified. I have but being the only direction, in which by young Caliese out here, rather say so at an early date, and it is than in an English University, and well that my concurrence with him such gifts could be utilized.
my recent experience has only should be on record. Before I leave the sublect of our served to confirm me in that view appeal let me say that I am con Let me add that the object in view But why, you may ask, should I Re-reading, as I did the other scious that when I go on to describe would be entirely defeated were be handing over this very fatorest day, what I have said on previous how much we have been able to do one content to teach as one would log work to a successor instead of occasions of this kind, perhaps the that was foreshadowed in that teach in England, Commercial law carrying it on myself? |Primarily first thing that struck me was the appeal without having received in is, I need scarcely say, one of the because the man who occupies my number of forecasts one could benefactions the suns suggested subjects in the commercial course, post when Boxer money first be make, even in so short a space of in the appeal as necessary for those and I would venture to express comes available will be committed time, that still r nain to be ful-purposes, it may occur to some of the hope that the creation of that to developments which he cannot, filled. I see that, tree years ago; you that, of set purpose, we ex-course will prove to have been of in honour, leave at a critical mo I spoke of the immense posibili aggerated our real needs. Such is case will commerce of the ment, and by remaining I might ties of the China that stretches be- in no way the case. The appeal Colony. There will, I know, be find myself committed beyond
Kowloon hills. For was put forward as representing a need at the outset of good-will on the limits of any such perlod as having arrived, Consigneck of Cargo by reasons with which a Vice-Chan- ten years' programme, and I have the part of the merchant and of have proposed to spend away from ber are informed that all Goods are cellor has no concern, those possi-seen no reason as yet for modify good-sonse of the part of the raw England. For the moment, the being lands at their dik Into the blues seem more remote to-day ing any of the figures it contained graduate. There are few academic problem calling for solution will hazardous and/or extra hazardous than they did then,, but I have not, We have incurred commi leats in courses which do not require to be be routine, educational problems, Godowns of the Hongkong & Kowloon for that reason, ceased to have the future that assume a further res- completed by a practical ap- and I am glad to know that you Wharf & Godown Co., Ltd., whonos faith in them. I asked you on the ponse to the appeal, and we have prenticeship, and apprenticeship is have found a successor to ime for delivery may be obtained. same occasion to be prepared to been able to do so because, for the apt to be a disillusioning process. better qualified for dealing with re-adjust your ideas as to the num- first time, we have a reliable system The roof of the matter is that, while these problems than I have ever Goods bare left the Godawar, and all bers of students likely to resort to of accounts and because, as I pre we do not, mid cannot, turn out pretended to be. And I am cur doodle remaining undelivered after 16th your University, and dough dicted three years ago, our Finance good clerks, vur aim is to turn out fident that; whenever Boxer money there has been a steady increase Commites, once we gained its con- men capable of, becoming good shall become available, you will January 1824, will be subject to rent. from year to year, I have to confidence, has proved ready to take clerks and, of later on becoming find him entirely qualified to deal All Claim against the steamer xunst fess that the increase has been reasonable risks: My own difficulty very much mòre. (Applause) with the problems which will then be presented to the Undersigned on or much less rapid than I ant indeed, has been that, both in Which has its application in other arise, an
bofore 23rd January 1998 or they will cipated. Yet there, again, my Council and in the Finance Comfelds no less than in that of com(Continued on paga 0,) not be recognized.* faith in the future fa unshaken, mittee, I have found myself commerce!" and I foresee a time when my, suo pelied to assume the Dhingrateful
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