TUESDAY, APRIL 26, 1927.
OUR UNIVERSITY.
Reflection of China's Chaos.
ENCOURAGING FACTORS,
Out of the excess income for the year, it was necessary to make a further provision of $15,516.58
MR. A. J. COOK.
THE CHINA MAIL.
WANG SHAO HUA.
for doubtful debts, leaving Drubbing for. Conduct in Career of a Notorious $188.76 to be added to the sur plus brought forward from pre- vious years.
Provincial Government's. Debts.
In this connection it may be
Moscow.
FOREIGN MINERS' WRATH.'
Communist.
-
FATAL CRASH.
LORRY PLUNGES OVER BANKS.
A serious accident occurred yesterday afternoon when a motor WEALTH FILCHED FROM LABOUR lorry owned by Ng Nai-hung, con
tractor of Saiwanho, plunged down a cliff at Shaukivan..: One female Some days ago, the different passenger was killed outright while The difficulties faced by the mentioned that sums aggregatingMr. A. J. Cook has been given a University of Hong Kong, the to $114,094.08 are owing to the sound drubbing by the Continental newspapers of Shanghai reported aight men also travelling on the seriously injured. carrying on of its work through University by the Central and members of the committee of the that Wang Shao-hun, a notorious vehicle weris
Communist agitator and chairman The lorry was travelling from out the storms of the past two various provincial Governments Miners' International.
The Austrian, Czech, Dutch, of the Shanghai, General Labour Stanley to Shaukiwan carrying a years without interrustion or disin China, on account of the
The steering gear signs in the loyalty and achieve-students sent by them as Govern.gned a dec.arat.on in which they tionalist troops whlist resisting in failed as the vehicle was turning turbance and the encouraging tuition and boarding expenses of signed a dec.stat.on in which all Union, had been shot by the Na-anley to Sh
express Indignation at Mr. "Cook's the raid on the Union. ments of the students and staff is ment scholars to the University. conduct in Moscow and ask the
It is learnt now from very good the subject of reference in the'These scholars-and they include British Miners' Federation to stop authority that Wang Shao-hua is at a high speed. annual report on the working of students from Canten-have for his attacks on the Miners' Interna still alive and that he is living in the Settlement, of the surrender of the University of llong Kong some years been housed, fed, tional.
Mr. Cook stated in an interview which he was, until the order for taught and in some cases clothed during 1926.
the Berlin "Trud" his arrest was issued, a strong ad- After a comprehensive report and provided with pocket money.
rotten to the core and in articles and interviews had accused
the News" faculties, the Vice-Chancellor, sity.
International and some of the Bri- Mr. W. W. Hornell CL.E., writes!
tish miners' leaders of treachery as follows:
published In
The
a bend near to the tram terminus, and the vehicle went over the clif The lorry was badly smashed and all the vent pants wore heavily thrown dead' woman was removed to the mortuary and the injured men
aldered to be in a critical condi- tion.
of the workings of the various/out of the funds of the Univer.} (Labour) that the International was vocate, says the "North China Daily | taken to the hospital. All are con-
T
A Mischief-maker Always, Com-and of being in the pay of the hun" is simply a pseudonym and Inquiries show that "Wang Shao- mine-owners.
that the man's real name is Ho The declaration runs as follows: Shu-link. After studying in Shang- The International Committee hai, he went to Japan where he takes notice with unqualified received his higher education in the astonishment of the groundless Kyoto University. Following his and onensive attacks, which the graduation, he went to Harbin, secretary of the British Minera where he started the Labour Union. Federation, Cook, made against Having made things too hot for him. the Miners International during self there, he came to Shanghal and, his visit to Moscow.
A.P.C. Assistance, The Asiatic Petroleum "Educational work is always pany (South China) Limited has more or less a disappointment to for some years been delivering those who are engaged in it. The free supplies of fuel oil to the possibilities are so immense; the University for use in the En- achievements so mengre. The gineering Shops and Power University of Hong Kong has al-Station. These supplies were ways had to live from hand to first given either at the end of mouth and this has neither added 1917 or the beginning of 1918. to its dignity nor amoothed its After reviewing the work of working. Young Britishers do the Faculty of Medicine and the not now, as a rule, want to come'individual "achievements of stud out to the East to work in Univer-ents, the Vice-Chancellor com- sities. China used to attract, ments that the general policy of now it puzzles, and well might althe University in its Medical young Britisher ask why he Faculty comprehends not merely should come out to a British the training of students to be University in China, when his Doctors, but also the establish- country's policy toward China is ment of contact with workers so indeterminate, I a young throughout the medical field and man must leave Britain for the thus to make known to China and Far East, he prefers commerce the world the unique opportun- with its alluring prizes,
itics offered by a British Univer- sity in Hong Kong,
"Immense Possibilities." "A University, like Hong Kong, being poor. canrot offer, good
and loses heart.
mills 49
labour
The committee regrets the re-in order to establish his cent entry of Comrade Cook into status, entered one of the Japanese an interpreter, not a Lae International Committee. It has been obliged again and again labourer, be it noted.
He then joined the General to ward off attacks in Cook's vari- ous speecaes which are disturb Labour Union here and was very ing to the activity and the unity active in connection with its affairs, of the Miners International. later bezomin chairman. In this The committee has no inter-pocition, he did no work at all but tion of interfering with the pro-operated under the name of Sung ceedings of organisations includ. Ling. As one of the leading Com ef in the International, but at the munists, he attacked the foreign same time urgently requests the "Imperialists" and the capitalists British Miners' Federation to use and their "running dogs" and de its influence with Cook to stop manded the extermination of all of these attacks. The committee these. He bitterly denounced the further asks to know at its next foreigners and demanded their ex- meeting whether the British Min-pulsion from China.
Very Angry.
ers' Federation acquiesces in Wang Shao-hua, we shall call him Cook's attack on the Miner's In-for convenience, had a very magne- ternational.
tic personality and the labourers, his "running dogs," obeyed his or- devs explicitly and it was said that e-it was he who, paid certain loafers
to kill the loyal workers.
Socialist, it is unwise to send
Shadows Before.
COMING EVENTS ANNOUNCED IN THE "MAIL.”
Entertainments. "Lovey Mary."
· April
26 Queen's Theatre:
of the West."
April 26-World, Theatre: "Code"
Jane
April 26--Star Theatre: "Salome
April 27-Dance at Royal En-| gingers Theatre, Wellington Bar- racks.
- April 20-Concert for Service men at the "Cheer 0," Y.M.C.A.,
Sports.
Chater Road.
April 27-Annual Hong Kong inter-School Athletic Sports, H.K.F.C. ground, Happy Valley, 1.45 p.m.
May 7-Third extra race meeting of the H.K. Jockey Club, Race Course, Happy Valley.
Meetings. April 28 Annual meeting of the Hong Kong General Chamber of Commerce, City Hall. 4 p.m.
May 17-Forty-sixth annual meating of the Canton Insurance Co., Meaers. Jurdine Matheson's offices, noon.
*enus.
Medical Faculty Handicaps "But the work of every one of conditions of work or prospects; the departments of the Medical nor is a Universiay appointment Faculty is hampered by the lack here likely to lend to a better of laboratory, theatre and resi- University appointment else-dential facilities. It is to be sin- where. There are inmenso pos-curely hoped that there will be
Mr. Cook has evidently been very sibilities for certain lines of re- no unnecessary delay in carrying angry about this attack, and,
May 20-Fifty-fourth meeting of search in Hong Kong but they out the scheme for the rebuilding cording to "Vorwarts," the organ of the Social Democrats, gave to have never been exploited and of the Government Civil Hospi- the "Rote Fabne," the organ of the
Lining His Pockets.
Union Insurance Society of Canton, consequently they are not realis-tal.
When he came to Shanghai. Union Bldg., 11 a.m. This rebuilding will meet Communists, their fiercest enemies,
May 20-Sixty-first annual meet- ed. A keen man coming to Hong some of the more urgent needs of a flaming and malicious secount of Wang Shao-hun did not have a cent Kong University feels isolated the departments of Medicine, Sur- the proceedings of the committee, in his pockets but, after assuming ing of British Traders Ins. Co.,
gery and Obstetrics and Gynaeco- which it publishes in its columns, control of the General Labour Ltd., Union Building, 11.14 a.m.
May 20-Fifty-eighth yearly "The difficulties, in fact, which logy, and will enable the Univer- It is time that the British trades Union, it is said that he misappro lie in the path of the University's sity to make full use of the Rocke unions awoke to the fact that if printed as much as several million meeting of China Fire Ins. Co.
immense. But feller Endowments.' But there they wish to work with the Contin- dollars from the Union's funds, Ltd., Union Building, 11.15 a.m. progress are
April 26-Beethoven centenary while difficulties deter some, they will still remain unfulfilled the dental unions, whether Christinn or built a foreign residence for him- a self and bought three motor-cara. attract others; and there is good mands of the departments of representative who is tarred with These funds, it should be noted, recital by Mr. Harry Ore, Theatre ground for encouragement. A Physiology, Anatomy and Patho- the Bolshevik brush.
came from the pockets of the Royal. 9.15 p.m. University in China which has togy. One of the most pressing
labourers, who, it must be pointed April 20 St. Peter's Church been able to carry on its work needs is the establishment of a
out, were not paid a cash during Young Men's Club debate "That the time they were out on strike.bachelors should be taxed," Club throughout the storms of the past Chair in Biology and the provision two years without interruption or of Biological and Pathological time at least, sustained observa- contrary to their expectations, and House. disturbance must have a solid laboratories.
tional and research work is prac-who paid as much as 50 cents a foundation somewhere. It is "Handicapped as the Univer-tically impossible. These are not month into the fund, expecting. to surely not a matter of indifference sity is, its Medical Faculty is do- the conditions under which the receive something back when they to Britishers who live or are ing some sound research work University has any right to ex- went out on strike. A couple of million dollars, it is learned from interested in China, that the Bri- (an account of this is given in the pect research results. tish University of Hong Kong is detailed report of the Dean of the Help From Associations.
good authority, came from the Chin- at the moment probably the only Faculty), but its resources in men "The Arts Association is the tse Communist Party, who, in turn, received as much as $6,000,000 from University in this part of the and money will need to be con- Senior Society in the Faculty of Soviet Russin and handled only 50 world which is carrying on its siderably increased before really Arts. Affiliated to it are the per cent. over to the Labour Union. work in peace. It is impossible effective work can be done." Education Society, the Law So- to believe that this fact alone is
ciety and the Commercial Associa-|· entirely without influence on the present crisis in China;"
International Friendship.
Engineering Problems.
Girls are interested in the world
-Miss Faithful!
A
April 27-Victoria Diocesan Assen. "at home." Helena May In- stitute. 4.30 p.m.
April 27-Entries for the Hong Kong Jockey Club's third race meeting close at 1 p.m.
extra
May 2-Dinner and Concert at Volunteer Headquarters 7.45 p.m.
May 3-Quarry Bay School holds spring festival, 11 a.m. Launch for: Visitors leaves Marray Pier 10-20 May Annual dinner of the
21.10.
We have perhaps seen the last of the old Mrs. Gamps.-Mr. Neville Chamberlain.
In every grade of society there! are a certain number of wasters.- Sir John Robertson,
I do not believe the public renliy want the films of jealousy and in- trigue. The Bishop of Southwell.
Regarding the Faculty of En- tion, while the Arts Association If ever there was a fruit which
is itself affiliated to the Univer- was rotten before it was ripe, that Hong Kong Football Club, Hotel gineering, the Vice-Chancellor sity Union.
Savoy, 8 p.m. The declared pur- fruit is Socialism.-Dean Inge. comments that "the work of the poses for which the Association Commenting on the working of Faculty has been seriously affect exists are 'to promote social in- Every age has its advantages the University Halls, the Vice-ed by the chaotic conditions which tercourse among its members and which no other years can bring.— Chancellor says that "one of the have prevailed for some years to provide for them experience in The Rev. A. Wellesley Orr. most pleasing features of these and are still prevailing in China. public speaking and in the con- Halls is the way in which students The present numbers are about duct of meetings, to encourage a munities live together in friend- after the Faculty was inaugurat-through its Honorary Members, a of many nationalities and com- half of what they were four years love of the Arts, and to form, of people not in the world of affairs. ed. The University can only hope link between the University and ship.
"In spite of the political and that in the era
of prosperity the cultural life of the Colony.much larger share in his own
The student of to-day takes economic storms of the last few, which is generally predicted as a
education than he did forty years years, there has been a steady sequel to the present unhappy Students' Discipline.
ago.-Sir Gregory Foster. improvement, not only in the phase, there will be in China a
"The Union exercises a powerful for influence on the corporate life of discipline of the Hostels, but also greater demand than ever
Most people are religioua at a marked raising of the sense of trained engineers, and that this the University and it is pleasant heart, but won't have anything to responsibility and capacity for Faculty will have. a hand in the to be able to record the high do with organised religion.- avon corporate action among the stu- training of them." dents generally.
"The University has maintain- The formation of the new de-students of this University during ed a uniformly high standard in partment of Chinese studies is the the past year.” its examinations, but its work has subject of reference in the review The additions of numbers of always been handicapped by the of the Faculty of Arts work. The new Chinese books to the Univer fact that the majority of students two part time lecturers who, up versity Library is commented who enter the University are ill to its formation, had constituted upon. These purchases were equipped in the practical use of the whole of the Chinese teach-rendered possible by the special the English language and are noting staff, were appointed as Read- donations contributed by certain therefore able, to start with, at ers and the department was fur. Chinese benefactors in Malaya any rate, to profit fully by the ther strengthened by the appoint for the extension, and improve- Instruction which they receive in ment of a translator, Mr. Lum ment of the University's work in the University. This hardship Tung, B.A. Chinese which could Chinese.
New Language School.
standard of conduct and discipline McCormick which has been maintained by the
affects most students during their previously not be taken beyond The health of the students is first year and some students dur-the intermediate stage of the cur- reported to have been good and ing a much longer period.". rículum of the Faculty of Arts the standard of conduct and dis- Financial Position may now be offered as a subject cipline of the students in Univer
A change has been made in the in the Final Examinations, Parts ity hostels was very satisfac
I and II and further developments tory. method of keeping the accounts of the University. Messrs. Percy are contemplated.
With the increase in the num her of women, students, more Smith, Seth and Fleming, who in
Field For Research,
hostel accommodation for women previous years have carried out. “An interesting piece of is becoming an increasing need. the audit now act in the capacity research work, the object of accountants to the University of which is to work University Buildings' Site. and Messrs. Thomson and Cp. out a formula for the read "It is high time," states the have been appointed auditors.ing of the tides which are notori report, that the University The total income for the year ously eratic in the Swatow area, authorities tackled seriously, the 1926 amounted to $511,256.62. Of is being conducted by the Depart question of the upkeep and main- this sum $815,476,77 came from ment of Physics, in collaboration tenance of the University pro Endowments; $110,062.23 from with Captain Stocker of the perty. That part of Hong Kong fees: $50,000 from Government Swatow Pilotage in which the Univeralty lies, is $12,000 from the Hong KongMuch useful work of this na- becoming more and more built Generál Chamber of Commerce.ture could be done by the Univer-over and congested. It will be an $1,000 from the Chinese Chamber sity but for the lack of staff and asset to the city of Victoria gen- of Commerce and the balance apparatus. There is one Profes erally, if, the University grounds from other sources. The total sor of Physics and one. Professor could be maintained as a place of actual expenditure amounted to of Chemistry, but neither of these beauty and quiet. They could be $495,556:28S
professors has any assistant who quite easily so developed, were a The excess of income over ex- can undertake any lecturing or little more money available. Hong penditure for the year 1926 even any part of the work involv. Kong, on He lower levels, is not amounted to $16,700.84 as cd in the direction and supervi- over supplied with open spaces, against an estimated deficit of alon of the students practical especially in the West Point dis $2.416.0
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