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THE CHINA MAIL,
the thesis submitted by Mr. Harry Hong Sling for his degree, Dr. L. G. Stamp, Sir Ernest Cassell Reader in the University of London, wrote as follows
"I am of the opinion that the theals on the Economic effect of Trans-Pacific Policies is easily up to the standard required for the thesis of degree of M.A. of the University of London."
Finance.
Grant
that in our attempt to train Chin-working order. It is humiliating ese mechanical and electrical en- to be always begging, but it is per- gineers we have started at the haps not realised that the Univer- wrong end; that what is needed in sity. Athletic Ground on the Pok not so much an attempt to induce fulum-road is, one of the few ath- young men whose parents can letic grounds of the Colony and afford to give them a secondary that it is not infrequently lént free school and University education to to schools and clubs for sports and become mechanical and electrical ericket matches. The smallest con- engineers, as to train selected ar-tribution towards general upkeep tizana to be capable of doing a would be gratefully received. The higher grade of work,
University Athletic Association The University would welcome would seem to have a rather special to its Engineering Faculty inden-claim on the University's old stu- tured apprentices from the local dente. engineering workshops who had at- Student's Well-Being.
courses.
tained such a general standard of During 1927 there were 250 stu- education (this would Have to in-dents in residence:-Lugard Hall The total income for the year amounted to $529,387.70; this sum clude a practical knowledge of 39, Eliot Hall 63, May Hall 68, being made up is follows:--Endow- English) as would enable them to Morrison Hall 23, St. John's Hall ments $242,927.22, Tuition Fees follow the mechanical or electrical 57, St. Stephen's Women's College $111,437.00, Government
This arrangement would Hall 10. The health of the stu- $50,000.00, Donations $37.828.13, abling such students to continae to and discipline very satisfactory. have the great advantage of on-dents was good and their conduct Other sources $87,145.35.
The total expenditure amounted their shops during the vacations, and social organisations record a be apprentices and, to return to The various literary associations to $532,704.31. The year there- The great difficulty in inaugurating year of good work. fore closed with B. deficit of such a scheme is that there are not The thanks of the University are $3,318.61 which is more than
ac-in Hong Kong any night-schools or due to Mr. San Ah Wing of Kuala counted for by the fact that a large similar Institutions at which ap-Lumpur for a gift of $700 to Ellot and unforeseen expenditure had prentices and other workers could Hall for the extension and im- to be incurred in reconditioning the continue their eduention during provement of the hostel library and electricial system of the Univer- their off-hours. The situation for the purchase of sports trophies alty during the year under review, which is one of vital importance to for hostel competitions.
Special Grants.
the future industrial development
Conclusion.
ship and power house.
Management.
The Hou. Treasurer, Mr. Paul Lauder, was absent on long leave during the year. The duties
of
work.
The University is grateful to the of the Colony has been investigat- Since the year, under review Hong Kong General Chamber of ct. It is impossible to say more closed the number of students in Commerce and the Chinese Cham- than that. Meanwhile the estab-the University has risen to 327 ber of Commerce for their continu- lishment of a polytechnic in Shang-which is a record. No less than ed support and to the Asiatic Petro-hai under one of the provisions of 37 of these students are women. leum Co., for their contribution of the Will of the late Henry Lester Fewer students are coming to the free fuel oil to the University work--an enterprise which is being (University from Malaya (this is in- worked out by the Trustees in close evitable owing to educational de- co-operation with the University-velopments in Singapore) and pre- will mean a real attempt, backed sent conditions are all against stu- up-by adequate funds, to deal with dents coming to Hong Kong in any the problem of the production of a great number from China. The Hon. Treasurer were performed by placing before apprentices and ar-ing and feeding six students who higher type of Chinese worker by University is still educating, hous- Mr. W. E. Smith, Acting Manager tizans generally, opportunities for came here years of the Union Insurance Society of educating themselves and thus be-sent to the University by various ago as scholars Canton, Ltd. The University owes a debt of gratitude to Mr. Smith for coming capable of more responsible Chinese Governments. The unpaid bill of these Chinese Government the services rendered by him dur- ing the year.
The chaos which now prevails in Scholarships amounts to no less China is undoubtedly handicapping than $117,717. But the University During the year Mesara, G. M. the Engineering Faculty, for there is now appealing to a far wider Young and A. H. Barlow left the is practically no present demand in public circle in Hong Kong, while Colony and their places on the China for engineers, but the crux in Shanghai its reputation stands Court, Council and Finance Com-of the Faculty-it was at one time high, The University is also at-l mittee were taken by Mr. N. & the crux of Engineering Faculties tracting students, especially medi- Brown and the Hon. Mr. A. C. and Colleges everywhere and itical students, from the Philippine Hynes respectively.
still is the crux of all such Islands. What is true of a prophet Faculty of Medicine.
Faculties and Colleges in the East is true also of a University, and The number of students in the-la to turn out engineers who there are still in Hong Kong critics Faculty of Medicine on December combine theoretical skill with prae- (plenty of them) who regard the
tical capacity. But whatever the University 31, 1927, was 150 as compared with
as a futile piece of 132 in the preceding year. There training, the product that goes out foolish extravagance and teke will be merely a development of every opportunity of proclaiming were 12 women studenta on the
what goes in. No system of train-this view. If such critics were to rolls of the Faculty. Seventeen
ing can make an students graduated as M.B., B.S.
engineer of a try and close the University, they The Faculty of Medicine is the ung man who has not got with- would probably find a good deal of some sort of mechanical local opposition possibly in quar- in him most popular of the University's bent.
ters where they least expected it. three faculties. Its numbers are
After all there are plenty of people increasing annually and its in-
Faculty of Arts, The number on the rolle on De-and it is something that the local in Hong Kong who are not rich, fluence is extending. Its journal "Caduccus is becoming recognis cumber 31, 1927, was 90 as com-resident, of whatever race, who is ed as a useful scientific periodical.pared with 102 on the samo date finding it a hard struggle to live in the preceding year. Sixteen atu-and to do the best for his children, In fact the prestige of the Uni-dents passed. their final examina can send his son or daughter to the versity's Medical School stands tion and were granted the degree University of Hong Kong to ac- high. It has, however, a glaring
of B.A. The M.A. degree was quire there for a ment of biology. Abundant oppor-dent, the subject of the thesis for example, which fa recognised by defect-the absence of a depart-awarded to one post-graduate stu-modest fee a medical degree, for comparatively tunities for research exist and the degree being "The economic the General Medical Council of some useful work in that direction effects, of Trans-Pacific Shipping Great Britain and Ireland.
And
The Union 8.S. Company's steamers to the United Kingdom via New is undoubtedly being done. But Policies." The Professor of Poli-the total cost of the University to Zealand, Vancouver, San Francisco, ate.
The P. 10. Royal Mail steamers to London via Snex Canal.
The P. & O. Branch. Service of steamers to Londen via the Cape,
The New Zealand Shipping Company's steamers for Sonibampton and ing increasingly difficult to find the returned in September, 1927, hav-tion represents less than 10 per
London via Panama Canal,
SAILINGS TO SHANGHAI & JAPAN
May Moji, Kobe, Onaka & Yokohama. 4 p.m.
May S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama p.m.
TANDA
6,956 8th
DELTA
8,097
10th
*NOVARA
0,980
12th
→DEVANIA
→MIRZAPORE SANTHIA RANPURA
TILAWA
8,155
May Shal, Mojl, Kobe & Yokohama
5 p.m.
17th
May May
May
6,716 21st 8,715 24th 16,801 26th 10,000 2nd
June 7,058 Eth Juno ST. ALBANS 4,500 5th June 8,949 7th June 9.114
NANKIN
*TAKADA
KHYBER
TALAMBA
RAWALPINDI
NELLORE KASHMIR ARAFURA
Shanghai, Kabo, Osaka & Yhama. Shanghai, Moji & Kobe. Amay, Moji, Kobe & Osaka. May S'hai, Kobe & Yokohama.
Amoy, S'hai, Moli, Kobe & Osaka. S'hai, Moji, Kabu & Yokohama. Moji. Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama. Amoy, Moji, Kobo & Osaka. S'hai, Mojl. Kobe & Yokohama. Amoy, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama. S'hal, Kobe & Yokohama
8th June 8,018 17th Juno 10.610 22nd June
.0.853 3rd July S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama. 8.085 6th July S'hai, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama, 0,000 10th July Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama 14.608 20th July S'hai. Kobe & Yokohama.
9,144 3rd Aug. S'hal, Moji, Kobe & Yokohama. 0,956 7th Aug. Moji, Kobe, Osaka & Yokohama. * Cargo only.
RAJPUTANA
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the professors are overburdened tical Economy who had been on the tax-payer of Hong Kong is with routine work and it is becom- leave involving a period of study, £5,000 a year, and this contribu funds necessary for scientific ing attended as a member of the cent. of the University's total an- equipment and upkeep. Dr. H. G. British Delegation the Pacific Re-nual expenditure. The difficulties Earle the Professor of Physiology, lations Conference at Honolulu. which confront the further develop resigned the University service at The Department. of Commerce is ment of the University (and no, the end of the year. This is a seri-very much alive and Indeed some University can stand still) are tre- ous leas to the University, but Dr. excellent work generally is being mendous. Earle is now working in Shanghai done in the Arts Faculty.
It could scarcely be The otherwise; for the University was
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The Library.
the midst of all those peculiar per-¡ Henry Lester Institute of Medical The annual grant to the Library plexities. which beset this Colony's Research in Shanghai. This should was increased by $500 during 1927 very existence. But its roots are) be a well endowed and powerful in-and the thanks of the University growing stronger and deeper and stitution and it has already been are due to Mr. S. S. Carrothers, Mr. the University will not easily be agreed that it should work in close B. Lander Lewis and others, who uprooted. co-operation with the. Medical do not wish to disclose their names, Faculty of this University. This for donations towards the Library should mean a good deal of Faculty funds. Mention should also be and to the pre-eminence of British made of 65 volumes published in Medical influence in this part of the 18th and 19 century dealing with China. which formed part of the world.
the collection of the late Sir Paul There were 84 students on the ed in the University Library by the Chater and which have been plac- rolls of the Faculty of Engineering kind permission of H.E. the Chan- 9 December 81, 1927. Of the 19 cellor. The University has also students who passed out of the been made the custodian of a part Faculty in 1927, six graduated in of a fine collection of paintings and Civil engineering, two in Mechani-old prims, which were left to the cal Engineering, and two in Elec Government of Hong Kong by the trical Engineering. The lack of late Sir Paul Chater. Electrical branches is to be de students in the Mechanical and
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