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commended to the Board of the Bank, wire Faculty for honours.
On London-
1/10 4
Mr. Lim Ko Bank, on demand... 1/10 13/16
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4
a graduate in.1927, was First Class Honours by the London Bank, 4 months' sight 1/11 Assessor, Professor S M. Dixon, Credits, sight who commented very favourably or the standard of his work. The Documentary 4 months
sight graduates of 1927 have found little
On Paris-
difficulty in securing employment. One of the civil engineers is now On demand 4 Du the Credite. an assistant Federated Malay States Rajlways,
engineer
two are surveyors on the Sarawak
for Messrs. Palmer and Turner, On New York Shanghai and one. at the Harbour On demand Works in Hothow. Of the two Credits, 60 days' sight 474
On Bombay- electrical engineers who graduated in 1927, one is a mill engineer in Java and the other is a student apprentice with the British Thomas- Houston firm, Rugby, England. Wire
On demand
T.T. on London T.T. on Shanghai
Banks
H.K. Bank
II.K. London Reg- Chartered Bank Mercantile A. B. Mercantile C.
P & O. Bank' Bank of East Asia
.1/10 M $82
.$12621⁄2 n ..$132 n
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.293 n
£15
.£94 1
months'
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1/11
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1177/
months"
sight
1252/2
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Canton Ins. Union Insurance North China Insurance Yangtze Insurance China Underwriters China Fire Insurance H.K. Fire Insurance
$655 b
$3371⁄2 6
.T160 b
M$50 n
.$2.10 8
.$286 b
..$775 n
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Shipping
Douglases
$272 sa
Wire
On Calcutta- On demand
127%
H.K. Steamboats H.K. Tugs & Lighters
.$26 s
..$2.60 s
Indo-China (Prof.)
$48 b
127
Indo-China (Def.)
127%
127
Shell Transports (old) Shell Transporta (new)
$76 n; .97/~n
On Singapore---
Unlon Water-boats
.$22 11
On demand
$2
Mining
On Manila
Bonguets...
.82% b
Suoner or later China will have all sorts of public to carry out
On demand
92
Kailan Mining Ad.
.68/9 n
Da Shanghai-
on demand
Langkats (cemb.)
8034
Langkats (single)
.T14 n .T71⁄2 n
Shanghai Explorations
T2 n
Shanghai Loans
T's
"Raubs
.$6 a
104
Tronoh Minas
.17/6 n
(Bank's
10.15
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Docks, Wharves, Godowns, &c. H.K. & K. Wharves $128 b 127 sa' H.K. & W. Derks
.$35 a $4 b 4.10.5
24
Hongkewa
3% Prem. Nominal
.T168 n T5.85 b $127-1
Cotton Mills
One of the two mechanical engineers who graduated in 1927 is alzo a student apprentice with the same firm.
works some activity is apparent 30 day's sight (private even now. When this day of real
paper)
development arrives, the University On Yokolama- wil undoubtedly be called upon to On demand deal with 2 steadily, and even Gold Leaf. 160 dne rapidly,
for increasing demand
(per tael) admission on the part of those Sovereigns young men who want to be
buying rate) gineers. Meanwhile the problem Silver (per oz.)
en-
Kong
New Engineers
Shanghai Docks
Ewo Collons Oriental Cottons
$12 b .T2.05 b
of taking into the University in-Bar Silver in Hong dentured apprentices from local engineering workshops is no nearer Copper Cash golution. The Employment Com-Chinese Copper Cents 6% Prem mittee of the University has ad-Rate of Native In- dressed Government with an urgent terest
7% p.a. request for the establishment of an Chinese Sub Coin 2018/16% dis. Shanghai Cottons (old) T6714 h efficient institution in which ap Hong Kong Süb. Coin Par. prentices and other wankers could continue their eduention during their off-hours. No reply has as yet been received to this com munication.
Faculty of Arts
The Faculty comprises six groups of studies and two departments. The number of students on the rolls of the Faculty on December 21, 1928, was 95 as compared with 90 date in the preceding on the samo
the 95 Twenty-two of year. aate students were women.
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LONDON EXCHANGES
Paris
New York Brussels Geneva
Shanghai Coltons (new) ..T30 n Lands, Hotels & Buildings H.K. & S. Hotels .$8.60 b 8.80 a H.K. Lands
.$62% n Shanghai Landis $141 b & sa .....$148 $8.35 s
Humphreys Estates
HK. Realties
Public Utilities
H.K. Tramways....$8.15 b 18 s
.$1234 b
$6.35 1
$651⁄4 n
London, Yesterday.
124.05
4.84%
HK. Territorials
34.925
25.195
Prince's Buildings
'Amsterdam
12.0736
Milan
52.65
Berlin
20,335
Peak Trams (old)
Stockholm
18.11
Peak Trams (new)
Copenhagen
18.205
Star Ferries
Oslo
18.20
China Lights (comb.)
Vienna Prague
34.52
16334
[$7.90 Rte.
Helsingfors
743
Madrid
35.075'
China Lights (new)
China Lights 1928 issue
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Athens Bucharest Kio
103%
375
818
5 57/34
H.K. Electrics (new)
.047 5/32
Buenos Aires Bombay Shanghai Hong Kong Yokohama.
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1/5 13/16
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of the course sometimes succeed lamentably inadequate, for
the
the Senior and Junior
China Lights (old) $13.70 be Rta:
[$12.80 b 18 s x Rts.
H.K. E'trics (old) $5434 b 55 s
Macao Electrics
H.K. Telephones
China Buses Singapore Tractions Singapore Pref. Sandakan Lts.
Industrials
China Sugars Malabon Sugars Canton Tees Gements (comb.) Cements (old)
156/55 BB
.$264 m
$7 b
.T14 b .11/6 8
.16/6 b- $21⁄2 3
.6.80 n .$27 a ..$1.80 b $8.10 8 & 34 .87% n .$1.40 n
Cements (new) H.K. Ropes (old) H.K. Ropes (new) United Asbestos
Stores, &c. Dairy Farms
Watsons-
Der A. Wings Lane, Crawfords Mackintoshs Sinceres Wm. Powells
Miscellaneous
.$7 8
$5 b
.$19 b .312 b 80 cts, b
.$2 s
$18 b $11.80 b .$3.65 a
H.K. Amusementa
$29% b H.K. Constructions
$1% 8 B. Ind. G. Bonds
.67% n H.K. Govt. Loans ..6% b Prem.
review the path which leads from
Lugard the University Path to and Eliot Halls was completely reconditioned; the whole of the drainage system was also survey-
in drawing level with the others, range of the University's interest or even surpassing them, before the is a wide one, and there is no course is finished."
other serious library of any sort The Professor of Education rein the Colony. The University re- marks on the great number ofceived some generous gifts during students who take the science, the year, notably
30me 150 pub- rather than the general, course. Heations from the Hispanic He thinks that this is probably in Society of America. The medical accordance with the general trend ibrary is not housed in the main in China towards scientific method, University. building but in one of
outlying but that it is in part due to the the
medical schools.
better
staff provision in
and This is not a good arrangement. equipment made for the science side A student who goes to look up of the University.
some medical matter must often The most urgent needs of the require some general books of re- of ference. The accommodation in Faculty of Arts are a chair philosophy and a readership in the Medical School now devoted geography. Logic and ethics are to the medical library, is badly re- taught, but for this purpose a quired for the more specific medi- part-time lecturer has to be en- cal purposes for which the build- gaged. This is a most unsatisfac-ing was provided.
Indeed, it is
The Union tory arrangement.
In the season 1927-1928 the ludicrous that a University whose obvious business it is to bridge University Cricket Club headed over the chasm which now yawns both between Western and Chinese cul-Leagues. The increasing capacityed, defects being made good. The ture, should have no philosopher of the students to manage them- on its staff. It is almost equally selves the various athletic clubs ludicrous that there should not he and the general business of the on the University staff any one Union in all its varied activities. of is most encouraging. The stu- with any special knowledge geography. For some three years dents themselves found it neces- previous to May, 1928, geographysary to raise the annual subscrip- was taught by a member of the tions to the Union and the en-
The University bas
very little English staff who had been trance fees. They agreed among
The gardeners specially trained in the subject, themselves that this must be done money that it can afford to spend
its grounds. but be resigned last year and such and proceeded, with the approval teaching of geography as is now of the Council, to carry the change employed are few and not parti- sity estate has been kept in rea- being attempted has had to be left into effect. Every student of the enlarly skilful. But the Univer. to the voluntary efforts of the University has to join the Union.
sonably good condition and is a Professor of Political Economy The financial burden which the
haven of quiet pleasantness not (who has recently resigned), the upkeep of the Chiversity Athletic Professor of Physiology and the Ground and certain ather grounds only for members of the Univer those who live sity but also for elsewhere im- Reader in History.
near. The authorthies welcome By the end of 1928 the Faculty poses on the Union was emphasis the latter, provided that they will of Arts was in a position to ad-ed in the last report. Through behave themselves properly and mit students into a Chinese the kind-offices of Mr. W. H. Bell,
not disfigure the place with litter school. At present this school is the Asiatic Petroleum Company and filth. Unfortunately, careless. controlled and directed by the (South China), Ltd., gave $1,000 and ill-mannered visitors are be- Chinese School Committee-a sub- which enabled the University to committee of the Faculty of Arts. repair two pucca tennis courts It is hoped that from this school which had become useless.
and tennis courts
This
a Chinese faculty will eventually was followed by a further gift develop. But such a development from the same Company of $1,500 for returfing the University Ath- is a costly one.
The Library
letic ground. At the end of 1928 the Library
Laud and Buildings contained gone 25,061 volumes. Provision is being made for the This figure excludes some 663 sets supply of nullah water to May of Chinese books in 27,865 and Eliot Halls for the purposes volumes and some 2,000 which of flushing and cleansing. came to the University with the work of laying the pipes and put Morrison collection. The amount ting up the necessary tank is be of money which the University ing carried out by the Water Au can afford to spend on books is thority. During the year under
The.
western end of the revetment wall between May and Eliot Halls
of the caused some anxiety but thanks to the prompt attention Public Works Department the wall has been strengthened and made safe.
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If the coming all too common. University's well disposed neigh-- bours will not use their influence to prevent visitors to the Univer- sity's grounds becoming, as they sometimes are;
intolerable nuisance to those who live and work in the grounds, they may some day, find that the grounds have been closed to the public. The University grounds are the private property of the Univer- sity they are in no sense either. Government or public property.
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