PLANS
FOR EXPANDING UNIVERSITY ACTIVITY
A University noods the financial and moral support that the community it sorves may give to it, declared Mr. B. Mollor, Registrar of Hong Kong University, in a talk on that institution bafora the International Y's Men's Club on Thursday.
Mr Mellor, who said that the idea of a university for Hong Kong first was propounded by the "China Mail" in 1905, revealed that planning for o new British Institute for Far Eastern Studies is in its initial stages. When this is funded. he versity at this date in implement- greatly od, the Norikerja Comittler's fotomendations, including the a stablong of scholarships for Lulents from Chama, wrnih ber
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THE CHINA MAIL, SATURDAY, JANUARY 21, 1950.
DON IDDON'S
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Squabble over devaluation
the Chinese Communist Govern- ment, but cannot recognise the faco. At least, not yet. Within a month or two, however, she will be" nodding acknowledgment.
Amorlea remembers the name of sont traffic on the ono-way Trans- | verdict: Fair to good. More atlantic street moans that some- Australian filmme will be welcome.
The one is bound to get pinched, and
night-club singer Phil it will probably be the American | Itegan, who is stated to be United
taxpayer.
States Minlater to Ireland, says ha will never givo up singing, howover high he diplomat,
Anger hora UVUT British recognition is evaporating. At first it was anid that there was something wrong with our oye Bight, that we were suffering from astigmatinin, or that all those free spectacles from hnd harmod our
Bevan a programme of very wide Mr.
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development.
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proted that resulta will be soon Today many Americans ATO immediately, but the University j thinking of applying for a British
A faith
that in a very few
monocle, and if the Chluese Com- years those great strides made munists are not recognisable, then towards attaining
wider porlaps we
supply a teles- mielone will be fell throughout the Far East. the Fac
What irks them Friction between the United States and Britain over Far- eastern policy has been exagger- ated. No American, except pon- bly General MacArthur, fler- bert Hoover, and a group of over- #ge Senators, wnals to fight for Fortnona.
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a further Committee by the Secretary of
State to consider the future of the of the boss at Uurversity in view
though the War
{ te establishment az opornis and developiorni were on similar hum, to those put forwart Ty the 1930 Combatte appantestert by the Tovernor, but notable nd-
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Already he is rather leery of the halcyon haven promised by Mr. Truman. Tho President's talk
af A trillion-dollar nation Show folk aro astonished and within 50 years, with no ond honoured that Rogan should have earning less than £3,000
been selected D n Government £4,000 a year, wounds a tall talo.
onvoy. Only Regan himself has Americans cap swallow millions received the nows with aplomb without Indigestion, and and poise, Ho should make as Americana сал nccommodate bilitons without heartburn; but trillions make them tromble.
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content British
with monkey-nuta--or, apparently, not even with them?
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The not effect of Mr. Truman'a excursion among the rainbows has been a lot of sober talk about taxation and ruination, For onee the President promised too much.
My recent tribute to the Amorl- can taxpayer, and the suggestion that our " thanks be expressod moro loudly, scoms to have an- noyed same rondors. Lettore have arrived from people complaining they have never received à singlo food parcel
A con of Spam.
not inlking about food parcels or Spam. I was anying that our Socialist Ministers do that American capitalist dollars are keeping the country from bankruptcy.
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The people don't; the Army, Navy, and Air Force don't. pavementations
What has irked politicians here vision of Honours) is this
nudden show of British [covering the jinvision of
Courses, which we expert to be independence of action. We were the hired hands. We did what wo Trudi pondon to offer during the
were told, Deja Seitent of
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hete including Walter Lippnatin, have been de ploring the British and European vyluetance lo stato their Down views and make their own judg- meat for fear of losing their Now we have stollar allowances, shown that, although we draw Even from the American parket-lunk, Basert grant, {
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the meetitive au- fice Com- Pet by Fanatice and Huling Cominiitee.
most re The Court one of the ne
mostafave botes, in Hong Kong.
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The building
salisfortory
Science Laboratories and the in- auguration of separate Furušt: of Science were further recom merniations
separate Faculty of Science was formed the same yea that the Cominikler reported, the Northcote Sc
building cience was completed in the last months of 1941. just in time for the or-
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Fewer dollars More puzzling to the voters here than the fuss over For
the lanat over the clariuso Communist gine is the dis
agreement between Lammler and Washington ** The results of devaluation.
announco
or oven
The dullars are doing just that. Without American free-enterprise aid Aritain would be broke.
successful n Minister oa be is an entertainer.
Sarah Churetall writes me to say her tour in "The Phila- delphin Story" is drawing big nuuliences in the hinterland." The crowds cheer Winston's daughter. Britain's Lealls Banks is having a tremendous success in "Lost in the Stars," оло
most of the magical musicals of the Broadway Henson. I hear he in superb in the flm "The Witness" (with Robert Montgomery), which was made in England.
Broadway boom
Broadway is onjoying a record boom, with every cinema, theatre, and night club jammed: 1050 has got off to a spectacular box-office start and the customers' queues nre blocking traffic.
England's Rex Harrison. Lilli Palmer, and Francia Sullivan were starred in a very successful radio dramatisation of "Tho Scarlet Pimpernel" this week.
Ida Lupina donlen vehemently Professor Albert Einstein gets that she and her former husband, more and more self-effacing. HeLouis Hayward, are going to re- rarely takes a taxi in Princeton, marry. but prefers to ait among the Grenacho Murx hus inade crowd in a ban.
He often dous phenomenal come-back on un ad- his own shopping and corrica the litting radio comedian on quix groceries home.
shows, He would go over won- derfully in British music-halla.
Success formula
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Hin luther
and are subtry. If sunnelimes
The wenther Ja warm, he doesn't wear sucks.
rasionally drops in at the local sandwich drug store and cats a while balancing himself on a stool, Money means nothing to bing and he has given away mast of what he has earned. "I'm abso- tutely convinced," he says, "that no wealth in the world can help Fernanity forward. 7 example
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great and fine personalities in the only thing that can lead us to fine and noble deals. you inngine Jesus. Gandhi, Americans Nay
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K fewer bags of Carnegie ? " dollars ition Lafore devaluation. Here in Einstein's own formula But London sings
different for success: "If A is a success in song--one much more optimistle.life, then A equals x plus y plus z. Who is right" Well, the trade Work is, is loy, and z
show Aguren
is keeping your mouth shut." muking fewer dullars now
Einstein thin during
good phrase-
fir any average month of 1948 or in
Bullets."
writes the Orst Oree months of 1949. in a letter to me, "kili men→→→ atende bombs kill rities." 1 hope he writes to me again.
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It is obvious that American tariffa must come down. The pre-
maker
It has been and week in New
ship: $375,000; and a Full Schotar-York since the Sun newspaper dled. Most people hated to Be Research Studentship: ship of
the evening Sun go down, and $120,000,
"Endowment is far from being newspaper offices are haunted by We good reporters and re-write men the University's only need.
leaking for jobs. to butida Dining ure proposing
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support by Government, Ball at a cost of about $500,000, focal authorities and Ser before the Wor
fvision of eat and
Universities are
tr
"Income from endowments has no longer the value that it had;
the and
main burden of educating a student has inevit- ably fallen upon Government in the form of Increased annual Grants to Universities.
ROUTES,
Landmark going
donations.
Another Great Hall as a memorial, at
York famous New {}* 4
million one equal from $800,000 costs has become un- dollars, a new Students' Union, landmark, the opulent Ritz-Carl- tun Hotel is soon to go. It is to be pulled down to make room for about $800,000, and probably un tonger alde to call upon students Institute of Education at a cost of
Every- a block of modern offices. o pay one-third of the cost of $650,000. With
where there is this touring down, our present re- mucation
demolition this
of it is doubtful if we cun
churches, than fabulous houses, and renowned more adequately complete
hotele, as New York advances into two of these building projects.
A University may not rely for the second half of the twentieth upon its contury with a pneumatic drill in its reputation entirely Leachers,
students Its
and to its hond.
Hoard around town: The It needs also all the graduates.
trillion-dollar time ahead means support, Anancial and even more "in the University of Hong important, moral, that the con
that everyone will go broke pay- ing Kong, even in 1920 a statlent was munity it serves may give to it
income
loast, tax. At
United States projected bearing in payment of tuition fees Our University has its pride of of Europe have The inauguration
one thing In Zoology-H and Marine
of the Crunell, and
only 21.5% the cost
of his place not as a University, but as common a dollar deficit.. education. which amounted to The University of Hong Kong. The British Committee. Zoology has
Red recently
recognition of about and it is hoped to fill the Academic Year 1949-50, the cost
$1,400 a
In this blished,
year.
Inspiration Board of
from China puzzies and draws its Faculties
Aunericans. But Engineering, Arta post by sunmer
the love that all who have the it is becoming oven more difficult of this year of educating a student is $3,300, good of the Colony at heart must to recognise Britain under the anitate matters of the appointment of a Professor
of wide
bear towards it." poly, and advise and
experience in Fisheries of which he himself bears only
dim, srummend to the Senate.
(Mr. Mellor's speech was held An Australian Research, so that he may be of 22.0%, less than a quarter, and
Government "white
06%
about two- The University
over from yesterday owing to Rugged O'Riordane," has opened proposed
rost thirds, the
being
New TEST
Jin
York. The
critics' clately connected with
with the Gov.
Research
from pressure on space),“ endowment income. ernment, and is normally able
"Therefore, unless the burden upon the student is to be increased
lay.
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MELERATOR
it is in no
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tion
in assistance also Government Institute.
10 count upon its sympathetic support, Government Institution,
in the Fisheries
ut work in
Chair In been esta-
Wido development
а The extension of Geography, and we cannot in fairness ex- and Geology and Philosophy teach-peet Goverment to bear more the 1937 Ordinance Revisioning-these are at present under than it is doing income from publicly made this quite clear review; development of the De-endowment should be increased. by the
very nature of the
partment of History--a new Chair To give you some idea of the shanges set forward.
will be created, and it is expected minimum cost of endowing posts “Throughout the University's that we shall be able to appoint and scholarships in the University. existence the Governor of the
Professor some time this year: at present rates: a Chair would Colony has been ex officio Chan-
And the final recommendation cost $800,000 to endow; a Leclure- cellor of the University, thus en was that the Libraries should be ship: $575,000; a Research Fellow- suring continuity of administra- tion and policy within the Univer- alty, in its relation with the needs of the Colony' and also ensuring) the assistance and co-operation of Government!/
"Since the Occupation, princi- ples of Government accounting have been adopted, greatly to the simplification of the annual Balance Shoot
The Northcote committee "In 1938 the then Chancellor, the late Sir Geoffry Northcote, do livered a speech in which he in- dicates that the University had nut succeeded in carrying out Its ¿wider, missions; and Committee wan appointed the following year 246:ebnsider ita future develop
Committee took terms of forenco an enquiry into ways and means, on available and -lioped-for-Anances of developing thô-thiversity "'-mbre fully, as a focal point of British and Chinese üres, in view of its past failure to attrbat students, from, the In- of Chlua, and Iain now "mentios"; cach of the re- ndations, made, by the Committee, with an explaination of the point reaches by the Uni-
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