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CHINA OVERLAND. TRADE REPORT.
The CHAIRMAN intimated that, with consent of his reconder, he was willing to withdraw his motion in favour of Mr. Mitchell's amendment.
The intimation was received with applause. The CHAIRMAN than moved the second resolution as follows:-"8a. No candidate shall have the privileges of the Club unless he comes under the provisions of Rules 5 and 6, or un- less with the permission of the General Committee, which permission may be cancelled at any time."
Mr. J. E. OSBORNE seconded, and the motion was agreed to.
The CHAIRMAN next moved the third reso- Intion as follows:-“9a. Members shall pay an entrance fee of $20, payable in advance." This, he said, meant an increase of $15. It was to prevent the return of those who had left the Club because of its present position and also to prevent the entrance of undesirables. Besides there was not another Club in the Colouy wh re such facilities as theirs were to be had for $10 & year.
Mr. F. N. PEREIRA seconded.
Mr OSBORNE supported the resolution, say ing that if any one was not willing to pay $20 for the privilege of joining the V. R. C they were better off without him (Applause.) The motion was carried. It was agreed to exempt candidates whose names are at present on the board from the increased rates.
prepared, a start would be made with the club- house, which would be a very handsome structure. That of course meant spending money. He had before him a letter from the architects, Messrs. Denison, Ram & Gibbs, giving some details of the cost. The cost would have to be faced this year, partly at least. The estimated cost of the honse was $35,000; bath, $6,000; pumping machinery, 82,000; architects' fees, $2,000; in all, $45.00 They understood from Mr. Ordish that besides the £1,500 to be paid by the Admiralty there would probably be small balance on account of the filling of the sile. To meet that expenditure of $45,000 the Club had a balance in hand of $7,500, roughly speaking, and the £1,500 re- ferred to, which brought the amonat up to about $24,000. So that during the current year they would have to raise a sum of a arly $21,000. An appeal would probably be made to the public for assistance in rebuilding the club-house. A change in the rules was already notified. He did not know exactly the title on which they held their site, but he thought it would be obvious to everyone that it was extremely undesirable that the Club, considering its proximity to the Naval Yard and the fact that this was one of the finest possible sites which they were getting as a gift that they should alter the rules in the manner proposed. There was no blow aimed at any particular Office-bearers were elected as follows:-Pre- nationality or section of the Club. Nor would sident, Hon, F., H. May, Colonial Secretary; the proposed alteration make any radical.change Hun. Secretary, Mr. F. H. White; Hon. in the constitution of the ommittee, for there! Treasurer, Mr. R. H. B. Mitchell; General had never been more than one or two foreign | Committee, Messrs. W. Armstrong, W. S. members at one time, There were reasons Bailey, M. McIver, T. H. Reid, `E. M. Haze known to the committee which it would be land, A. Denison, W. A. Crake, G. A. Caldwell, impolitic to bring forward in public why there and H. W. B. Kennett; Balloting Committee, should be as strong a British committee as G. Hance, C. Hance, A. Humphreys, R. Hen possible to carry on the work during the next derson. A. Alves, H. A. Lammert, T. Meek, year or so.
It was obvious that in a British W. Orchar, A. P. Nobbs, and J. Reidie. Colony like Hongkong where they had a The customary rotes of thanks ended the splendid. site gifted to them by the grace meeting. of the Government and the Admiralty they should do what they could to prevent any possibilty of that site being taken away. It would strengthen their position too when they came to make a petition to the public. The second resolution to be afterwards put to the meeting was brought forward to prevent an abuse which would have to be dealt strongly with if the Club was to exist at all. The third "resolution was to prevent certain men from taking advantage of the Club who had with drawn because of its present situation and intended to rejoin later on. The Chairmau concluded by moving the adoption of the report
and accounts.
Mr. J. COYLE seconded, and the motion was agreed to.
The CHAIRMAN then moved the firet resolu tion as follows:-"7d. Members elected on and after July 1, 1902, who are not British subjects, shall not be entitled to vo ́e at general meetings, and shall not be eligible to serve on the General or Ballotting Committees of the Club; and no existing member of the Club not a British subject is eligible for either the General or the Ballotting Committees."
Mr. H. W. B. KENNEIT seconded. Mr. J. W. OBORNE opposed the motion, and thought British subjects, members of the Club, were opposed to it too. The rule if passed would disenfranchise a number of good mem- bers. During the administration of Captain 'Hastings, to whose services the Chairman had referred (applause), he never saw fit that such a resolution should be brought forward. Why should it be advanced now? There were men belonging to the Club who were not British subjects but were equally loyal with those born under the British flag. (Applause.) The Club had always been cosmopolitan; let it remain so. He himself was born under the British flag and was just as good a Britisher as any one in the room. (Applause.) He wished to influence Britishers to rate against the resolution; he moved the previous question..
CHINESE COLLEGE OF
MEDICINE.
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HON, F. H. MAY APPOINTED RECTOR, A combined meeting of the General Council and students of the Hongkong College of Medi- cine for Chinese was held on the 1st inst. in the Legislative Council Chamber for the pur. pose of electing a Rector in succession to the Hon. J. H. Stewart Lockhart, C.M.G., on his transference to Weihaiwei as High Commis sioner of that possession. H.E. the Officer Ad- ministering the Government presided, and those present besides many Chinese gentlemen con- nected with the College were Dr. Clark (Dean), Dr. Thomson (Hon. Secretary), Dr. R. M. Gibson, Hon. Dr. Ho Kai, C.M.G., Dr. Pearse, Dr. Harston, Dr. Berringer, Mr. E. H. Sharp, Mr. F. Browne, Mr. D. Wood, and Mr. W. J. Tutcher.
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largely to the fact that we are on the confines of one of the vastest empires in the world- the Empire of China, and that our in- tercourse
with China is so great that the number of strangers coming into our midst every day is so very numerous that the bulk of the population who reside here know neither our ideas nor our wishes, nor in fact our system of Government; and I feel snre that to a large ex- tent, particularly in the matter of sanitation in the Colony, we must look to these qualified students of our College-men who go forth filled with the ideas which are taught them in our College-men who go forth as missionaries in the true sense of the word, to spread the knowledge of Western science and Western medicine among their fellow compatriots in this Colony. (Ap- plause.) The Government of this Colony would, I am sure, be wise to use every endeavour to retain these men ia this Colony for that most important work, With these few words, sir, I beg to propose he appointment of Mr. May as Rector of the College. (Applause.)
Mr. Ho Ko TSUN-Your Excellency and gentlemen, have much pleasure in seconding. in the name of the, students, the election of Mr. May as Rector of our College. No man is held in higher esteem amongst the Chinese community than Mr. May is, and it will give them great satisfaction to have at the head of the College one in whom they have such complete confidence and esteem. I second Dr. Clark's motion. (Applause.)
His EXCELLENCY-Gentlemen, You have heard the proposition. Those in favour of it will kindly signify their approval by holding up their hands.
The appointment of Mr. May was agreed to with unanimity.
HIS EXCELLENCY-Well, gentlemen, I think the best way would be to inform Mr. May of the great honour that has been paid him.
The new Rector having been summoned, Hra EXCELLENCY continued-Mr. May, I have great pleasure in informing you that this meeting has unanimously elected you to be their Rector.
felt it was only right that you should be sent for at once and informed of the honour that has bean shown you. (Applause.)
Mr. MAY-Your Excellency and gentlemen, I feel deeply the honour you have conferred upon me in electing me Rector of the Chinese College of Medicine in succession to so many able and distinguished Government officials who have served before me in that position. I have had no direct connection with the College hitherto, but I have had a great deal to do with it officially in my capacity as Acting Colonial Secretary and recently as Coloniai Secretary. I appreciate the difficulties that stand in the way of the College, and I also appreciate very much the power that lies in it for the good of the Colony and for the good of science here generally; and I shall endeavour to do all that in me lies to overcome the difficulties I refer to and to further the best interests of the College of Medicine. (Applause.)
His Excellency has ben kind enough to come amongst us and take a prominent part in the proceedings of our institution. Considering that he is now holding a dual office, his time is very much devote to and occupied by public duties, and I think it is extremely kind indeed of him to have given as the honour of his presence to-day. Our gratitude to him is very much deeper because we know that notwith- standing the pressure of business his great interest in our institution has induced him to spare some of his valuable time and to preside over us. Therefore, gentlemen, I am sure you will agree with me that we ought to accord His Excellency our most heartfelt thanks, and I know you will receive this vote with acclamation.
HIS EXCELLENCY-Gentlemen, The business for which this meeting has been called, as I
Dr. Ho KAI-Your Excellency and gentle. daresay you all know, is to elect & Rector in
men, Before we separate I wish to propose succession to Mr. Stewart Lockhart, who has left the Colony. I leave it to others to move you a cordial vote of "thanks to our_Chairman, H.E. Major General Gascoigne. This is the the business in the ordinary way.
Dr. CLARK-Your Excellency and gentle-second occasion within a short space of tima that men, I have very much pleasure in pro- posing Mr. Francis Henry May as Rector of our College in succession to Mr. Stewart Lock hart, who, as your Excellency has said, has left the Colouy. It needs no words of mine to persuade you of the qualifications of Mr. May for such an office as this. The office is one which has been held by several distinguished predeces sors, each of whom has in turn maintained the dignity and the importance of our College, and feel sure that Mr. May will equally succeed in maintaining that dignity and in furthering our interests and the interests of the College generally. The College owes a very deep debt of gratitude to Mr. May for the very great interest which he took in our welfare when he was Acting Colonial Seeretary-an interest which resulted in very material and substantial advan- tages to the College. I feel, sir, that the very little (Ap-I can say will not be needed, but I should just like to add that I feel sure the interests and welfare of this Colony are very closely bound up in the welfare of the College. We have in this | Colony a peculiar population, a population the balk of which is not actually in contact with the rulers of the Colony, owing no doubt
Mr. R. H. B. MITCHELL did not see why mem- bers of every nationality should not be allowed to have a vote at general meetings. plause.) He moved as an amendment that the resolution be altered accordingly.
Mr. NORONHA reconded
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On Mr. Osborne's motion being put against Mr. Mitchell's amendment, the latter carried by 29 votes to 14.
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The prolonged applause which followed mark- ed the cordiality of the vote of thanks, and when it had subsided His EXCELLENCY said-Gou tlemen, I have to thank you with all my heart for the kind way in which you the very kind words Dr. have received Ho Kai hus spoken about me. I can most truthfully say that whatever my shortcomings —and they are many-yet if is the utmost
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