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HONGKONG COLLEGE OF
MEDICINE.
KON. MR. F. H. MAY REAPPOINTED
RECTOR.
His Excellency the Governor presided at a combined meeting of the General Council and the students of the Hongkong College of Medicine which was h ld in the Legislative Council Chamber on reptember 23rd for the purpose of electing a rector. There were present the Hon. Mr. F. H. May, Mr. A. H. Crook, Dr. J. C. Thomson (secretary); G. M. Harston, W. V. Koch, R. M. Gibson, F. Clark, W. B. A. Moore, Ho Kai, J. W. Nuble, Heanley, and Kwan King-lenng, Wong Sai-yao, Ho Nai-hop, Ho Kotsun, Lee Yin-sze, A¤ ze-cham, Ma Lak, To Ying-kwan, Chang Yik-tsun, Ho Nai-san and Kwan King-hang, licentiates of the College, and others.
HIS EXCELLENCY said-Gentlemen, It has given me very great pleasure to address you for the first time as president of the Hongkong College of Medicine, an institution with which I have the very deepest and most cordial sympathy. There is no occasion for making any speech or discussing the position and pro- spects of the College. The business before us to-day is limited to the election of a new rector. Mr. May, who has been rector of the College for the last five years, has given his time and effort, as you know better than I do, and his keen interest to this work, and I understand he not unwilling to stand again for election. The motion will be proposed
by the lon. Dr. Bo Kai.
HON. Dr. Ho KAI-Your Excellency and Gentlemen, As senior member of the Court of this College, and also as one of the oldest members of the General Council, it is
my privi. lege as well as pleasure to nominate for your re- election the Hon. Mr. May to be rector of the College for a further term of five years. To secure your unanimous vote, gentlemen, I need to say very little indeed on the present occasion, as Mr. May is well known to you all, and during the five years in which he has occupied the rectorial chair he has shown himself most active and most energetio in promoting the welfare and interest of the College. I do not speak, and have no io. tention of speaking, with any idea of flattery or offering any undue compliments, but having had over twenty years' close association with this institution, I am boud to say that Mr. May has done just as much work for the College as any of his illustrious predecessors; and that during the past five years the Coll ge under his rectorship has made great progress, and very soon it will be established ou a more permaneu- basis. Thanks to the generosity of the Govern ment, and the munificence of a public spirited Chinese gentleman, Mr. Ng Li-bing, the College is about to have permanent quarters built, and in the new circumstances I m sure that Mr. May, if he is supported by the members of this Court, and also by the public, will bring College training to such a high level that it will prove satisfactory to the, s'udects of the College as well as the M-dical Council at home, and I hope also to the Medical Board in Hong kong. But, gentlemen, notwithstanding the great energy and ability displayed by Mr. May, still he can accomplish bat little without the co-operation of you all, and I pecially tell you students past and present of the Hongkong College of Medicine that you should not to-day disperse after simply coming here, and think you have one your duty by elec'ing Mr. May your rector. I hope you will, when you depart from here, use your endeavours in supporting him and his Court in getting up a sufficient endowment fund to enable the College to ba improved and to be placed on a sound and per- manent basis. With these few remarks. Sir, I most cordially propose that the Hon. Mr. May, C.M.G., be re-elected rector of the College. (applause.)
Mr. Kwang King-leung had great pleasure in seconding the motion, which was supported by Mr. Wong Chung-yik on behalf of the students of the College, who trusted that Mr. May would be elected unanimously (applause).
HIS EXCELLENCY then asked if there were any other aminations, and as there were not, pus the motion to the meeting, and it was carried unanimonsly.
HON. MR. MAY-Your Exo-llency and Gentlemen; I am deeply sensible of the
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honour that you have done me in re-electing me to be your rector. I appreciate the all too flattering terms in which my friend
on the right submitted my name to you. But I appreciate still more the honour that you have conferred upon me because at this time I feel-and I know that you feel that the college has ruched a turning point in its career (applause). My friend on the right has reminded you that in the past we have been labouring under great disabilities, with- out a roof over our head, and without any money in our pocket. A year ago we bad the good fortune to inherit a windfall repres- eating some £10,000; and just lately, through the generosity of Mr. Ng Li-hing, we find oursel. ves enabled to avail ourselves of a sufficient sum of money to build a permanent building in which the education of our students can be fittingly carried on. But I wou'd remind you all, and the public outside these wallst day, that a building is the ednostion of our students has been carried not sufficient without an endowment. Hitherto
00 through the gratuitous services of the medical men in the Colony, who have given their time and their skill to the services of the College for no remuneration whatever. It is only within reo-nt
years that the Government has been able to make a small annual grant to the College to give some honoraria to these gentlemen, but those are so slight that they are hardly worth the mention. What we want, gentlemen-for all these medical men have their own daily business to follow-what we want, I say, are permanent lecturers who can devote the whole of their time to the education of our students in certain subjects, such as physiology and anatomy. To engage those men wo require an endowment fund, and to properly equip the building which will be erected through | the generosity of Mr. ^g Li-hing we must meet certain capital expenditure. I am not going at the present moment to make any appeal to your pockets, so you need not look at me so seriously. My remarks are merely di- rected to that generous Hongkong public which is not here to-day. The present is not the mo- ment to appeal to them; they are never app-aled to in vain, and when we do appeal to them I feel sure we shall not appeal to them without success (applause). Therefore, gentlemen, you Bee that we have in fact arrived at a turning we shall have erected our poiat. For when building and when we obtain the aid of the en- dowment, which I hope will happen before the next year closes, we shall be in a position to have a real working college which I trust will be able to give such an education to our students as will enable them to claim Colony (applause). That is the goal, gentlemen, t be placed on the medical register of the
which your Court have hd in view for many years, and I personally have very great hope shall see that realised before I leave the Colony myself (*pplause). I thank you again fr electing me. I have not been able to do much for you in the past, but in the near future I feel that perhaps I may be able to do some- thing toards the realisation of those hopes which I have indicated, and anything I can do for you, you may believe me, I shall do with the greatest pleasure in life (great applause).
Dr. KOCH-It now devolves upon me to ask you to join me in rendering a hearty vote of thanks to His Excellency the Governor for his kindness in being present to-day and presiding over this meeting. I think we may take it as an earnest of the great interest he shows in educational matters, and especially of medical education in this Colony; and I am
sure his presence here to-day will be a stimulus not only to the College and the students, but also to the lecturers in their work. I ask you, gentlemen, vote of thanks. to join me in giving His Excellency a hearty
The rote was carried by acclamation and, The GOVERNOR said-Gentlemen, I thank you most beartily for the vote of thanks you were so very kind as to propose to me.
I CAD duty to preside on an occasion like this, because, assure you I regard it more as a pleasure than a
said in my opening remarks it is a cause in which I take the deepest and keenest interest, and thoroughly and beartily echo the words Mr. May sed just now in s ying that he hoped the College had reached a turning point and that before another year or two had passed
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we would succeed in obtaining for the College not only new buildings but an adeqante endow. ment and an adequate equipment (applause). The business of the meeting then saded.
SUPREME COURT.
Friday, 20th September.
IN SUMMARY JURISDICTION.
BEFORE ME. A. G. WISH (PUISNE
JUDGE).
AN INTERPRETER WANTED,
When the case Remijio Perez v. H. Barbery was called, the defendant answered to his name but when asked if he owed the $57 for which he was sued, he muttered something about being French, and be did not appear to understand English.
Mr. E. J. Grist, for plaintiff, said the money was owing as rent for either the month of July or August.
His Honour-He has just produced the receipt for July.
Mr. Grist-Well then, it is August. His Honour-Is he in the house now? Mr. Grist-I don't know.
His Honour-Fix a day and we will hear it. The hearing was set down for Tuesda . His Honour You must provide a French interpreter for this man.
Mr. Grist-I don't.
His Honour then gave instruction that the defendant be informed that he must provide an interpreter.
PAYMENT BY INSTALMENT,
Mr. J. Scott Harston appeared for the plain- tiff, and Mr. R. Harding for the defendant, in the action John Lemm, trading as the "City of Paris "against Pansy Hall for $164.43.
Mr. Harding said he was instructed to con- sent to judgment on condition that the defend- aut be allowed to pay by instalments.
Mr. Harslon opposed this unless security were offered.
Mr. Harding pointed out that he had already given bis personal security that the defendsat would appear. She was present in court.
His Honour said if he put her in gaol to-day he would let her out to morrow. Judgment would be for plaintiff, bat he would not grant immediate execution.
Monday, September 23rd.
IN CRIMINAL JURISDICTION.
BEFORE MB. A. G W188 (ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE).
THE FRENCH STREET MURDER. Kwok Chiu and Tse On were indicted on the charge of feloniously and wilfully, and with malice aforethought killing and murdering one, Tam Tsoi on August 27th. Prisoners pleaded not guilty and the following jurors were em- panelled H. S. Bevan (foreman), C. Piens, J. Crosbie, G. Gittins, W. J. Hobbs, H. A. L. Oldenberg and A. Ohme.
Mr. W. Rees Davies, Attorney-General, instructed by Mr. G. E. Morrell, Crown Solicitor, prosecuted, and Hon. Dr. Ho Kai instructed by Mr. R. A. Harding, appeared for th defence.
The Attorney-General stated that the murder took place at French Street, West Point, at about 9.30 pm. on August 27th. About that time one of the Sergeants of police heard a noise outside No. 7 Police Station and went to investigate. At the junction of French Street and Queen's Road West he found a dead body lying, with a stream of blood running from it into the side channel. He noticed at the time that there were about six stab wonuda on it, Some were on the back, one was near the eye, and one was in front of the right shoulder. The police afterwards arrested four m-n on there was no evidence against two of the men suspicion, the two scous-d and two others. Ás
arrested the charges against them were with- drawn, but these two men would give evidence As being eyewitnesses of the whole affair. Trouble arose, apparently, (out of a olan fight Members of one Club when at a brothel, reviled members of another Club, the result being that