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LONDON. September 18th. Most of the newspapers continue to emphasise the need to clear up the Rux sing situation, in which connection the recent official and semi-oficial announce ments from London, Paris and Washing ton, are confusing.
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The Daily News correspondent at Washington winds a digest of Mr. Bullitt's evidence. Mr. Bullite declared that Mr. Lloyd George, Addressing the Council of Ten in January. 1916, decried the iden of militarily crushing Bolshevism as madness,
He admitted that Admiral Koltchak was collecting the old regime about him, and declared that military action against the Bolsheviks would be followed by Soviet in London,
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 33HD)
RAILWAYS IN INDIA. ORDERS FOR LOCOMOTIVES FROM ENGLAND.
HONGKONG UNIVERSITY AND 2012 Felt that it would be a pity and
ITS NEEDS.
ONE AND A HALF MILLION DOLLARS REQUIRED. GOVERNMENT PROMISES QUARTER
OF A MILLION.
LONDOS, September 19th. The newspaper Modern Transport states that the Todinn State Railways have ordered 178 locomotives from England; the. Bengal-Nagpur Railway has ordered 35; the Bombay-Baroda, 25; the Madras Government House, yesterday evening, A well-attended meeting was held at South Mahratta and Burma Railways, Touch; the Assaci-Bengal, 19; the
to set forth the needs of the Hongkong Eastern Bengal State and the South. University and seek the assistance of the Indian, 10 each, the Nizam's State, 9; publie to meet them. H.E. the Officer and the Great Indian Peninsula Rail-Administering the Government presided, way, 104. FIGHTING IN SOUTH ARABIA BRITISH MISSION CAPTURED.
LosDus, September 19th. The British fission to the Imam, "of men were captured by the Sheikhs of harmed. Their release in probable. Baji and despoiled; but they were not
There is no further news of fighting in
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and was supported by "Dr, G. P. "Jordan" (the Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the Univer (sity) and the Hon. Mr. Lau Chupak.
Other preserit
Major-General Ventris. C... the Hon. Mr. A. G, M. Fletcher, B.E. and Mrs. Fletcher, Mr. Justice Melbourne. Sir Ellis Kadoorie Sir Robert and Lady Ho Tung, the Hon Mr. C. Mol. Messer, O. B. E., the Hor 3. E. D° C. Wolfe, the Hon. Mr. C G.
Mr. Lloyd George won the Council overdida, but the reinforcements must Alabaster. O.BE, the Hon. Mr. to the idea, bat Frane opposed, and have arrived and should have made every.
notified certain anti-Bolshevik Govern: ments that she would support, then in their refusal,
Mr. Bullitt was then sent on a Russian Mission in his American official capacity. Mr. Lloyd George offered and sens Mr.. Bullitt to Russia in a cruiser.
Mr.
Bullitt telegraphed M. Lenin's prace proposals from Helsingfors, and, om returning to Paris, breakfasted" with
Mr. Lloyd George, General Smuts? Sir Maurice Hankey, and Sir Philip Kerr, where Mr. Bullitt, handed the officia) text of the proposal to Mr. Lloyd Georg. who drew General Stauts' attention to its importance. Mr. Bullit says that the same afternoon he saw Mr. Balfour, and was afterwards informed that he (Mr. Balfour) thoroughly favoured the" pro- posal.
thing wears,
MAHARAJA OF NEPAL.
A PRESENT TO INDIAN SOLDIERS IN ENGLAND
LONDON, September 19th. Amingent of the Maharaja of Nepal visited the Indian Camp at Hampton Court on September 17th and gave a melange from the Maharaja to the Gurkhas, and a present from the Mabara ja to every officer and man.
PASSAGES TO THE BAST
SHORTAGE TO EAST ANOTHER
TWO MONTHS...
LONDON, September 10th. The Times states that there are HOW 13,000 people awaiting passages to the East, mostly business men, and the wives ant families of men in the East. Practi
D. Parr, the Hon. Mr. E, R. Halifax, the Hon. Mr. Ho Fook, Mr. W. Roy Thomson. Dr. E. McKenny, Archdea ean Barnett and Mrs. Barnett.. the Rev. T. W Peares, the Rev. E. W. L. Martiu, the Rev. W. T. Featherstone, the Rev. 4. D. Stewart, the Ray: W. H. Hewitt, the Rev, G. Waldegrave, the Rev. Bru. Aimar, Professors H. G. Exrie A. & Warren. K."H. Digby unded. D. Wright, Messrs. D. G. M. Bernard, E. Ralphs, R. Tanner, F. A. Redmond. T. S. Ferrest Ho Kom Tong, S, W, Tso, Ho Kwong, Chia Yu-tin, Chan Sui-ki, Chan Kang. sm. Wang Wei and LF Lang.
-HI EXCELLENCY'S SPEECH.
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Experience has shown that a University' cowardly not to open the University at press is required. It can be done on a'
I now come to future requirementa, once, hut still mich an immediate open comparatively small scale, but whatever prematriculation work will grow in 10-. There are already indications that the ing was financially very bold and machinery is got for it should be of the portance. It is practically impossible to almost imprudent. We had not the best kind. For the prescat it could insist that all students; who come from necesary buildings for a University. possibly be established in a building near distant places should be up to the Univer Munificent as were the donations of Sir the electrical station, and with its equipsity standard in English, and it is work H. Mody and others, they wade very
ment the building would probably cost that requires sympathy and patience. It inadequate provision for the residences
about $30,000, This press, it is hoped, is quite impossible for the University of the staff, and none at all for the res
will be of great use in educating students staff to undertake it. sidences of the students. There were as
in Journalism as part of an mendemic tribute to the gatuitous work of Mr. After paying a suitab "buildings for 11 students'
Ponsonby-Fane, who devoted 2 hours a Then I come to the staff. common-re 07
for tenching any
We have week to the University, besides spending branch of medicine except anatomy.regard to the extra staff required for all correcting papers, His Excellendy paru- already taken action, I may say, with auch time in prgpaling lectures and These deficiencies were made good part. ly our of the capital of the University We had to shoot considerably beyond our coming here from remote places, but wo Faculties because we could not wait.ceeded: We cannot prevent students from and partly by the generosity of private torans because it takes a long time to get can take measures to ensure that before. donury. Further, the University has to out any part of the staff from England, they attempt to matriculate they shouldī purchase out of its capital land at and the whole work of the 'niversity for have attained the requisite standard of
· Haiduo," which cuts into our grounds this session would have beer diretly knowledge, especially in "English. To in- and might prove a serious impediment paralysed if we had not done so. if left in the hands of other owners.
augurate such an institution will require The Faculty of Engineering:-The coonderable empital expenditure, but I Akain, experience shows that a con following posts are essential to place the am of opinion that for such special train- siderable increas of the staff is neces
Faculty in the same position as in ing the fees might reasonably be charged Mary,
chinese students have not only September, 1914:- A professor of physics. sumerent to cover to a great extent the to learn subjects which are now to them lecturer in civil engineering, a lecturer cost of maintenance, including the prin but to earn in a foreign language. in mechanical engineering, and an incipal and tutors. They consequently require much more
structor. in drawing.
The capital expendi- Appointments to ture may be put at $13,000 and individual attention than the corres
these posts are being made.
anusi sparge on the University Funds ponding class of students in England,
Faculty of Sirivine:--The following over an axive the fees at bot and they are accustomed to receive it being made for, a professor of pathology. posts are essential and appointments are in most of the schools, and colleges professor of chemistry, a professor of opened by Enenjeans in Chian: It is trogjen medicine to organise a depart imperative that the University should- provide for its pupils more tutors (as search work, and a lecturer an biology. ment for post-graduate teaching and re distinguished from professors and The lecturer on hislogy is for both the lecturers) and greater incilities for Arts and the Medical Faculties. social life."
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the stat of the sensity on a note or ince there are two great, neeus to put less permanent booting. passage and and a super-annuation fund.
They are
A
Faculty of Art-The fallowing ap I will now steal-proceeded His Excel-pointments have been made:- professor lency with the needs of the University of education to replace a lecturer, by the University. His Excellency said: Your Excellenc
as shortly as possible, and F propose to fallies and gentlemen, I have asked you. Buildings, Staff and Equipment, and to class them under the generali heads of to came here today in order that I may endeavour to explain, na shortly as poss
state, first of all, the immediate require sible, the present position of the Driverments and then those things which are
that recently assisted-passages to England. As regards passage fund my say
have been given on the same lines as those granted by the Government to its omers, that is to say the difference betwerk, the pre-war and present rates have been paid lecturer in political economy, a lecturer further and grant free passages at re- But I want to go
lecturer in history. There are also in time of the most formidable dineltics in "English, a tutor in English and gular intervals to England and back contemplation the creation of the posts that a married man with a family has of a lecturer in political science and con- to face here is the provision of passages
Lloyd George gave Parliament and the cally the only available acrominodation/sity of Hongkong, and give some indic. desirable but which we can wait for until I stitutional history, a lecturer in educa for himself and his family, and it is one
1s any which may fall vacant at the last tion of the financial assistance that wit the immediate requirements are satisfied, tion, and a lecturer in zoology.
A week later, says Mr. Bullitt, Mr.
British public to understand that he knew nothing whatever about the matter. THE WAR ON BOLSHEVISM GENERAL DENIKIN'S SUCCESSES.
LONDON, September 19th.
The War Office announces that General Denikin has inflicted further beavy blow on the enemy in the neighbourhood of Tsaritsin.
where they recaptured Sultanik, taking 650 prisoners and cap turing a quantity of war material..
The Den troops have thrown back the
Bolsheviks who had crossed the river, taking 630 prisoners and three guck
moment. It is believed that the shortage of accommodation for civilians will last another six weeks or two months.
MUDDLE OVER REQUISITIONED BERTHS.
Loxtos, September 19th. The India Offer denies that equial toned berths in steamers were not filled. The stories of wasted, berths, are said to bave originated in a recent muddle, when 2 requisitioned berths were not occupied. The India Office were not responsible, in
that instance..
I have had the opportunity of studying be required immediately and in the near
various minutes written by the Pro-Vice future in order that the University may
thoroughly well equipped for carrying of Engineering, Medicine and Arts, and Chancellor, by the Deans of the Faculties on its work. It is now seven years since by others. the-University actually started, and much conclusions from personal observations, I have also drawn my own has been die since then by considerable ex and if the result is not, considered satis penditure of the capital of the University factors shall welcome any suggestions
the capital sums given at the start- | from subsequent speakers. and with the help of generous donations. from several gentlemen who are here to day and from Chinese gentlemen in the Straits Settlements, Canton, and els where. With these donations we have Been able to provide some of the buildings
A BETTER RATE FOR THE that were lacking when the University
FRANC.
The loop of the Khoper River has been entirely cleared of Bolsheviks. The pri soners here numbered 2,000. Four guns DECLINE IN VALUE OF STERLING. were captured. The 205th Soviet Regi-
nent has ceased to exist.
PARIS, September 18th.
General Denikin's advance, east of Kharkov steadily continues in spite of
A Hayas message says:-
opened; but much still remains to he dene The sta# of "professors and lecturers has not been large enough to allow of the professors giving "that time to stady which it is essential they should
↓MMEDIATE REQUIREMENTY.
Specially necessary in this Facilty to
It is of which he should be relieved. It would provide for the needs of students from for this purpose. The establishment of a be sufficient to provide an annual sum North China by strengthening the depart-superannuation fund is a more formid- from North China, Siam, and Japan will force in many of the mercantile offices in ment in the training of teachers. It is able takk. I should make it a contributory expected that the number of students scheme, on the lines of those already in
written an interesting meinorandum on of the staff desiring to leave at the can- tend to increase. Professor Wright has this Colony. In the event of any member this department, but time will not permit clusion of bis berm of agreement the me to go into the matter in any detail.
amount standing to his credit on his en contributions-with, perhaps, some addition; I cannot say should be handed over to him. It is not possible to any now what annual" sum would be required for the University's contribution either five or ten per cent, of the salaries may be taken." it would probably not be less than 895,000.
In each Faculty certain expenditure will have to be incurred for equipment, and until the buildings referred to are available there will be a certain amount. of congestion in the rain building. I might say that some of the rooms in the main huiding, which up to now have been used by the Engineering Faculty, were never intended for that purpose and are quite unsuitable.
As regards buildings it is quite clear the time has come when we should have proper administrative offices, a library and a Senate room. These have all been
intended as ante-rooms to the main Hall used in the main building in, rooms
and for teaching purposes. It has been suggested that the building for this pur pose might be erected on the large open space which was made when the Univer- it was built. above and behind the University building." It has not been
the years that have elapsed, except for football and societimes for lawn tennis creased cost of living involve an expendi- if permanent provision is to be made for
Then there are proposals for starting a Faculty of Science and the teaching of The essential increase of the staff and workshops, etc., to which I do not intend mining and metallurgy, the erection of
opposition. A thousand prisoners have There is a better rate for the French give, and for the individual attention used for anything in particular during higher salaries necessitated by the in to refer to-day, but it will be clear that
been taken.
The Bolsheviks recaptured Ntozelets, 40 miles north-cast of Kiev,
A SUCCESSFUL ALLIED ATTACK,
Lostos, September 19th.
The War Ore announces that a success. ful operation by British, Serbia and Russians has resulted in the capture of Kaygora and Lájmd, 23 miles south of Kapiselga. The prisoners taken number 518, while two field guns and several machine guns were also captured. Our casualties were eight wounded.
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sensational rise in exchange value of the 1 sterling a de cline began, the official quotation now being 37 francs, 83 çeptimes.
THE SYRIAN QUESTION... FRENCH OPINION REASSURED.
PARIS, September 15th.
A Havas message says:-
that is necessary in the case of many students. One of the main reasons for the high position the University intrendy holds is that it had as its first Vice- Chancellor a man of such brilliant attain ments and world-wide reputation as Sir Charles Eliot. I feel sure that while we all desire to congratulate bin on the high appointment that he has received, we all feel what a very severe loss the
I do not think it is used for tennis now. I do not agree with that proposal for two reasons. I consider, that that part of the ground should be reserved for recreation. It is more or less on the level of the hostels-not very much below them-and it is a very good thing if it can be kept open and improved and made it for.
Part of
ture un the University of about $90,000 a year more than at present. this will, hope, be made up in extra fers, and part by another soures, but, as far as I ena see, there will be a sum of
about $60,000 a year required, which
means the investment of a capital sum of $1,000,000. The buildings which I have
pre-matriculation, a passage fund, a super-annuation fund, and for an addi- tional staff in the Faculty of Science, a further increase of income of at least
80,000 year will be necessary, or 2
capital investment of about $1,000,000.
Without liberal Boancial help, there- fore, the University cannot carry on nud
BOLSHEVIK VESSELS. ATTACKED. position adopted by the British Govern University has suffered by his having to tennis: and, secondly, I am of the opin. Į referred to will cost about $460,000 and develop its work, as it must, if it is to
Bolshevik vessels which sailed north enet from Petrozovoosk to intercept one of our columns which is being landed on the west shore of Lake Onega were attack vd by cur aircraft with machine-guns and bombs, and forced to return to harbour in -confusion.
THE SILVER MARKET.
MESSRS. MONTAGU'S REPORT.
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LONDON, September 18th.
Mesars Montagu & Co.'s report states
that, owing to the fair demand from the
French opinion on the Syrian question has been largely reassured by the pub- lication of the summaries showing the ment towards the claims of King Hus alaims on his part could confict with win, of the Hedjaz, intimating that no the friendship between France and Great Britain.
on
the prin
leave. it. It was no mean achievement onion
thas the administrative offices, "quipment for the Faculty of Arta andrform the object for whieb it was found-
new, laboratories abou: 220,000,
Now I come to another fiecessity-that is that the ground" devoted to recreation should be improved and enlarged. The
el On behalf of the University authori- ties I ask for thas help. I appeal to the generosity of this rich and influential
his part to embark on the work of the library, and Senate redin, should be on University in 1912 with a very small staff the same level as the main building and and with wholly inadequate equipment, connected with it by a covered way. buildings, materials, books and apparatus would be large enough for this building number of students will probably in community, and I know that I shall not
There is an excellent site which, I think,
and of which I put the rest ut $150,000.
ADDITIONAL STAFF QUARTERS,
erease, and one of the main features of appeal in vain. But, essential as money University life is the social side, both in is, it is only a part of what we ask for. We ask the comununity of this Colony to
Continent and the smallness of offers was the only country observincerning work. I will now read to you a letter obvious that for married members of the $10,000 is required to make a large grent country of Canada, and he took as
from America, the market has shown a firmer tendency."
The raising of the price of telegraphic transfers on India to s. per rupee har resulted in a steady rise of prices, with a narrowing margin between cash and for ward quotations
LONDON, September 18th, The silver market is steady.
LONDON, September 19th.
Silver is quoted at 82d. spot and 611d. forward. The market is steady.
EARLIER CABLES, LORD FRENCH'S BOOK NEW PREFACE TO SECOND EDITION.
LONDON, September 10th. Lord French, in the new preface to the second edition of his book 1914 pub lishes a letter from. Mr. Asquith, dated May, 1916, in which Mr. Asquith anys that he notes Lord French finds the 4.7 gun practically useless, and wants a sub- stantially higher forget this," says Mr. percentage of high ex plosive. Asquith, reply to this letter that Lord French wrote to Mr. Asquith acknowledg ing bis "unfailing sympathy and encouragement."
the eight-hour day in Germany, there were so many exceptions that it was a have neived from Sir Charles Élist on delusion from the French point of view.
the subject of the work already done and the future needs of the University. It
THE EIGHT-HOUR DAY. FRENCH LABOUR'S ANXIETY,
of nif. sorts. During vacations in the summer Sir Charles Eliot was able to do FARIH, September 18th." A Havas message says:—
much useful work for the University, In the course of the debate
You will bear presently the large addi-put-door recreation and in the common while acquiring for himself, by patient the Peace Treaty, a Socialist member said there was great anxiety in French I bad study, a knowledge of classical Chineseins, which have been made to the staff,
room. Dr. Jordan will, I think, address try and realise all that the University circles because it was said that France That our degrees are recognised through perty known as "Halden," which include going into the matter very recently. I yesterday to an eloquent utterance by a and although we have acquired the pro-
You on this aspect beenure he has been stands for here and in China. I listened pic of an eight-hour day.
out China is one of the results of his
should estimate that a large house and a small house, it is
sum of about priest who has recently come from that ground in the University suitable for his text the saying of the wise Solwuor, such games as lawn tennis and to erect $20,000 will be required to put the ground the ages Empires had risen to might but. If there is no vision the people perish,” a small pavilion. A sum of at least and the preacher traced how throughout Pokfulum in order and to make an owing to the want of a clear vision as to extension for tennis.
"It will, therefore, be men'
their real piace and purpose in the world that the and to the growth of a complacent satis immediate needs of the University require faction with material prosperity, they the sum of a million and a balf dollars. had all in turn sunk to rise to more. Towards that sum the Government will I have had this thought in mind in con- At any rate it would be wise to make sum of money is to be taken out of part University, but I would remind the contribute a quarter-of-a-million. That nection with our University. It is our
THE PEACE CONFERENCE. MAY MOVE TO LONDON IN THE NEAR FUTURE.
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PARIK, September 18th.
A Havas message says:~~ It seems possible that the Petce Con-" ference will hold its sittings in London. The British delegates have been urging this change for some time.
Only when the fate of the Turkish_Em- pire in specially interesting to Great Britain will it be discussed.
THE CHAMBER OF DEPUTIES. CANDIDATES TO PAY THEIR ` ELECTION EXPENSES.
ехрелье.
PARIS, September 18th. Prospective candidates for the Chamber to pay their election of Deputies in the new elections will have frapa, taking into account the hostility Chamber Committee on Universal Buf- The
to the project, has decided to report in favour of a new Bill placing all election charges on the shoulders of candidates.
reads as follows:-
I have been so closely connected with the University since it was first opened that it would be better for others to vestify-an I hope they with to the value and importance of that institution, both for the Chinese nation and for British interests in the Far East; but our friends may reasonably
staff we shall have to erect suitable houses for some of which there may be space on the "Haldon" site. For immediate requires ments I put the cost of buildings for the staff at $120,000:"
Then a new hostel is required: The present hostels-there are three, the University, St. John's and the Morrison Hall have accommodation for about 287 students. We aim at having 300, and we shall prepare for that or rather more,
ask why we require so much money, and Provision for at least another 60, which of the money realised by the local ship; Chinese gentlemen present, and through it may, perhaps, be well for me to say accommodated in the two large hostels.part which came so far as we can ascer Colony, that it is in a peculiar dégres is out the same number as can be ping requisition - scheme, and it is that them the Chinese community in the a few words on this subject. The pro- The cost of that building would probably tain from shipping owned by Chinese, their University, and that it is their portion borne by the fees to the total revenue is remarkably high-higher, I
be $190,000.
It is proposed to devote that sum to the bounden daty to see that it is in a position: To complete the new Union Building, cause of education, and the Secretary of to do all the great things which we boped believe, than in any modern English which is now being erected in front of the State for the Colonies has approved of to do when it was founded Where Universities. This is very gratifying in main building,-to-furnish it, and to pay apportioning $250,000 to the University, there is no vision that is where Imagi -an-far as it shows that the University off the sum of $17,000 which had to be This sum invested at 8 per cent. will nation and enthusiasm are lacking-" the «is making money, but it is also an indi-lent from the General Fund, and to produce $15,000 a year, in addition to people that is the Empire, the datian. cation that the endowment is relatively equip and furnish this new Union Build amall. When I arrived in Hongkong in ing, about $30,000 in required.
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any help the Colony may be prepared to
give out of the general public funds, "
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