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our honorary degree, has visited the Far East on overal occasions, and I am told on cách occasion has ovinced DEGREES FOR SIR H.
great interest in matters appertain. POLLOCK AND MR. SWIRE.ing to the education of the Chinese. | Mr.,Swiro was educated at Eten and Yesterday afternoon was the oc-Int University College, Oxford To ension of the sixteenth congrega- his commarcină interests he ling add.. tion for the conferring of degresjod a great enthusinam for hornca at the University of Hongkong. He was a master of fox hounds in Great pubile interest was taken in the county of Essex and he has pub- the conferment of honorary de-lished
& book on Auglo-French grees of Doctor of Laws conferred horsemanship, whatever upon Sir Henry Pollock, Kt., K.C. and upon
Mr. John Swire (in absentia).
(Lauglitor).
that may
When the iden of this University The Great Hall was filled some made on offer of £10,000 for its en- was first nooted, tho Taikoo firm
time before the appointed hour,
na
and the gallery as usual crowded downrut (Applause), an offer which, with a number of enthusiastic and in the words of Sir Frederick vociferous under-gradustes. A Lugard, our first Chancellor, notable visitor was the Officer do this realisation of the schema Commanding, China Station, Vice-possible. That contribution Admiral Sir Allan F. Everelt.. |«ineų, been supplemented by a fur ther contribution of a lakh of dollars In addition to the honorary de- from Mears John Swire and Son, grees there were also conferred Ltd, London, the income of which of two degrees of Bachelor of Mall-which is devoted to the Engineering cing and Bachelor of Surgery, eno, [Department (Applauso)
dewice of Bachelor of Science; (Engineering) and three fegrees of Bachelor of Arts,
Taikoo Assistance.
I need Penreely remind my Precisely at 5 pm. His Excel-audience of the Taikon Ducks and lency the Chancellor, Sir Edward the Taikoo Sugar Refinery. Speak. Stubbs, entered the Great Hall in ing for myself and my colleaguo the following procession:
we shall not be satisfied until the The Mace-Bearer, Hon. Sir gradunten of this University find Henry Pollock, The Viec-Chancel their way into these two undertak
The University lor. The Treasurer. The Bean, ings as workers. Faculty of Medicine, The Dean,
owes a great debt of gratitude to Faculty of Engineering. The Dean, week living evidence of it I have the Taikoo lirin. If you would Faculty of Arts, The Registrarmerely to ask you to cast your eyes H. E. Sir John Fowler, His Honour this platform, where sits Pre- Sir Henry C. Gollan, His Honour lessor Middleton Smith, Taikoo Mr. Justice Gompertz, Hon. Sir Professor of Engineering. (Ap. Claud Severn, Hou, Mr.
J. H.plause). Professor Middleton Smith Kemp, Hon. Mr. C. Mel. Messer, is couval with this University and Hon. Mr. E. R. Hallifax. Hon. Mr. he sits there year after year with an sinile watching the 21. Creasy, Hon. Mr. P. H. Holy-enigmatic
oak, Hon. Mr. F. D. C. Wolfe, Hon. vagarien of Vico Chancellors ..Kowloon ba3 Mr. Chow Shou-son, Mr. Chau Siu-s they come ond go.
Not ki, Hon. Mr. R. H. Kotewall, Dr. only that, wo have great assis. J. B. Addison, Rev. T. W. Pearce,tance and support in our work Mr. A. H. Barlow, Mr. S. W. Two, from the officers of the Taikoo firm. Mr. Ho Fook, Mr. Ho Kum-tong, The senior officer of the firm in Mr. Ho Kwong, Dr. R. M. Gibson, always a member of tho. University Mr. H. B. L. Dowbiggin, Mr. M. P. Council and of the Finance Com- Talati. Mr. J. R. Wood, Mr. Mokmittee, I am sorry that Mr. G. Kon-sang, Mr. Fang Ping-shan, M. Young is not here this after- Prof. H. G. Earle, Prof, W. Brown, poon, but I am very glad to see Prof. G. T. Byrne, Prot, P. A. Red-Mr. Brown, who is acting for him, mond, Prof. J. Anderson, Prof. and other representatives of this J. L. Shellshear. Prof. W. Faid, grent firm. We want, and it is our Prof. J. W. N. Smith, Dr. C. W. Mc-constunt desire to work in unity Kenny, Dr. G. H. Thomas, Dr. E. P. and in stupathy with the great Minneit, Rev. C. B. Shann, Rev. commetal undertakings of this Romani Lee, Mr. D. W. Morley, town, and we look to then for help, Mr. A. H. Fenwick, Mr. G. W.
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Sir Henry as u Banker, Sir Henry Pollock has recently been knighted by tho King His Excellency declared the con- od H
result of that not the Prera but on gregation open, after which the only in
various other Band of the East Surrey Regiment
.accusjur Bir and played the University Anthem.
Henry Pollock's nativities exploits have been set forth. It The Vice-Chancellor's Speech. will therefore only be sufficient for The Vice Chancellor :
Your Ex me to recapitulate them briefly. ellency, I beg to ask you to confer Sir Henry Folleek was educated at Charterhouse. When be left two honorary degrees. The first is Charterhouse at an early age- on Mr. John Swire and the second believe at 10-he went first of is on Sir Henry Pollock, Knight and all into a Bank in Old Jewry and King's Counse). The decision to there he remained for B year, (confer an honorary degree upon Mr. But no Bank could hold one who John Swire was taken some months was so obviously destined from ago before I became Vice-Chancell.birth to be lawyer. Having or; the delay in conferring the de received no I think, as remunera- free has been due to the hope that tion for his year's services-G Mr. John Swire might visit Hong-he withdraw to the shades of the I expect bo.was very glad to get it' kung. We have not yet abandoned Temple and there studied law. hape that he will some day visit He was called to the Bar in 1883 Hongkong again, but in the mean and came out to Hongkong in
sremeil to be convenient.
time the farther postponement of the 1984, and was immediately admitt- [conformennt of the degree has noted as a practitioner in the local, Courts. Giaco then Bir Henry Pollock has played many legal Mr. John Swire is a director and parts. He has been Police senior partner of the frm of Messra | Magistrate, Puisne Judge and which trades in the Far East under in Fiji. He also was Chairman of Juhn Swire and Sons, Ltd, London, | Attorney General, both here and
the name of Butterfield and Swire, the Peaco Celebration and War
Memorial Financo otherwise tho Taikoo firm of
Committees.
Chinn Mr. John Swine's father, | whose name was also John Swire and who was well known in the Far East,
Mr.
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