But I think Lee J. has deprecated the communication under his hand). Jordan (I trust he has not acted on it). In the past, we have strenuously remitted efforts to get a finger with the Chinese Govt., and from this point of view, I think H. King's proceeding is ordinarily ill-advised and suggest inviting them to subscribe to the hiving.
I foresee danger if this thing is not pulled up. He wrote direct to our Consul-General at Tokyo & the Japanese Govt. We have just heard that he has written again to ascertain if Japan recognises Chinese rights over certain islands (!).
I believe the W. I. Dept. have had a similar case Bahamas & Washington too.
Communication between others on this matter ought to go through the proper channel laid down, and this rule is not enforced. Japan. To shisei.
Hongkong.
10930 Cascabeling Separately control of leg... how we can hope to escape trouble.
Dr. 6/4.
My Lord,
Government House, Hongkong, 12th January, 1909.
C. O. 5748 IREC
I have the honour to inform you of the following circumstances. Early in the year 1907, when addressing the gatherings at various prize-givings at the different Schools in the Colony, I observed that I hoped that in course of time a University might be established in Hongkong as the crowning edifice of the educational system here, where Chinese could take degrees without the necessity of expatriating themselves for long periods in Europe and America.
The suggestion appealed strongly to Mr. H. M. Mody, a Parsee gentleman, who has been resident for 40 odd years in this Colony as a Stock-broker in which business he has acquired a considerable fortune. He informed me that he was willing to give a sum of $150,000 to erect University Buildings and a further sum of $30,000 towards an Endowment Fund, provided that if the cost of the Buildings should exceed the first named sum...
RIGHT HONOURABLE EARL OF CREWE, &C. &C...
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