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Sir,
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REG 21 JUL 13
537
GOVERNMENT HOUSE,
HONGKONG. 20th. June, 1913.
I notice from the Press that a movement is on
foot to ask His Majesty's Government to permit a certain amount of
the Boxer Indemnity to be assigned to the proposed British Universi-
-ty for Central China.
If this proposal should fructify may I sugest
that some part of the indemnity be devoted to the endowment of the Hongkong University which is more likely to advance British
interests in China than a University which, as I am informed, pro-
-poses to conduct its teaching in the Chinese language.
I have the honour to be,
Sir,
Your most obedient,
humble servant,
Alling
Governor,&c..
HE RIGHT HONOURABLE
LEVIS HARCOURT, M.P.,
&C..
&c.,
&c...