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CONFIDENTIAL.
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27 JUNTO
GOVERNMENT HOUSE.
HONGKONG. 5th. May, 1919.
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My Lord,
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With reference to the final paragraph of
my Confidential Despatch of the 7th. April, 1919, I have the
honour to inform Your Lordship that in my opinion no better
use could be made of the balance of the profits from the local
requisitioning of ships, amounting to about one million
dollars, than by devoting it to the cause of education in the
Colony.
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From the University downwards there is
great need of financial help especially as regards the pro-
-vision of suitable buildings. I endose a copy of a letter
that I addressed recently to the Minister at Peking on the
subject of the University, and a copy of Sir John Jordan's
reply. I trust that in due course a portion of the Boxer
Indemnity may be available for the University, but even if
such should be the case I consider that a local offert should
also be made to raise a large sum of money. I have discussed
the matter with Sir Charles Eliot, who was recently in
Hongkong on a short visit, and with the Council of the
University, and the unanimous opinion is that an appeal
should be made for funds. It is my intention, therefore, to
convene a meeting of those interested at an early date at
which the needs of the University will be stated and dona-
-tions invited. I should like to allot a sum of £250,000 out
of the sum available from the profits of the local requisi-
-tioning HE RIGHT HONOURABLE
VISCOUNT MILNER, G.C.B.,
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