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From: Dr.J..Corran.
The Secretary,
RESEARCH LABORATORY.
Your Ref. "CASIR."
Office of Special Inquiries and Reports,
Board of Education,
Whitehall,
London, S.W.1.
24th July 1928.
University of Hong Kong Lecturer in Chemistry.
C.A. No. 842-43.
Application of Mr.Robert Ashton Hill.
Dear Sir,
Mr.Robert Ashton Hill has been known to me for several years. I first met him at School, and subsequently at the Liverpool University where he was contemporary with me. I should say that of all of my friends, Mr.Ashton Hill would rank as one of the most straight-forward and thoroughly honest; indeed, the most striking feature of Ir.Ashton Hill is the fact that he appears to have several admirable principles, adhesion to which makes him a thorough gentleman. Mr.Ashton ill, during the period of my acquaintance, devoted a great deal of time to juvenile organisations. He was a prominent figure in the Boy Scout Movement of Liverpool, and used to delight in organising camps, games, etc. As a thorough gentleman I am sure that Mr.Ashton Fill would satisfy your higest expectations. Whilst Mr.Ashton Hill, as far as I am aware did not shine at any particular game, his interest in games was very marked, and I am sure that, given the opportunity, he would foster a keen athletic spirit amongst those over whom he could exert an influence.
As to his academic attainments, I expect that others will have testified to this aspect. As a colleague, I know that Ir.Ashton Hill was an exceedingly capable experimenter with the inquisitive mind of a scientist. In addition he was always able to explain in the simplest possible terms a complicated scientific point.
Ir.Ashton Hill is a wide reader and a deep thinker. Probably one of the most important features in connection with his present application is that he is the type of man who can adapt himself cheerfully to any condition; moreover he is liked by everybody who knows him.