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Universit:
ite's-
work in promoting British
cultural ideas and indirectly British
interests in China and the Far East.
The refusal of the petition
Would
keen duphointment
certainly cause distreee, in Hong Kong,
where the University not only enjoyed
the patronage of His Late Majesty, but
has the honour of a personal connection
with the present King. The University
of Malta not only ranks as the oldest
University in the Colonial Empire, but
we feel also that if his Majesty, who is
well-known in the Island through his
visits there, became a Patron of the
harticularly in present incunturces
University, it would, have an excellent
effect politically.
The two cases seem to be
equally deserving.
Possibly His Majesty
belrefered to
might consider the solution of extending
He honom t
ん
his Patronage to both Universities.
?
Yours sincerely,