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CHINA MAIL.

UNIVERSITY OF HONGKONG.

YESTERDAY'S DEGREE DAY CEREMONY.

SI CHARLES ADDIS AND THE HON.

MR, L. H. SHARP HONOURED.

THE FUTURE OF THE UNIVERSITY,

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THURSDAY JANUARY 12 · 1992.

WOMEN STUDENTS NOW.

difficulty by whieh-in common with benefactions, already made public, to all similar institutions in China-we announce that Mr. Mol Kon sang had were confronted in our early years, just promised $50,000, payable in I instalments. (Applause). that of a lack of an adequate syslom two of sondary education on which a allude to the fact in order to say that University can be built. There can we received Mr. Mok's cheque for the be little doubt that our entry will entire anioust on the following day. exceed 100 in a year or two, and it (Applause). Two weeks later we should not be long before it reaches were promised $50,000, spread over 150. At that stage now problems will teu years, by Mr. Kwok Chun-young, arise in connection with aecomniudat for the teaching of Chinese. (AP ion and itaf.

plause). M. Kwok's activities, I believe, have lain mainly in Java, to reside This year's entry, for the first time though he has come recently

students-four in in Hongkong, and it was very in- It was degree day at the University first official act was to present the includes women of Hongkong yesterday. There were late Dr. Jordan to Your Excellency as number. The question of the admisterosting to me, when I was in Java, worthy of an honorary degree. Onsion of women has elsewhere led to s to find his son as Chairman of the many visitors who. before the cere

Buch occasions the language of lengthy and animated controversy; Board of Management of the school mouy commenced, had the

not wholly and I suspect that there were some to which I shall refer later. Then portunity of seeing a tennis match exaggeration between past and present members o unpardonable, and it is, there'ore, no of us here who felt that although the somewhere about the month of August, is apt to change hi tupe. Then the University and then of taking small satisfaction to me that, speaking spirit of the age left no doubt as to wo received a cheque for $100,000 business

The to day with fuller knowledge, I can the ultimate result, their admission from the firm of Mears. John Swite is no longer business, afternoon tea and be talks about some moral Wiltshire Band (urnished an enliven in all sincerity repeat of the dead the here would at least he preceded by & Sons, Ltd., for the Engineering principle which he expresses as "liveing musical programm and the substance of what I then said of the dignified debate. Such, in fact, was Faculty (Applause). As a complè- and let live." We have heard generous sprinkling of bribisnt bus living. Dr. Jordan's great test, as far not the case. When a woman student ment to the munificent douation of eriticists from members of the academic costumes zuade of the as this University was concerned, had the courage to present hersell for $100,000 which we received for general came when, in the summer of 1918, he admission, and we came to compare purpose from the Taikoo finus, at general public, probably echoing con gathering a colorful picture. plaints more directly interested, that Some time before the hour at which was called upon for a time, then our own University Ordinance with the institution of the University, I

to take up

the the local Interpretation Ordinance, think you will agree that this is a the Houl Company, is seRing ice, the ceremony was due to begin, the indeterminate,

Vice-Chancellorship. By we found that the Craughtsman had very generous gift. I don't mean and provisions and motuscars, and in Great Hall was nearly filled with acting

beccme already settled the question for us to say that it solves the whole instituting a system of efficient, rapid, spectators among whom were many that | and cheap transport, is grabbing

Chinese. At 5 o'clock the stately abundantly clear that the endowment As the only two vates I have given, engineering problem- engineering bo- meet the Taikoo at too much. They should let others strains of the University Anthem roll with which this University had been at an interval of 2 years, as a men ing a progressive science-but it does live. If appeared to us that this ed out and, headed by His Excellency founded was inadequate for efficiency, ber of the Senate of the University of enable me

favour Professor at Budget time or anch Sertly represented their attitude, the Governor resplendent in his and defects of office organisation ren- Cambridge, we should still ask: What of your Chancellor's robes, the customary dered it more than difficult to ascer and successfully in favour of the more easy terms. I think we have maxin that business ie business?" procession entered the building and tain the exact situation. There would admission of women to degrees, reason to hope that even without any The Fave been ample excuse for Dr. cannot pretend to regret the action formal appeal, that other sume,

› them large i But it does not correctly represent moved up to the platform.

under- Jordan had he, as an acting official, of our draughtsman. Whether in the possibly some 1heir attitude. With tout big gaily was packed with

the amount, will be forthcoming in the hotels. three

being and graduates andy of whom ware by no bean content to let things drilt, in case of the individual woman Ltd. our to be any before letg, this sort mean overawed by the solemnity of stead of setting himself to remedy the pursuit of higher education normally wear future.

makes for increased happiness is a forced upon them. the occasion, They made audible defects of organisation and so soon thing is

The next matter to which I would

It is usual in the circumstances.

and then and one as the facts were ascertainable, to question on which, personally, I have It is inevitable. The tendency of Lamorist had equipped himself with place them frankly before the Court. su open wind but there can be, I like to allude is in some sense personal all such huge undertalings is to be. a species of tin whistle on which be The easier financial circumstances in think. no doula that the well being of to myself. Most of you are aware come self-contained and self support. pip pipped whenever the spirit which we find ourselves to day are the community does require some that doing the summer your, Council performing themselves moved him, which it did fairly often, mainly due to the liberality of the generalisation of women's education, invited me to do a good deal of 10g.

in Peking in they Langu Besides the boporury degrees con- Colonial Government, but I personally and that means a real need for the travelling.

(harles Addis have come during the last year to be best possible women teachers. Thure September to reposent you, long Sir gut

then erred 101 da

can be no doubt that China offers with Professor Digby, at the opening without extr. etap frous the KUM.C, and the Hon. Mr. E. H. very conscious of the debt I owe to the waxionum el prohi As we bave Sharpy K.C., B.C.), U.B.E., degrees the courage of my predecessor. This almost limitless secpe for women of the very remarkable Rockefeller bertyka the case of butter, not only co were given to twenty eight students University had no warmer friend thau doctors. At the same time the pum- Foundation; and besides attending at they reduce the cost to themselves, who had graduated in medicine, arts Gregory Paul Jordan, and one can ber of women students will be strictly Peking. I visited at one time or but hey ensure by seeing to it then- or engineering. They were all heartily only regret that be should not have limited until the curricula of our another, Penang, Singapore, Java, In the evening H.E. the lived to see the success which we be girls schools are modified: that Hankow and Shanghai, and you per

baps desire that I should give you selves the constancy and trustworthi cheered.

change is already being made. ness of the service required.

Governor entertained the members of lieve awaits it.

some report of the impressions 1 the University Court. the honorary

brought back with me from this round of visits. W., perhaps 7 can best

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LOCAL AND GENERAL.

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Three other names fall to be men tioned in this connection,-those of the lat: Sir Boshan Wei Yuk, the late

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FINANCES AND AN APPEAL.

One of the first questions to which I had to give my attention sight

to

PROVIDING EDUCATIONAL SYMPATHY.

I was

Mr. Edward Ezra, and the late Dr. months ago was that of our accounts, convey my principal impre aion by Djong A. Fie. Sir Boshan Wei Yuk's There are, I believe, administrator: reminding you of the old saying,

that a prophet is not without· activities belong to the history of the who regard accounte as invented:

honour rave in his own country. this after.

Mr. B. G. Birch and Dr. J. Fenton Colony as a whole, but in one capacity by pedante for the purpose of vexing Your presence here

or another-and latterly as a repre- their souls. Such is not my view. I

Mr. Au Tai Tin and Mr. Lai Hsi Chisentative of the grant-uided schools think of them as the only meane of Doom has provided that the saying is

Dr. G. H. Thomas and Mr. H. B. L. he sat upon the University Court from making clear, both to oneself and to

not entirely applicable. But you do live very near us--you se our Dowbiggin; Dr. W. J. Woodman and Dr. C. M. Heanley; Mr. J. Romanis Lee the outset until practically the time others, a very important side of our difficulties and you know our defects.

of bis death. Mr. Edward Ezra was activities.

We have recently 1, think it would encourage you to An advertisement relating to the and Mr. R. W. Barney, Mr. the donor of several scholarships, municated to the press vary detailed Hongkong Rope Manolactarng to.. Robertson and Mr. M. Daher 1. temuble by upils at the Shanghai accounts for the financial year ending M. II. Roffey and Mr. J. Ring: Dr. Municipal Schools, which owe their last August. Those accounts are now Harston and Mr. R. H. Kotewall; Mr. interest to the fact that be limited his public property, and I can leave the

Ltd, appears in this issue.

know how very high this institution

stands outside Hongkong. (Applause). schoolmastore as far apart as Penang, It was very pleasant to Inter

We have to thank Mr. F. A./Mok Kou Sang aud Mr. F. P. Talati generosity to no fixed sum, but under- to speak for themselves, As regards Hankow and Shanghai who had sent Mackintosh for a parcel of books for Prof. R. K. M. Simpson and Prof. W. took to pay private bills of the the past, they do not show, I think, as students, and to hear how satisfied

the troops going hotne, also Mre,

James Mactionabil.

·Ima! quocantine measures against Saigon have been raised. Quarantine has been imposed against

Manila en account of cholera.

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With regard to our gathering of a of which is available for current

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THE YEAR'S WORK.

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"AN EDUCATIONAL MECCA,”

students, whatever in reason might be that there has been any extravagance. they we e with the finished prouct Vickers: Prof. C. Y. Wang, and Prof. G. T. Byine; Prof. D. C. H. Florance their amount. So far as I can aster-I do not find that too much money we sent back. and Dr. K. M. Gibson, Dr. Melepay tan, that privilege was never abused. has been spent on buildings or equip that a year ago I expressed a hope atul Dr. Forsyth; Dr. O. Mariott Dr. Djong A Fie, and his late partner, ment. It is, indeed, clear that much that we and the missionary school- and Mr. Ho Kwong: Mr. S. W. Dr. Cheung Pat-sze, who successively larger eums might usefully have been

maarers might find some and Rev. C. B. Shann: Rev. Dr. Theld a Chinese Consular appointment eu spent. But I am inclined to

mecting ground. I have since been W. Pearce and Prof. F. A. Redmond in Sumatra, contributed $12,000 a think that the former University g think that I ander- Mr. Ng Ilon Tse and Mr. Clau Siu Ki; year towards the expenses of the Council

stated the situation. The life of Prof. H. G. Earle and Mr. Montague Faculty of Arts, from the time of its forgotten that you cannot a missionary schoolmaster is apt to Dance enthusiasts will scarcely Ede: Hon. Mr. A. O. Lang and Mr. institution down to last year. I do spend money on buildings and equip-be a rather isolated one, and t e need

Feminder that the usual Ho Fook; Hon. Mr. T. . Perkins not understand that they had any ment and still have it available for

for educational sympathy comes only popolat dame takes place at the and Hon. Mr. H. W. Bird Sir vital connection with Hongkong, and other purposes. The essential point next to his need for sympathy in his Ellis Kadoorie and Mr. Ho Kon their action seems to me a very about our accounts as regards the mission work. And I rather think Tong, Hon. r. A. G. Stephen and striking illustration of that public-future is that a char distinction is that he looks to this University to Hon. Mr. E. R. Hallifax; Hon. Mr. spirited idealism to which institutions made between money spent on capital provide that sympathy. Passengers by the "Egypt" ar E.A. Irving and Hon. Mr. Chow Shou such as these owe so much.

account, and endowments the revenue requested to note that baggage will Son: Hoa. Mr. Lau Chu Pak and A big butel be received at the P. & O. jetty Hon. Mr. Mcl. Meseer; Hon. Mr. year ago, it may have struck some of purposes. That distinction I am very I spoke of Java. 'It was a little business like the one concerned between noon and 4 p.m. on Tuesday 11. E. Pollock and Hon. Mr. J. H. you on that occasion that I was glad to have drawn, from two points startling in Java to find a Chinese PUAL10 SERVICE" obviously has an attitude towards nex

Kemp; H.H. Sir William Rees Davies engaged in the axhilarating task of of view. In the first place, it is a very English school the pupils of which butter that must differ from the

and the Rt. Rev. Bishop Pozzoni attempting to make bricks without sound protection for the Finance were being taught to look upon attitude of a concern like the Dairy

Dr. Vaccination work still goes on Hon.

Claud Severn and

@S their straw. It was my duty to address Committee and for myself. There is Hongkong

educational Par which produces and or in ports satisfactorily. In connection with H.E. Sir G. M. Kirkpatrick you on mattere for which I had my not a department of the University Mecca! If all goes well we shall it for sale to the public. In short, Be our recent special article, it may be Desa, Faculty of Arts and the Regis self no responsibility, and as to which, but could present half a dozen de have pupils from there in the future. a catering concern of such a big scale mentioned that the Boy Scouts and trar, Dean, Faculty of Medicine and from the nature of the case, I had all mands, to which we should have Lo In the meantime they are only at the it is in the same butter boat as the the St. Johns Ambulance students the Dean, Faculty of Engineering too little knowledge. I, at least, do answer if our Endowment Fund was Junior Local examination stage, but Further reductions in the price of public. It is a large consumer. who were therein referred to were The Vice Chancellor and the Treasur- botter are being advertised. We nute bably in this caso it was at one time from the Saivingpun School. They er; Hon. Mr. E. H. Sharp and Sir pot forget the kindly manner in which still regarded as available for capital the results of the December examina-

tolerated you

my inexperience, and I expenditure. But, even more import- tions are extraordinarily creditable to that good ruble butter is now offered one of the Dairy

are devoting their Saturdays and Charles Addia; The Mace Bearer; find it on encouragement when to ant, I desire that the whole situation them. At Peking one had the for as bitle as one dollar a pound, customers. Any businusa man is able Sundays to the work all it is finished. H. E. The Chancellor.

day I have to render you an account should be made clear to members of opportunity of meeting the representa- which the public will probably to guess what may have happened,

Amongst those in the body of the of the work of the past year. the Court, for under the Univer- tives of similar institutions in China, onsider an advantage as compared what, in fact, was practically bound

Meesra. Arnhold Bros. & Co. Ltd., ball were: Lady Stubbs, Lady Rees |

eity Ordinance it is upon the and I felt I rather resembled the with the prices paid a few weeks ago. to happen. The big customer would

I trust that on the whole you will Court that there rests the final missionary schoolmaster as I have We take it this advantage accrues to suggest easier prives. The monopolist have been appointed agents for the Davies, Lady Addis, Lady Kirk-

newly organised Hamburg Amerika patrick, Lady Branyate, Lady Ho find our past year's record satisfac responsibility for the policy of pictured him. It was very pleasant the public s

a direct result of disco business is business," A

Line which shortly opens a cargong, Sir Eric and Lady Stuart tory. Allowing for degree conferred the University; and policy, in the to have the fronk comradeships of twu lage dictom we will comment on in a competition between

A little white moment-would be apt to say "take passenger service between Europe and Taylor, Mre Severn, Mra. Pollock, Mr. in absence, the Deans of Faculty will long run, means finance. Do not men engaged in similar work to one- businesses which only

the Far East. The first vessel H. H. Gompertz, Capt. Fisher, Capt. shortly present to Your Excellency 28 think I am taking an opportunity self; and in some ways I found myself ago were talking of getting married. it or leave it." The big customer We meas the proposed meger" of would discover that its order was arriving here will be the motor ship Neville, Mrs. Lang, Mrs. Bird, Mrs. new graduates, a number exceeding when members of the Court have no in a very advantageous position. the Hongkong Hotel and the Daily acceptable abroad, and that it could "Havelland" which left Rotterdam Perkins, the Japanese Consul, the Con- that of any previous year. I cannot opportunity of reply, to try and ere, in Hongkong, one's mind is apt sul for Portugal, Dr. Santos, Mr. G. N. undertake that the number next year, saddls that responsibility upon them to dwell on the insufficiency of the Farm companies. It may not be import for itself on favourable terms. on 4th inst.

Orme, Mr. H. Peroy Smith, Rov, and drawn mainly from the class which which some of you may have been endowment of the University; outside remembered, although it ought to be, Then, this alone having robbed the

Mrs. Maconachie Mr. H. M. H. Nema entered the University in 1918, will inclined to think ought to be my Hongkong, one is apt to be envied, bes that the China Mail did not wait to monopoly of its monopolistic strategic see which way the merger cat would position, would make it shift its Under-Becretary for the Colonies zee, Mr. Eric Rice, Mr. Ponsonby be quite so large, but as from the own. I have already taken the matter cause the general run of institutions of

Perhaps during jurup before throwing an editorial ground.

this stated in reply to a question Fane, Mr. and Mrs. M. K. Lo, Mr. and following year the annual number of up with the Court; I have, told them University rank in China havo no

Mrs. Owen Hughes, Dr. und Mra graduates should increase steadily and in detail what moneys I think they edowments at all! Arick at it. We are not claiming that shifting of ground the merger that the Governor of Hongkong sus good shot did the business. We would be suggested, perhaps not had been asked to report on Hatston, Miss Harston, Dr. and Mra even rapidly. The numbers of our will require for the next ten years, are merely pointing out that we said until much later. In any case we the desirability of a Commission Black Mira. Marriott, Mr. E. A. Matudents are equally on the increase both for capital expenditure and as

Williams, Mr. Balmer Johnson, Dr. This year's entry, up to date and additional endowment, and although Ou broader lines, I found overy. before anybody else did that on are imaging quite usual business of Inquriy into the question of mui Lvon Brown, Major Downing, Colonel until Chinese New Year the figures I think they were rather startled by where the keepest interest taken in

Tho "let's get tent-in other words, the system of

educational general principles it would be better phenomena,

Nicholson, Col. and Mrs. Humphreyannot be looked upon as filialis 85. the magnitude of the sume, they have education, and in such talugs did not happen, and together" movement over originates child slavery saya Truth, of November Mr. and Mrs. Infrontz, Mr. and Mrs.sgainst 67 last year, which was appointed the strongest committee standards in China. In particular, The present position of the butter philanthropirally. It does not even 30. Not only should there be an market looks like a confirmation gl start as a calm and deliberate bit of inquiry, but, in view of the attitudo. H. Walaman, Mr. and Mrs. Dovey itself a record. But even more strike possible to check my estimates and to was invited to return to Shanghai to that. There am perfectly good argu- scientific organization, to reduce over officialdom has taken up in this Mr. and Mrs. B. D. C. Wolfe, Mr. and ing are the figures in connection with prepare the public appeal for the attend the anneal conference of the tabuts to be found for such business bead expenses, and so on. Ita direct matter, it should be a thorough Taggart, Mr and Mrs, Ho Leung, Mr. where we had an entry of neatly to anticipate that appeal, but I con merce, where the education question

Mrs. JR. Wood, Mr. and Mrs. J. H. our junior Local examinations, nuosary support, I will not attempt Associated British Chambers of Com arrangements, but their goodness must objectives are to maintain profits, to ly independent inquiry. Off depend upon their sincerity. I wo avert threatened or possible op dialdom till solemnly repudiatas and Mrs. Shenton, Commander Hake 103-398-es against a previous refers that is rather dificult to bes was going to be seriously discussed; knew the rock on which the merger position, and (though we do, not sug: the use of the term "slavery in Rev. Father Marla, Rev. J. cord of 234. I do not claim that that where all the money we need is to The proceedings were private, but any che was wrecked, it is more than gest it was so in this case) to increase connection with the buying and Holman, Dr. Gladys Turner, and a guos any increasing popularity on coms from But when I reflect on of you who are members of tlie Gen

many othuis."

the part of that examination it is the very considerable sums we hava eral Chamber of Commerce will have probable we would find it to be a prats. It is quite clear that the real selling of little Chinese girls in Hong

VIOR CHANCELLOR'S SEARCH. imply the result of the steady received in the past imm quite un recived resently a full report of the factor that would have prevented object of the hotel people must be kong for domestlo service and, in

His Excellency had consolidation of the polley of the expected quarters, I see no reason for proceschings, and you will be able to the arrangement from being beneficial first of all to ensure an adequate dome instances, a worse late, In law After to te gubile if it had come off. supply of good butter at a reasonable of course, they cannot be slaves in a formally opened the Congregation Bluestion Department of this Colony. There is probably much more behind dust for consumption in their fish colony, bus in fact they are the Vice Chancellor said Mr. It means that in a year or two this it than butter; but even if wentisk to regular businers. By entering inte nothing, dew," khi chore 11 ample Chabeuior, Zaaks, and Gentlembu wil be a curresponding Inpres the butter, we will have a great deal competition with a firm'

to consider and it is open to any of in butter in me kyto

as to do that without trying to get with in advantage.

X

Just before Parliament rose the

ru evidence of the evils of the trade to (6 will be within the recollection of an aber of dandidates for ont

start whioli amelaldom prefers to turn me of you that when nearly a year las on in other wurde lan

ago, I took possñsion of this seks, my being gradually." Iraed

THE UNIVERSITY'S FUTURE.

beat me out when I say that the Brit Aish marchaute there assembled "Tornio

guised their duty to zaslat to alding of benefactions Tther best fr their "power) Acallstant I was able, when to British missionsly schools In Chinag

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Ito the Namakes and Ho Tung