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the programme which we fald be fore the Indemnity Delegation we scheme for a Chinese placed a Faculty,

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largely to St Paul Chater's finan- rences would either not recur at

of The New White Horse" or "The cial acumen. The rare art of suc all or at any rate not so frequent

New Golden Cross. Here, gen tlemen, a contrary course is pur cessful Investment was one of Sirly, then surely to sink money in

sued, and if the owner of a coun- Paul Chater's special gifts and he Universities would be the most

Chinese & Roman Law. try ale house wishes to draw cus- used this gift ungrudgingly in the profitable of commercial invest- service of the University. When menta. But could the Universi In seeking to establish a Chin-tom, he hanga up the old sign Sir Paul died the University lost ties of the world so train up the ese Faculty we have a three-fold The Old Plough "Revived.""

I still consider myself a mero a generous patron and a constant world's youth? I will reply to aim in view. We must, of course atranger in China. At any rate DEGREE DAY, SPEECHES."

friend and frankly confess that that question by putting another teach the Chinese classica but we who am I that I should advise? for a time I was utterly at a loss Have the Universities of the Bri- do not propose to confine 'our But surely the present condition andeavour to as to where his successor could be tish Empire ever been given a efforts to the production of old-of China cries aloud for the appil That an Arneat

real chance? This University, fashioned Chinese scholars. We seenre the siloention of a, portion found.

cation generally of new ideas, and the British share of the un-gx-

The Golden Bough.

for example, started on its pre- reverence the old Chinese scholar those ideas must surely be based

realise that while the pired Buger Indemnity for the fur Those of us who are old-fash-carious existence with an income but we

on a better mutual understanding ther development of the University ioned enough to have read the of about £6,000 a year I have China of to-day and to-morrow between the Chinese and those of Hong Kong has been occupying "Aeneid" will remember that the heard more than one British mer- cannot afford to look back, she Britishers who sojourn among

the East say that he can equally not afford to refrain the attention ef The University Sybil told Aeneas that while it chant in Council was appagent from the ad- was easy to get into Hell it was could not contemplate retiring to from looking forward. We dream

We are casting our 'bread upon: dresses delivered by the Chance or exceedingly difficult to get out of live comfortably and quietly in therefore of a comparative study the waters. I, in this matter of (H. E. Si Cecil Clementi, R.Calit. f he wanted to get out he England or Scotland on an annual of Chinese and western law, his Chinese study we get further and the Vice-Chancellor (MBFW. W. must provide himself with a cer-income of less than 28,000, and tory, philosophy, literature and Bornell C,LE, MA at the 150tain golden bough, and the pecu-I have known more than one who someday perhaps art. We have support, we shall go on increasing our activities. If no support is.) Congregation held at the treat tall liarity of the tree on which this put the income at £10,000 a year. already outlined a scheme for the forthcoming, we shall, after two,

comparative study of Chiness and af the University yesterday after golden bough grew was that just

Plans for Future as soon as the first bough was I will not weary my audience by Roman law. It is only the miser-years, have to close down all our activities in this direction.. I can- Degrees in the Faculties of Mel-torn away from the tree's trunk recapitulating our plan of developable lack of a few paltry dollars not believe that this will be allow- cine. Engineering and Artu were another would appear equally ment. We want more scholar- which prevents us from making

ed to happen." donferred by His. Excellency apengolden. Having no head for ships terable here and scholar- an immediate start with this most

A Personal" Note. a over thirty graduales, including two figures and being totally un-ships tenable by graduates from essential line of research.

Ladies and Gentlemen, I have Lastly we want to establish a fiates and the "dorloriate of medi-acquainted with the depth of Mr. the University in the Universities eine upon Dr. Phion Seek-weng." [Lauder's pocket I am unable to of Great Britain. We have some school of the Chinese language on occasions been accused of cyni- our and we want that school not only ciam but there is nothing cynical Tea was served, as is customary say whether, in the florious com- travelling fellowships for apon thesh ervusimus, up the pany of Hong Kong, "taipang," his medical graduates and these are to teach Chinese to those who in my devotion to the University We owe are not Chinese by race but who of Hong Kong. My last years in tennia 'rounts" tel the west of the affluence is such a to merit the of the greatest, value.. firent Halk the band of the King's application to him of the epithet them to the generosity of the are going to spend their working India were years of unceasing Own Scottish Borderers by kindgolden." But. Mr. Lauder, has United States of America. We lives in China, but also to inves. trouble and strife and when the permission of It-tbl. 1 J

a heart of gold. He believes in need mest urgently a Department tigate that most pressing problem, opportunity of coming here offer the University, and strong in of Biology. We have a promising how Chinese can be most effec-ed, I took it, feeling that I had vers of the Regimento rendere that faith he spares neither time School of Medicine which the tively and expeditiously taught to earned a little respite. But when say good-bye to thei selection of lively airs

Loor labour in its service. What Rockefeller Institute has endowed those to whom it is not a mother I went to The assentes adjourned to this enthusiastic devotion means with three Chairs (the United tongue. In other words, we want Bengalee Minister of Education, Great Ball at o'clock the to those whose task it is to keep States again!). Biology is the our Chinese. Faculty to include & he said, "You are going to China; formal opening of the Congregitim.! the University's head above the backbone of Medical Science and Chinese language school and, perhaps you are going from fry. The procvasion, members of which waters of indebtedness, no one is all we have is a part time teach- situated as Hong Kong is at the ing pan into fire." And he was rebet in the Vine-thurwelleg's mom, better able to say than I am, ex who has no laboratory in gate of the Pacific, we decline to about right. But I am proud and entered the half to sugains of God-can only assure all those who are which he

Capt. admit that we are merely build glad to be here. The darker the frey's “Grand Processional March," interested in this University that McClay, who is the part time ing a fantastic air castle when, as storm clouds that lour on this the scarlet robes of the ductors and the debt which we already owe to teacher, is doing all that is we peer into the future, we see Colony and on the fortunes of the multi-coloured academic hoods of Mr. Lauder is a heavy one and humanly possible to fill the gap this school of the Hong Kong British in China 'generally, the the minor graduites presenting that am daily adding to it. but he is working under over- University standing as a monu more do I cling to the conviction ment to British statesmanship, a that: this University can and striking monark to the more somber]).

whelming difficulties. morning down of the non-gzubenter Me Ho Fook was also geder

Present Handicaps. monument whose fame has spread should contribute something to a better and happier China. I am members of the Court and Councilous benefactor of this University There are terrible gaps in aur throughout the civilised world.

still childish enough to believe There are

A Comparison. of the University. k. Major-and these walls bear testimony University Library,

that much of what is good in Bri- General V. Euard, C.8., 4.M.G.. to this fact. My. Ho Fook was a practically no English classics or After all, what we want to do is tish education and tradition can D.S.0, was a full dress uniform, man who had the respect of all standard books and I do not be now being attempted nowhere, be strengthened and built into the whilst his Ledship Bishop Vallarta the communities of this Colony,lieve that there is a single Latin What is in store for the island of fabric of Chinese National Life.

his purpie cupon njun A strong and somewhat silent or Greek book. Our scientific, Hong Kong lies on the lap of the

As one watches a child grow up and bingites.

man he went on his own way, periodicals and works of research gods who do not reveal their and thinks of the infinite possibi- heeding but little the cries of the ure shockingly incomplete and secrets, but so long as Hong Kong ities of human life, all this The procession

was composed market place. We are proud to this makes research work very is the port of the Pacific, so long hatred and strife, all this vaunt- as follows:-His Excelteady the count Mr. Ho Fock amongst our difficult and indeed sometimes im- will there be a school of higher ing and recrimination, all this

It may misery and pain seem to be al Chancellor, the Me Bearer. The Debefactors. His son is sitting on possible. Our Professors have learning and research..

Trea this platform and to him we ten-top much routine teaching work seem impertinent to suggest that dream-the earth spirit moving sarer: The Dean, Faculty of Medi- der this testimony of the esteem and when a professor goes home this University will outlive the restlessly in his sleep: gine and the Dean, Faculty of hand gratitude which is this on leave it is almost impossible to Hong Kong Stock Exchange, but seems so futile, so unreal. Where University's due to his father. make effective arrangements for such at least is my conviction, if then is reality to be found? As gineering: the Best Faculty

my mind formulates once again Arta anch the Registrar: E We can wish Mr. Ho Kwong no his work. This is unfair on the not my hope. But we wanted to Major General C. C. Fard and The thing better than that in loyalty students. I am not mentioning make a beginning at once, and so that eternal riddle, Hong Kong! Rt. Rev. Bishop H. Valtorta: The to this University as in all else these defects in the hope of an in August last I ventured into the and China fade, and I am back excite sym-land of Goshen, I refer to the again in India. But in this pic- Hon. Mr. W. T. Southorn und the he should be like unto his father. early remedy or to

Mr. Holyoak was for years an pathy. As I said last year, we Straits Settlements and the Fed-ture there is no. Bengalee Minis- Hon. Sir J. H Kempy the Hon. Mr.

official member of the Court. His realise the financial difficulties of crated Malay States. Surely ter. I see a river gliding softly E. R. Hallifax, the Hon. Mr. H. T. enthusiasm for Hong Kong was the moment and we can carry on, those well favoured lande would through a wide plair, and on its the mainstay of his being and al-but it is a little hard to expect re-out of their overflowing abun-bank an aged and emaciated Greasy, and the Hon. Sir though a candid critic of this search work under these condi-dance, give something to our man with the sacred thread of the Pollack the Hon. Mr. A.. 0. Lang:

University's shortcomings, hetions and yet it is by the original penury. So I set out accompanied twice born looped over his right and the Hons Sir Shou-so Chow extend to it the enthusiastic work produced by its members by our genial colleague, Dr. Lai shoulder. The dawn is breaking: His Honour Mr. Justice J. R. Wood

wholehearted that a University is judged by the Chi Hsi, but, when I got to Singa- and as he sits cross-legged and support of his and the Hon. Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe: sympathy. Sick and harassed as other Universities of the world, pore I found that I was regarded all alone he raises his clasped the Hon. Mr. H. W. Bird and the he was during the last yet of I am happy to be able to report as an unscrupulous robber of hen hande in adoration of the rising Hon. Dr. R. H Kotewall; the Hon. his life, he would come, often un- that we have something to show roosts; I was warned that the sun; his lips are moving, he is Mr. D. G. M. Bernard and Mr. A. Envited, to any meeting or cere-to our credit even in the mathens were not laying well and that whispering to himself the ancient Wood; "Dr. W. B. A. Moore and Mr.mony at this University, which ter o research work. Our Pro- the nests were carefully guarded Sanskrit prayer. "Lead me from G. M. Young; Mr. A.H. Barlow and his presence could help. Those of fessor of Anatomy has had papers So I made up my mind to quit the unreal to the real; lead me Dr. R. M. Gibson; Dr. Tee Seen-us who had the privilege, of his published in the Journal of and had already lifted up mine from, darkness to light; lead me wan and Sir Robert Ho Fung: Dr friendship will not easily forget Anatomy, Our Professor of Sur- eyes unto the hills of Java, think- from death to immortality." R. Ponsonby Fane and Mr. Ho Komthe many small acts of gracious gery has had an important papering that there in some Hindu ruin Ho Kwong and MP courtesy and consideration, which published in an American Journal I might find a place to bury my

The Deane of the Faculties of 'But Dr. Lai H. B. L. Dowbiggin: Mr. M. Pcame so easily from the kindly of Surgery, and our Reader in diminished head.

Medicine, Engineering and Arts Talati and Mr. Mok Kon-sung: Mr personality of Percy Hobson Law and Politics has published came and comforted me and sug-

"following Fung Ping-shan and Prof. C. A.Helyoak.

papers in the Law Quarterly Re-gested that 1 should go with him then presented the

graduates upon whom His Excel- Middleton Smith; Prof. W. Brown

Indemnity Delegation, view and other Law periodicals on to Kuala Lumpur and Penang,

lency conferred degrees.. and Prof. K. H. Digby: Prof. H. G.

F.M.S. Generosity. The year 1926 saw also the the vexed' question

Doctor of Medicine.-Phoon Seck Earle and Prof. C Y. Wang; Prof. coming to China of the Chinese territoriality in China. Only yes- I went, and though I never ask- R. K. M. Simpson and Prof. Indemnity Delegation a courtly terday there reached me lasted anyone for a cent I received Wong, M.B., B.S.

Bachelor of Medicine and Bache. Forster; Prot. 3. H. Reifey and band on which two nations and November's issue of the Journal spontaneous gifts amounting to

Prof. E. both sexes were strikingly repre-of Comparative Legislation and no less than $40,000. These gifts or of Surgery-Bau Tsu-zung, Tottenham and Mr. A. Cameron:sented. I am not going to explain Law which contains an article by came from Mr. Chang Wing and Chow Wei, Misa Eva Ho Tung, Mr. R. M. Byer and Mr. W. E. to you why the Delegation did not this same Reader on the "New Mr. Liew Weng Chee, both of Jamshed Sorab Guzdar and Yeoh Shenton: Ma W. H. Bell and Mr. visit Hong Kong. This Univer- Chinese Codes." But with all the Kuala Lumpur, and from the Cheang Hee. In Absentia:-Kwong F. A. Perry; Mr. J. II. Seth and sity never discusses politics and goodwill in the world, it is a Executors of the Estate of the Shuin Cheong and Tsang Fuk-cho. Mr. A. H. Crook Mr W. L. those who are sufficiently inter-ittle hard to have to work in a late Tye Kee Yoon of Penang. On Bachelor of Science in Engineer- which is without the strength of this money, which ing-Chao Yu-dhen, Yee Yehow Pattenden and Mr. K. E. Greig; Mr.ested ear read the delegates' ex University

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Chau Yae-ting and Mr. Yau-planation of their omission in this books. Personally, I agree with is not enough to enable us to and Yih Chong-yeoh, In Absentia tsu: Mr. Yirk-mui and Mr. Lo matter in the Delegation's now Milton when he said. "Who kilis start a Chinese Faculty, we have Ken Fatt Kew and Chiao Hain- Chung-kue. Wong Kwong-tin published Report. There can also a man kills a reasonable crea-made Dr. Lai and Dr. Au full ying.

God's image, but who time Chinese Readers, we have; Bachelor of Arta-Chung Kok- and Mr. Wong Kum-fuk; Mr. G. W. be read the eulogy of the Univer-ture, Keaton and Mr. H. G. Hughes; Dr.sity's work which the Report con- destroys a good book kills Rea- engaged a very efficient young, san. Senzo Kachiuma, Hung Chi-po, Lai Chi-hai and Dr. Au Thj-tin; Mr.tains, a eulogy which is all the son, kills, the image of God, as it Chinese, an ex-graduate of ours, Ju Tak-cheuk, Lat Pin-cheong, Lau A. H. Fenwick and Mr. D. W. more gratifying as being the e- were, in the eye. Many a man as a translator. We are spending Hok-taun, Leung Fung-kee, Lo Morley; Me. F. H. J. Trapes and cord of a body, the majority of lives, a burden to the earth, but a $10,000 on a Chinese Library and Tung-fan. Ng' Ah-ow, Ng Bow-poo. are now prepared to teach Pun Shiu-lun, Carlos M. da Silva, Mr. A. L. R. May; Mrs. Ring and whose members had never been good book is the precious life we Miss J. L. Vincent: Dr. D. did the Thalvernity's gaten." "I blood of a Master Spirit embalm- certain courses of Chinese classica Su Chiu-po, Wong Eing-in, William antion at this passed and treasured up on purpose up to the degree stage in the A. Young Saye and Yuen Kwok- Valentine ani Dr. E. P. Minett; ; more

Faculty of Arts. Nor are we con huen. In Absentia-Herbert Nor- Dr. G. W. Mckenny and Dr. ing and in order to explain that to a life beyond life.".

A Chinese Faculty? fining even our immediate efforts man Balhatchet, Geoh Tlow-chong Morrison; Dr. d. R. Graig an-Mygainst the coming of the Delega-

When the University was first to the teaching of Chinese' Khoo Beng-thuan, "Lam Kow-kwong, A. McClay, Dr. R. J. Wong an 1 Mion.The University took stock of.

founded it devoted its slender re-classics. His Excellency is Lee Choon-eng, Leong Hoe-yeng and A. Morris; Rev. H. A. Wittenback its needs.

sources to medicine and engineer- sending the new cadets to us. We Miss Eleanor Thom..

Scholarship Winners. Wong, and Dr. S. W. Phoon; Dr. The result was the present-ing. There was from the begin are engaging a Chinese teacher

tion to the Delegation of a billning ä Faculty of Arts, but it was who has had experience in teach- The Vice-Chancellor presented D. X. Pillai and Mr. W. M. Gittins; which amounted to a little over supported for the first years of ing the Chinese language to non- to His Excellency the following Mr. Un Po and Mr. Yue Shiu-chia.

We have been given its difficult existence by the spe- Chinese beginners, and the Ray scholarship winners: His Excellency the Chanceller $1400 60%

to un trend when the question cial contribution and guarantee of H. R. Wells of the London Mis Faculty of Medicine: 'Mr. having declared the Congregation open, the Band played the Univer of the Boxer Indemnity had been a generous and public-spirited sion has promised to give up Edward Wickham Jueyow, winner previously discussed that this Chinese gentleman. But it was gratuitously throughout the year of the Ng Ll Hing and Chan Kai slty Anthem.

University was to be the pivot, so always in the mind of Sir Freder- all the time that he can spare Ming scholarships; Dr. Bau Tau Vice-Chancellor's Speech, far at least as higher education ick Lugard, as it was in the mind from the duties imposed on him Zung, the Blake scholarship; Dr. Tseung Fat Im, the Jordan Addressing the gathering, the was concerned, of the educational of Sir Charles Elot, that this by his mission. Vice-Chancellor said:-

Chance for Young Men. system which, it was hoped that. University should, as soon as pos-

scholarship; Dr. "Tseung Fat Im We do not want merely to teach and Dr. Jamshed Sorab Guzdar, Since this Congregation was the Indemnity would subsidise. sible, take up the comparative last held the University has lost So we worked out our needs in study of Chinese and western cul- cadets; we want young men who the Ho Fook scholarship. its first Honorary Treasurer. It full and the sum of £1,400,000|ture. Unforeseen events inter- have just come out to commercial Faculty of Engineering; Mr. would be superfluous for me to ro- which I have just mentioned re-vened. The Great War came and houses in Hong Kong to come to Chan Kul Chuen, the Chan Kai hearse once more the incidents of presents the additional capital Sir Charles Eliot went away. The us, out of office hours, to join this Ming scholarship; Mr. Lim Ko, Sir Paul Chater's amazing career, which we require to carry out in University got into financial dif- University as external students, the Ho Fook scholarship."

Faculty of Arta: Mr. Cheung He was a generous benefactor of full our programme of develop fieulties and as a result the study to become members of our Stud- the University, and as such, his ment.

of Chinese had to be relegated to ents' Union, to learn to know our Wing Min, the Ho Fook scholar- portrait adorns these walls. But Don't gasp, gentle listener, or a position of being a subject students, to play games with us ship; Mr. Lee Chin Lin, the Chan Sir Paul was much more to the think that we are insane. Univer-which might be taken as an alter and to be friends with us gen- Kai Ming, scholarship.

Chancellor's Address.. University than a mere contribu-sities are expensive things, but native in one of the courses of the erally, We British are essentially In 1852,

Addressing the Congregation, tor to its endowment, he was the modern wafare is far more expen-Arts Faculty, and that up to the a conservative race. University's faithful and eversive, so also are domestic strikes, intermediate stage only. We Lord Palmerston thus addressed His Excellency the Chancellor watchful friend. "That

the and International boycotts. If have never had on our staff a full a political meeting at Tiverton: dwelt upon the need for a con- University has been able to do as the Universities of the world time teacher of Chinese. All this in many parts of the continent mon ground upon which all men much so it has done with its ut could so train the rising geners was, of course, hopelessly wrong. If an ina-keeper wishes to recom (Continued on Page 9 terly inadequate resources is duel tion that these fortunate occur. Accordingly, in the forefront of mend his fun, he hangs up a

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