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TUESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1929-19255

"A LITTLE TIRED" /

University Passing Round the Hat

SHAMELESS MENDICANCY !

Witticisms at Yesterday's 20th Degree. Ceremony

"The University is always passing round the hat. We are get ting a little tired of this shameless mendicancy. Thus spoke Mr. W. W. Hornell, C.I.E., M.A., Vice-Chancellor of the University, Hong Kong, in quoting "a good friend" of the institution. The occasion was the 20th degree conferring ceremony. "If we can't have money. at least let us have goodwill,” he added,

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Promotion of Anglo-Chinese friendship was one of the toples

THE CHINA MATE

SHADOWS BEFORE.

family. COMING - EVENTS ANN

The

IN THE "MAIL:

To-day-Theatre Royal; Macdona Players present "Pygma lion at 0.15 p.m.

To-day -- Majestic, Theatre;

that his friendship with our Chan-won, was the late lamented Mr. Ha cellor began. His thesis for the Fook. There is nothing like keep- Stanhope Essay Was honourably ing scholarships mentioned and in 1898 he took (daughter).3 creditable honours in the Final

Mr. Kwok Blu-lan School of Modern History. The

During: 1928, Mr. Kwok Slu-isu same year be joined the Hosg gave the University. $80,000 and re- Kong Civil Service. Mr. Johnston, usted. His Excellency to make the as he then was, worked in Hong bast nume he could of the money, Kong till 1904. He then went to applause). His Excellency, after Quarter Back," at 5.20 and 9,15 Wel-hai-wel as Secretary to that coulting the Senate and Council, pm The Four Adventurers at Government. From 1906-1917, he Was Senior District Officer, and decided, to devote the money to the 2.80 and 7.15 pm. Magistrate in Wel-hal-wel, and then the couras, of the last tow. Halena May Institute, 9.15 p.m.

Department of Biology. I'may add To-day Charity Concert at during 1917 and 1918, he adminis months. Dr. Herklots has joined us To-day Queen's Theatre; 1918 to 1925 Mr. Johnston acted a Reader in Biology. Femorall-To-day World Theatre; "The

Love Hungry." as tutor to the Ex-Emperaroties are always dangerous; but I can Humming Bird (at 5.10 & 9.15); Chine. He was appointed Warden not refrain from telling you that Dr. Chinese picture "The Spiders" (at of the Summer Palace in 1924 and University Staff. This may be the Herklote is an acquisition: ta aur in November of that year he brought the Ex-Emperor into the rat time that the public of Hong Kong has heard of, Dr. Harkists, was Secretary to the China In- demnity Delegation in 1926. In 1927 he went back to Wel-hal-wei as Commissioner:

tered that Government. From

2,80 & 715).

touched upon by the Chancellor, II.E. the Governor, Sir Ceoff Legation Quarter of Peking. He but I don't think that it will be the "Dabgerous Money" (at 5.10 &

Clementi, K.C.M.G..

Refreshments were served and the Band of the 2nd Battalion the King's Own Scottish Borderers' was in at tendance.

To the strains of Mancinelli's march "Cleopatra," the procession moved into the Great Hall for the ceremony and to hear the speeches.

The Procession

The procession comprised:- H.E. the Chancellor, The Mace

Bearer.

1

The Vice-Chancellor and The Hon.

Treasurer.

The Dean, Faculty of Medicine, and

Sudan, Chitoor Aroohasiramony Sunderaj. To Bwl-lam, Wu Ta- plao, Yang Lin. "

last.

Chinese School

In the course of the last year, Literary Work

the Honourable Sir Shou-son When Sir Henry May informed Chow and the Honourable Mr. Mr. Johnston, in 1916, that the Kotewall, went out into the high-| University wished, to confer on ways and hedges to gather money him its honorary degree, he ex-for a Chinese School. A sum of plained that the University desir- $170,000 has already been collect- ed to do so in recognition of the ed and a further contribution of literary work which Mr. Johnston $90,000 has been guaranteed. had done on the history and exist (Applause.) Those sums are ex- ing conditions of China. Among clusive of a contribution which His Honour's publised works, men- the University has already recely- tion may be made of "From Pekingad from the generous hands of to Mandalay," "Lion and Dragon Mr. Tang Chi-ngong, now amem- North China," "Buddhist ber of the University's Court,"as

Degree of Bachelor of Science in Engineering: Hatam Tyebjes Motabjoy Barma, Hugh Braga, Chong Tuck-wing In Tak-lam, Kwa Soen-hwel, Mok York-chan, Reginald Henry Lathian Sung. In Absentia: Cham Kul-chuan, Lee Shan-chieh.

Degree of Bachelor of Arts: Chan Yi-tsung, Chan Iu-man, Cheung Leung-wing, Cheung Wing: min, Ho Ka-ming, Lam U-pak, in

To-day-Star Theatre; "Dan- gerous Money",

"Jan." - 17-18-World ・・ Theatre;

9.15); Chinese picture The Spiders" (at 2.80 & 7.15). -

Jan 17-18 - Star Theatre; "Proud Flesh."

Jan. 17-10-Queen's Theatre; ““The Enumy,*

Jan.19-20-World Theatre; "Hot Water "S

Jan. 18-20 Star Theatre; "The Love of Pharaoh,"

Jan. 21-Star Theatre: Fred Coyne's Musical Comedy Company, 9.15 p.m.

Jan. 21-22-Theatre Royal; W. Heughan, the world-famous actor singer and superb mime, 9.15 p.m.

Jan 25, 29, 91–Hong Kong

The Dean, Faculty of Engineer, Leung Cheung-ling, Leung Ping-China," and "Theodoric and Other is also Mr. Kwok Slutau... Gov- | Amateur: Dramatic Club presents |

ing.

The Dean, Faculty of Arts, and The

Registrar.

H.E. Major-General C. C. Luard and

H.H. Sir Henry Gollan.

Rt. Rev. Bishop H. Valtorta and Rt.

Rev. Blahop C. R. Duppuy.

Chao-hun.

Scholarships

Sport

Jan. 19-Fanling Hunt steeple-

hin, Loh Meng-choon, Lung Tin Verses." In the course of his ernment/also sanctioned a special | "On Approval," tong, Pau Ping-lun, Tae Chan-you,varied career His Honour has re-and supplementary, grant of Florence Wong, Woo Hing-tak. In ceived the Button of the Highest $32,200. On the strength of thess Absentia: Cheng Lan-pee, Tseng of the Nine Official Grades and sums, a special diploma course in chase, 3 p.m.

the Sable Court Robe.

Chinese Classics, and Engllah, is A distinguished Chinese scholar, being started from the beginning Jan. 17-Meeting of Creditors of

Meetings graceful man of letters, a great of this year. Translation from the Hong Kong Finance & Invest

English into Chinese is being Central (4th Floor); noon, stressed in this course which has

Jan. 24-HKIV.D.C. Sergeants' Mess Meeting, 6 p.m.

Jan. 29-Annual meeting Officer...Mess (H.K.V.C.C.), 5.46

The Vice Chancellor presented

Hon. Mr. W. T. Southorn and Hon, the following Scholarship winners lover of the Chinese, and withal Chinese Into English and fromment Co., Ltd., at 6, Des Voeux-rd. |

Sir Joseph Kemp.

Hon. Mr. C. McI. Messer and Mr.

E. R. Hallifax.

Hon. Mr. H. T. Creasy and Hon.

Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe,

Hon. Sir Sheu-son Chow and Hon.

Dr. R. H. Kotewalt.

Hon. Mr. W. E. L. Shenton and

Hon. Mr. J. Owen Hughes, Sir Robert Ho Tung and Sir Henry

Pollock.

Dr. R. M. Gibson and Mr. Mok Kon-

sang.

Mr. Ho Kom-tong and Mr. Fungi

Ping-shan.

Mr. Kwok Su-lau and Mr. Tang

Chl-ngong.

· Dr. W. B. A, Moore and Mr. A., E.

Wood.

Mr. W. H. Bell and Dr. Tao Seen-

wan.

Mr. A. Cameron and Mr. N. S.

Brown.

to His Excellency: Faulty of Medicine:

Blake Scholarship: Dr. Edward

Wickham Jueyow Sun.

Betilios Scholarship: Mr. Mak Kal-cham.

Hó Fook Scholarship: Dr. Hau

Tse-jen (absent) and Dr. Edward

Wickham Jueyow. Sun, Faculty of Engineering:

Chan Kai-ming Scholarship: Mr. Sam Rustum Kermani.

Ho Fook Scholarship: Mr. Pow Yue-lum. Faculty of Arts:

Ha Fook Scholarship: Miss Jean

Ho Tung.

Chan Kai-ming Scholarship: Mr. Chan Fung-kee.

The Vice-Chancellor addressed the congregation as follow:

*Your Excellencies, ladies and gentleman,My first act this after- noon is to welcome the Chancellor

a courteous and delightful gentle man, the University welcomes at

of

this late hour the addition of His unfortunately so far attracted only Honour'a name to the roll of its six regular, and three external students: This development has honorary graduates.

been carried out in the teeth of:p.m. considerable criticism and opposi Feb. 2-Extraordinary meeting tion. This Chinese who are inter-of Shareholders of the Hong Kong

Lord Lugard

The New Year's Honours list of 1926, raised our first Chancellor and

City Hall, noon.

February 5-Forty-first ordinary general meeting of shareholders of Agency Co., Ltd., at the Offices of the Hong Kong Land Investment &

Mesars. Jardine, Matheson & Co., Ltd., 12,30. p.m.

the University's practical founder, to ested in the University know quite & Shanghai Banking Corporation, the Peerage. Lord Lugard has done well that. had it not been for our Breat service for his King and coun- Chancellor, the attempt initiated try in many, parts of the world. In two years ago, on the strength of did not hesitate to say that amid the provide better facilities in this replying to my congratulations, he $10,000 collected in Malays, to manifold acivities and developments University for the student of Chin- with which he had been connected ese, would have had to be aban throughout a career which started doned altogether. It is now: for Feb. 28-Further extraordinary with the Afghan War in 1879 and is the Chinese to show that they ap-meeting of shareholders of Hong not yet ended, he looked back on no preciate what has been done for Kong & Shanghai Banking Cor event with greater satisfaction and them by supporting this special poration, City Hall, 12.46 p.m. pleasure than the creation of this course. If it is not supported, it University.

will not be maintained. It may seem reckless, to launch, dut at the present critical juncture lato new

Last year we lost by death Dr. Joseph Bartlett Addison and Mr.

Mr. K. E. Greig and Mr, R. M. Dyer, back to the University. Your Ex. Jackman both of whom served on the endeavours. It is 80:

Mr. H. B. L. Dowbiggin and Mr.

and

W. L. Pattenden. Prof. C. A. Middleton Smith

Prof. W. J. Hinton. Prof. K. H. Digby and Prof. W.

Brown.

Wang.

But the

Miscellaneorum," i To-day-Searchlight practice from Stonecutters

Si

Jan 18-Mr. L A. Parker will read a paper an: "The Lubrication (Diesel) at the Institution of En- of Internal Combustion Enginea"

Scientist, free lecture on "Christian Jan.-21-First Church of Christ, Science," Old Chamber of Com merce Room, City Hall, 545 p.m.

cellency is not only the University Both were good friends to this In- the vital importance to this Uni- Council and Court of the University. Idea underlying this insistence on Chancellor, but its champion.

In asking Your Excellency to stitution and the University deplores veraity of a Chinese School, is one 'gineers," 6.p.m.

al which it is not easy to` cavil confer honoris causa this Univer- their less..

Towards the end of last year a China is stumbling forward into sity's degree of Doctor of Laws on His Honour Reginald Fleming very sad thing happened. Miss a new phase of national exist Prof. M. H. Roffey and Prof. C. Johnston, Master of Arts of the Teo Soak-ki died on. Nov, 28. The ence. Our Chancellor believes Prof. R. K. M. Simpson and Prof. University of Oxford and Com- eldest daughter of Dr. Tao Seen- that national character is an abid- mander of the Most Excellent wan, she was a medical student who ing product of a nation's past, Prof. L.. Forster and Prof. W. Faid. Order of the British Empire, I was about to enter with the highest and he challenges China and the have to explain that as long ago hopes for the... final examination of world to show that those who are an 1915, Sir Henry May, then the the Medical Course. She got blood going to try and guide the China Chancellor of this University,poleoning and the end came with of the future can afford to ignora offered His Honour this distinc- tragic quickness. A hard-worked its 'momentous past; tion. His Honour could not come student and one much beloved by

J. L. Shellshear.

Prod. L. T. Ride and Mr. Ho Kwong.

Mr. Wong Kwong-tin and Mr. Li

Yau-tsun.

Mr. Li Yik-mui and Mr. Wong Kam-

fuk.

Mr. Lo Chung-kue and Mr. F. A.

Perry,

Mr. M. P. Talati and Mr. A. H.

Crook.

to Hong Kong at the time, but he her fellows, her death cast a shadow.

1927.

Additional Posts Professor Earle and Professor

NOTICE.

HONG KONG BENEVOLENT

SOCIETY. ...

to Hong Kong at the time, bon of of great gloom, over the University. Anderson left us during 1928, MEETING U the Hon Ro

HE ANNUAL GENERAL Unfortunately I did not Her father is one of the Univer- drawn away to Shanghai by the Benevolent Society will be held in know that he was coming till just sity's oldest and staunches friends wealthy Lester Trust We wish St. John's Cathedral Hall on FRI Mr. J. H. Seth and Mr. D. J. Lewis, before he arrived, nor had I any and I know that there is no one here that some of, the late Mr.. Lester's DAY, 1st February, 1920, at 5.80 | Mr. Chau Yue-ting and Mr. Spm knowledge of the offer of 1916 this afternoon who does not re-echo bounty had come our way, but wep.m., Mr. R. SUTHERLAND,

The Chancellor asked me to look the eyrapathy with Dr. Teo Seen-wan welcome with absolute sincerity OBE. will take the Chalf. up the records and I did so, but | to which the University has already the Lester Medical Research In- found out that though the offer given expression. had been made, and accepted, the

Pak-ming.yt Mr. Wong Tak-kwong and Rev.

H. R. Wells.

Mr. H. G. Hughes and Mr.

• R. Robertson.

Dr. Lal Chi-hel and Dr. Au Tal-tin.

Mr. A. H. Fenwick and Mr. B. G.

Birch.

Mr. F. H. J. Troyes and Mr. A. C.

Braine Hartnoll.

Mr. R. A. Hill and Mr. D. F. Davies. Mrs. Ring and Miss Griffin.

Rev. C. B. Shann and Mr. S. V.

First Woman

stitute which is to be started Ju Shanghai. The Institute will be proposed conferment had not been Two years ago our first woman an outpost in China, of British- before the Court of the Univer-graduate in Medicine, Miss Eva Ho Medical tradition and influence;

Dr. G. A. C. Herklots and Mr. D. W.ity. The approval of that body Tung was presented for her de-It will also be an abiding testi- is an indispensable condition of grees. Miss Ho Tung had done ex-mony to the faith which an ex- Morley.

the award of an honorary degree, ceedingly. well here and was in fact ceedingly shrewd Britisher who She went made good in China had in China's and there was no time to place an outstanding student. the matter before the Court. The to London and did very well at the future. The Lester Research In- London Tropical School of Medicine stitute at Shanghai and the Medi matter has since been adjusted.

Walted 12 Years

and in the Univeralty of: London. cal School of this University will, It la a great disappointment, es- From London he went to Dublin I trust, always work in close co- pecially to His Excellency his and she has since become a Member operation, and friendship for the friend since they were under- of the Royal College of Physicians of health and happiness of the Chin graduates together at Oxford that Ireland The Head of the Rotunda ese people, une prime f His Honour cannot be here this Hospital has written to our Profes- In Dr. Earle's place we have afternoon. We had hoped that sor of Obstetrics and Gynecology to Professor L. T. Ride: from the he would come and, he tried his say that Miss Ho: Tung's work was Physiological Department of Guy's very best to arrange to do so, but of outstanding merit. This is very Hospital. Here again, the Univer- It is a far cry from Wel-hai-wei gratifying to those who work here sity has been exceedingly fortun to Hong Kong and In the strenu under conditions which are not alate ous days, which now prevail in ways yery, stimulating. Sir Robert (Continued, on Pag China it is not easy for an official Ho Tung is one of the University's

Boxer.

MiT. A. Morris and Dr. E. P.

Minett.

Mr. G. W. Reeve and Dr. E. W.

Kirk

Dr. A. Cannon and Dr. S. Y. Wong: Mr. T. A. Martin and Dr. R. J.

Wong.

Dr. S. W. Phoon and Dr. G. H.

Thomas.

Dr. D. K. Pillal and Dry M. B

Osman.

Dr. T. Y. L and Mr. Lam Tung,"-.

weeks.. We considered waiting till he casts his breed upon the waters to leave his work for several benefdotors; he is also one who when

next year, but His Honour may by generally expects to find it again next year have left, China for and does not always have to wait he was already the many days which the preacher

Mr. Un Po and Mr. Chan Chau-lam good. Besides the Court de apparently regarded as a proper ins

''Degrees.

waited 12 years. Firecrackers were let off at fre- cided that it would depart pro terval before a return could be rea quent Intervals when the degrees hac vice from its general princl sonably expected. I hope that Sir were conferred as followple that honorary degrees should Robert feels that his daughter's Degree of Doctor of Laws, not be awarded in absentia except quite remarkable achievements, to honoris causa: Reginald Fleming in very exceptional circumstances, say nothing of hér prospects of "a Johnston, CB.E.,, MA. (Oxon), in and ask His Excellency to confer career of great usefulness, may absentis,

women do the degree this afternod

regarded as a Degree of Doctor of Medicine: though His Honour Mr. Johnston the Which Dr. L-ylu, M.B., D.T.M. and can not be here.

Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery:

Degree

Chin Hal Navel

Tutor to His Honour well-known

this

Hong Kong, 15th Jan., 1929.

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