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commended to the Board of the Bank, wire Faculty for honours.

On London-

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a graduate in.1927, was First Class Honours by the London Bank, 4 months' sight 1/11 Assessor, Professor S M. Dixon, Credits, sight who commented very favourably or the standard of his work. The Documentary 4 months

sight graduates of 1927 have found little

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difficulty in securing employment. One of the civil engineers is now On demand 4 Du the Credite. an assistant Federated Malay States Rajlways,

engineer

two are surveyors on the Sarawak

for Messrs. Palmer and Turner, On New York Shanghai and one. at the Harbour On demand Works in Hothow. Of the two Credits, 60 days' sight 474

On Bombay- electrical engineers who graduated in 1927, one is a mill engineer in Java and the other is a student apprentice with the British Thomas- Houston firm, Rugby, England. Wire

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T.T. on London T.T. on Shanghai

Banks

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.68/9 n

Da Shanghai-

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8034

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104

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Hongkewa

3% Prem. Nominal

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Cotton Mills

One of the two mechanical engineers who graduated in 1927 is alzo a student apprentice with the same firm.

works some activity is apparent 30 day's sight (private even now. When this day of real

paper)

development arrives, the University On Yokolama- wil undoubtedly be called upon to On demand deal with 2 steadily, and even Gold Leaf. 160 dne rapidly,

for increasing demand

(per tael) admission on the part of those Sovereigns young men who want to be

buying rate) gineers. Meanwhile the problem Silver (per oz.)

en-

Kong

New Engineers

Shanghai Docks

Ewo Collons Oriental Cottons

$12 b .T2.05 b

of taking into the University in-Bar Silver in Hong dentured apprentices from local engineering workshops is no nearer Copper Cash golution. The Employment Com-Chinese Copper Cents 6% Prem mittee of the University has ad-Rate of Native In- dressed Government with an urgent terest

7% p.a. request for the establishment of an Chinese Sub Coin 2018/16% dis. Shanghai Cottons (old) T6714 h efficient institution in which ap Hong Kong Süb. Coin Par. prentices and other wankers could continue their eduention during their off-hours. No reply has as yet been received to this com munication.

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Stockholm

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China Sugars Malabon Sugars Canton Tees Gements (comb.) Cements (old)

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$7 b

.T14 b .11/6 8

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Cements (new) H.K. Ropes (old) H.K. Ropes (new) United Asbestos

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review the path which leads from

Lugard the University Path to and Eliot Halls was completely reconditioned; the whole of the drainage system was also survey-

in drawing level with the others, range of the University's interest or even surpassing them, before the is a wide one, and there is no course is finished."

other serious library of any sort The Professor of Education rein the Colony. The University re- marks on the great number ofceived some generous gifts during students who take the science, the year, notably

30me 150 pub- rather than the general, course. Heations from the Hispanic He thinks that this is probably in Society of America. The medical accordance with the general trend ibrary is not housed in the main in China towards scientific method, University. building but in one of

outlying but that it is in part due to the the

medical schools.

better

staff provision in

and This is not a good arrangement. equipment made for the science side A student who goes to look up of the University.

some medical matter must often The most urgent needs of the require some general books of re- of ference. The accommodation in Faculty of Arts are a chair philosophy and a readership in the Medical School now devoted geography. Logic and ethics are to the medical library, is badly re- taught, but for this purpose a quired for the more specific medi- part-time lecturer has to be en- cal purposes for which the build- gaged. This is a most unsatisfac-ing was provided.

Indeed, it is

The Union tory arrangement.

In the season 1927-1928 the ludicrous that a University whose obvious business it is to bridge University Cricket Club headed over the chasm which now yawns both between Western and Chinese cul-Leagues. The increasing capacityed, defects being made good. The ture, should have no philosopher of the students to manage them- on its staff. It is almost equally selves the various athletic clubs ludicrous that there should not he and the general business of the on the University staff any one Union in all its varied activities. of is most encouraging. The stu- with any special knowledge geography. For some three years dents themselves found it neces- previous to May, 1928, geographysary to raise the annual subscrip- was taught by a member of the tions to the Union and the en-

The University bas

very little English staff who had been trance fees. They agreed among

The gardeners specially trained in the subject, themselves that this must be done money that it can afford to spend

its grounds. but be resigned last year and such and proceeded, with the approval teaching of geography as is now of the Council, to carry the change employed are few and not parti- sity estate has been kept in rea- being attempted has had to be left into effect. Every student of the enlarly skilful. But the Univer. to the voluntary efforts of the University has to join the Union.

sonably good condition and is a Professor of Political Economy The financial burden which the

haven of quiet pleasantness not (who has recently resigned), the upkeep of the Chiversity Athletic Professor of Physiology and the Ground and certain ather grounds only for members of the Univer those who live sity but also for elsewhere im- Reader in History.

near. The authorthies welcome By the end of 1928 the Faculty poses on the Union was emphasis the latter, provided that they will of Arts was in a position to ad-ed in the last report. Through behave themselves properly and mit students into a Chinese the kind-offices of Mr. W. H. Bell,

not disfigure the place with litter school. At present this school is the Asiatic Petroleum Company and filth. Unfortunately, careless. controlled and directed by the (South China), Ltd., gave $1,000 and ill-mannered visitors are be- Chinese School Committee-a sub- which enabled the University to committee of the Faculty of Arts. repair two pucca tennis courts It is hoped that from this school which had become useless.

and tennis courts

This

a Chinese faculty will eventually was followed by a further gift develop. But such a development from the same Company of $1,500 for returfing the University Ath- is a costly one.

The Library

letic ground. At the end of 1928 the Library

Laud and Buildings contained gone 25,061 volumes. Provision is being made for the This figure excludes some 663 sets supply of nullah water to May of Chinese books in 27,865 and Eliot Halls for the purposes volumes and some 2,000 which of flushing and cleansing. came to the University with the work of laying the pipes and put Morrison collection. The amount ting up the necessary tank is be of money which the University ing carried out by the Water Au can afford to spend on books is thority. During the year under

The.

western end of the revetment wall between May and Eliot Halls

of the caused some anxiety but thanks to the prompt attention Public Works Department the wall has been strengthened and made safe.

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If the coming all too common. University's well disposed neigh-- bours will not use their influence to prevent visitors to the Univer- sity's grounds becoming, as they sometimes are;

intolerable nuisance to those who live and work in the grounds, they may some day, find that the grounds have been closed to the public. The University grounds are the private property of the Univer- sity they are in no sense either. Government or public property.

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