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TUESDAY, JANUARY 12, 1932.

MACAO GREYHOUND RACING CLUB

FULL RESULTS OF WEEK-END SPORT.

A large crowd attended the Fifth and Sixth meetings of the Macao Greyhound Racing Club over the week-end when two very jolly evenings were spent under the best possible conditions.

The following were the full results of both meetings:—

SATURDAY.

1st Race.-300 Yards Flat,

Time

1.-Black Bil

20.60

2.-Montons

20.60

-Ben Bill

20.61

Dend heat; short head between

first and third.

Winner: $5.60 and $5.00. Place: 1st $3; 3rd £3. '-

8th Race. 300 Yards Flat.

Time 1.--Muy Bill

33.40 2.-Square Deal ... 33.40 3.-Funny Bill Won by half a length; short head between second and third.

Winner: $9.70.

33.45

THE CHINA MAIL.

UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG

(Continued from Paga 1.)

SIXTH LADIES' YACHTING CHAMPIONSHIP

SISKIN AND SPEEDWELL WIN.

The following were the results of the sixth Ladies' Champion- ship, held under the auspices of the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club yesterday:-

:

(S.); 3, Channel Rock (P.).. Distance: 7.7 miles.

The course was:-1, Lyeemun Beacon (P.); 2, Mark on Line

Results:

Yackt

"I" Class (Siarted at 3 p.m.) ·

TIMES. Sailed by

Bolla (Miss J. Sheldon) Siskin (Miss J. E. Mackie) Dlana (Mrs. Barry) Dorothea (Miss A. Blake) Colleen (Miss M. Larssen)

Schedule to the Act. The remain-poses mutually beneficial to China)versity is at liberty to make the der of the balance of the fund, and the United Kingdom. It re-best use it can of the rest of the that fa to say the money which mains to be seen who will even-building. had already accrued as the result tually benefit from this endowment Delegation From London. the Indematty's account, minus the ly eleven million pounds. of payments already received on the capital of which will be near- Towards the end of last year the Universities' China Committee in expenaes properly chargeable to

Return on Investment.

London sent a delegation of its the fund - (in which exponaos' the I have said that the contribu- members to China. The delega- amounts of £265,000 and £200,000 tion of £265,000 which the Univer- tion consisted of Sir Reginald which have now been paid respec-sity received from the Indemnity Johnston, Professor W. G. S tively to the University of Hong was invested in War Loans in Lon-Adams of Oxford, and Professor Kong and the Universities China don. The Investment was at the P. M. Roxby of Liverpool. Sir Committee in London are includ-time calculated to bring in a ro-Reginald Johnston and Professor ed) is to be paid to the Chinese turn of about 6 per cent but the Adams both visited Hong Kong. Government Purchasing Commis-position in London has changed The latter lived at the University aion, a body. which in accordance since the investment was made. for several days and was able to with the provisions of the Act has It was estimated on June 1 last find out for himself not only what been constituted in London "to that the additional annual income the University was actually doing 3rd enter into, and to supervise and from this Investment would in its various departments, but

secure the carrying out of con-amount to $265,700, but this es also what it aspires to do. tracts for the supply and delivery timate will have to be modified fessor Adams' visit in China of such plant, machinery with reference to the exchange encouragement. What he will tell and other articles, to be manufae value of the dollar and the pos- his colleagues on the Universities tured in each case within the Unit-sible conversion of the Loans at China Committee about us I do ed Kingdom, as the Chinese Gov-a lower rate of interest.

not know, but on one point I am ernment may from time to time

Teaching of Chinese,

sure he will insist and that is that request them to purchase." As to The additional income which if the British public wish to in the future payments of the In may be expected to accrue to the crease the influence of British which will University from this contribution educational ideals in China, they demnity-payments amount before the Indemnity has has not yet been finally assigned can not begin even to move in Winner: $8.30.

been paid off In 1945, to £T,847,098/ to the various purposes of the In-that direction so long as those in Place: 1st $2.70; 2nd $2.60; 3rd.49-half of each such payment, stitution.

In the course of last authority in Britain persistin as it is mado, is to go to the Chin-year the Boarda of the three ignoring this Colony as one of the ese Government Purchasing Com-Faculties drew up schemes of im- centres from which this influencesion from quoting something of

should radiate,

Place: 1st $2.90; 2nd $3;

$4.70.

A

SUNDAY.

2nd Ruce.-300 Yards Flat,

J.-Fairy

Time 19.80

1st Race-300 Yards Flat,

1.-Hector

Time 20.30

2.--My Song

20.34

20.36

2. My Flory...... 19.81 3. Marquette ..... 19.82 Wen by short head; short hend between second and third.

Winner: $12.

Place: 1st $4.10; 2nd $3.80; 3rd $3.80.

3rd Race-300 Yards Flat. Time 1.-Frontier Laddie 19.40 2-Yellow Dragon, 19.64

Milly Boy..... 19.68 Won by two lengths; two lengths between second and third.

Winner $11.90.

Place: Ist $1.10; 2nd $6.50; 3rd $4.30.

4th Nace.-525 Yards Flat.

Time

1. His Master's

Voice

32.80

2.--War Plume.... 32.91

3. Snowstorm .... 32.98 Won by one and a half lengths; one length between second and third.

3.-My Boy

Won by half a length; a neck between second and third.

$3.10.

2nd Race.-300 Yards Flat.

Time

1. Cavier

Won by

19.40 2.-Great Joy

19.46 3-Fairy Queen. 19.49

one length; half

length between accend and third

Winner: $22.30. Place: 1st $5; 2nd $2.60;

$4.60.

19.38

Winner: $20.50.

*

Place: 1st $5.60; 2nd $4.60; 3rd $3.60. $3.80.

4th Race.-500 Yards Flat.

Time

I-Silvious

32.60

2-Reliance

32.66

3.-Information

5th Race.-500 Yards Flat.

Time

1.-Generalship 32.00 2-Ruymu Randa.. 32.06

Won by

3.-Rough Times.. 32.09

length: half a length between second and third.

Winner: $16.10.

Pro- was a great

Ita

"I", "Y" & "G" Class

Yacht Sailed by Daphne (Miss M. Stokes) Ailsa (Mrs. D. S. Lambert)

Why Wonder? (Mrs. Fowkes) Bluejacket (Mrs. Adams) Boojum (Mrs. Pickering) Speedwell (Mrs. Stewart) Wendy (Miss Patshelt) Eunice (Mrs. Rose)

4.40.46

4.38.42 4.41.15

Total Finished Corrected P'tion Pts. Pts. 4.36.20 4.31.28 8 6 82 4.34.05

4.28.57 I 9 52 4.34.21- 5 4 28 4.29.49 2 7 29 4.32.16 4

Б 26' (Started at 3.05 p.m.)

TIMES...

Total Finished Corrected P'tion Pts. Pts. 4.53,07 4.59.07 Б 11. 74 4.51.33 4.51.33 3 13 78

Did not finish 4.50.47

45 76

4.53.20

4.49.20

Fouled Mark Boat.

"There are certain things,' Lord Meston said, "essential to the well-being of their peoples, which he believed their Univer. sities were doing, which ought to be done by their Universities and which could not systemati cally be done except by their Universities. Paramount among those services le to his mind the dispersal of illusions. It is the- fashion nowadays for them to lecture each other on the un- wisdom of keeping their sons and daughters in ignorance of the mysteries of sex. Far more mysterious than sex is mind. Of all it mysteries the strang. est is its greedy acceptance of the impossible. It is this break- ing with illusions which the University spirit could ease and expedite....

First cousin

mission in London and half to a provement and the Senate approv-

British Economic Mission.

what Lord Meston the Chancellor Board, since appointed by the Goved these schemes. But the Coun jerament of China in accordance ell of the University, decided be- And this brings me to the recent of the University of Aberdeen con-

with the terms of the Act "to be fore finally allotting the additional | British Economic Mission to the

tributed to the conference:- trustees for the purpose of receiv-Income, which is not an over. Far East. This was a mission of ing those moneys and applying whelming amount, to have the hard-headed business men. them to objects mutually beneficial question of the provision which personnel included no idealist Uni to China and the British Empire." the University should make for the versity professors, no star-gazing 3rd During the course of the negotia- teaching of Chinese thoroughly in educationalists. We did not invite tions which preceded the surren-vestigated. The Investigation is the Mission to visit the University, der of the money the Chinese Gov-now being undertaken by a special but many of its members came of 3rd Race.-300 Yards Flat.

ernment had expressed their in-cómmittee which was appointed by their own accord some more than Time

tention of dealing with the funds the Court of the University, once. Well in their report the 1-Rokie

19.20

in harmony with the general views When the claims of Chinese have Commission have deplored the per- 2-Frontier Laddie 19.38

set forth in the report of the been adjusted against those of the meation 3.-Black Wing

of Modern China by Anglo-Chinese Advisory Committee other University activities, theh American culture as prejudicial to Won by three lengths; dead which was published in 1926 and the scheme for assigning the the interests of British trade In heat.

was based on the recommandations whole of the University's addi-China. They have, moreover, in- Winner: $17.00.

of the Willingdon delegation. On tional income will go before the alsted that immediate steps should Place: 1st $3.80; 2nd $2.80; 3rd September 19, 1930, Dr. C. T. Court of the University.

be taken to remedy this by increas- Wang who WBR then Foreign

Baseless Rumour.

ing the number of Chinese students Minister to China, wrote thus to I hope that what I have just who pass from China to Univer-i Sir Miles Lampson. "The Chinese said will finally dispose of the absities, Technical Institutes and Government proposes in the first surd rumours recently afloat, that workshops in Britain. I have been instance to apply the bulk of the the Education Department and the asked what the University of funds to the creation of an endow- University were concocting a Hong Kong can do about it. It is) ment to be subsequently devoted secret and vile cabal to abollah a cheap rejoinder to say "we told itioned in the Report of the Ad-schools and the University of the connected with this University to the educational purposes men- the teaching of Chinese from the you so." but as a fact if any one

visory Committee." "It appears Colony. A picture of almost fas-ever ventured in the course of the to the Chinese Government," Dr. cinating horror was drawn a pic last seven years to say what the Wang continued, "that the most ture of the Director of Education Trade Mission has now proclaim- advantageous plan for providing and the Vice Chancellor banded to jed, he was either ignored or snub- such an endowment would consist gether to do evil, to sap the very bed. And yet a Liberal M.F. in the investment of the greater foundations of Chinese Hfe. Dis- speaking in the House of Commons part of the said Indemnity funds raeli once said in the House of in 1924" in the course of the de- namely the accumulated funds now Commons that "it is much easier bate on the Chinese Indemnity! on deposit and all future Instal- to be critical than correct." Any-(Application) Bill said: ments, in rehabilitating and build-way, I can assure those who have jing railways and in other produc-been haunted by this dread, that

tive enterprises in China."

their fearful Imaginings are en- Endowment-Who Will Benefit? tirely without foundation, The The upshot of all this was that University's School of Chinese In 1901 the British Government Studies has been failure, there accepted a sum of £11,186,547 in is no gainsaying that. We have settlement of actual payments in- got to profit by the experience and curred in connection with the Box- to think out afresh how we can, er Rising and of claims submitted [always be keeping the University's by British subjects for losses su- other activities in view, satisfy the tained in the course of that dis-obligation that our ordinancé Im- (Continued at foot of next column.) turbance (which claims incidental poses upon us to make due provi

... 32.69 Won by one length; half length between second and third,

Winner $12.

Place: 1st $3.60: 2nd $4.10; 3rd

Place: lat $4.90; 2nd $3; 3rd $6. $3.30.

6th Race.-525 Yards Handicap

1.-Seagrove

Time 33.90

2-Captain Cuttle. 34,38 Won by six lengths: two lengths. Winner: $3.50,

Place: 1st $2.50; 2nd $3.90.

7th Race.-300 Yards Flat.

Time

1. Gold Duke

18.90

19.08.

2.-Hello Muc

3-Lord Roseberry 19.14

Won by three lengths; one length between second and third.

Winner: $22.10.

Place: 1st $3,90; 2nd $3.40; 3rd $2.60.

5th Race.-500 Yards Fint.

3.--Great Jay 2-May Bill

3-Dollar Bill

Time 33.40 33,57

... 33.64

Won by two lengths; one length between second and third.

Winner: '$8.80.

Place: 1st $2.60; 2nd $3.10; 3rd $3.20.

6th Race.-506 Yards Flat.

Time 1Frontier Force 33.40 2. Spring Day.... 33.54 3-Rainha de Saba 33.81

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"We know perfectly well that] in the past many of the large American industrialists, especial- ly in the Engineering trade have been in the habit of educating Chinese in their universites...

.. When we are asked to tender for certain work, we in- variably find that the Chinese engineers have drawn up the specifications in such a form ás to render it impossible to get an order and it has been drawn up to send to the factory in which the engineer has been educated in America.”

Desperately in Need of Scholarships,

ly had after careful scrutiny, re-sion in the Faculty of Arts for the vision, and adjustment, been fixed study of Chinese Language and originally at £16,518,810) and that Literature. The University| the British Government, having in realises that for centuries Chinese 1822 decided to devote the whole social and political life has been of the Indemnity to the mutual in built up on the Chinese Classics

This University is in desperate terests of His Majesty and the Re- and we sympathise whole-hearted-need of scholarships which would public of China, implemented inly with those who would regard it take its picked students to the 1931 an arrangement in accordance as a serious blow to Chinese Universities and Workshops of with which £265,000 have come to National character that this herit-Britain, but it has no endowed thia University, £200,000 have gone age should now be abandoned, scholarships, and no funds from to the Universities China Commit. But the enthusiast for Chinese which scholarships could be creat tee in London, some £7,189,000 learning must not forget the exi-ed.

Before the Boxer Indemnity will eventually go to the Purchas-gencies of modern life. Chinu

was Anally disposed of, the Gov ing Commission in London, and wants not only administrators but ernment of Hong Kong implored some three and a half millions to doctors, engineers, lawyers, and His Majesty's Government for a the Board of Trustees. The Gov-commercialists, able to do bust reasonable sum for the creation ernment of China have agreed that neas with the world. Don't make of scholarships, but to no avail. the last two sums, shall form an the yoke of Chinese study too The Americans have at their. an- endowment for educational pur- heavy for the average boy or girl nual disposal substantial sums' for to bear. If you do, you will pre-scholarships tenable in the United duce a reaction which will sweep States, and these scholarships, asured studies away are which are handled by the Chinx your treasured action which not even the Hanlins Foundation for the promotion of who are now flocking to Hong Education and Culture came ori- Kong will be able to stem, even in ginally, from the American 'skarc this Colony, akkor

Won by two lengths; one length between second and third. Da

Winner: $19.50.

Place:, 1st $4.30; 2nd $2.70;

3rd

$3.

7th Race 300 Yards Flat

Time 18.10

1-Beat Job; 2-Nobody's Fancy 18.58 3--Square Deal 18.70 Won by eight lengths; two lengths between second and third.

Winner: $17M NEDE Place: 1st $5.10; 2nd $3.50; 3rd $4.40.

8th Race -500 Yards Flat.

1-Gigglo

2- Catcherop

3. Tinklo

Time

88.00

33,84

33.98

Won by 12 lengths; two lengths

n. socond, and third.

Winner: $18.40.

Tang Chingong School of Chinese.

of the Boter Indemnity. Surely the allocation from the British share of the Indemnity of a re Before leaving this subject, Isonable sum, sxy £200,000, to form. must mention the opening, by H Excellency in September last of an endowment fund for scholar- the Tang Chi-hgong School of have very seriously hampered the ships tenable in Britain would not Chinese. It is an admirable build rehabilitation of railways in China ing-worthy memorial of the and other productive enterprises generosity of him who gave it of the Government of China for Just Inside the door of the build which over ten million pounde Ing the donor has had inscribed would still have been available. in Chinese and English a legend But it is vain to ponder what to the effect that the building 18 might have been given to the University to enable Congress at Edinburgh, it to fulfil its statutory obligation in the mafter of Chineas teachi to which I have just referred Chlusso, studios

first clair

on the

Jst $5,30 2nd $4.50; 3rd ̈OLA "building"

Har been reasonably

Last July the Universities of the British Empire met In Congress at Edinburgh. Th derrepresentadır at

which many

to illusion is the catchword; and here also their Universities have a fertile field of action. Catch words seem to be as essential

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tive la the passing of certain in-. Bolvent conceptions through the Bankruptcy Court, so that plain! honest people would refuse to give them further crèdit." Spirituality is one of those. Are we not weary of hearing of "negro spirituals" and various cranks

on their "spiritual homes" and the "spiritual under current" in some strike of butch ers' assistants? Cheap enthu siasm and flabby emotions are not things of the spirit.. ... Another conception which'is' continually being prostituted is Idealism.

The greatest enemy

of the ideal to-day is idealism- or what passes for it. It is the umbrella put up to shelter all who cultivate the second-bent; loose in their thinking, shoddy in their efforts, vague about their goals. A piece of barefac ed political intrigue is not ren- dered respectable by being ać; claimed as ideallam."

My constant desire is that this University will ever strive, how- ever, narrow its scope, to do honest work and to free the minds to the popular digestion as cer- of its students from the tyranny. tais morning papera and patent of catchwords, Illusion and speci medicines. Self-determinationous idealism. In so far as it suc and self-expression, democracyceeds in this, the University of

and bureaucracy, free trade and Hong Kong will be doing some protection, nationalisation and thing to restore,China and the rationalisation-the list is end- World to sanity.

less; and nine men out of ten never give an Intelligent thought to their meaning, Their Uni- versities could, and he believed that they alone could-insist on nailing all those phrases to the counter and diss cting them, in. stead of pinning them

and marching after them in circles,

. Yet another task on which he would. like to see their Universities ac--

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