HON. J. H. STEWART LOCKHART'S IMPENDING DEPARTURE,
A largely-attended meeting in connection with the College of Medicine for Chinese was held in the Legislative Council Chamber at four o'clock yesterday afternoon, for the purpose of presenting an address to the Hon. J. H. Stewart Lockhart, C.M.G., Rector of the College, on the occasion of his departure for Weihaiwei.
H.E., the Officer Administering the Government, Major-General W. J. Gascoigne, presided, and those present, in addition to Mr. Stewart Lockhart, were Dr. Clark (Dean of the College), Dr. Ho Kai, Dr. Thomson, Dr. R. Maclean, Dr. Gibson, Dr. Noble, Dr. Pearson, Mr. E. H. Sharp, Mr. D. Wood, Mr. F. Browne, and many students of the College.
The CHAIRMAN—Gentlemen, the object for which you have all met here to-day, as I think everybody here knows, is to take farewell of Mr. Stewart Lockhart, whose departure shortly from the Colony I deplore quite as much as any of you here can do. I do not propose to detain you longer than these few words, because I know you wish to get to the actual business for which you have come here to-day; and therefore I will now call upon Dr. Clark, Dean of the College, to proceed with the meeting.
Dr. CLARK, in presenting the address to Mr. Stewart Lockhart, said—Your Excellency and gentlemen, the honour has fallen upon me of presenting, in the name of the Court, the Senate, and the past and present students of the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese, a small token of our appreciation to our Rector, Mr. Stewart Lockhart, on the eve of his departure from those scenes wherein he has laboured for more than twenty years. The severance of old ties and friendships is at best but a saddening process, and I feel sure that, mingled with that justifiable pride at having been selected by His Gracious Majesty the King to govern the newest of our many British possessions in the Far East, Mr. Lockhart cannot but feel a sense of some great loss, some gap which can never again be bridged, that must ever temper the natural elation of one who has been called to wider spheres of action, and who leaves behind him the friendships of his youth and early manhood. Such a sense of loss, however, is even more keenly felt by those who are thus left behind, for upon these devolves the duty of carrying on the old routine, and, no easy task, of finding new helpers in the work that must be done. I need hardly remind you that Mr. Lockhart has been associated with our College from its first inception, and shares the no small honour of having worked for its advancement, in the early days of its history, with Manson, one of the great leaders of our glorious profession, and with those bygone worthies Stewart, Young, Chalmers, and Francis, who also are now but names in the Temple of Fame.
For seven years Mr. Lockhart has presided over the deliberations of our Court, and has furthered the aims of our College by every means in his power. His interest in the natives of China is proverbial, and it is not to be wondered at, therefore, that he saw clearly the immense benefits that must accrue to those of our people living among us, from the foundation of a school for the propagation of Western science and Western methods of treatment of the sick. We know that learning originated in the East and thence spread its benign influence to the West, and it is but just, therefore, that where the West has improved upon the East, where the little grain of knowledge has increased a hundredfold, that the Mother of Wisdom should reap a share of the harvest. Our aim, as a College, has been to spread the little knowledge that we have been privileged to acquire in our island home among our native fellow-citizens in this far-off Colony, and I think we may fairly claim that our roll of students and of diplomates bears ample evidence that our labours have not been in vain. Mr. Lockhart has done yeoman service in this cause, and we have assembled to-day to bear testimony to that service and to wish him God speed in the work that lies before him in the future. Our address, therefore, is no empty platitude, but the genuine heartfelt wish of a little band of workers whose loss is another's gain. With your permission, sir, I will now read the address and will ask you to hand it to Mr. Lockhart in the name of those who have assembled here to-day to do him honour.
Dr. Clark then handed the address, which was bound in a handsome cover faced with silver, to His Excellency, and he, in turn, presented it to Mr. Stewart Lockhart, who bowed his acknowledgments.
The address, which was extensively signed, read as follows:--
To the Honourable JAMES HAMILTON STEWART LOCKHART, Companion of the most Distinguished Order of St. Michael and St. George, Colonial Secretary of the Colony of Hong Kong, Rector of the Hong Kong College of Medicine for Chinese,
Hong Kong, 18th April, 1902.
SIR,—Before you finally sever your long and distinguished connection with Hong Kong, and particularly with the College of Medicine for Chinese, we, the Members of the Court, Senate, and General Council, and past and present students, resident in the Colony, desire to convey to you our grateful acknowledgment and warm appreciation of the many and valuable services which you have rendered to the College since its inception. You are associated with Manson, Stewart, Young, Chalmers, Francis, Cantlie, and others, in the founding of the Institution in 1887, when you accepted the office of Treasurer. This office you held until 1895, when you were elected to succeed His Honour Sir Fielding Clarke, Chief Justice, as Rector of the College. You have not rested content with occupying a purely honorary position, but as President of the Court and executive Head of the College, you have actively interested yourself in all the various schemes that have been proposed for the furtherance of the objects of the College and for its development. While rejoicing that you have been called to a position of greater responsibility and honour by His Majesty the King, we cannot refrain from an expression of our regret at the loss sustained by the College in your departure from the Colony; and we desire to assure you that you carry with you our hearty good wishes for your future welfare and for your early promotion to yet more important spheres of public usefulness.
Dr. KWAN KING LEUNG, one of the licentiates of the College, then spoke. He said—Your Excellency and gentlemen, on behalf of the past students of the College, I desire to say a few words expressive of our profound respect and veneration for our Rector, Mr. Stewart Lockhart, and offering to him our sincere and hearty thanks for his distinguished labours for the good of the College and of the students, since its foundation until now. Mr. Lockhart has taken a great interest in this College...
HON. J. H. STEWART LOUK- HART'S IMPENDING
DEPARTURE,
A largely-attended meeting in connection with the College of Medicine for Chinese was held in the Legislative Council Chamber at four o'clock yesterday afternoon, for the purpose of presenting an address to the Hon. J. H. Stewart Lockhart, C M.G., Rector of the College, on the occasion of his departure for Weihaiwei.
H.B, the Officer Administering the Govern- ment, Major-General W. J. Gascoigne. presided, and the c'hers present, in addition to Mr. Stewart Lock art, were Dr. Clark (Dean of the College), II v. Dr. Ho Kai, Dr. Thomson, Dr. R. Maclean beon, Mr. E, H. Sharp, Mr. D. Wood, Mr. F. Browne, Dr. Noble, Dr. Pearos, Dr. R. Gibson, and many students of the College.
The CHAIRMAN--Gentlemen, the object for which you have all met here to-day, as I think everybody here knows, is to take farowell of Mr. Stewart Lockhart, whose departure shortly from the Colony I deplore quite as much as any of you here can do. I do not propose to detain you longer than these few words, because I know you wish to get to the actual business for which you have como hore to-day; and therefore I will now call upon Dr. Clark, Dean of the College, to pro- ceed with the meeting.
Dr. CLARK, in presenting the address to Mr. Stewart Lockhart, said-Your Excellency and gentlemen, the honour has fallen upon me of presenting, in the name of the Court, the Senate, and the past and present stadents of the Hong- keng College of Medicine for Chinese, a small taken of our appreciation to our Rector, Mr. Stewart Lockhart, on the eve of his departure from those soones wherein he has laboured for more than twenty years. The severance of old ties and friendships is at best but a saddening process, and I feel sure that, iniugled with that justifiable pride at having been selected by His Gracious Majesty the King to govern the nawost of our many British possessions in the Far East, Mr. Lockhart cannot but feel a sense of some great loss, some gap which cau never again be bridged, that must ever temper the natural olation of one who has been called to wider spheres of action, and who leaves behind. him the friendships of his youth and early man- hood. Such a sense of loss, however, is oven more keenly felt by those who are thus left behind, for upon these devolves the duty of carrying on the old routine, and, no easy task, of finding new helpers in the work that must be done. I need hardly remind you that Mr. Lockhart has been associated with our College from its first inception, and shares the no small honour of having worked for its advancement, in the early days of its history, with Manson, one of the great leaders of our glorious profession, and with those bye-gone worthies Stewart, Young, Chalmers and Francis. who also are now but names in the Templo of Fame.
For seven years Mr. Lockhart has presided over the deliberations of our Court, and has furthered the aims of our College by every means in his power. His interest in the natives of China is proverbial, and it is not to be wondered at therefore that be saw clearly the immense benefits that must
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accrue to such offthepas live among us, from the foundation of a school for the propagation of Western sciener and Westen! urethods of treatment of the sick. We tag that learning originated in the East and thenco spread its benign influence to the West," and it is but just therefore that where the West has improved upon. the East. where the little grain of knowledge has increased a hundred fold that the Mother of Wisdom should reap a share of the harvest. Our aim, as a College has been to spread the little knowledge that we have been privileged to acquire in our island home among one native fellow-citizens in this far-off Colony, and I think we may fairly claim that our roll of students and of diplomates bears ample evidence that our labours have not been in vain. Mr. Lockhart has done yeoman service in this cause and we have assembled to-day to bear testimony to that service and to wish him God speed in the work that hes before him in the future. Our address there. fore is no empty platitude, but the genuine heart- felt wish of a little band of workers whose losa is other's gain. With your permission, sir, I wil now read the address and will ask you to hand it to Mr. Lockhart in the name of those who have assembled hore to-day to do him honour.
Dr. Clark then handed the address, which was bound in a handsome cover faced with silver, to His Excellency, and he in turn presented it to Mr. Stewart Lockhart, who bowed his acknow- ledgments.
The address, which was extensively signed, read as follows:--
To the Honourable JAMES HAIDANE STEWART LOCKHART, Compasion of the most Distinguished Order of St. Michaeland St. George, Colonial Secretary of the Colony of Hongkong, Rector of the Hongkong College of Medicine for Chinese,
Hongkong, 18th April, 1902. SIR. Before you finally sever your long and distinguished connection with Hongkong and particularly with the College of Medicine for for Chinese, we, the Members of the Court, Senate and General Council, and past and pres-ut students, resident in the Colour, desire to con- vey to you our grateful acknowledgment and wam appreciation of the many and valuable services which you have rendered to the Collego since its inception. You are associated with Munson, Stewart, Young, Chalmers. Francis, Cautlie and others. in the founding of the Institution in 1887, when you accopted the office of Treasurer. This office you held natil 1895. when you were elected to succeed His Honour Sir Fielding Clarke, Chief Justice, as Restor of the College. You have not rested content with occupying a purely honorary position, but as President of the Court and executive Head of the College you have actively interested yourself in all the various schemes that have been proposed for the furtherance of the objects of the Col- į lege and for its development. While rejoicing that you have been called to a position of greater responsibility and honour by His Majesty the King, we cannot refrain from an expression of our regret at the loss sustained by the College in your departure from the Colony; and we desire to assure you that you carry with you our hearty good wishes for your future welfare and for your early promotion to yet more important. spheres of public usefuluess.
Dr. KWAN KING LEUNG, one of the licen tiates of the College, then spoke. He said Your Excellency and gentlemen, on behalf of past students of the College I desire to say a few words expressive of our profound respect and veneration for our Rector, Mr. Stewart Lock- hart, and offering to him our sincere and hearty thanks for his distinguished labours for the good of the College and of the students, since its foundation until now. Mr. Lookhart bas taken a great interest in this College, and anything
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