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Enclosure No.2 in Sir John Jordan's Ho.278 of August 4, 1909.

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2 SEP 09 AUG 26 1909

Wai Wu Pu to H.M.Minister.

Jul 17, 1909.

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With reference to a request that China should subscribe

towards the proposed University in Hongkong, and with regard

to Y.E.'s Memorandum stating that the Governor of Hongkong had

written asking whether the Chinese Government would be willing

to assist the scheme, a telegram was subsequently received from

the Viceroy at Canton to the effect that the Governor of Hong-

kong had written to him asking for a subscription.

The Board has on various occasions exchanged communications

with the Board of Education on this subject, and it hae now

been decided that the two Boards should each subscribe the aum

of Tls.5,000, Tls.10,000 in all, towards the University. This

intention was mentioned to Y.E. at an interview hold last month

this Board.

The Board has the honour therefore, to forward herorith

218.5,000 from the Board of Education and also Tls.5,000 from

our Board, a total of Tis.10,000, and beg that Y.E. will trans-

mit the same to the Governor of Hongkong for the use of the

University. Awaiting the favour of a reply,

Tnclosures:

We have etc,

Sd/ Ministers of the Wai Wu Pu.

2 drafts of T1s.5,000 each.