CO129-511-4 Application for posts at University of Hong Kong- payment and conditions of Service 28-4-1928 - 6-9-1928 — Page 35

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The Manager,

New University Club,

St. James's Street, S.W.1.

9th August, 1928.

The Hongkong & Shanghai Banking Corporation, Ltd,

9, Gracechurch Street, E.C.3.

Dear Sir,

I should be very greatly obliged if you would be

good enough to send to the Registrar, Hongkong University,

through your Bank in Hongkong, the following cable:

"HAVE SELECTED BRAINE-HARTNELL UNIVERSITY "COLLEGE OXFORD FOR HAY'S POST STOP "CONSULT COUNCIL AND WIRE IMMEDIATELY "CONFIRMATION AIN SWORTH RENSEIGNE PARL "LONDON STOP HARTNELL CAN START IMMEDIATELY "STOP MEN SELECTED BIOLOGY CHEMISTRY PHYSICS "STOP BIOLOGY CAN START BEGINNING SEPTEMBER "STOP I LEAVE TODAY JUTLANDIA ARRIVING "SINGAPORE MIDDLE SEPTEMBER.

"HORNELL"

Mr. Ainsworth of the Board of Education will inform

you if and when the University Council confirms Mr. Braine-

Hartnell's appointment.

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If the appointment be confirmed,

Mr. Braine-Hartnell has been instructed by me to arrange for

his own passage to Hongkong at once. In the above event, I

have told Mr. Hartnell that you will defray the cost of a

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