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all students whose address could be secured from the Chinese
Legation, steps have been taken to correct and emplify the address
list supplied by the Legation, personal visits have been paid, and
a small amount of work has been done in helping individual students
especially in connexion with their academic courses. Some of this
work has been carried out in consultation with Professor Bailie,
Director of the Chinese Institute of Technical Training.
The Universities China Committee has been dependent entirely
on private donations. A sum of 2345. was collected by one or
two of the members during 1926, and this has been all that was
available for its work.
IV.
At the last meeting of the 'Committee, the hope was expressed
that the Secretary might see Lord Buxton, Chairman of the Boxer
Indemnity Committee, and discuss with hi. the possibility and
desirability of some immediate forward step. The follovi ng
request has been approved by the Chairman and Treasurer:
"The Boxer Indemnity Committee is asked to make an annual
grant to the Universities China Committee for its work in
promoting closer cultural relations between China and Great
Britain.
"The work
already undertaken, for the extension of which the
grant is asked, is as follows:
"1.
"2.
Bringing eminent Chinese to Great Britain to give lectures in the Universities.
Caring for the interests of Chinese students who come to this country by:
(a) Supplementing the work which missionary societies
already undertake through East and lest friendship Committees, in arranging introductions to English homes, finding lodgings, etc.
(b)
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