CO129-583-18 Hong Kong University- British Council and Rhodes Scholarships 1-1-1940 - 31-12-1941 — Page 21

(*3972—150) Wt. 19406--96 5,000 7/40 T.S. 695

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19/12

Mt. Cox 19/12

Mr.

Sir A. Burns.

24/12 at one

Mr. G. L. M. Clauson.

Mr. C. J. Jeffries.

DRAFT. TELEGRAM.

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GOVERNOR,

HONG KONG.

FURTHER ACTION.

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to six g. Northcote

(43)

(27)

22c

53611/3/40.

Mr. A. J. Dawe.

Sir J. Shuckburgh.

Permt. U.S. of S.

Parly. U.S. of S.

Secretary of State.

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My telegram No. 734

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Rhodes Trustees have confirmed offe

of sum of £1,000 in all to be

spent over a period of five years

approximately to enable one or

more Chinese or Chinese British

subjects to come to Oxford.

2.

Trustees desire to avoid

these studentships being confused

with Rhodes Scholarships proper

and suggest they should be entitle

"Rhodes Trust Post-Graduate

Studentships".

3.

Grant would be paid to

whatever body is responsible for

administering it and for

nominating recipients, and it is

presumed governing body of Hong

Hong University would be annropriate

for this purpose.

4.

Registrar of Oxford

University has offered advice on

conditions under which Senior Statu

can be granted to students from

Hong Kong, and this follows by mai

But you will no doubt appreciate

that as Hong Kong B.A. is not

which have been

definitel

one of HK degrees