CO129-583-18 Hong Kong University- British Council and Rhodes Scholarships 1-1-1940 - 31-12-1941 — Page 40

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

C. O.

53611/3/40.

273.

40

2.4

Mr. A. J. Dawe.

Sir J. Shuckburgh.

Coded and Seut.

3 Dec 1940

Permt. U.S. of $23.11.40

-1

Parly. U.S. of S.

Secretary of State.

3 tú

16.00 hrs

WN+DB.

Mr. Monson

Mr. Cox

Mr.

Gent

21

Sir A. Burns. 22

Mr. G. L. M. Clauson.

Mr. C. J. Jeffries.

DRAFT TELEGRAM.

GOVERNOR,

HONG KONG.

FURTHER ACTION.

вору

to Sir

G

Northcote (30)

(A)

(22)

No..734..... My

immediately preceding telegram and

your telegram No. 574 of 17th

September. In view of British

Council's offer of scholarships

for Chinese students at Hong Kong

University, I now propose to seek

from the Rhodes Trustees a definite

offer of £1,000 for Rhodes post-

graduate two year scholarships to

be held at Oxford by graduates of

Hong Kong University as suggested

in first two paragraphs of my

(1) telegram 484.

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