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CUTLER PALMER & CO'N.

NAPIER JOHNSTONE'S

Known as the

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JANUARY

BRITAIN'S WORK IN THE FAR EAST

HONGKONG UNIVERSITY. [BY RICHARD 1. HOPE IN UNITED EXPIRE"

The idea of establishing & University in Hongkong was first suggested in 1905 ter cook dennite snape. In a speeen made Fin Debomber, 1907, the Governor of the Colony, Sir Frederick Lugard, who kind already acquirea no mean fame ad an

month the University was formally oper ed by the Governor, Bir Frederick Lugard, who received the buildings frout Mr. N. H. Mody on of the late Bir Hormuajee Mody One of the leading Chinese citizens of

they

Dr. Ho Kai, was created a

cellor

SOTH.

1917

VISCOUNT GREY.

DESPAIRING LETTERS FROM

GERMAN TRENCHES.

seemed to fall, first on one and then on "JUST WAITING FOR DEATH." another, being struck by the courage of my colleague especially of the Prime Minister, Lord Kitchener, and Afr. Lloyd George

in those early days (Cheers.) That is a memory which we ought to bear in mind when we know that the country stin needs the sacrifice, all thet, all the ability and courage that only to secure victory but even to secure the safety of this country and the Allies, tributes the following article has to face difficulties, and great difficul

Dot

WHAT THE ENEMY WANT,

Renter's correspondent at the British

but it was two years later before the mat - cellor, and arrived in June, sandans debes the prospect of carrying on the war wala cual le given in the conduct of affaire, headquarters in the field in Franco oota-

and After were

Loud elcers. When The Covernment Dearest Wilhelm, send you. 'good.

Empire-buuder by his Work in Northern assured from the first by means of Patoned-up com- ties there must be, we must remember the wishes from my grave in the earth. Soom

P

Satu

think there was only one

HOTY AND FEELING.

BUBDEN BRAVELY BORNE

TOUCHING TRIBUTE TO THE LIBERAL CHIEF Viscount Grey, late Foreign Minister, of the University of Sheffield, referring to the recent political orsi, Bald:

I feit throughout this cries it was appointed Pritcipal and C

weakened Government was something sery nucleus of that having been to be avoided at all costs, and that once brought together, the three Faculties of this crisis had become acute it was abso Medicine, Engineering

in October, The success of the lately necessary that it should be settled,

promise,

so, but by the situation being com- difficulties we have been through together.wo.eball become mad if this frightful artil- of its Registers, for all the avail-- Nigeria, advocated, the oronination of a

The late University.

Sir Hormusjes

hostel accommodation was quickly pletely soared up (car, hear) That is one of the things we can never

in which forgot. And to the best of our power welery fire does not cease. Night and day Mode (chen Mr. Mody) at once offered to taken up and the Church Missionary that could have been done, the way the must give assistance in the conduct of the it has never boca like this before, they

Society Hostel (St. John's Hall) had to prime Minister has taken and that his wor “OLD

erect the necessary buildings at a cost of

The fact that previons pro-

say. Under the earth all day we sit, hav- $180,000 and to give $30,000 towards

anlarged. an endowment fund. At the time this offer vision had been made to have the degrees colleagues have taken, and that is, the was mads there was already on foot of the Hongkong University recognised resignation of the whole Government. I would just say in conclusion, Vising aoither light nor ernshine, but just count Grey added, there is one subject waiting for death. Any minute may British Universities, andila Chi

and one person of whom I cannot SQUARE" Project fur onlarging the scope of the as being equivalent to those cunferred by

This Hongkong College of Medicine.

**There is no doubt what our course as freely ne I would like because he is bring it. I should not write to you like institution had been founded in 1887, dents had access to a University course under the style of the College of Medi at their own doors at a coat considerably ought to be. We must support the Gov present, Mr. Asquith-(hear, hear who this, dear Wilhelm, but I camot halp it,

is our leader. We are still together.

boginning! cine for Chinese, for the training of lower than Universities in Europe and ernment in every possible way we can, (Hear, hoar) But I would like to say,

Bay (Hoar, hear.) Since the beginning of the Again the dreadful attack is Chiese students in Western medicine, America, with the additional advantage and after twenty years of patient work of not being denationalised by protracted because there are some things in the rewar he has had to carry a burden hoavier Shall I ever see you again! God knows. it was incorporated by local Ordinance residence abroad, thereby, losing touch cont events which have naturally caused than that of anyone else. (Hear, hear.) Oh, it is too horrible!

resentment and bitterness, a little about We know how bravely

and steadily he 10 1907 under the new name. Up to this with their own motherland, Wert, of time (1907) one hundred students had course, the two strongest factors in msk what I think we ought to feel. First has borne it, shouldering all respon A Gorman soldier wrote that letter, and been ourelled, und of these thirty-one had ing the success of the University, for of all, breaking about the Foreign Office sibility, however great, bearing private it was found by our troops. He is (or Passed as Licentiates. The College had gone conclusion

on count us remember to in the anxieties and griefe however distressing, was) a member of the 66th Regiment of

mom undaunted, undismayed, and

and unashamed. Foot, and ho wrote it from his no building of its own, students lived in After this historical sketch of

bers who were bound to the Prin Minis (Loud cheera.)

his dug out their own houses or in lodgings, and the of the Hongkong University, which, inter by ho party tie when they entered the The country does know something, in the German trenches on this span of lectures were delivered by permission at sense, has been rendered necesi Coalition, and who have been colleagues but it will never know so fully as those the Somme battlefield. Day after day various hospitala and

order to show how vital cogs can be added institutions. to the vast and intricate mechanisms of a loyal as anyone could wish to have of us who are his colleagues how invalu of caseless British sholl-te, night affor Stimulated by a bequest of 810,000 from

(Cheers.) It has been my good fortune able his presence as Prime Minister has night of remorseless attack, had proved Mr. Tang Chuk kai, and of $60,000 from Empire without the rest of the Epice to co-operate closely with one of them been in days of crisis, when no one else too much.

reference

at the Foreign Office. (Hear, hear.) I could have filled his place. Without him of a small site by Government, the Courtar be made to the manner in which the antion his name because I have no one can say what might have hap./Let the letter, though perhaps more the later. Ng Li-hing, and by the grant being very much aware

graphically written, is no more heart- of the College made an appeal in 1908 for Hongkong University is intinstely been associated with him at the Foreign pered to the future of this country if he broken than many another message that further funds to erect College buildings identifying itself with, Imperial work Office Lord Robert Cecil, You could had not been there in that place in those is finding its w now from the Bomme

Somo indicatión has already been given hav

He himself has said that the battlefield towar and to engage a small permanent

uninded, public-spirited devotion to duty str by the Governor on March 18th 1908, to kong University. It was characteristic league without wishing to continue to one of has felt that, and cach one of that.

to Lugard in the establishing of the Hong than his, and one could not be his col greater than anyone can conceive. Each reaching Germany. There is no doubt of project Fof establishing a University, and at its first meetings of the Governor that he persevered where support him as far as from outside one us has felt also that the strain and Sub-Committee was appointed to draw others would have felt discouraged by a

cen do so when he is carrying on, if he anxiety upon him must have been greater up an estimate of the cost of the neces

for much of the spactwork while due in which I have been closely associated to be recognised in time, and I have no University was in that

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the origin

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representative Committee was convened of the share that belongs to Sir Frederist have no finer example of able, single End anxiety has been almost many

consider

the

io inner heart of Ger

The true tale of the Somme is

BLOWLY GOING, BACK.--

sary building and equipment, The Bariety of obstacles. He was responsible is to carry on, precisely the same work than upon any one of us. That will come. Tho following is from a man of the

with

not

Office, then I feel that the whole of the

able

"I havo nover for a moment thought that the personal attacks on myself have

een jaspired by Mr. Lloyd George

per-

CONFIDENCE RESOLUTION,

that is to your death. Anything like what goes on here has not happened in this war. I must tell you that. But if fate decrees that you should come here you will see for yourself.

Mr. Eugene Wason, the Liberal men ber for Clackmannan, moved the follow ing resolution -

"That this meeting records its thanks It is getting clearer that the German to Mr. Asquith for his long and magni- soldiery, are beginning to look upou or- ficent services to the nation; its unabat-ders to proceed to the Somme as being el confidence in him as leader of the equivalent to a death warrant Liberal Party, and its determination to give support to the King's Govern ment engaged in the effective prosecu tion of the war.

Lord d'Abernon seconded.

said

LEATER OF OPPOSITION.

Something of what the Germans go

through every time they are driven out of their positions by the British attacks. is shown in the following letter from a man of the 11th Infantry Reserve-

his the late Sur it battalion in the trenches:~~- armusjon Mody, is one of the oldest was largely due to his mutiree Balfour is to succeed me at the Foreign generation, full justice will be done to Saiyou are coming bo Cambrai.I what he has done. (Cheers.) We, as should never have expected you were Honus of Hongkong) was chairman, and his zeal for Imperial tasks roless work of the Foreign Office and our rein his colleagues to-day, give him our tribute coming so near me. I am convinced that presented a report on September 25th than to the munificence and ouroust ftions with the Allies and neutrals will be our personal tribute of admiration, of the shall soon moet here, for your real 1008. The report, with its enclosures and those who readily foosened theizspurse

and sympathetic hands,

sympathy, and of affection." (Loud and destination is probably here also, and prolonged cheers.) estinate, was very lengthy, but the gist strings, that the idea was trauslated into

an of it was that it would be impossible so of course and this is a fact that may not So much for that aspect of the ense

a reality. Sir Frederick Lugard knew PERSONAL ATTACKS, erect buildings, adequate for the purpose perhaps be generally known that Ger- Now the rest. I world be idle to in view, at a cost covered by the amount promised by the late Sir Hormusjes Mody, many was seriously contemplating the conceal there is no reason to conceal

establishment of a University at sing the resentment which some of us must On the presentation of the report it was proposed to accept the offers to erect a tao, whereby she hoped, not wingut rea- feel at the personal attacks which have building at a cost of $150,000, in which sou to acquire political and commercial been made (Cheers) Everyone knows the Hongkong College of Medicine and influence in China by disseminating Ger- that we must feel it, and if we are going, should be located, man thought and imparting German as we are today and in futuro days, not Teranica Instituto

ted technical education, to Chinese students, only to make Vession but to give and to incorporate a University under

the

carnest of the Ordinance.

that wo intend to Objections were raised to who would in due course become

support the present Government in carry- this proposal on the rounds that the cost rulers of China Sir Frederick Lugard

forestalled that of adequate buildings and equipment had consistent project by hastening the ung on the war, pur assurances in that at Hong respect will receive not less, but more, been under-estimated, and that before any steps were taken for establishing a kong, and thus stele a march on Gor freedom if we speak perfectly freely

The English attack regularly every day. University an endowment of not less than my. There was no procrastination about what our feelings have been.

The scheme materialised almost as soon (Hear, bear,) £100,000 and an equipment fund of

Mr. Asquith, who was received with For the first few days we have to live less than £10,000 should be secured; and as it was broached. It would have been

irreparable to Britiak

hours on rising to reply to the recolu without cover in the trenches till we had

made the needful holes for it was suggested as a way out of the diff and, prestige in the Far East had Cer

to uld greatly touchent both by the The risk was appalling. We had ligees culty that, it larger sum were not avail- able, a building "should be erected at å

many been allowed to take the initiative, but for once British patriotism; common Lenally. My relations, wath him have language, used by my oldest political na heavy again as those we had at Fri- friend and colleague, Lord Grey, and by court. One single British shell gave us in which the Hongkong cost of $150,000,|| College

and judgment ∙Benso of Medicine

heine and the Technical

now more lande by those who are working for him fest

impossible But they have been but still more by the obviour and man- the front lines it was ghastly. Every day than ever

ver before, der to form.

which every man in this we had at least an hour or two of the of the proposed

thof Furetloud cheers)-by those working for foyeur, hear) and I bave carefully fererst bombardment, and the fire front sea was then issn of the callbre of Sir - (lo

room-fhear, University pending the collection of an erlerick Lugard at the helm of affairs lnm confessedly and openly. They sup- watched them even those who, I daro individual gung never ceases adequate endowment fund upon which at the time in the British Crown Colony nothing secret about it, and I have no often privately than publicly criticised men go through. There is not even a

ported bird in the Prusy. There was have often privately, to establish the University. This scheme The public,

Perhaps more You can imagine the experiences the. was approved by the Hongkong College preciate the Iman did not fully apdoubt that they persuaded themselves that me-(laughter) and my failures and trench in the foremost lines. They lie of Modicine and by the Committee, but kong University at the time of its Tacep-was the best way of helping the country shortcomings however much they may in hell holes. The dugouts we have been

aspect of the Hong- did not fully the oxidation, but they realise its meaning and Laughter.). Do not let us impute mo- have felt disposed from time to be in a forced to make to get a bit of cover du Viz, that the University should be incor. purport now then they see the work of tires. I want to deal justly with these critical mood, there can be no doubt rot fare any better. Suma are knockOR

German propagandiste in the Far East things, but some-1. do not say all there porated so soon as the building was erect and other neutral countries- cysted of was a great deal of perfectly legitimate par to a the warmth of their sym in by shell fire before they are ready. od. The difficulty as to the cost of the

pathy to day,

The trenches are constantly under fire, of Sir H Mody; who undertook to erect excelled by any D Lothe world, wap make them bare foreign enemy and that I propose to domito éit there, buildings was overcome by the generosity

propaganda whose ram mifications are in ried so rar in these last days that those certainly so far as I am concerned, will position which when they fire, are noticed think the most dignified course, for it the traversee there are guos in them whatever the expense, but would save, perhaps

to forget be to sit on the Front Opposition Bench, by airmen We are slowly going back. The bretted of vision of the man whose that wo are in face of not be responsible for furnishing or equipment, or for any donation to the energy and patriotiam gave birth to the Do not let us forget that now or in the not in any shape in the character of an

(Cheers.) This is the endowment fund, if the cost of the build important educational centre in the Fat days to come.

is manifested at the present time dominating fact for the whole of this hear)--but t) sit there in the hope of East

opponent of the Government --- (bear, ings should exceed $180,000. At this

them support ganised support laid of and allied Arms cams forward on the

a atruciate comblémalle of Briand implacable enemy, and that Mr. B initiative of Mr. J. H. Socit, fedior part tish liberality no less than the benefolent the destiny of this coin Government, have tend to carry on, with vigour and deter

the destiny of this country and its future mination, the prosecution of the tion of £40,000, which, joined to the gen: just as the foundation nectara which Counge, OF THE CABINGE,

armony Sir Frederick Lugard door that fact of the whole situation.

for

Tnstitute might be accommodated, in or astuteness and grotto Textome ways been such as, to make me think the mover and seconder of this resolution 16 dead, and several others wounded,·····

nucleus

it under

KEATINGS LOZENGES

"cure the worst:Cough

BLANTIN'S

APIOLOSTVA

criticism of those attacks

have been

BO

OFFICER'S CONFESSION

mournful letters are the outpourings of In case it should be imagined that these

mere aimple German privates, note the officer (lieutenant) of the 107th Regiment.

juncture Messrs, Butterfold & Swireix years after the foundation-stone untry, that we are in face of a foreign for as they carry on, as they in- following candid confession wristen by an ner of J. Swite & Sons, with a dona perialiametres rule. At that cere in their hands. That is the dominating for a am concerned and res You in Champagne are no longer in the

for the scheme, issued an official mani

and setting out

upon

would

It

witches cauldron on the brim of which ity the Opposition will be

conducted with a

a whole-hearted and single-minded We are sitting the moment to fall in from

again. The sir has been alive with avis

tion of the war.

BO

turmoil here

erous subscriptions of the Chinese of Broall item of the graph the can never forget the trying desire, to help, and mot to hinder, those one side or the other. It i Hongkong and the neighbouring city of would arise upon and aroun Canton, made the ultimate success of the Frennings of tast University which they awful days of the early months of this who are charged with and have the cors in the past few days, and still more project practically certain. The Secre were inaugurating were, he was con- tary of State notified his consent to the vineed, but the nucleus, of what would i war. Whatever differences of opinion prome. responsibility for the prosecu with the heavy abells that have best- grant of the proposed site and cordially come day be a great and beneficent in may arise and beleven those who were 1 feel that had a little more of that rades on our flank and on to our batteries. flying over us and on to our poor com approved the project, which the China stitution whose proportion would trans-arase afterwards between those who were Association also warmly supported. The

of Canton (H.E, Chang Jen- Cenu and exceed their scheme of that colleagues in the great anxieties of this am not making any charge or corn heaviest calibre which the English now

temper been shown sometimes in the past

The number of guns and of the who exhibited great enthusiasm as munb as the completed but went through together. And Mr. Llovd plant against any individual we might possess is unvanny, and the amount of

war, they can never forget what they and exceed that small transcend and comparatively insignificant block of o

George,

at any rate, is one of those who perhaps, have presented a more united festo inviting subscriptions on which granite. In the Hongkong University us, ad we with him. His couruge never the world. Do not be sure, I am sure wirmen are constantly over our ne 20 went through those terrible times with front then we have to the country and to unition they fire off is fabulous, In addition-what makes it so bad their fink has been forged in the he considered it to be a benefit to China binds Britons in friendship and good-will

Linched or failed, (Hear, hear.).

about that. As to the future, I am sure They point out our batteries so that they The late Sir Robert Hart, Inspector with the grest Republic on whose confines has been the admiration of all of us to

we are all of one mind. It is an intense may be peppered, and are always attack- General of the Chinese Maritime Cus the British Colony of Hongkong is see the courage which one set of men after personal relief to me that, with your aing our captive balloons, which is the toms, wrote in commendation of the stunted. We are endeavouring not only another has shown on the field of battle, pad with the approval of my late same as putting our eyes out, Mean- schame, is also did the Governor of the to afford the highest educational facilitate and in the trenches in this war. (Hear, colleagues, I am able to lay down for a while the air is black with their air- Straits Settlements, the Governor of to the citizeris of Hongkong, but to hold hear.)

time the burden of supreme and ultimate responsibility. That does not, however, why speak? It would

craft, whereas our silmen but of that Shanghai The Government of China China to educate her sons, without expos botos, and sometimes the anxieties to be laid upon me, as upon you, of doing many thousands of lives of wo had the

"But there has been courage too, at in the least degree lesson the duty that is water into the Rhine.

pouring mide

s grant

to the fund, while the working them to long exile and the risk of borne have seemed harder to bear than what lies in our power, whatever our English airmen and gunners. It makes We could save of a Chinese Committee, consisting of denationalisation by sending them to physical trials. In those early days of position, to look well to the safety of theme despair when I think of it all, the late Dr. Ho Kai, Mr. Wei Yuk, C.M.G., Mr. Lau Chu-pak, and a hun doing create skilled rivals to compete the Prime Minister. I think in the next conduct of the war-Daily News, ** Europe and America Shall we by so the war these anxietjes fell first of all on country and to promote the successful dred representative Chinese gentlemen,

sgainst ou selves? I refuse to believe degree on Lord Kitchener who was in collecting subscriptions was so success that men of British race have come to be actually at the War Office. A consider ful that the Chinese communities of Can afraid of fair and honest competition, orable amount fell upon Mr Lloyd

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TO-MORROW

The following is a letter from a soldier in a unit not stated;

Dear Ewald You will wonder at this letter. I cannot properly explain to you. If you think it is nonsense, burn it Per haps it is due to a presentment If T· 12.30 pm-Hongkong Benevolent Society, tall you it is the end, excuse me, No one Annual General Meeting at the City Hall. can understand who does not know this field of battle Of those out here in this Saturday, 3rd Feb,

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their subscriptions to those of the Hong by leading the way in the development never faltered. It would be invidious to that our own interests may be prejudiced in finance. The courage of the Cabinet kong Chinese. Finally the British Gov-

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educational progress in China, w shall have achieved a noblen as a token of his per-extension principles which under feeling that it is a privilege to belong Tuesday, 6th Feborahold Pro It is decreed by this higher power that

the interest: Before the end of the the Britio. Year: 1900 the endowment and equipment company territe than any which no play to the meanest and humblest of to a breed of men whose motto is "I dir- fund had reached the sum of $1,270,154 of the University consista not only of men vellow The graduates of this Univer Baladay, 10th Fob

expansion. The staff

his fellow-men, be he black, brown, or Corsody', gift was now acceptan in-

of the highest and the erection of the

ted by enthusiasm, on esity, ite doctors of medicine, its nentors building was begun. The University was those who have carried through a similar will ever an influetice which will be

nen actuated

and its trained administrators Lacorporated under local Ordinance, and undertaking at Khartoum, founded in came into existenep on March 30th, 1911. me The foundation stone was laid on March scone of the cruelties of slave traders and will be missionaries in the highest sense

memory of Gordon, where, on the vary millions of China's population.

measurable in the future among the 400 18th, 1910, and in the course of the core the oppression and misery of age, a cent out to spread the benefits and They mony, vedta benitiges which prosticul eine tien sted the Becretary of State to the effect that beacon on the threshold of the desert smil His Majesty and created Mr. H. N. Mody trains its students to carry light add

theories of government Viceroys of Canton and Nanking; the No true and loyal Englishman con ees the their country, but imbued with that antagonistic to the established order of seats of government of two of the most noble form of the building, and the spirit important provides of China, were pre of benevolence and liberality of which it genuine pitrotism whose only aim is to tent and spoke at the ceremony. By is the emblem, without feelings of pride and to share with others the benefits they make their country better and greater, March, 1912, the main building was praz tically completed, and on the 11th of the (Continued at foot of next Oplums.) have themselves received.

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the longer, and after all it has been mere- ly slow suicide..

The letters have quoted, which are mere samples of many, show that the confession has at least begun. Wa shall be completely annihilated." This the German soldier in the forefront of battle is beginning to readise. It is full of significance, this writing from the field of battle. But such writing must not lead one too far. There were tasting defeat in all its bitternes, 2n many more Germans have yet to taste it,