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THE CONFERRING OF DEGREES.

CONSIDERATION FOR TILE STAFF.

INTIMATIONS

think you are all aware that I have been consistently in favour of devoting ST. DAVID'S SOCIETY, HONGKONG. any money available primarily to the im provement of the terms of service of your THE ORDINARY ANNUAL GENER AL MEETING of the bore Society stafl. The need of such improvement was will be held in the SUPREME COURT, on MON-

(171 indeed, placed in the forefront of our DAY, the 14TH JANUARY, at 5.10 p.3. HONGKONG JOCKEY OLUB ML ARTHUR PREECE, M.IME, AND MR TSO SEEN WAN appeal and the reasons for that need

HONOURED.

NOTICE

were there fully stated. My hope has. been that that problem' at least should be settled before my term of office ended, And it is a matter of extreme satisfac

GIFT OF 552,000 BY MR. FUNG PING SHAN.tion to me that the receipt of the Chater

benefaction has rendered possible the There was a large and distinguished I see, that three years ago, I spake of adoption at tira palary realos I revora- mended. They are in no way extravagant gathering present at the thirteenth Con the immense possibilities of that part aules-far from it but they will enable mny successor to approach selecting bodies gregation of the University of Hongkong of China which stretches behind the held yesterday for the purpose of con-Kowloon bila. For reasons with which in London for now staff without feeling A Vice-Chancellor has no concern, those absolutely ashamed of himeslf. Then we have seen our way to introducing a fening degrees. A notable feature of

superannuation scheme on the usual lines and to giving it retroactive effect. And, for the present-to relieving our failly, we have seen our way-at least from those heavy passage charges when proceeding with their families ou leave that in certain services in the East (and a real danger to efficiency by proventing notably, I believe, in India) are proving of leave necessary for health.

the proceedings was the conferring of the possibilities seem more distant to day degron of "Deeter of Laws (Honors than they did then, but I have not, for Caum) on? Mr. Arthur Price, MIME., that reason, ceased to have faith in them and Mr. Tsp Sees Wan. Both their I asked you on the same ocasion to be gentlemen have done signal service for prepared to re-adjust your ideas as to the resort to the University. Me Preece is a member number of students likely to of the University Consultative Committee your University, and although there has

staff

in London and is the senior partner in bean a strady increase from year to year, the takin these things has meant the i

most rigid economy in every other dires To bavo tion and, as I have already said, it"in- volves increasing commitments during provision has yet to be made, but it the next eight or ten years for which means that staff questions have been re- duced to the level of an ordinary, every- day problem instead of being or urgent and dangerous importance,

the well-known firm of consulting engineers I have to confess that the increase has which has fulfilled the duties of honorary been much less rapid than I anticipated. Consulting Engineers to the University. Yet there, again, my faith in the future Advantage was" taken of "Mr. Preece's is unshaken, and I foresce a time when presence in Singapore and he was asked my successor will be seriously embarrass- to extend his tour to Hongkong in ordered by the number of students, for whom that bis services to the University could he has to provide. In this connection, be recognised in a fitting and proper. I noticed the other day that Your Excel

THE ACTUAL WORK OF THE FACULTIER manner. Mr. Teo is well-known in Hong-lency, speaking on the Colonial Budget, kong as one of the leading members of advocated a considerable relaxation of

our rules as to residence. I am so cen. As regards the actual work of the the Chinese community. He takes a great interest in Chinese affaire and vinced of the value of our hostel life in Faculties I have very little to add to what binding together students from many I said last year. Our one great, positive is an active supporter in all matters re lating to the University To the Euro different Provinces of China. that advance has been, of course, in the pean community he is perhaps best known should see such a change with the utmost Faculty of Medicine, and with full-time egret, and there are few things for which professors of surgery and medicine netu. As a member of the Sanitary Board."

The congregation was held in the Great I should. ix more grateful to a generous ally at work you have, for the first time, (Applause.) As you Rall of the University and after the on-benefactor than an additional hostel. the nucleus of a medical school organized of ferring of the honorary degrees the de- But, whatever my personal views, the on modern lines. grecs of Bachelor of Medicine and Bache-experiment must be partially tried dur-know, there have from the beginning

ler of Surgery were conferred upon five Chinese graduates in Medicine. Prior to the Congregation tea was served on the tennis courts. During the ten a delight lul programme of music was discoursed by the East Surrey Regimental Band

THE PROCESSION."

THE RESULTS OF THE APPEAL

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our negotiations, with the Rockfeller Foundation, been possibilities of a third Chair-that of Obstetrics and Gynaeco- logy in the background, and I have been authorized by your Court to apply for help in setting up the Chair whenever. conditions should justify the application. Our discussions with the Acting Prin- cipal Civil Medical Officer as to the facili- ties available at the Government Civil Hospital have proved so satisfactory that I felt justified a week or two ago in send- ing in that application, applause) and I shall be very much disappointed if it does not prove "successful.

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AN EXTRAORDINARY GENERAL MEETING of the CLUB will be bold in the BOARD ROOM of Messrs. JARDINE. MATHESON & CO., LTD., on THURSDAY, the 10th January, 1024, at 5 PM.

The purposes for which the Meeting is called are (a) To confirm the following resolutions.

passed at the Extraordinary General Meeting held on 12th December, 1023

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I. That the Rules of Racing by the Hongkong Jockey Club be amend ed by adding alter Bule No. 11 the following Rule:-

11a After the Annual Raco Meet- ing 1994 China Pony is a horse measuring 13 hands 3 inches and under.

That the said Rules of Racing be amended by striking out Rule No. 77 and substitating, the follow- The weight for Chips Ponies shall be 140 pounds for 12 bands with an additional 3 Founds for every complete inch Fractions above that height

of an inch to couat in favour of the Pouy, Azy Pony mes- suring 14 hands (tractions of tun inch to count in favour of "the Pony) and under shall be eligible to compete at the An- aual Race Meeting in 1924 in

any race reserved for China Ponies. After the Annual Race Meeting 1024, any China Pony which measures over 13' hands 3 inches, to be ineligible to compete in any race reserved" for China Ponies (tractions of an inch over 13 bands 3 inches not to count). 7. After the Annus! Race Meet-

ing 1924 the Stowards may re- fuse to accept the entry of any Pony which in their opinion is not a China Pony. They may, at their discretion, appoint a Committee of Inspection. The Stewards decision shall be final

3. That Rule No. 34 of the Rules and Regulations of the Hongkong Joc key Club be amended to read- 34. The Stewards have power to draw up and settle the pro- Krame and fix the date or dates for any Race Meeting. That Rule No. 78 of the Rules of Racing made by the HoxoxoxG JOCKEY CLUB be unchanged

To propose a resolution adopting the rovised Rules and Regulations of the Club as circulated to the Members in which the following now provisions have been mado:

1. For the division of the Members of the Club into Voting and Non-

Voting or Ordinary Members.

2 For Lady Racing fembers.

3. For the increase of the Entrance

Fee to the Clüb.

4. For Visiting Members.

6. For the appointment of a Secre

tary

6. For the alteration of the date upon which subscriptions are payable and other minor alterations.

By Order,

C. B. BROWN,

Secretary.

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THE HONGKONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD. NOTICE TO SHARMHOLERS.

ORDINARY MEETING of

THE ONE HUNDRED AND FOURTH

ing the current year, for our duty is not yet closed and all of our hostels are com pletely fall. It is, perhaps, only appro- priate that amongst the victims of the experiment for so I should call them should be included the whole of the Hongkong Government education students for the year, none of whose names have Promptly at five o'clock an impressive set reached us: if upon reflection Your procession composed of the members of Excellency should come to doubt the the Court of the University and its pro-wiadom of the change, i can only hope fessurs, all in full regalia, marched down that Your Excellency's Government will the centre of the Great Hall and occu-assist us with the provision of additional pied their respective seats on the plat hostel accommodation. Again I ventured to speak of the academic calm which I form. The order of the procession was

supposed to be the natural As follows:-

As regards the Faculty of Engineering His Excellency The Chanceller, the phere of a teaching staff. I have soms. Mace Bearer, Mr. Tao Seon Wan and Mr. tinos wondered during the past three Arthur Preece, The Vice-Chancellor and years whether ny meteorological know we are fortunate in having with us to-day Precce, and I must not unduly anticipate the Treasurer, Dean, Faculty of Medicine ledge was as accurate as it might have an expert in the person of Mr. Arthur Dean, been; but I should like here to pay a what he may have to say. Should be and Dean, Faculty of Engineering, per unqualified tribute to the whole-hearted Faculty or Arts and Registrar, liam Rees-Davies and H.E. Sir John devotion of the entire staff to the interpropose to compare our modest equip

ment with that of engineering schools Bishop of Victoria and Bishop ests of the University and to the excel England or in the Dominions which have Fozzon, Her Sir Claud Severn, and Hou. fence of their teaching work. (Applause.) behind them the support of large indus

trial centres, only one answer will be Mr. J. H. Kemp, Hon. Mr. H. T. Creasy and Hon. Mr. C. Mol. Messer, Hon. Mr.

Coming to last year, I see that I re- possible. But I am convinced that we H. E. Pollock and Hon. Mr. A. E. Wood, Hon. Mr. A. G. Stephen and Hon lrfused to speak unhopefully of our then are giving a thoroughly souail engineer EA Irving. Hon Mr. P. H. Holyoak and recent appeal simply because at that time in education and that, thanks to tho Hon. Mr. Chow Shou Son, Hon. Mr. Ait had received no financial response. John Swire and Flo Tung bencfactions, R. Lowe and Hon. Mr. A. O. Lang. Hon.

And there is reason to believe that my qur equipment has during the last three It is years, beon materially improved. (Ap- Mr. R. H. Kotewall and Dr. C W. hopes will not prove unfounded. McKenny, Mr. C. Montague Ede and Sir now a matter of record that early last plause.) .. Robert Ho Tung, Rev. T. W. Poarce and summer my colleague, the Hon. Sir Paul

In Arts, a temporary shortage of staff Mr. G. T. Edkins, Mr. Ho Kom Tong and Chater, presented us with a munificent Mr. Chau Siu Ki. Dr. I. M. Gibson and benefaction of $250,000. (Loud applause.) during last term gave me the privilege Mr. H. B. L. Dowbiggin, Mr. M. To the use we are making of that bone- of participating in the teaching work And of the University both in political science Talati and Mr. Mok Kon Sang, Mr. D. faction I will presently allude. G. M. Bernard and Bir. J. R. Wood, Pro- then, only yesterday, I received through and in commercial law. It happens that fessor H. G. Earle and Professor W the Hon. Mr. Kotewall a cheque for political science and law are the two Brown, Professor E. A. Redmond and $52,500 from Mr. Fung Ping Shan. (Ap-

as subjects that ought to be studied by Professor G. T. Berne, Professor C. Y. plause) 350,000 of which was to form an subjects which I mentioned a year ago Wang and Professor B. K. M. Simpson, addition to our general endowment fund,

An English University and my recent Professor M. H. Roffey and Professor while $2,500 was to be available for the young Chinese out here, rather than in

Shellshent, Professor L. G. Forster purchase of books for our Library, (Ap- and Professor J. Anderson, Dr. G. M. Harston and Dr. C. Forsyth, Dr. W. V. plause). For that gift we cannot thank experience has only served to confrm M. Koch and Rev. C. B. Shinon, Rev. J. Air Fung Ping Shan too warmly. For,me in that view. Let me add that the highly respected as is the place he get object in view would be entirely defeated AH. Fenwick and Dr. G. H. Thomas, rather apart from the things that this teach in England Commercial law 18, HOLD 23-in the Company will be held at Romanis Lee and Mr. D. Wy Morley, Mr. cupies in the Colony, it is one standing were one content to teach us one would Mr. Lai Hai Chi and Mr. Au Ta Tin, Dr. University represents, and it is no small I need scarcely say, one of the subject the Office of the Company, No. 44. Drs Vaux encouragement to us to know that we are in the commercial course, and I would Road, on FRIDAY, 1ST FEBRUARY, 1924, with J. Fenton and Mr. A. S. Hett,

of the Directors, together wit ing & Report

declaring a Btatement & gaining or ought I to say "retaining "venture to express the hope that the at 19 O'CLOCK Noos, for the purpose of

been of real value to the commerce of

elestíng. TRANSFER BOOKS of the Company the sympathy of purely Chinese inter-creation of that course will prove to have esta. (Applause.)

Well, I have no doubt that we shall the Colony. There will, I know, be need Dividend

at the outset of good-will on the part continue to receive gifts of similar sub- stantial amounts from time to time, but of the merchant and of good-sense on will be CLOSED from Saturday, 19th Jana- way I recommend the precedent of Mr the part of the raw graduate. There are ary, to Friday, 1st February, 1924, both Fung's gift to the Library to well-wishers few academic courses which do not re days inclusive, during which period o

"By Order of the Board of Directors, THE VICE-CHANCELLOR'S SPEECH,

of the University who might see their quire to be completed by a practical transfer of shares can be registered.

JOHN ARNOLD,.. way to help with similar suras? The apprenticeship, and apprenticeship is

Secretary.

[179 Library itself could absorb an unlimited often a disillusioning process. The root THE WORK OF THE PAST THREE

Hongkong, 8th January, 1926, YEARS

number of such donations, but it is far of the matter is that, while we do not, from being the only direction in which and cannot, produce good clerks, our aim is to produce man capable of becoming Before presenting Mr. Preece and Mr. sach gifts could be utilized..

"Before I leave the subject of our apgood derics and, of later on becoming BONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING

CORPORATION. Tso for the conferment of degrees, the Vice-Chancellor (Sir WILLIAM BRUNTATE,peal, let me say that I am conscious that very much more. Which has its appli when I go on to describe how much we cation in other fields no less than in that K.C.M.G.) said:

Your Excellenpy, Ladies and Gentle bave been able to do that was fore of commerce! men,We have but one Toss by death to shadowed in that appeal without having record during the year just closed. We received in Benefactions the sums sug

ABELLA has been miss to-day the cheery presence of Mr.gested in the appeal as necessary for

Fife and should this Certificate not be Univerzity Court from the outset and you that, of set purpose, we exaggerated who, at the time of his death, was a our real needs. Such is in no way the and there I should like to gature Your by member of Your Excellency's Legislative ease. The appeal was put forward na re- Excellency of the pleasure with which produced to the Bank before the 17th January, Council We are glad that his daughter, printing a ten years programme, and some of na listened-inst-night to some 1934, a New Certificate for the Shaces will be Miss Ng Sui Ha, is still with us as a I have seen no renson as yet for modify remarks of yours as to the part you be issued, and the forumid Certificate No. 5/ medical student.

nig day of the figures it contained Welieved our graduates to be destined to 7400 will be thereafter treated by this Corpor

By Order of the Court of Directora, As I am. addressing you from this place have incurred commitments in the future play in China. Your Excellency referred to a Null and Void. for the last time, I imagine that you that assume a further response to the ap especially to our doctors and engineers, would prefer mo, instead of the usant peal, and we have been able to do so be. And I should like, to add our school- review of the past year, to attempt some cause, for the first time, we have a reliable masters, both because it is to them we estimate of the progress of the Univer- system of accounts and because, as I look for our raw material and because sity during the last three years. I shall predicted three years ago, our Finance the whole problem is essentally an edu

UNION INSURANCE SOCIETY OF make the attefapt somewhat in the spirit Committee, once we gained its confidence, cational one, only a small part of which

DIE GASTON, LIMITED. of the disinterested onlooker that in a has proved reaily to take reasonable risks can be dealt with in this Colony. (Ap very few weeks time I shall admittedly. My own difficulty, indeed, has been that, plause.) For the most part our results be, because no one who has passed so both in Council and in the Finance Com- still lie in the future, but I am more than

24 per share paid up, numbered 98919/ short a time ne three years in a Univer-mittee. I have found myself compelled satisfied with what I already hear of the CERTIFICATE No. A/63 for Nine Sharez, LUNDU Yokohams bas sity, even in so young a University as is to assume the ungrateful role of advoca impression our graduates are creating ours, and has never looked forward to diaboli both in Council and Com The times are times of rapid change in 58951 in this Focisty standing in the name of spending there a much longer period, can mittee and to point out the risks incident China, with, too elten, all too little to KWONG, SLOT at the expiration Mouth from the Date hereof the shove really claim to have been much more than to erponditure, that everyone welcomed, show in the end, but I am inclined to been declared an onlooker.

"We already know the requits of last year's think that we have somehow succeeded of One Re-reading, as I did the other day, working with Buficient accuracy for me in teaching our men to know how to document be not forthcoming the and Certifi and & NEW. Certificate for the Nine Shirer what I have said on previous occasions of to be able to say that ite accounts will wait. They seem to me to be getting cate will be deemed cancelled and of no affret this kind, perhaps the first thing that balance, but we are committed to expen- reputation is well-rounded reliable mens will be issued in us stead by the Socisty.

CL MONTAGUE EDE,

General Manager. struck me was the number of forecaats: ditare, for next year which I fear will and if I can hear that of them I do not,

11696 one could make, even in so short a space render the repetition of a similar result for the moment, want to hear much else.

(Continued on page 5.)

Hongkong, 11th December, 1923, of time, that still remain to be fulfilled impossible.

After the Chancellor (H.E. the Gover- nor, Sir R. E. Stubbs, K.C.MG.) had declared the Congregation open. the Regimental band, situated in the Court- Yard outside the Great Hall, played the University Anthem.

of recei

uf Acco and Auditor

TOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Certiflcite G/ux 7496-latel Bongkang Five Shares of this Banke

13th Ap1 162900inchnaive reg 704

TEARING THE MÉH TO KNOW.HOT. TOWIIZ Bat a University like ours will Enally in

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Na Hon Tre, who, I believe, sat on the those purposes, it may occur to some of be judged by the work of its graduates, Name, Me:GLAFIRA MARIA

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A. G-STEPHEN,

Chief Manager.

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