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HONG KONG UNIVERSITY

(CONTD.).

THE HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 12th, 1927.

PROTECTING FOR EIGN INTERESTS.

MEASURES TAKEN IN CANTON.

THE CHINA MERCHANTS'

STEAMERS

SEAMEN'S UNION DEMAND $50,000.

[FROM OUR CHINESE COBRESPONDENT.]

CANTON UNION MIDDLE SCHOOL.

AFFILIATION WITH KUO- MINTANG DEMANDED.

SUNNING RAILWAY TO RESUME

'SPURIOUS COINS.

MAGISTRATE CRITICISES TRAMWAY COMPANY'S

SYSTEM.

DEFENDANT DISCHARGED.

"I find that the Tramway Com „pany has taken no steps whatsonver to suppress the practice; their sys- tem is deliberately to assist in keep- ing the spurious cóias in circula- STRIKERS AS OIL RETAILERS. tion, and bope that they will make

(FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT.]

more satisfactory arrangements in the future," said Mr. R. E. Lind- Bell, at the Central Magistracy, yesterday morning, when a Chinese conductor of the Tramway Company coin to a passenger. was charged with passing spurious

I do not wish to labour unduly be devoted than the furtherance of the point which I am making, for theso aims of the Hong Kong Uni- you will readily see how a study versity; and I earnestly hope that of the colour of flowers, of their Parliament may make us a substan nutrition by sunshine and rain and tial allocation from those funds, the earth's soil involves a know thereby insuring the permanence of ledge of chemistry, physics and our new Chinese Faculty and plac astrophysics; how geology, meteoro ing the whole University Beyond logy, gography and a host of financial jeopardy. The Vice-Chan- other scientião studies arą 'cognate cellor and I have striven, and are, to the purely botanical study with till striving, for this object; but} which we began; and how each of it is for the whole University by there studies in turn opens a new is work during this year and door, in the temple of knowledge future years to deserve, even if it

·Every doorway in that temple cannot command, success and as leada at last by infinitely various one of the principal means to this "In view of the attempts of the aisles to a central shrine, wherein rod, I urge the sets students, the the proper study of mankind is medical students, the engineering extremist members of Mr. Sun Fo's seen to be the study of man him- students each to acquaint himself taction, the "Prince" chique, to self: and, when we stand there with what the other two are doing start anti-imperialist agitations, the with our feet" on the great world's and-however specialized his work Bund along Shaki and the ap Suomintang and to include instrue altar-stairs that lead from dark-bover to forget that the ultimate ness up to divinity, we cannot but object in view is the advancement proaches to Shameen, and also tion in the political doctrines of the believe that behind the veil man of human learning for the benefit Tungshan and Paak Hot Tung late Dr. Sun Yat Sen in the schooled some bad soins to a fare in will one day attain to what Spinoza of all mankind, so that he may where there are a number of foreign curricurum. called the intellectual love of leave the world a little botter for God"

those who come after him. No man can hope to do more. No man ought to do less. (Loud applause.)

and behold the universe "under the semblance of eternity, We shall then know what God and

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Rolling Away Darkness. Some of you in reading that fine poem by Robert Browning, called A Grammarian's Funeral," may have wondered why the students of a mediaeval European university should have determined to bury their dead tutor in the Greek lang cago-on-the-top-peak of a high mountain. A man who settled Hoti's business," "properly based Gun" gave us the doctrine of enclitic De," why should his proper place after death be loftily lying,

still loftier than the world sus pects,"

"Where meteors shoot, clouds

form,

Lightnings are loosened, Stars come and go The answer is not, of course, to

be sought in any inherent splen-

douror pre-eminence of Greek grammatical acudies, but in the fact that the revival of Greek scholar- abip at the time of the European Renaissance helped to roll away the darkness of the Middle Ages and opened new visions, into wonderful' fields of knowledge. In the enthus- inm of the Mediaeval Renaissance the students at European univer- sities well understood this doctrine.

The Chinese Renaissance.

I would have the students of the

Chinese Renaissance understand it

Hong Kong at this time of the

At the conclusion of his address. H.E. the Chancellor declared the Congregation closed, and the pro- cession reformed and left the Great Hall.

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THE GRADUATES

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residences, are being guarded by

Students of the Canton Calon Middle School, an institution under Chinese-American Christian control in Fati, Canton, are agitating for their school to register under the

an extra force of detectives. The Chinese as Pur Ying College, is one This School, known among the

Police have been given special of the oldest Christina institutions orders to protect foreign interests, in Canton and has been able to re- Seamen's Union and the C.M.S.. tain its status throughout the last

Company.

few years and during a number of Chinese consignees in Canton anti-Christian campaigns. It is be: having cargo on board the three leved that it will be able to pass The list of graduates will be found China Merchants' Steam Naviga through the present crisis, as its below. On the presentation of gtion Bow Poo for a degree of Bachelor Tah, wong Lee, and Shun Tai, and patriotic.

Company's steamers Hrin management has always been liberal of Arts there was a tremendous out burst of applause from his fellow now being held by the Chinese figures of the Chinese Revolution, graduates and students of University, and following the con informed that they may unload this directed the uprising of the Repub- the Seamen's Union pickets, have been like General Huang Hsing, who first ferment there was an outbreak of cracker firing outside. There was cargo on Thursday, January 19th, lican Army in Wuchang, October also much applause when Miss Eva on payment of $50,000 to the Union, 10th, 1911, were former students of Ho Tung received the degree of Bachelor of Medicine and. Bachelor of Surgery,

The graduates on whom degrees

were conferred are as under:

Phoon Seck Weng, M.B., B.S.

DEGREE OF DOCTOR OF MEDICINE-

DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF MEDICINE AND BACHELOR OF SURGERY-Ban Tru Zung, Chow Wei, Miss Eva Ho Tang, Jamshed Sarab Gazdar, and Yeoh Cheang Hoe. In Absentia Kwong Shuin Cheong and Tsang Fuk Cho.

DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE

Some of the eariy

At a previous hearing, will be recalled, the defendant was arrested Station by the Chief Indian Inter and taken to the Wanchai Police preter of the alagistracy, who hap pened to be on the tram, when the conductor was alleged to have hand-

exchange for a dollar note

said that he went to No. 9 Palce Mr. Arthur Gillard, Chief Traffic Ofeer of the Tramway Company, Station and was present when the defendant's bag was searched. Wit and 25 good 5-cent pieces and bad ness counted 108 good 10-cent pieces 10-cent pieces.

they get stuck with bad coins?

Mr. Lindsell: What happens when They return them to the passenger

His Worship: When I say stuck, mean stuck (Laughter.) Wirness said that the shroff would not. accept bad coins.

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His Worship: Oh. It is the car. ductor's funeral-Yes, they know that we will not accept them that it would be better if the con

Mr. Lindsell said that he thought ductors were instructed to hand in all bad coins, even though they might bo-called-upon to pay for A conference of Canton Chinese having accepted them, otherwise

It may be recalled that when the Pui Ying, crews of the Company's vessel went

circulation.

**If You Were a Conductor." Cross-examined by Mr. Loseby

on strike five steamers on the Can-merchants is now being held in the thes, would naturally go back into ton coast at the time were seized Southern Capital., At the opening! were taken under control by the delegates from the tour principal (defending), witness and that the by Labour Unions and three of them meeting last Monday, some 219 Seamen's Union in Canton. The trade organizations in Canton re,Tramway Company was not interest- consignees have protested against sponded to the roll-call The con- did with and coins received from the detention of cargo, contending ference, which was more or less in passengers.

ed as regards what the conductor

that they are but innocent parties the form of an academic session, in the dispate between the Company was addressed on the last two days and the Seamen's Union, and the by prominent leaders of the Kuo- upshot is now

50,000. The loss to the importers

this demand for mintang

Mr. Leseby Don't you think you' them. should bel-The banks won't accept

Mr. Loseby: If you were a con dactor and had some bad money, it in the gutter -I suppose I should what "would you do with it, throw keep it in my pocket.

In reply to further questions,

self as to the man's reference. the defendant, he had satisfied him- witness said that when engaging

Mr. Loseby submitted that under

IN ENGINEERING-Chao Yu Chen, Lee Ye How, and Yih Cheon Yeoh In Abientia-Kon Fatt Kew and Chiao Hsin Ying.

Mr. Sun Fo and Mr. T. V. Soong DEGREE OF BACHELOR OF ARTS. and exporters will be much more are expected back in Canton in s Chung Kok, San, Senzo Hachiums, than this sum, as perishable carge few days, probably by aeroplane. Hang Chi Po, Iu Tak Chenk, Lai fruit Chfully. No subject of knowledge Pia Cheong, Lau Ho Fan, with poultry and cattle, has been Kongmoon and "cities finland, will

and vegetables-together

The Sunding Railroad, connecting is so humble, no drudgery so pedanw, Ng Bow Poo, Pun Shiu Lan, mostly deatroyed since the hold up resume full working in a day or two,

Fung Kee, Lo Tung Fan Ng Ah tic, but that rightly studied you Carios M. ds Silva, Su Chin Pe, of the vessel more than two months according to latest reports. A com Section 8 of the Ordinance he had vili and it to be part of that seam Wong Fing Ju, William A. Young age. It is said that the cargo remission from the Ceston Adminis. De toad that there had been less web of universal knowledge Saye and whose warp cannot be torn from Absentia-Herbert Normer Balmaining on board is worth $1,000,000 Directors of the Company to get the definite intent, the only punishment

Yuen Kwok Huer the woof without disintegration of hatchet, Goh Tiow Chong, Khoo more.

tration is hastating the Board of Worship found the whole fabric. Moreover, in

Choon Eng, Leong Hoc Yeng and against the Company is that it per- steamers between Kongmoon and pany did nothing to prevent that One of the accusations employees to return to work. The should be that the defendant be Heng Thuan, Lam Kow Kwong, Lee brought by the Seamen's Union Sanning Railroad connects with bound over. Obviously the Com Miss Eleanor Thom.

mitted Su Chuan Fang to com-Hong Kong

kind of thing. mandeer the Company's vessels for Since the strike of the fokis of Mr. Lindseli pointed out that the troop transportation purposes. the petroleum oil retailers in Cansecond charge had been incorrectly ton the strikers themselves have

worded.

Mr. Loseby: That would not The Kuomintang in Canton are decided to open temporary sale de Labour Unions from dominating the needs. The strikers hope to supply trying to prevent the extremist pete to supply local and immediate change the position. whole labour movement, but never the public with oil at prices no clined to take matters into their employers. theless the workers still appear in-higher than usually charged by their

own hands. In Fatshan both the- tions are busily engaged in recrait- ing more pickets and each union is required to contribute men

and money for the struggle which is anticipated. The fighting during last week-end was not regarded as serious but several men were killed at Shekcheng

connection with research work, and more especially in connection with fesearch into things Chinese such As we hope may be undertaken by Scholarship Winners. that Cinderella among the de- The Vice-Chancellor presented partments of this University-the the following Scholarship, winners Chinese Faculty, it may well be to H. E. the Chancellor That to some of you will come the inspiration of the explorer in new "fields of knowledge, or as Kipling puts it,

The everlasting Whisper day and night repeated-so:

Something hidden. Go and find it! Go and look behind the Ranges

Something lost behind the Ranges.

Lost and waiting for you. Got"μ

:

DR. S. W. PHOON.

HONOURED WITH M.D. DEGREE.

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Labour Unrest.

CATTLE DISEASE AT WAICHOW.

Beports from Walchow state that disease often ending fatally bas been attacking the cattle in that As stated the Kuomintang have district Water buffaloes which are asked the Police to disarmall mach used for tiling rice patches labour union pickets in Swatowe who are also susceptible to it. The ap are found carrying weapons without pearance of such a disease is most

His Worship: I don't agree with you there

Mr. Loseby: The Company deli berately compela ita conductors to carry bad coins about with them. If they attempt to hand them in, they are returned by the shroff

and

Magistrate's Surprise,

His Worship Is that so, Mr. Gillard -Oh, yes. The shroff won't accept them.

Mr. Lindael: Then that's wicked. It is the most extraordinary pro- cedure that I have ever heard of

Mr. Gillard said that it had

always been the practice of the a licence, but the Police are not unfortunate as the people have not Company to refuse bad coins.

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interesting itself in the Chinshan- The Enomintang Foreign Office is Macao boundary question and will try to end the dispute at an early date, according to reports in Kuo mintang Preu.

ST. DAVID'S : SOCIETY'S

"AT HOME."

ward Wickham Juegow, to whom FACULTY OF MEDICINE-Mr. Ed the Ng Li Hing and Chan Kai Dr. Bau Tsu Zung, to whom the Ming scholarships were awarded: Blake scholarship was awarded: Dr. Tseung Fat Im, who was award- ed the Jordan scholarship; DI. Tseung Fat Im and Dr. Jamshed Scrub Guzdan, between whom the Ho Fook scholarship was divided FACULTY OF ENGINEERING-Chan To those whom God chooses for Kai Chuen, who was awarded the this Whisper, who go forth and find Kai Ming Engineering Scholar- and say

to mankind connecting ship; and Lim Ko, who was award- their discovery "it's yours!"-toed the Ho Fook scholarship.

FACULTY OF ARTS-Chung Wing such as these their prices Min, who was awarded the Ho Fook ten times over by their Maker. scholarship; and. Lee Chin Lin, May many euch go forth from who was awarded the Chan Kai Anding the job an easy one. Pro- yet fully recovered from the recent Mr. Lindsell: Then the sooner it among you!

Ming scholarship. Value of a Residential University.

tection promised to all who sur.vil warfare during which not much is altered the better. I am not so Now the immense value of edu.

render unregistered arms but this farming has been possible, and the sure that the Company's shroff loss of animal power at this time is should not be charged as an acces promises is not taken very seriously much harder than under ordinary pory to the felony. The defendant cation at a residential University

General Li Thai Hsin, the com Lis due to the congregation therein

mander of the provincial troops, is

conditions.

is discharged with a caution. of men engaged in very various

unwilling to become chairman of studice as well as in all kinds of research. Every opportunity is

the Labour Division of the Kuomin- tang General Chien Ta Chun, the thus afforded to students in one

Chief of Police, is therefore being Faculty for making friends with

Among the recipients of distine asked to take the office as it is con- students in other Faculties, obtain- tions at the Congregation was Dr. sidered essential that a military ing an insight into the work which Phoon Seck Weng, of the medical ulcer should head the labour move

Lewis, and members of the com

The president, Mr. W. D. J. their fellow students are doing and staff of the Alice Memorial Homent if the workers are to be kept

mittee of 8t David's Society of then reflecting upon the relation pital, an old University graduate. within reasonable bounds. which such work bears to their own An M.D. degree, for which Dr. The effort on the part of the

The Policeman's Lot.

Hong Kong (Cymdeithas Dewi

"At Home" to all; Sant) were studies. If the sole object of a Phoon has qualified, has only been Military and Police authorities in The Police at Fati and other out-members of the Society and their man were to become a good doctor conferred by the Hong Kong Uni- Canton to prevent a complete stop stations are growing increasingly Welsh friends at the Chamber of or a good engineer, it might be versity once previously to Dr. G. page of trade during a labour strike, neasy over the repeated attacks Commerce Boom, City Hall, yester contented that these subjects could H. Thomas of the Tung Wah Kosby permitting proprietors them made upon them by bandits and a day evening. well be taught in two special schools pital.

selves to transact business without meeting of outstation men is to be Welsh songs were sung by several entirely independent of each other While at the University, Dr. the help of paid assistants, has so called to talk over the problem. members and their friends and re and situated in widely separate Phoon won many highly prized 1st proved a failure. In the pre Some of the constables strongly refreshments were served. localities. But the aim of a Uni- scholarships, including the King sent strike of fokis in the oil trade, seat the abuso that is heaped upon versity is not merely to make one Edward VII. scholarship, the Bell the employers have been forced to them by certain of the higher off W. D. J. Lewis (president) and Mrs. Among those present were: Mr. man a good engineer or another lies scholarship, the University suspend business altogether.

cials. These oficials, they say, Lewis, Dr. W. Leslie Thomas (vice- man a good doctor; and the special prize, the Chan Kai Ming scholar

Schools

know nothing of the dangers be president), Mr. WJ. Owen Hughes, aims of this University are declar-ship and the first Jordan scholar-

as they earn their money by sign. Mr. L. E. Hopkins, Mr. and Mrs. J. ed by the Ordinance which con- ship. In 1921, when he graduated, stituted it to be the promotion he had conferred on him the M.B of the old style private schools documents in an ofice and not G. Cooper, Mrs. Fredericks, Mr. E J Wynne-Jones, Capt., R. D will have to come inte line with by doing patrol work of Arts, Science and Learning, the degree.

A salt famine in Northern Kwang Thomas, Capt. Williams, R.N.R., provision of higher education, the Since leaving the University, Dr. Kuomintang rules. As many of the tung has been avoided by joint Mr. and Mrs. F. White, Mrs. E conferring of degrees, the develop Phoon has worked at the Alice teachers are followers of Confucius setion on the part of the military Olson, Mr. D. Davies, Mr. G. 8. ent and formation of the charac Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals, and emphasise the importance of authorities and the Chamber of Hugh-Jones, Lieut, and Mrs Raikes, ter of students of all rates, specialising in tropical medicine. fial piety and respect to elder, is Commerce at Shinkwan, the sorth Mr. Spradberry, and several naval nationalities and creeds, and the Dr. Pheon will be heartily con- is couidered that some 400 schools ern terminus of the Kwangtung ratings. maintenance of good understanding gratulated on the well merited dis will close unless, of course, they Section of the Canton-Hankow rail. Capital songs were given by the with the neighbouring country of tinction to be conferred on him, not replace their Confucian tablet with China," These sims are noble and only by friends in Hong Kong but the picture of the late Dr. Sun Yat One ection of coolies, with following: Mrs. Hooper, Mr. L. E. special permission from the ruling Hopkins, Mr. F. White. Accom worthy of the fullest support not clrmany in Singapore. He comes

party-in: Canton, endeavoured to parents were played by Mr. only by us who inhabit Hong Kong, of a highly respected family of Chinese New Year,

monopolise the work of loading and George Grimble, Mrs. White and but by the British Dominions and Chinese in the Straits, his father A suggestion for the abolition of unloading the sale at the railway Mrs Cressy. A very much appre Colonies on both sides of the Pacifin being a well-known landed pro- the official recognition of Chinese station, but other coolies objected ciated item was the Welsh dances Ospan as well as by the people of prietor who has now retired from New Year is now gaining consider and have been picketing the station in national costume by four little the United Kingdom itself.

business.

liable support in Canton The holi- for nearly two months with the girls who were brought by Miss Dr. Pheon's brothers were all day, which is in accordance with object of preventing the transfer of Dyer. The whole company joined The Boxer Indemnity Fund.

graduates of the Hong Kong Uni. old custom, has had no legal stand salt until free labour was restored in the singing of the Walsh National I cannot think of a better pur-versity and hold the unique recording since the declaration of the The trouble bas now been settled, Anthem in the course of the even pose to which the Boxer Indemnity for three brothers of having secur Republic and the adoption of the as stated, by the intervention of the ing wapya Funds, already in the possession of ed the King Edward scholarship in Western calendar.

Chamber of Commerce and the local The annual general meeting of the His Majesty's Government, could three successive years.

military authorities.

Society will be held on Friday.

After the Chinese New Year all

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