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University Congregation

LL.D. For The Governor

And Dr. Hu Hsih

The twenty-sixth congregation of the University of Hong Konr will stand on In the annals of the University as a red- letter day for the University honoured its Chancellor, H.E. Sir William Peel, and Dr. Eu Shih, father of the Chinese "Literary Renaissance" with the degree of Doctor of Laws, Chonoris causu.)

In the course of his speech. later in the proceedings, HE, the Governor emphasized the value of the University to the British Empire. The institution however, was cramped for funds, but it must advance or it would to back and if more fands could not be obtained, the rate of deterioration would be more rapid. He made an earnest appeal to the community for help and support for the University,

APPEAL FOR MORE SUPPORT

The degree of IL.D. was con mediate cause for gratude to Dr. ferred upon His Excellency the Hu Shih, for he has helped and ta❘ Governor, by Sir William Hornell. belping us to organise our Chinese Sir Robert Eo Tung, in introduc- studies on the right lines. We have ing Sir William Peel, sald:-"Mr. often been reminded that Hong Vice-Chancellor,-I beg to present Kong is not China and upbraided tu you His Excellency Sir William for being so foolish as to bellere Peel, Knight Commander of the that any serious student would "most Distinguished ́Order of St. come here to study Chinese. Our Michael and St. George, Knight reply is to refer to the preamble of Commander of the Most Excellent our Ordinance and to insist that Order of the British Empire, Mas-this University, being more than u ter of Arts of the University of technical or professional college, Cambridge, Honorary Fellow of can not and will not ignore the Queen's College of Cambridge.culture of the great country to Chancellor of the University of which the majority of its students Hong Kong, who has been found worthy for the degree of Doctor of Laws, honoris causa.

Sir William Hornell: "Sir William Peel. By virtue of the authority vested in me, I confer on you the degree of Doctor of Laws. honoris causa.

Sir William Peel: I thank you. Elg

Excellency then left the hall amidst loud applause and re- turned in the robes of the Chan- cellor of the University.

belong. Dr. Hu Shih's presence here today is a testimony to his coavic- tion that this University can and will play its part, however humble, in the cultural rebirth of China, (Applause).

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, JANUARY 8, 1935.

CORRESPONDENCE

All letters intended for publica- tion must be accompanied by the name and address of the writer, not for publication, unless so desired, but as evidence of good faith.-ED.)

(To the Editor. "Hong Kong Daily Press),

SCHOOL OF SURGERY Sir-In the account of the School of Surgery, the substance of which you were good enough to reproduce in your issue of this morning. a mistake was allowed by me to pass undetected:

In 1929 Sir Robert Ho Tung gave $50,000 towards the cost . of t!

Faculty of Medicine)" The date of Sir Robertis gift was hot 1923 but 1915.

In the same year Sir Robert gave $50,000 towards the general endow

ment of the University. · In 1921 Sir Robert gave $100,000 towards the cost of the University Work shop which now bears his name.

Sir Robert had also given. $60,000 to the original endowment fund of the University.

I should be gratḍini if you could find room for this letter in your issue to-morrow.-Yours, etc..

W. W. HORNELL. ·

Vice-Chancellor,

Rong Kong, Jan.

CORONER'S INQUIRY

Painter's Death Recalled

MR. R. A. RAMSAY LEAVING

Long Connection Severed

When the P. and O. Ranchi' sail on Saturday: It will carry among its passengers Mrs. Robert A. Ram say who is leaving for home, thus severing his connection with the Far East for over 30 years,

Falling from a height of about 130 feet when the bamboo on which he

was standing while painting the mast at the Hung- hom Wireless Station broke preci pitating Tang Ping Yan, a 13 year old unmarried painter to his Mr. Ramsay was employed at death on December 1. was the the Hong Kong and Whampoa subject of a coroner's Inquiry Duck Co., Ltd., and first came out held yesterday by Mr. E. WEast as engineer on the China Hamilton at the Kowloon Magis Navigation Company's steamer tracy.

Tean in 1904. Later, for a period The jury comprised of Messrs. of two years, he was with the J. M. Dalziel (foreman). HO. Asiatic Petroleum Co., and for the Marcal, and D. Buchanan returned past seventeen years has been in #verdict of sccidental death. the Engineering Department of Mr. L. H. King, Chief Engineer the Hong Kong and Whampoa of the P. W. D. Sub Electric Dock Co. Ltd. at Kowloon He Department was in court watching the proceedings.

„ Medicai ̧ Evidence Medical evidence given by Dr. . H. Uttley tended to show that the "Cause, of death was, multiple injuries and shock. There were a large number of fractures in the head, limbs and ribs externally while internally the lungs and the

heart were damaged and the

intestines ruptured. The injuries Chinese Studies. His presence here were consistent with a fall from a to-day bears witness to

the Uni-high altitude the body striking versity's. persistent purpose, to

some cross hars" ta its fight contribute what it can for the

down. revival of Chinese scholarship and culture to which he is devoting his life. His acceptance of the honour just conferred upon him has added distinction to this Uni- versity (Applause),

University's Gfest Worth As I have said this is almost certainly the which I shall preside over the Congregation and I wish to take the opportunity of making a special appeal for this University. I doubt whether its work and utility are sufficiently appreciated more especially among the Euro- pean community in the Colony, There is no doubt that it has done and is doing very ine work and that it is a great asset both to the Colony and China. It is how-

last occasion on

ever cramped for funds, with a dwindling income, the result largely of lower rates of interest on its endowments and its future

prospects cause me and all those Interested in it grave concerti, This University must advance or it will inevitably go back and if more funds cannot be obtained

is a son of the late Mr. William G. Ramsay, Superintendent En- gineer of Messrs. Butterfield and Swire, who spent thirty-two years in Hong Kong. Mrs. Ramsay has been a rendent of the Colony since 1909...

During their lengthy stay in the Colony. Mr. and Mrs. Ramsay have made many friends who will wish them all happiness and prosperity in the Old Country.

RALPHS SHIELD COMPETITION

Tang Tim, 19 year old nephew of the deceased said that on December. I he was working at Hunghom Wireless Station as a coolie. His uncle was painting a mast is a great height. He heard St. John Ambulance

the crack of the bamboo and saw his uncle falling down: The body struck a girder on its way down. When he went to him lite was already extinct.

Witness did not know where the bamboo was obtained from. The deceised used it to stand upon while doing his work. Deceased was working with another man, Li Bum who was attting on a bosun's chair, who had also a life line tied around his body. Witness

could not say whether his uncle had the life line or not. His uncle

was an active man and did not bother to safeguard himself while working at a great height.""

Risky Work E Li sum, who was working with deceased on the fatal day, testified that they were both painting the mast at height of about 100 feet. Witness had a life line

Brigade

Part 1 of the Ralphs Shield Com- petition was held on the South China Football field on Sunday morning, by kind permission of the Committee.

This Competition which consists of Company and Stretcher Drill, treatment and collection of wound- ed was inaugurated in 1916 and

has been held annually ever since.

The Ralphs Shield, the trophy competed for, was, named after

Mr. Edwin Ralphs, late Assistant Commissioner of the Brigade, by His Excellency Sir Henry May.

Shield were the Hong Kong Police Among the early winners of the Reserve Division and the Victoria Division.

School of Surgery Some account

of the Surgery School will be found in the bro chure which has been distributed. There are only two points which I want to emphasise. The first is to remind you once again that the Dr. Bu Hsh Honoured

founders of this University did not Sir William Hornell in present- initiate the training of doctors in ing Dr. Hu Hsih to the Chancellor this Colony. This training was sald: Mr. Chancellor: I have the started by. Bir Patrick Manson honour to present to you, Dr. Hu twenty five years before the Uni- Fisih, Bachelor Arts of

Of

the versity was opened. The carrying Cornell University, Doctor of Philo-on by the University of the work sophy of the University of Colum- of the Hong Kong College of Me bia, Professor of Chinese Litera-dicine is an obligation to which this ture and Dean of the College of Colony stands. committed. The Arts, of the National University second point is that it is, I regret of Peking, who has been found to say, a delusion to imagine that worthy of the Degree of Doctor of the Burgery School and the Peel Laws, bonoris causa.

Engineering Laboratory were bulit Sir William Feel: By virtue of of the University's superduty,

fer on you the degree of Doctor of could hardly spare were devoted to the rate of deterioration" will be round his chest and was standing officers, participates in this year's

more rapid. Such a contingency on a bosun's chair according to is not to be contemplated with regulations Deceased on the con- equanimity and would indeed be trary discarded the safety apple- indefinitely. No man or woman

a grave stigma on this Colmay, | ances provided bul used instead a has more than one youth. In pro-

The value of this University to viding the new School of Surgery. the British Empire is undoubted, the University has discharged to

not only from a' cultural but also some extent its obligation to the from a material point of view. If Department of Anatomy. It is also it can turn out efficient engineer Before the graduates were pre-giving its Professor of Surgery a graduates as it is doing at sented for their degrees, Sir Wil- chance. I have talked with medic present, and more especially llam Hornell addressing the ga- al graduates of this University who such graduates can in addition thering said:-

are working not only in Hong Kong get adequate practical, experience and but also in China, in Malaya, inin England and then take up work Gentlemen; On the 12th May, 1930, Ceylon, and in Java. They all pro in China the benefit to Sir William Feel became our Chan-claim their debt to Professor Dig- trade would undoubtedly be con- cellor. The University was then by. I appeal to you to make it

* siderable. facing, not for the first time, a fin- possible for the University to organ- ancial crisis. We cried unto him in ise post-graduate courses in surgery

of our distress. Nearly five years | inaugurate.. I know that timea such a view is entirely erroneous the next witness called. "On the the King's College Preaent Boys our trouble and be delivered us out which Professor Digby is itching to

Laws, honoris causa.

the authority vested in me I con- Balances" which the University

these new buildings. No one would Dr. Hu Hsh then shook hands give us the money' and we did not with His Excellency and with Birthink it fair to the students to walt William Hornell amidst tumultuous applause.

职

SIR WILLIAM HORNELL

Your Excellencles, Ladies

have passed-five years of develop are hard, but Professor Digby wont ment abeit of disappointment-and be here for ever. now we leam with regret that this Laboratory bears the name. of our The Engineering. Congregation will in all human pro-Chancellor, The Surgery School bability be his last. As we look awaits a fairy godfather rphose fearfully at the dark clouds which name it will be proud to hear.': are louring over us, our regret grows deeper, our anxiety more poignant. But we know that when His Ex-

H.E. THE GOVERNOR

British

bamboo to stand upon. Deceased was known to do work in a risky way to which he (witness), and some friends had more than once remonstrated with deceased · but to no

evail. Be had known deceased for about 10 to 20 years and that deceased had been a roughly 20 to 30 painter for years.

LA Sum told the court that he actually saw deceased fall, when he got down he found that the deceased was dead.

Foreman Name

The following eight divisions paraded under their respective Competition:-

1. Hong Kong Y.M.CA Division. 2. Indian Division."

3. King's College Old Boys Divi-

sion.

4. Kowloon Division.

3. Mong Kok División. 8. Shaukiwany Division. 7. Chinese Athletic Division, 8. Kowloon YMCA, Division. Lt. Colonel Frest OBE, RAMC, Major Kennedy OBE, RAM.C. acted as judges, while Dr. W. B. A Moore Brigade Burgeon, Mr. James Ralston District Superintendent, Mr. T. K. Chak Corps Sup't, the Hon. Secretary Mrs. Langley and the Director of Ambulance Mr. A. Morris were present...

Mr. Leung Sul Seng, the Bup't of Division, now defunct, was an m terested spectator. Part 2 of the Competition will be held on Jan. -13th.

END OF THE STRIKE

I stress this point for there is a tendency to cast doubts on the practical value of this Institution: Ng Fong, Foreman Painter. was

and greatly to be deprecated. day of the accident he was not China has a great Delfer--and present when the deceased and his justinably so-in her own capabi- colleague started work. Witness lities but she is suficiently long-was working with a gang on the sighted to appreciate that these North mast and deceased and wach to be gained from Western another fokt on the South. He knowledge and science, and ber was responsible for his party and need especially for scientists and deceased being the number 2 engineers is great. In this direc there, was according, to him, tion thisUniversity can render responsible for his party. That valuable assistance: If only it is the deceased had been working placed in a sound position to do from 8 am to 1 pm without a break and without coming down, and further that no safety appli-") ances were used by the deceased, was related to the court. To various questions put to him wit- ness either evaded or went back on the statement he had made to the police, and his Worship drew week, the end of the strike of of. After negotiablons lasting over a witness's attention to his discrep-cers on several constal steamers is ancles:

In sight, for the latest news on the Mr. F. K. Garton, Telegraph sitiation indicates that the owners Sub Engineer of the P., D. of six ships have come to terms testified that he had vast experi- with the China Coast

rellency "retires. we shall have in London a wise friend who will plead. His Excellency the Governor tur cause and help to roll away that after conferring the degrees, ad- mlasma of prejudice and misunder-pressed the Congregation as fol- | 50. standing which has always darken fows:-

Shipping Dispute Settled

Oracers

An Appeal ed and is still darkening this Un- Mr. Vice-Chancellor, Your Ex-

The further improvement in re- iversity's path. It is no formal cellencies, Ladies and Gentlemen, lations between China and the compliment, whichi we have Just-Apart from the occasion of the British Empire is a consummation paid Your Excellency; it is the coming of age of this University I devoutly to be desired and this spontaneous expression of our pro- have not addressed the Congrega- can

best be achieved through found gratitude. We do not think ton as the position has always youth and what better channel can that you will early forget this Uni- been so adequately dealt with by there be than the youth of this versity of which you are now a life the Vice-Chancellor. I propose to Institution. We must be able to member. Here your name will long say a few words on this occasion offer advantages to youth from bo valued as one who with Tareas in all human probability this China and we must give to that foresight ever looked beyond our is the last Congregation of the youth of our best the postulates inany defects and the dimculties of University at which I shall have sound and continuous material 88-ence in such kind of work. Gulle the moment to the greater possibm-the honour of presiding and moresistance.

Besides seeing that the resula The Guild's agreement with ties for service towards which every over I wish to thank the Court This University may be termed tons instructions and advice slight modifications, have been University must strive or perish. for the honour- which has been the child of one of my most da given to the workers in the matter accepted by these owners, and it is conferred upon me to-day. I aptinguished predecessors, Lord Lu- of using the safety appliances understood that the signing of the preciate that bonour enormously gard, whose interest in it is un- and their good order, he was there agreement was concluded last Dr. Hu Shih needs no introduction and am most grateful to the nagging. Though a humble auc- to see also that the work was night. The ships concerned will He is the father of the literary re- Court. It is an honour which I cessor to that great administrator carried on satisfactorily be sailing to-day, 11 their owners naissance in China. The full signi- shall appreciate to the end of my too have ite interests greatly at He ually inspected the men in had signed the agreement * inst Beance of this movement story, daya. It is enhanced by the fact heart and I most earnestly appeal 118 fice before letting them night will in time reall. In the annals of that I have received it in the for help and support. As one who sta

and as soon as they The ships which will be able to his country's history Dr. Hu Shih's company of such a distinguished has tried to work for the past five

they would take the sail again, thanks to the sačinisc- name has already been written in scholar as Dr Hu Shih. His re- years for the good of this Colony ink that will not fade. If the putation as a scholar is unrivalled I make this appeal on behalf of

Wastoty conclusion of the negotiations, future of China is, as I believe it to in China and is well-known one of its inest Important instim

are the Anfon, On Les, Tai Lee, be, one of the world probleïns of to throughout the Far East

den Chow Pin

and the day, then surely this University will The Vice-Chance

A Living Fores

go down to posterity for the honour It is today conferring on one of the iving forces of a changing China But this University has a more im

tions and I venture to hope that my appeal will not pass unheeded. has alreddy

and en- Bome advance has been possible Hush but much more is needed: ly had the privilege of

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