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THE HONGKONG UNIVERSITY.

AP HAL YOR FUNDS

THE HONGKONG TE

CHINESE STUDENTS

5. The Hongkong University proposes to enable Chibere students to obtain a raregnin

Sir Frederick Lugard has issued the fallowed British degree at a cost of about 60 per log appeal fax funds for the University of Hongkong. The crossheadings are not in the original documents-

It is desired to raiso further funds for the endowment and equipment of the Hongkong Univerally, in order to create a sefficient num ber of chairs or faculties to justify its cla'm to the title of a "University," and to meet the needs of the various mudante. In asklog for dinations for this scheme, I desire to lovite attention to the full swing brief summary of the distinctive objects we have la view, and to the fallwing points in connexion with the project

GENERAL AIMS.

THE DRU

SOSAN ILLUSION DISPELLED,

PH WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 5. 1910

It was' in the, comfortable surroyndirge of a well-known West End physician's consulting room that I heard the life story of one who had fought and struggled with thy morphing habit from a purely professional point of view.

annum (the some ous scholarships later will greatly reduce this cost to pour students), as against the sum of from £200 to £100 per an- num now incurred by the as who send their sons to Europe and America. (b) Students. Hong Regarding closely my narrator, one could kong will remain in a Chivers environment hardly conceive that he had plumbed the depths whance they can during vacation visit their par simply for experiment's sake: be looked so fresh," entrand be visited by them, and so ayold, the so clear-complexioned, and collected, it appear- denationalization which a ten years' residence ed impossible that he could have taken over. abroad inevitably entalls. It is hoped that dosas of morphia out of shter fascination-the thereby graduates will be Chinese gentlemen, morbil atraction induced by the effects which imbued with the ideals of an English gentle the drag had upon another person, man. fastead of imbibing revolutionary ideas» in a former srácie a high authority stated and learning to negaid their country's institu- | that medical students and nurses, having con:| 1. The University is open to all races and tions and customs with contempt, as top often stant contact with the ding and his victims, creeds, but owing to the position of Hongkong happens among the yung men educated in were inclined-by some psychological inflo it is primarily látended for Chinese.. In con Japan and 'in the West. (c) They can here covence-to make a personal experiment. In mion with the leading Bilish and Americas tinus the study of their" own language and some cases actual physiological teasons—such Universities it has no religious exclusiveness, literature under the bist Chinese teachers in as the recèssity for deadening palo, temporary bat it welcomes the establishment of bostels a way imposible la, a Western University, or otherwise-bava hastened the experiment, by religious bodies who have educate i students This is a matter of the flist Importance to others, the peculiar sttraction of the infection In their schools, provided they conform to the in the eyes of Chinese parents and to Las been the sole cause of the expatiment. regulations imposed by the council for the students areking an official career. (4) Stu “strici supervision (and discipline of under-desis who proceed to Eurips and America giaduites. Students who are not resident to a complate of isolation and loneliooss, and hostel must liva lu the Uaiveriity proclacts. they are for this season peculinity susceptible" (whern residential qu'isters are provided) under | ze templations. of Veresa cities. Hongkong the close 'supervision of the British staff. It is therefore preferable to Hurops or Amarica is an essential and primary object of the Ua- | fo: Chine e, who desire a Wostura dezrot. iversity to train the character and morals of studants, and so far as possible to inculcate Western ideals; with this class supervision Chinese parents and suppor.ers are in strong sympathy. Playing fields are provided for the association of the staff with the students in beal by exercise and to promote touch.

PROX.SSORSHIPS

* A PRACTICAL SCHEME.

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I cannot do batter than give the exact story. of Dr.-—as hi gaya it to me, just av if he were relating the stages through which a "patiout for appendicitis had passed.

*AtHospital, where I'was a student," he sai3, "1 bad as one of my cares a morphine victim. Under treatment we got him reduced to a milimum amount. Of course, the aut 6. The project is neither purely altrustic aor depression occurred, and on careful watching purely utilitarian, I claim Isrit an eminently we found that after visiting days he was brighter Practical basis beneficting Chink and ourselves than ord.marily. It came to our knowledge that equally. The beatfits to China have alre,dy his friends had smuggled stuff in to him. bren sommarked, and it is needless to dwell With the usual cudning of his clast he con- on the immenso all.viation of human sufferingcealed the tablóide yader bis armpite astil

laund.out. which will resnit from a steady cu put of Chinese medical men working among their awa, prople, wad of Culossa engineers who

in avorting the constantly Can assist

a. The first three cheis to be established are "Medicios" (incorporating the-Hongkong Col. lege of Medicine which for twenty years has doan excellent work in this direction); "Ap. plied Sciobee," for the education of the rall-recurring famines and loss of life due to way, mining, and electrical engineers, sur. vayors, etc. (of whom China stands greatly in need for the development of her resources); ani "Arts," is most the req hitemests of those who desire to adopt an official cucer in China -to include political economy, Chinese lin. garge and literature, general history, geography, and mathematics, elc,

MEDIUM OF INSTRUCTION.

THE BEGINNING,

"Well, this ass give mina interest in dag uking of drugs. 1 ċan giva ps exict re1152 why, but I started taking morphia'jøst toʻles what effect it had-wbeiber il'did exictly pro dute the wonderful sensations which weie inundations of rivers and fack of irrigation, or the wealth and prosperity which would accrue claimed for it. I wanted to experiment on to the teeming poverty stricken population by mpself, thinking I was drɔng enough to resist the opening up of railways and mices and imi potency. I had read De Quincey and provem ots to agriculture and foras'ty. How wished to test bis experiences; and is patolog I must say never once realised ons of the over stupid such prejudice may be from our polat of view, China is averia to entrusting imaginative effects which he clates, coming these projects to foreigners (and not wholly to the opioles that those who see vinious' without good reason). As regards the beseft under the drug músi have moto or less direased 3. The medium of instruction will b Egg-to ourselves, the.giest lacentive it will give to mind. fish (a) Because it is difficult to obtain first the predominance of the English language will class professors who have a knowledge of Chitacrease our cational prestige and increase our nere, and the choice is too limited (the cost of influence and our commerce, now seriously malclaiblog its professors in China for two or threatened by our rivale. Many of the falute three years till they had acquiied proficiency in rulers of China will have bien trained in an Chinese would, involve an impassible burden English atm spheie, and will have learned to upon any University), (b) cause it is appreciate Beltisk institutions and standards desired to promota tho, atody of 'nglish; and to of conduct. Apart from any benefit to - make it the predominant language ia diplomicy selves in this, I bops it may assist in the and in culture, as well as lo commerce in the regeneration of Chinese official life, in increas. Far East; and (c) lo order that students of ed integrity, and in the abolition of torture and Westera kaowledge may be able to read the injustice, etc. It will provide a means of higher literature of England and America on the sub education for our own Colors population in 'jects which they are studying. (d)-Because there Hongkong, and for the English-speaking is no common spoken language in China, and Chinese of the Strait) Settlements, the Fedtrat Buten's from one province, or fica differeo ed Malay States, ani Australia. It will parts of the sime province, would be wholly promote friendship between Usia and Hong unable to understand a lectura delivered in kong, and no-doubi add to the wealth of the any one dialect, whether Mandarin or other. Colony by the influx of wealthy and highly Nor is Chinese at present capable of expissing placed Chipose to visit their sons. the technical terms of Western knowledge,

THE CLAIMS OF HINGKONG,

4. It duired to locate the University in Horgkong-a British colony for the flow. ing reason~(a) 1 geographical position is un'que for the purpose. Apart from teas. ed territories (which China does not se gard a permaneatly aliadated), it alone accopies a position as a great emporiom, of trade class to the southern capital at Canton, with which its large Chinese popala. tion is in daily and intimate relations, and easily accessible by sea from all parts of Chine, (b) China does zo: desife a University under foreign control and supervision in China itself and has at Hankow excluded graduates of mix. lon colleges, etc, from membership of the local representativa councils. That this exclu

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PRESENT PROGRIÉS.

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7. The scheme is not now a mere aspiration.

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"My fist experience was the bypodermic injection of one-sixth of a -grafo, and it b. d a most stimulating eff.ct on par with the feeling of exhilaration that a manˇenj ŋys when he'has a glass of whisky or brandy, I found after a while that it was purely temporary; but I got no hallucination as the result With the sixth of a grain the exiliatio2 soon pissed off, aut I found I wanted more to produce the mums result, had it. I had to, though it was cat of sheer cassoduoss' the: I took it just (9880 what the feeling was like, "

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WATER RETURN.

Level and storage of water in Reservoirs an the 1st Oclebar, 1910,

CITY AND HILL DISTRICT WATER WORKS LEVEL

1909.

"I began to be attacked with feelings of de pression, so acute that I had recourse to mare of the drog. I can describe the sensation exicily, but after the effect of the mospbia passed off I foli collapsod, It was not a much a meatal (esting, as a physical depression is of acute lumbago, You see it affected the spine and cerebraj ce vas, and to lie down was" but to relieve the pain for a momshi,

f 1 below' "Then came the remorseful pailed, whep, Tylam...overflow after increasing dose afer dose, I knew what a TytanBye 20 317 below? fool I was, I was clear mentally on my pasi-wash tion, yet i had to take the stuff telt that my Tytam Is | first action must by, to shut myself off from termediato Loverflow

everything to get rid of the temptation. The Pokfulum thought of being alxna was ghastly, god I suc- combed to bigger doses. In tws yoari my experiment of e-ix b of a grats per day had grown to 0 or 30 grains, "according to my feelings. When you came to consider that two to three grains would bɔ, fatal to as or- dinary prison as a first dos?, you can see what a ho'd the drug bad co m2.

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A BREAKDOIN,

*The babic was interfering with my pro

sion des not extend to Hongkong is evidec- creating three chairs only, 1qgather with the fassionat work very seriously. I had no coeigy

It is already is course of realisation, and be additional funds now asked for ate seg alred to make it a tho,ough success and to ensure its practical efficiency. The buildings are already is course of eraction by Sir H. Mady, the donor, at en estimated cost of about £10,000, and ha bis undertaken to complete them According to the approv. dasige, Furniture and apparatus for all laboratories jemains to be provided. This are estimated at about £6.593. The endowment fond Bands at aboni £115,000 and a further capital sum of about £a5.000 is required to complete the annusl locoma'which is estimated as necessary to mce: the expenditure to be incurred by

general expenses of maintenance, It is desired

to do what was required of me, and did not care, ced by the very high official positions held to raised an additional £50,pio forths endow Suffi hent will power dictated a complete re by ex-pupils of Queen's College ad by the

ment food, 15, as to enable the Univarsily to moval, so I suggested to a friend that a holiday- entbu: iam exbibited by the Coincse for the inaugurate all requisits chairs. Tas total re-broad would be the test thing. He agreed. establishment of a University in Hongkongquired, therefore in order to place the Daiver. I left my tablets and syringe bebind, and with which has been quite astonisblog, and has farity on a thoroughly satisfactory basis it about.

my cycle started on the tous "I never rode for exceeded my anticipations. The Central 100,000. The British Goverment has pro- the first week, and at the end of it broke down. Government itself, as well as the Provincial-mised a sum of £300 a year, and our late King I actually cried to get hame, such was the do Government at Canton, has subscribed, and showed his personal interest in the scheme by pression caused. I collapsed with the pain, Chinese residents in Canton, Macao, Weichow, directing that the holders of the scholarships and with difficulty got back to England. Abi Amoy, and even as fat sets plots, bai established from this fund should be called stating from the drug still, manned have come forward with subscriptions, a well King Edward VII. Scholars." as those to Saigon (French), Singapore, Penang

eventually to get over the babit. and Australia. A University in China, more.

"Misfortuns in the way of successive illness and accident again brought me in contact with over, bound to come under the deadening iosence of Chiness officialdom, which stunts | HONGKONG CRICKET LEAGUE. the drog, and to doaden the pain I again reached.

London.

F. D. I UG RI

ESTATE LABOUR IN THE P.M.S

overflow

1910.

*' 6" Abava Overflow

1' 6" above overflow

2′ 6′′ above. overflow.

1-20 above overflow

2′ 2′′ above

x2-oj" above) overflow Wong-nai - 13'. 91* below" 1' 4" above

chang...overflow

overdow

STORAGE GALLONS.

1909...

Tylam 287,155,000 Tytam Byewash... 3.568,000 Tytam Intermediate 708,405,000 Pokfulam.... 59,950,000 Wong-nai-chung

1910, 407,000,000

16,301,000

.210,370,000

79,040,000

7,154,000

37,187,000

745,998,oco

Total 575,519,000 Consumption of water in the City and Bill District during the month of Septembar. "'. 190).

19 0. Consumption...131,591,000 155,134,000 gallons Estimated population Consumption]

209,160

20,7

ato,gfo

per head per

24.5 gallons

Intermittent supply by Rider mains in Rider main districts daring' September 1909. Con

stant supply in all districts during September 1910.

KOWLOON WATER WORKS LEVEL

"Gravitation Reservoir

1909.

1910,

the 20 to 30 grains per day. I regarded the Kowloon) 12c below] 5′ of below daily infections as an experiment osch more,

bverfisch Joveiflow and tried various anti-dotes. One of the most

STORAGE GALLONE, Pwerful of these was Diasio, which is an

19:9, 19 0. oplum derivative or substitute, but that pioved inflictivs. Strych lios had various tonics alay

·747,417,000 374,200,000. were useless.

"On day 1 law an advertisement i medical journal explaining the virtues of a ceitaip drug, and in my expsements with it— low three yatri ngo-1 worked out a cura which I fi of all wind on mystli. It was successful to this extent, that with certain moral help, proper feeding, and will power, in less than a month all the devre for the drug was

one.

Its growth and denies it asy real futura. (c) The inclusion of some of the principal

Entries for the Hongkong. Cricket League Government officer on the council, with Competition, 1910-11, closed on Monday last, the Govercon as Chancellor, will assura to

The following, Clobi biva estered:Heng the University both continuy of policy koog Cricket Club A team, R.G.A., RE. & and the benefit of the advice of this who Departments Civil Service, Craigengower, have had long experience with the Chiasse, Kowloon, jonctong Police, The Remeants Tais cffcial recogalico, moreover, adda | (în plica of the Telographi & Dodwell's) and prestige, and gives confidence to the Chimpse, the East Yorkshi o Regi, who bave welcomed the scheme because of thaft recogelion of the traditiqnal fc{codship' of the colony with China and he knows ant patby of the British Government there to all forms of revolutionary propaganda (4) Hong.

The revival of trade in te Straits Settl; háng provides hospitals, martuaries, and ments and the Federatud Malay Staton has bɛen engineering yards, together with a large accompanied by an increase in the number of number of men quali'ed as local lecturers in immigrants from buḥ G los 'wed India. By- * I hav, nothing mpia to'say,” concladed my these and other subjects. These facilities are twata January and August 11,141,771 Colossesformant, except this; Since that time I immigrants arrived in Singapore as compared bave treated nearly thirty cases on the same with 8,179 for the corresponding period last basis, and have not yet bad one failure where year. This is a considerable increase but the the conditions have been complied with."; Egurer with regard to Indian immigration are even more remarkable. In 19ng the number of immigrants who arrived in the cology from Scolhern India batwann January 1 to July si In the case whern two Chiness warn Bernste was 23,1971 during the same months of the at Peoasg for smuggling from prevent your 31.5^4" hava

hava arvid, This is Chinogle large quantiles rapecially satisfactory, anys Sir foho Anderson, phins into a sampan, of small valge... For these veriges Hongkong dagvisw of the anxiety felt by many int: the thousand, dollars, each

Got available in China. "(e) By association with the London Usiversity it can confer a de- gree which shall (at any rate in its earlier years) Le'actually that of London, or size certified to Ee identical la vijue. This to the Chinese is the all-important point A degree con ferred by any foreign University 11 China would be regarded as of litse value, and dhe gicas conferred evoo by Japanese. Indian, of Australian Universities would be comparatively

DRUG SMUGGLING.

la preferable to China itself as the frogle of # opsateg op of so many new estates should-lund months' imprisonment of Achig

Vestern Ualvärity

Kowloon Gra】 vilatiop Re- (*sesvoltis......)

Consumption of water in Kowloon during the month of Sep'enter:-

1C09 1910, Consumption ...24,892,000 34,440,000 gallons Estimated. 89,100 €4,100,

population Consumption)

per bead per

9.3

8.7 gallons day. The Government Analyst reports that the water is of excellent quality.

W. CHATHAM}

Water Aalbority,

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