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UNIVERSITY

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You will hear presently the large ditions which have been made to

THE HONGKONG TELEGRA

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TEMBER

As such,

1919.

of the

to will cost about $450,000 and equip ment for the Faculty of Arts and event of any memb new Laboratorios about $20,000" desiring to leave co Now I come to another necessity, of the term of his that is that the ground devoted to amount standing to -

so much as the holders of univer. Hongkong Univer recreation should be improved and his own contributions with peri

siky diplomanure at once appointing to the generosity of my com- enlarged. The number of students some addition being handed over ed to high positions and elected patriots, who," "saldom, saying will probably increase and it is one to him. It is impossible to say members of both parliamenta. nay" to help in what in not for e stad, and although we have seof the main features of the Univer now what annual suxi would be re But as the Chinese saying goes, "a themselves, will, I sincerely hope, red the property known assity life, the social side both in out. quired for the University contribu-needle cannot be sharpened both not fail to help in a good cause, on, which includes a large house door recreation and in the common tion, but at 10 per cent of salaries, ends,"so in many instances the in which help to others means a small house, it is obvious that room. Dr. Jordsa will, I think, ad- it would probably not be less Chinese youths who are sent help to themselves.

abroad in tender age come back Dr. G. P. Jordan, the Pro-Vice- married members of the staff we dress you on this aspect, because he than 893,000. Then there are pro with habits, tempers and manners Chancellor, said: Your Excellen

hare to erect suitable houses has been going into the matter very posals for starting a faculty of entirely foreign, totally neglecting cies, ladies and gentlemen, as His ar which there may be space recently and has ascertained fairly Mining and Metallurgy, workshops their own mother tongue and Excellency has put forward a on the Halden site. For im-well; and I should estimate that a to which I did not intend to touch treating their own kith and kin most eloquent statement of the re- odiste requirements I put the cast sum of about $10,000 is required to on to-day, but it will be clear that with a patronizing air, if not with quirements of the University from I huildings for the staff at $190,000. make a large ground in the Univer if premanent provision is to be contempt, asif the latter were their what you may aptly call that point Then a new Instel is required site suitable for such games as lawn made for Pre-matriculation Fund, inferiors Ambitions fathers who of view which necessitates the the present hostals there are tennis, and to erect a small pavilion Passage Fund, • Superannuation.) had built all sorts of hopes on the ree, the University, St. John's A sum of at least $90,000 will be re- Fund and an additional staff in the future of their sons had nothing culture, the development of the the Morrison Hall have accomquired to put the ground in Pokiu faculty of Science, a further in but disgust and disappointment to mind, therefore, with your per odation for about 987 studentskum in order, and to make an ex-crease of income of at least 250,000 face on their homecoming. Many mission, in a very few words I will of such young men with foreign venture to put forward the require- Ahim at having 200. We shall tension for tennis.

a year will be necessary or a spaccomplishments, or rather with ments of the University from a are for that or rather more. At It will therefore be seen that the ital investment of about $1,000,001 hot in their self-suficiency they different point of view, a point y rate it would be wise to make immediate needs of the University Without liberal financial help there regarded as accomplishments, which requires the culture and de- rovision for at least another 50, require the sum of a million and fore the University cannot carry on kicked their heals about in their velopment of the mind with the hich is about the same number half dollars, and towards that sum and develop its work, as it must if own country like strangers in a physical culture and development at can be accommodated in the the Government will contribute it is to perform the object for which strange land. The reason was not of the body. That is a point of That sum of it is founded. On behalf of the far to seek Deprived of parental view which cannot be neglected if large hostels. The cost of that quarter of a million. enting would probably be $120,000 money is to be taken out of part of University authorities, I ask for care and removed from the en- the mind is to be kept sane and To complete the new Union Baila.. the money realised by the local ship-that help. I appeal to the genero- vironments of their childhood shealthy. With that idea in view ing, which is now being erected is ping requisition scheme, and it is sity of this rich and infnential com- an age when they could hard I will venture to bring forward in

ly see or think for them- front of the main building, to that part which came, as far as munity and I know that I shall not selves, they naturally returned a very few words to-day what are équip and furnish it and to pay off so ascertain from shipping owned appeal in vain.

But essential as with new ideas and thoughts the immediate requirements of the the sum of $17,000 which had to be by Chinese.

It is proposed to demoney is, it is only a part of what which prompted them to died in University from the point of view Sint- from the General Fond, rote that sum to the cause of educawe ask for. We ask the community to deal with their people in ways of physical culture. One of the tion and the Secretary of State for of this Colony to try and realise all Chinese. On the other hand their first points, and which altogether *bout $30,000 is required..

Experience has shown that a Uni-the Colonies has approved of this that the University stands for her own people, finding that they constitutes my appeal on behalf of arsity Press is required. It can apportioning of 1250,000 to the Uni- and in China. I listened yesterday could not get on well with them, the students of the University, is

done on a comparatively small versity.

This sum, invested at to an eloquent utterance by a priest were compelled to give them up a playing ground and tennis cale, but whatever machinery is got per cent, will produce $13,000 who has recently come from that as lost hopes. With regard to courts. Unfortunately, .... as we or it should be of the best kind, year in connection with any help the great country of Canada, and he those who were sent abroad in stand to-day there is not a single For the present it could possibly Colony may be able and prepared took as his text the saying of the to learn the foreign languages so of the University for the students a more matured age, they failed tennis court within the precincts established is a building near the to give out of the general public

A

Corical station and with its equip

and building would probably about $30,000. This press, it is oped, will be a great use în educat Pas students in journalism as part

* an seademic course.

Then I come to the staff. We

say, with regard to the extrs staff required for all faculties, because we could not trait. We had to shoot onsiderably beyond our means, be-

cause it takes a long time to get out

done so.

FACULTY OF ENGINEERING-

to these posts are being made.

funds.

monta.

I now come to future require There are already indications that the promatriculation work will grow in importance. It is

great Solomon, the wise Solomon competently as the younger ones, to play on. A little while ago there "If there is no vision the people and incompetency in language perish, and the preacher traced was unavoidably followed by in was a piece of ground which has how, throughout the ages Empires competency in knowledge. The been absorbed to-day by the Union had risen to might, but owing to also did not prove to be of much Building. This gentlemen, camot the want of a clear vision as to their use. It was with a view to remedy exist. The University must have, real place and purpose in the worlding this sad state of affairs that the within easy reach of the students, practically impossible to insist that and to the growth of a complacent thinking Chinese put their heads tennis courts where they can come together and agitated for an in- at very short intervals and play

places should be up to the Unirer

sity standard in English, and it

any educational institution, must

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Fiave, already taken action, I may fall students who came from distant satisfaction with material pros stitution wherein their youths and enjoy games, refresh their]

perity, they had all in turn sunk to could acquire the much longed for bodies and allow the natural deve is rise no more. I have had this knowledge without losing touch lopment and culture of the mind. work that requires great sympathy thought in mind in connection with with the conditions and the char. Therefore, in connection with this and patience, and it is quite impos- our University. It is our Univer-acteristics of the life of their own sible for the staff to undertake it.sity, but I would remind the Chinese countrymen, so that effect might all we require is four tennis pany part of the staff from England, During the last few years the Uni- gentlemen present and through be given to the words of Gents-courts to be erected immediately. and the whole work of the Univer-versity has been fortunate in having them the Chinese community in the gius: "Select the best and adopt It involves rather a heavy outlay, sity for this session would have been the services of Mr. Ponsonby Jane. Colony that it is in a pecular deit, wholesale condemnation being yet I hope that it will be readily directly paralysed if we had not The bald statement that he gave gree their University, and that it is not always wise Hongkong responded to in connection with ||

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He spent and enthusiasm are lacking the Chinese associate freely in all set forth as one of the immediate professor of Physics, a lecturer in hours in preparation for the lee-people, that is the Empire, the walks of life, they would be able to requirements. One other point Civil Engineering, lecurer in tares, and set and marked examina-Colony, the nation, and may I add study one another and form opin- that I wish to draw your attention Mechanical Engineering, and an in-tion papers. He gave special in-

fons more correctly. When I to with regard to the Union is this. structor in Dearing Appointmente dividual attention to students for perish. I know that you will not visited Peking last year, I had The architects have put up a whom such help WAB necessary let this happen, and I would like interviews with all classes of immagnificent building, which we When he left here on 5th August to quote again from the speech of and Chinese. They all agreed in this building is library, & portant personages, both European hope to open very shortly. Included The following posts are essential after a fortnight of peculiarly Dr. Lim Boon Keng at the Con that what retards the progress of beautiful room, and it will look and appointments are being made heavy work in correcting and gregation in January last: In my China and bas given rise to internal beautiful when we have books to A professor of Pathology, a profes-marking well

humble opinion the University squabbles detrimental to the wel make up a library. We have got a sor of Chemistry,

a professor of examination papers, he was quite should not, and should never be, infare of the country, is that the library in name, but we have no Tropical Medicine to organise a de- exhausted. All this work was done want of the necessary funds. If I new and the old elemente do not books of any consequence to put partment for post-graduate teaching gratuitously and measured in mere and research, and a lecturer of money value was worth many thon. might be bold to employ a figure of zingle well The conservatives into the library. Gentlemen, I

who are old administrators speech I should call the University Biology. The lecturer on Biology sands of dollars. It required, se I is for both the Arts and the Medi-have said, the exercise of great upon the most prominent rock upon young students educated abroad, library, to cultivate the mind in a great British lighthouse, built and men of experience, and the appeal to you on behalf of the progressives, who are mostly students to help as form that. patience and a personal element of

the China Coast. We are building if not entirely at least to a large that building as they cultivate the sympathetic interest in the difficul- ties of individuals. For this work pa structure not only in material extent out of sympathy with old body outside in the tennis courts. some form of preparatery instituthings, for over and above the ideals and conventions, are in H. E. bas just reminded me that I Į been made: A professor of Education will be needed. We cannot things that are visible there are ele-Idaily conflict both as regards should make it clear that this is ments of greater permanency with opinions and policy. If a medium not the University library I am lecturer in Political Economy, from remote places, but we can take flight to light up the whole of man- I cipes could be formed between the speaking of, but a special library is also in contemplation the creation attempt to matriculate they shall trust that all of us, the Government neither too id nor too new, thus connection with the other require- fish and a lecturer in History. There measures to ensure that before the kind" That is the vision and Il two from amongst men who are for the Students' Union. Also in

FACULTY OF MEDICINE.

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FACULTY OF ARTS.

The following appointments have

tion to replace a lecturer,

lecturer in English, a tutor in Eng-

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thousand

prevent students from coming here

have attained the requisite standard

of the Colony and the whole com-

unity, will see that it is fully

minated (Applause.)

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MR. LAU CHU-PAK'S SPEECH.

The Hon Mr Lau Chu Pak then addressed the gathering in

elements, there would be a great welding together the two extremements of the students I wish of a post for a lecturer in Political of knowledge, especially in English

in-future before China. Thema their strongly to impress on your minds Science and Constitutional History. To inaugurate such an institution

sentiments, and them's, I trust, the immediate need of a gympas- a lecturer in Education and a lectur-ill require considerable capital ex-

those of my Chinese friends preium. Students of the University er in Zoology. It is especially

gent. As the object of the Hong-keep on crying for a gymnasium. necessary in this faculty to provide penditure, but I am of opinion that

kong University is to provide The gymnasium which is requir- for the needs of students: from such special training fees might

such an education as the Chioed will provide many forms of re- North China by strengthening the reasonably be charged sufficient to English and Chinese He said ese bave sspired in, so that creation within this one building. cover to a great extent the cost of Your Excellency, Ladies and their youths can be as well Such a building will have to be department of the training of tea-maintenance, including the salaries Gentlemen have listened and educated on modern lines rear created, for it is one of the im- chers. It is expected that the of the principal and tutors. The I am sure all my Chinese friends home as abroad, we can, therefore, mediate needs of the University. ber of students from North China, Siam and Japan will tend to in capital expenditure may be put at bave listened, with keen interest, look to it with confidence that in His Excellency also alluded to the crosse. Professor Wright has writ- $150,000, and the annual charge on the to what has just been read out to course of time Chins will be able

University fund over and above the us from Sir Charles Elliot's letter. to draw, from the ranks of cricket and football fields which ten an interesting memorandum on this department, but time will not fees at 85,000. Then there are two entirely agree and I trust that I the graduates of the Hongkong are further required for the have the endorsement of the en-University, materials for the University. We all, as schoolboys, permit me to go into the matter in great needs, to put the staff of the tire meeting in saying that it is forming of the medium class I are familiar with the common ad- University on & more or less per high time to look into the position have mentioned, who will, let usage, and I intend rather to separate

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the increased cost of living make formidable dificulties that a mar- In point of fact, the University own biyyatha 23phasisxlly comes from a coast port. 31 von 1tfiths ben ver up extra expenditure of the Univer ried man with a family has to face was founded principally to meet bao. Tarimnijobiy oof (shes; cture to hope that Hongkong and aity to about 890,000 a year more here is the provision of passages long felt want of those of gys who zare themüitedsby iffsareward her merchants will not allow to then it is at present. Part of this to England and hack, and it is one compatriots who aspired to send Chinese, for our number pre- themselves to be beaten by a const will I hope, be made up in extra that he should be relieved of. It ing their sons abroad for higher dominates over that of any other port 1 wish to draw your atten- that you

and part from another would be sufficient to provide an end of the Manchu dynasty, pro- Colony, and China is the nearest tion to what B. said just new of by a coast

lar as I can see there annual sum for the purpose. The vincial and metropolitan ex-commiry to it. I may my the, in Dr Lim Boon Keng great al- your ten sms of about $80,000 = establishment of a superamnation xminations were abolished in time to come, the Hongkong Un-legory. I say that the beacon the fred, which means the in- fund la * more formidable task. I favone of university diplomas,versity will become a legacy from light of the University is flickering!

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