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University are specially connected response to the recent appeal for port. It should not be a difficult matter to preserve regularity of

slike will welcome any with the Faculty of Engineering.

fands. (Applause).

I had cession to refer, in this to make such transfers. Working in the fullest co-operation

mails between places so near to room on another occasion recently, Ordinance such as the Before leaving educational affairs each other, especially when to to the subject of China's currency, has outhned appear with the Vice-Chancellor and the I might state that, as the result of many first class vessels are avail-As I said then, with the various to operate simply and Council of the University, the Fin ance Committee has had

circular of local business, able at frequent intervals. Since Mints run for profit by whoever Personally I canno A great deal to

firms, issued recently, there has shortly after the British Post Office happens to have secured control of honest trader will be do with establishing the finances of the University on 50 of students to

beca 酱 considerable

accession in Shanghai was closed and the them, the only safeguard left is the the proposed legislati sound a basis as is shown in the Chinese Language School, where there has been a constant that all those concerned with will press for the early

Chamber's service transferred to the Chinese, sycee of Shanghai, and I trast be hoped, Sir, that accounts lately published. Ar

University, in which the Univer-

ried on, for

now, duplicates coming at the same time thing possible to prezerve this useful work. (Applause) or in advance of originais, and at sheet anchor of security against

Military Lania. sity's probable needs over a series The Chamber, and commercial inter. times long and unexplained inter-the menace to safe trading due to was no reference made

I was disappointed the ests in Hongkong, o Dr. Pearce vals between one mail and the next the many ductuating new cur- chair to what has become a great debt of gratitude for havingIt is a serious reflection or the rencies to which there seems notion of ever Increasi

capacity of the Chinese Fost. Office limit.

the

Appeal for further funds for the the Rev. Dr. Pearce has car regularity in the arrival of maila, Chinese well-being will do eve of the measure. (Applause

a nost

some увала

of years were sketched out, was drawn up and issued nearly a year ago, and the fact that the Appeal bore the signature of all the mem- placed his special knowledge of bers of the Finance Committee and Cantonese and his experience in was unanimously approved by the education at our disposal. (AP Univerzity Court is sufficient evid-planse). ence to shew that the programtime proposed was a reasonable one.. 1 should only weary you if That the Appeal has not been attempted to référ, even briefly, to vigorously pressed may be due in all the batters with which your part to the fact that portions of Committee has had to deal in the the programme are not immediately course of the year. You will note urgent and in part to a recognition that after the great fire at Belche Pruvement will sooit manifest itselt. charged. (Applause).,

Belcher Street Fie

Prefer to the

officials that they appear to be un- I cannot conclude without ex-tary Establish Ike this, and it looks as if the colleagues on the various Com Although able to cope with a simple service pressing acknowledgments to my centre of Vict surrender of the Foreign Fast mittees of the Chamber for their haid recent Office to them had been premature cordial co-operation during my (Applause).:: I trust that this mat year of office, and to Mr. Blair and raitter

ter will engage the serious atten his staff for the competent manner meeting tion of those responsible at the in which the duties of an extreme- Hongkong Northern port, and that sa im ly onerous year have been dis- be taken of

continu (Applause),

I now propose the adoption of of khairs. the Report and Accounts for the

The large resian fyear 1922

Mr. W. Adamson, in seconding wil

town, and

Trade Revival:

of the depression in trade which is Street, Kennedy Town, on the day being severely felt in the Far East, before Armistice Day, the Govern as at Home. I am, however, in ment was addressed, at the instance Signs are discernible of a com- formed that the further postpone of the Fire Insurance Association, ing trade revival, but unsettled in Transfer. ment of assistance is likely in cer on the need for a branch fire government continues to hamper tain directions seriously to imperil station and a better water pressure both bone and foreign trade the resolution, said the efficiency of the University, and in that district, which contains a China, and our business with the large population and a great many neighbouring Provinces has been gowns full of valuable merchan-particularly handicapped in this dise. The Colonial Secretary has respect, replied that the matter is receiving

I feel sure that when this is under stood the necessary assistance will be forthcoming...

Boxer Indemnity,

In this connection, I may pro the consideration of Government. perly refer to the Boxer Indemnity

Mail Service.

den

thi How being

Mr. Chairman and Gentlemen. have much pleasure in seconding the adoption of the Report and Accounts. In doing so, I would Rus like to fake the opportunity of add weste wing a few remarks on one or two One notices with concern that subjects in this voluminous Annual thru Tsingtao, since it was handed back Report, although you, Sir, have an

da a possible source of help. Mem. Questions connected with the to China, instead of outing covered most the ground very con bers of this Chamber will have read mal service to the Far East have steady development az impor

cauthorit

sing from

part

the very important series of resolu again occupied our attention. The tant-trade and shipping centre, Has tions as to the employment of that Chamber initiated a discussion of bad aset-back, Indemnity recently passed by the this question at the Conference of management on Comference of Associated British Associated British Chambers at Chine Chambers of Commerce at Shang-Shanghai last month. One of the respo hal, and it is earnestly to be hoped suggestions put forward was that posit that those resolutions will carry an air service over part of the Government the route would overcome the dificulty

with His Ma

very grea

untitled

which they are of cargoes frequently arriving the documents relating to

nce of our before

Teme for the them

the

was satisfactory to note ews received: