The Archive · 1910

UNIVERSITY

Bishop Ingham writes as follows to Times" on the above subject,—As one of the speakers yester-dey in the Lord Mayor's Parloor at col who did not happen to catch might I seriously mislead your readers Tu your excellent leading article of September 13 you rightly say that "the students will be closely shepherded, and not left to their own devices." and that "the promoters declare that, although the University will not be a prosely-institution, there will be oe objection to the teaching of religion in hostels,"

In the scvount you give [Liverpool yon state that aid of the fand of £2,000 which is being raised by the Liverpool clergy for the Hongkong University,"

Will you allow me as briefly as possible to make things a little clearer!

happened to be in Hongkong last December, and was present when Sir Frederick Lugard was opening the new wing of our St. Stephen's Colleg that colony. He told us of this Uni versity enterprise und challenged the C. M. 8. to baild a hostel near it, that we may not only retain influence over oar own young men, bat exercise it on others also daring their University career.

T for one took up the challenge and promised to plead hard with the C, M. 8. authorities on reaching England. The Bishop of Victoria, Hongkong, warmly espoused the idea, Archdeacon Barnett,

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