The Archive · 1925

A Reform Society Founded Even in School Days

Wen Tsung-yao, former Amban of Tibet and Dr, Sun Yat-sen were boys together at Queen's College, Hongkong.

"Sun Yat-sen," Mr. Wen "was in the fourth clags. I Yat-sen preliminary the

education at Honolulu and therefore ras in a higher class, than the rest of, us. At that time, Dr. Ho Kai founded the Alice Memorial Hospital in memory of his deceased The Hospital wanted to. train lass of Chinese in-medicine. EXaminations were held and among those who passed was Sun Yat-sen.

Sun was quiet, a igent—a remarkable student He was almost always at! the head of his class. He read deep-in Chinese, which was new to him because xo many years of his childhood had been spent out of the country, "After he had passed his examinations at the Alice Memorial Hospital, he was retained on. its medical staff. T was at that time, teacher in Queen's College. The Hospital had no chemical laboratory but used that of Queen's College._ Sun Yat-sen and I therefore met! often, As a matter: of fact, our} students had to go to him for} medical certificates if they wanted to stay away. " He was kind-hearted, perhaps too' much so, He let boys off very easily. He was friendly with everyone and was well-liked.

The Hing Chung Hui "We organized the Hing Chung Hui at that time. This was an association for the welfare of China. Among the members were Sun Yat-sen, Yang Ku-wan (chief Clerk in the China Merchants Steam Navigation Ca, Hongkong), We Kwan-chi, (Compradore of David

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