The Archive · 1934

Chancellor, His Excellency

William Peel, on the successful candidates in the Faculties of she sold last season and medicine, Engineering and Arts. the season before were de of. material good enough to remodelling.

We have heard of one prominent Jady who, accustomed to buying at Yeast "seven hats during a season, this year having to struggle alone with two. Perhaps the pros-verity of a. Colony cannot be Judged in terms of hats, but this at Toast shows that people are still demanding their luxuries.

The Hon. Mr, Paul Lauder was conferred with the degree of Doctor lof Law (Honoris Causa).

The Vice-Chancellor of the Unversity, Sir William Hornell, reviewed the year's work and in' the course of the speech appealed for support in various directions. He emphasised the need for more room in the University. Union and for more spacious. playgrounds.

There is already much talk this year's Derby, and racing. seri es have begun to spill ink copious Wy, trying to find the winner of the event. "Morning Dew," writing in the "Post," says that while it cary task to lay one's finger on the probable winner at this early dat it is, however, quite evident that. the small stables are going to be Jeff in the cold Contiriuing, "Morning Dew," says, "As in former years, the ' Derby looks as if it is going to one or the other of the big stabl boon, 30 T hear, quite yorchases at every high prices, and She interest displayed by owners over the Blue Riband of the Hong-Kong Turf fs as keen as it ever was.

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