Hopes of Substantial Grant to Carry On Hongkong, Jan. 11.
At a congregation for the ce: erring of dexroes at the University this afternoon the Vice Chancellor, Mr. W. W., Hornell, in referring to the Boxer Indemnity, explained that} against the coming of the Deleg: tion the University took stock of its needs. was the presentation legation of a vill which Jamounted to n little over £1.400,000, He had been given to understand that when the question of the Boxer Indemnity had been previously Jdiscussed the University of Hongkong was to be the pivot, so f fat Toast as higher education ws ich it was hoped the Indemnity would subsidize.
'The Governor, Sir Cecil Clementi, ina speech sat? he could think of xno better purpose to which the Boxer' Indemnity could be pet than to the furtherance of the aims of Hongkong University. He earnestly hoped that Parliament would make substantial allocation to ils fonds, {thereby ensuring the permanence new Chinese Faculty and place University beyond finance
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