Chungking, May 17.
A warm tribute to the courage and the endurance of the Chinese people was paid by the British Ambassador, Sir Archibald Kerr, when he addressed the annual meeting of the Sino-British Cultural Association last night. He also stressed the importance of promoting cultural relations between nations.
Another speaker was Mr. Duncan Sloss, Vice-Chancellor of the University of Hongkong, who is at present on a visit to Chungking. He outlined the work of the Hongkong University and emphasised their desire. to 20- operate with Chinese universities in the interior, It was announced at the meeting that the trustees of the Sino-British Boxer Indemnity Fund had appropriated a sum of $10,000 for a scholastic fund enabling selected Chinese students from the interior to study at the Hongkong University, and also for the exchange of lecturers between the Hongkong University and Chinese universities.
The Sino-British Cultural Association is also sending a Chinese professor to England shortly, to lecture in English universities, succeeding Dr. Hu Shih, who is at present in "Washington as the Chinese Ambassador to the United States.
At a dinner preceding the meeting, Mr. Wang Shih-chien, former Minister of Edücation, who is President of the Association, welcomed Sir Archibald Kerr and Mr. Duncan Sloss, in a brief speech. He also announced that a branch of the Sino-British Cultural Association will shortly be inaugurate ed in Hongkong.—Reuter.
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