University of Hong Kong: An Informal History (2 vols)

2. Founders, Revolutionaries, and Early Benefactors

Founders, Revolutionaries, and Early Benefactors 9 1 , In.tltutton. ~ \ ..'} j, .~ . • • • ,.::l • BClQ6koD&. 10.8.08. _Tc~rl v ry truly. \ why cannot "~,,t. ahUd of t"')Ill. ., '0 'jy'~ , : o~t !e; ~)' us, 01 ~t1nG Rh !l'xolllenor , this aubject, ~._1 ..lav•• ~ ~ tct..-)'ouo Pl.a.~loll~ to the Covern~r ter m1 not to ••• Ma. . .... arranso thl endo...nt er th1a ~cnt I ••• 1n yel!ltcrd:J.1 '10 r ~"'r thtlt thlnklne or tl.Ohine th~lr lwnguJg~·ln Judpr\... J'CIiU fint wuutod the ld•• to aI, Wld I M"" T7 oanfid_oe 1n JOU, ., eoct\ trtcnd. :u;4 l'OU =Q.1 have III'Id .. tI&1f' of 4011ar. tor the buU.iir.g of .. Univer.d', are ••tl.tt.d with the alt. and 611 other arrano8:-r.tl. toMn): tJ':...lt tMllG .. ,,"""te :lt1:um oU. t1·to expend eUiO.OOO tor t~. b8n«tlt or the ~bltc. BUr~ly t~'overnment could . peNMd the ,t.a, Md ne 1°U would kind I, l.nrorm 01 that. t 410 DOt ."...0.... O~ the .IHe n"Cled bJ' hU • ••.•••.••••• • ·'--...-cws"""Jlxa"JIInG~QP1II..Dear • ..n.,I &ODe oaretu11r throush the CaYenlor'. lettl" do4 ,nt 11sned I'rVlch Clarll: • MOOy rejects the site proposed for his new university , and almost withdraws his offer of buildings. • IQ • 17GB Or( I I .. H ...B.11. Cos cLAn-GuDAL, CA.'\"TOX. IIarab 12th. 1909. ,. 34. ~!dl!lntial. Sir, Taotd 1ru K~ Ye. (:a.1 U- ), one of the Vlceroy'. Secret&rle1, Called Oft .et y..terday, .,.ldently by direction of the ViceroyI and in coon. of connnatiOD mention8d tl-&t Rb hceUt!l"tCJ' bad na.d with gr_t intere.t the Chinese tnndaticm of Your hCflllency'. IMIIIOrlU'le1a regardl~ the proponcl JI~ong Unlunlty. th. Vlc.roy as. Mr. Iu contimed., in entire ~thy with the __ and Iblo.r.ly hoped. that it would be a wcc.... Rit bceHencf WU partlculllTly gratified to know that Your hoelImcy rea1l1ed t.he danger of .tudenh iD & Unlnrait,. aoqulrinB reYolutiOD&l'J ld.., and that the 1I0Qgko~ t"dnratty would. tU••ped&! car. to ... The ftcerOJ bad noticed, .id ~. Wu., that the Chinege ~Jb-Co~ittee appointed by Your !zcellency ,~ '".:.t. ) ,~l .. 13 conta.ln~d the naz'llllls of two r.sen, J(wan Sur.!. Yin and Chen Siu Pat who had t..'I"e reyJ.tation of being ~ctiY'J participant. in the re,o!utionary pro~ led by Dr. lk1n Yat Sill. una-are of thie raot, and he .. gl&d that Your IIcellS'lCY's letter had .fforded hlJo on opportunity of brillgillg the ~tter cOD1identially to Y~~r 1lce11eDC1·. notice. Ir... aetJ""t8d dil1Jlcl ined ~o .rrord :M any derini~e info_tion rO"&niing ~h..e .... &nIi ha,iIIg dollY..-od Dr. Jt.oon lbo YiII \0 a Brlti"" ",bjeet. rogloterod In thlo ~ll.te-Gener.uuncIer the __ of ban ICing I.«q. !W1...l Praotitioner, of 18 Stanley Street. Bongl.larch IgIO. He is presenting his building to Hong Kong in an address to the Governor, seated at the table on the right. Behind MOOy is Sir Paul Chater. Lugard is about to lay the founda· oon stone ofthe Main Building, heavily hovering over the feet of two dignitaries in the front row. The Chinese Provincial Delegates are there, led by His Excellency \Vd Han, \.'ho is at the left of the stone; Or Ho Kai iJ at the right. The Trowels lie on the table before Lugard, in boxes with lids bearing the sign of the stonemason. A grand scene of hat! and caps and bunting. Viceroy Chang Jen-chun's card. The Golden Trowel with which Lugard laid lhe foundation stone. When he replaced it in its box it was slightly bem; its bends were still there when the tool was returned to the University in 1948 by his heir. Twin replicas in silver were presented to the two Viceroys oflhe Two Kuang and Two Kiang Provinces. 17 On a visit from Canton, Viceroy Chang Jell-chun (Stoltd, right) and Admiral Li Chun meet Mody al Marble Hall, Chater's house, on the 31St July 1909· ...