1298 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 21ST DECEMBER, 1895.
8. Candidates must give notice of their intention to compete on or before July the 1st in each year,
(after the first year), and age will be reckoned up to that date.
9. In 1896, the first Scholarship is to be given for Burmese; the second for Arabic; and the third for Chinese; but in the event of there being no Candidates by the 1st April, 1896, for these subjects, Gujarati or Marathi, or both, will be substituted; due announcement will be made of the subjects selected for subsequent years.
10. Successful Competitors must, previous to receiving payments from time to time on account of the Scholarships, produce evidence, satisfactorily to the Committee of the School, that they are pursuing their studies.
11. The Committee of the School may abstain from awarding any Scholarship if, in the judgment of
the Examiners, sufficient merit be not shown.
19th October, 1895.
F. A. ABEL,
Secretary and Director of the Imperial Institute.
The "Ouseley" Scholarships have been awarded as follows:-
YEAR.
SUBJECT.
1892
Arabic
1893
Arabic
Persian
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1894
Hindustani
Persian
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Chinese
1895
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Hindustani Turkish Chinese
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EXAMINERS.
Dr. WELLS.
Prof. SALMONÉ.
Dr. WELLS.
Mr. Joux T. PLATTS.
MIRZA HUSSEIN KULI KHAN.
Mr. JOHN T. PLATTS.
Dr. ROBERT BRUCE.
Sir THOMAS WADE. Mr. JOHN T. PLATTS. Dr. CHARLES WELLS.
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AWARDED TO.
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Mr. HENRY LEITNER, junr.
Mr. E. DENNISON ROSS.
No Competitors.
Mr. DIWAN TEK CHAND. No Competitors.
Mr. ASGHAR ALI. Mr. L. STENNET H. AMERY. No Competitors.
SCHOLARSHIPS.
1896.
The examinations in connection with the "Ouseley" Scholarships for proficiency in Modern Oriental Languages for 1896 will take place as follows:-
SUBJECT.
Burmese
Arabic
Chinese
EXAMINER.
PLACE.
DATE.
GEN. R. D. ARDAGH, I.C.S.
CHARLES WELLS, Esq., Ph.D.
W. A. PICKERING, Esq.
King's College, London.
King's College, London.
King's College, London.
Probably early in July.
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The above dates and the names of Examiners are subject to alteration. For further particulars apply to the Secretary, "S.M.O.S." Imperial Institute, London, S.W. Candidates should give notice of intention to compete as soon as possible.
The following is an outline of the character of the examinations of 1896:—
BURMESE.
(Examiner:-GENERAL R. D. Ardagh.)
(1) To translate, in writing, from Burmese into English, moderately short passages selected from,
severally :-
(a) The Manee Yadanà bon Kyantsa.
(b) The Mance Kondalà Wuttoo.
(e) The Mahau-tha-htà Zât-daw Gyee Wuttoo.
(2) To translate, in writing, from English into Burmese.-
(a) About fifteen lines of English prose.
(b) A few short sentences to test acquaintance with Idiom and Grammar.
(3) To write a short essay on a subject selected by the Examiner.
(4) To read and interpret vivâ voce a Burmese letter or official document. (5) To converse briefly in Burmese.