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DIFFICULTY OVER-RATED.
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Mr. Edward Denison Rows (Kooper ak the Stein Antiquities at the British Museum and Professor of Persian at
fil their way to the School of Oriental Studios and there discover an objem of Stolong study.
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of the School of Oriental Studio-Londen al a dozen all told, and the encourage Institution says that two, grant obstaclement of language study in the Civil Ser-instructions are given to the contrary be vice and in the Arary has never been sucit to arous general enthusia
Gooda nos cleared by the 1st December, 1917, will be subject to reat
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maze of Eastern tongues, and (2) the absence of proper incentives.
couragement that has long delayed the establishment in this entry, of w School of Oriental Studios.
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atly to be regretted that a language which is understood throughout the length and breadth of India, and which is spoken, though weldom correctly, by thousands of Mglish mea and women daily during their sojourn in that country,
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The average Englishman ha Pexaggerated view of the difficulties which attend the study of Oriental languages as compared with Westes longues, and this is much to be regretted, for, although all Eastern languages have a strange appearance to those who do not know them, it is in practice only the first step that cats, The Rumber of persons who have any idea of the languages spoken by our fellow-subjects east of Suez, in tamént. should so rarely be, an object of soriches ably small, and net till such misconceptudy outside the small band of thous tions are dismissed our we hope for the who seek for rewards. Hindustani is a baring amired Consenson of Carge by spread among our own people of that rich language and is capable of expressare hereby informed that all Goods ar being landed at their risk to the knowledge of the East which is soing the most varied shades of meaning. hazardous kidför ezen bazardous Godowns essential to the happy relations which It possesses a large and growing litera of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co, Ltd, whence and/or from should exist between European and tum covering almost every branch of the wharves, delivery may be obtained. Orical fees. Further than thise there thought, and many fine posts have at rat. 1917, will he subject t
Gooda pot cleared by the 30th November,
to reat. is no doubt that many, pervocia pouscar witten and are writing in it to-day. All" broken, chafed and
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Godowns latent gifts for languages, which are never Undoubtedly many, men and worner in discovered unless they happen to have India would find their days hang loss their enthusiasm accidentally aroused.heavily on their hands had they auch an Some of the greatest scholars in Oriental engrossing hobby as the serious study of languages whom the world has kaewr Hindustani to fall back upon. began their studies in a purely dilettante spirit. Notablo examples are, Sir William Jones, who founded the Asiatic Society of Eregal'; George Sale, the translator of the Koran; and Thomas Chenery, the
translator of Hariri.
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of travellers, but it alsa applies to those who intend to resido in an Eastern coun- So doubt such languages a Chinese try. For, apart from considerations of and Japanese, with their picturesque but climate, which in most Oriental countries inexhaustible hieroglyphics, offer dif- tend at the outset to reduce the energies. culties not to be met with in languages it is certainly the cone that during the written with an alphabet; yet one year's first year or so of residence in a totally serious study of Chine, combined with swange country, a man's' time is fully THE Steamship average mortal deep into the literature, in adapting himself to unwanted fur enthusiasm and courage, will take any occupied in learning his new duties and feline, and mentality of the Chinaman.roundings. Such are not the conditions
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Azuleets with the aid of a translation', he might be "enciuragist to embark on the study of this wonderful language, and realise the keea' pleasure and intellectal gain which this study provides. None of It may now be confidently presumed the other languages taught in the School that with the creation of the School a offer such diffenties no Chinese and fuller recognition will be given to the Japanese. Malay, for example, is sim importance of Oriental studies, and that NEW plicity itself as far as grammar a con with this reguition better prospects will cersed, while Persian, in spite of its be held out both in the scademic and in unfamiliar alphabet,
as an easy language the practicn spheres of activity; and it to acquire. In war-time all oro busy, is to be hoped that the facilities now and there is practically no such thing as offered. will bring about a marked and & leisured class. But when the war is permanent increase in the number of over, thousands of men and women who Oriental students, and that the econo have been actively employed will find interests, both human and literary, which themselves without an occupation, and have hitherto reposed on all too slender. among these are many who have shown foundations may be correspondingly themselves gifted in languages. It is strenghoned.
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