They your
Oxford, attending other lectures, white
Chimer under
by Thur
of their time to the shiny of Chimeur under myself, how that within six months
J landing
at Horglory, they wonder br br p For prepared for the duties of their source Han
if they went out to the last immedia utily after their appornturent, and to other wror better fitted for horfulmp in the Colony. I propp not only the Chimar written language and its literature,
and its letrature, but also an
acermentance specially with the cantoneal Cottoqinal dialet, which is the principale distret in Hongkong.
Bay Wild
The atvor remarks are appliable to yoring
men intended for service in the Straits Settknents. I résidro there at ma lacio from the Encl of 1839 to the spring of 1840. Interpreters there must know
rarily The Malay
"guage, which is conly quired; but it is also very important that they should be acquaintiol with the Chinor
and with the diabet of written characters Cantor provene
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I pinture to submit the preceding oboetta tions to your
Lordship's consideration, and Ko that the proposition that young men intended for the formount service as
and the Maito Interpretios in Hong Kong
opr
have
care,
will of approved
Sittinents shouts have en preparatory training under my by your Lordship
nay care,
I am auxions that the Chinrar chair
in this university stouter not only do its part
+ in the promotion of linguratic
silence, but also be proctically helpful
to British intiveats in the land.
I have the honour to br
Your Lordship's.
Most obs Arnt humible seroan &
James Ligge
with the author's Nopeelifet
complisatuled
INAUGURAL LECTURE,
ON THE
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CONSTITUTING OF A CHINESE CHAIR
IN THE
UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD;
DELIVERED IN THE SHELDONIAN THEATRE,
OCTOBER 27, 1876.
BY
REV. JAMES LEGGE, M.A. Oxrond, LL.D. ABERDEEN,
Professor of the Chinese Language und Literature.
Oxford and London:
JAMES PARKER AND CO.
London:
TRÜBNER AND CO., 57 AND 69, LUDGATE HILL.
1876.