58.
"sent to the counting where the language is apchen, and that his progress
I will be
in the
Prefer in to this attain-
•ments in the ther. Chinese is not
studiad at
in Central School as much
"fer the sake of eating the bays acquaint i= "ed will what their Pages
may
Lave written,
eveals a
as that they "possible the language.
for language,
" in the investigative of its alemants and " in the constination of it's parts. Iknow humiliating shactuals than frequently as in Hong King,
"I no more turni
"to pee, as
C
· Gays who know Exglich auch better ・than they no Chinese, who entualy "negle & their own language when they "begin to learn the other, and who, when,
"asked for lite translation
"
of a
letter
or as he' in fail to render its in- "telligibly. If there is anything thank
ought
59.
378
"
ought to be aimed at in connenims with " the school, it is that this disgrace
shall
"
not attacks to it.
this was written at the
time when all the scholars ware Chinese.
It applies equally to all the
bags
wow, of
whatever cratimality. If Chinese need at
Esant foror hours language. bap
A
who
day for their
Own A
ach Chinese
cannot be expected to do onnel at
the language in
less.
I mentioned this matter to
Bishal Burden before I left, and he an
greed with me. He said two hours and
half a day at Chinese was inadequate.
totally
The