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"certame papers into Chinese, but - having referred your letter to the Commanding Royal Engineer, he states, that he is sorry that Dr Eitel's services cannot be accepted "as that gentleman does not understand the technical terms of the Grade and therefore "could be of little or no assistance "and that he has been tried "by one or two Architects in the "town and has failed to satisfy "contractors about to tender."
2. The Governor trusts that on reconsideration the General will see the propriety of inviting the Commanding Royal Engineer to apologise for making such a statement about the professional capacity of Dr Eitel as a translator.
3. At a recent meeting of the Legislative Council the Government had occasion publicly to refer to his predecessor's description of Dr Eitel as "a renowned Chinese Scholar"; and, on more than one occasion, Sir Thomas Wade has congratulated the Governor on having secured the valuable services of such a thoroughly competent translator.
A few months ago Dr Eitel's eminent scholarship was referred to in the House of Lords, and Her...