to the Hongkong for
to have one
officer
who can communicate
directly with
Affiche language with any high Chinese Officials who may visit the Colony, I am of
Opinin
that it will be
desirable to provide
W. May with the means of retaining his knowledge of Pekinese; and I have therefore to instruct you to press the vote
for the
sum
all required
for this purpose.
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3. I do not
however
think it will be
necessary
to keep
more than one officer
acquainted
with
this language;
and I leave it to your
discretion to decide
whether to leave W.
Smith at Pekin to
finish
his course
should it be well
advanced
or to
bring him back to
Hongkong
Cantonese
4.
I am further of
opinion that both M. Sercombe Smith and M. May, if the latter is willing to learn