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increase
British prestige in that
Empire, and, by spreading
a
know-
ledge of the English language, to
facilitate the trading operations of Your Majesty's subjects.
with
It has been thought desirable
a
view to increasing
tion of the University
the reputa-
in the
eyes
of
the Chinese that Your Majesty's Gover
ment should associate themselves
with
with it in some
way,
and it is
considered that this can best be
done
by making
αν
annual
grant
of £300 from Imperial funds to be devoted to the establishment of scholarships to be held by Chinese British subjects.
Lord brewe feels that the
prestige of these scholarships would be greatly enhanced if they could be
associated