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My Committee do not think it can be justly contended that the manners of a British merchant very greatly suffer by comparison with those of his German competitor,212 although perhaps the former is naturally more reserved and the Chinese may prefer a more familiar treatment. My Committee
agree that it would be better if the heads of British firms
were more ready to personally acquaint themselves with their
customers and deal direct with them.
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My Committee cannot substantiate the statement which appears in this report, and which seems to be so firmly
rooted in the minds of officialdom that the Germans in China
possessed a considerable knowledge of the Chinese language.
At least as regards South Chine there is no evidence that the
Germans had a better knowledge, generally speaking, than their
British competitors; in fact, the evidence is to the contrary
for many of the locally-born Britons can speak Chinese fluently
and probably at least as many indentured Britons acquired a
working knowledge of the language as did the Germans. by Committee admit that, apart from any question of a comparison, it is highly desirable that a knowledge of the Chinese language
should be acquired by the greatest possible number of Britons
engaged in trade in China and, in this connection, it is a
matter of peculiar satisfaction to them that even in these
difficult times the Language School founded by the Chamber
of Commerce is proving an undoubted success, and in normal
times will be an even greater one.
I am &c.,
(9.) E. A. M. Williams,
Secretary.
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