It may (as is not unlikely to be the case) that the Government have not hitherto found it worth their while to bestow much care or grant much Money, in sufficient return for their outlay, on Schools conducted by Missionary Societies. The present bias of these Schools is to inculcate English on account of premature removals caused by the great demand for English-speaking youths.
An Institution like St Paul's College, susceptible of a wider range of aims, depending mainly on funds collected in England for its support by individual collecting efforts, and unconnected at the present time with any public society - (I beg to submit) deserves the fostering encouragement of Government.
Your Excellency has been made aware in previous communications of the absence from the Colony of suitable English boys to form the materials of a respectable and efficient class of Interpreters. We have at present thirty-three pupils in the College, mostly varying from twelve to eighteen years of age; of whom seven pay for their board a monthly sum of from two to three Dollars each.
Our principal Chinese teacher is a graduate of the Kien-jin degree, well known at Hongkong from having formerly kept a superior College at Tsat-shan near Canton, previous to its capture by the local Triad Society Rebels. Your Excellency is too well aware of the high position of a Kien-jin graduate to render it necessary to be informed by me of the standing likely to be given to St. Paul's College by our having, about three months ago, secured his services.
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susceptible of a
a wider
range of aimes,
depending mainly on fanss of my :collecting in England for
individual collecting
support; - and unconnected at the present time with any public society - ( I beg
to subunit ) deserves the fostering
encouragement
of
Government:
Your Excellency has been made
aware in previous commonarcations
of the absence from the Colony of suitable English boys
is the materials
of
respectable and
Interpreters
efficient class
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We have at present therey thensse pupils in the College, mostly varying
from twelve to eighteen years of age; of whom seven pay for their board Mouthly
sum of from two to three Dollars each.
Our principal Chinese tracher
is a graduate of the Kenjon degree, well Known at Houghong from having
formerly Kept a superior College at
Tut-shan near Canton, previous to its
is too well aware
of
Capture by the local Triad Society Rebels
Your Excellency the high position of a new-jin graduate,
+necessary to be informed
to render it nei
by
me of the standing likely to be given to St. Paul's College by
our
having, about.
three mouths. secured his services. -
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