CO129-120 - Sir MacDonnell - 1867 [1-2] — Page 425

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examples physical forces that lie so abundently about subservients to useful furfores of daily life, may awaken a afirit of useful inquiry hitherts tapt down by the stultifying aux narrow discipline. however laborions- of an adinary Chinese education.

It is quite true that the youths who frequent the Schools do so at present almost solely with a view to the profits which they can hereafter make out of the limited knowledge of English there acquired, and

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it would of course be difficult to prove by actual demonstration the direct advantage which Government can have in developing a desire for acquiring other useful knowledge.

I would however suggest that this is just one of the peculiar experiments which the establishment of this Colony afford facilities for trying- and the results of which cannot but be interesting to a large circle of friends of China.

At present this Government is not in a position to undertake anything of a very costly character.

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4. 3 ther les whereby the us are made examples physical forces that lie so abundently about subservients to useful furfores of daily life, may awaken a afirit of useful inquiry hitherts tapt down by the stultifying aux narrow discipline. however laborions- of an adinary Chinese education. 4. It is quite true that the youths who frequent the Schools do so at present almost solely with a view to the profits which they can hereafter make out of the limited knowledge of English there acquired, and 423 a it would of course be difficult to prove by actual demonstration the direct advantage which Government can have in developing a desire for acquiring other useful knowledge. 5. I would however suggest that this is just one of the peculiar experiments which the establishment of this Colony afford facilities for trying- and the results of which cannot but be interesting to a large circle of friends of China. b. At present this Government is not in a position to undertake anything of a very costly character.

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4. 3 ther les whereby the us are made examples physical forces that lie so abundently about subservients to useful furfores of daily life, may awaken a afirit of useful inquiry hitherts tapt down by the stultifying aux narrow discipline. however laborions- of an adinary Chinese education. 4. It is quite true that the youths who frequent the Autres School do so at present so at present almost solely with a view to the profite which they can hereafter make out of the limited knowledgen of English there acquired, and > 423 a it would of course be difficult to frove by actual demonstration the direct advantage which Government can have im developing a dearie for acquiring other useful knowledge. 5. I would however er suggest that this is just one of the peculiar experiments which the establishment of this Colony afford facilities for trying- and the results of which cannot but be interesting to a large circle of friend of China. b. At present this Government is not in a fosition to undertake anything of a very colly Chruchy

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les whereby the

us are made

education.

It is quite true that the youths who frequent the Autres

School do so at present

so at present almost

solely with a view to the profite which they can

hereafter make

out of the limited knowledgen of English there acquired, and

423

it would of course be difficult to frove by actual demonstration the direct advantage which Government can have im developing a dearie for acquiring other useful knowledge.

I would however

er suggest that this is just one of the peculiar

experiments which the establishment of this Colony afford facilities for trying- and the results of which cannot but be interesting to a large circle of friend of China.

At present this Government is not in a fosition to undertake anything of a very colly Chruchy

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