CO129-179 - Governor Hennessy - 1877 [9-12] — Page 28

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8.

4.

"now called to the subject of "interpretation in the Court of this I tried that the importance of holding out sufficient inducement

Xvolny.

"to entice

men to

Join

the

"Government Service is Interpreters "may not be overlooked?"

The unsatisfactory state of things disclosed in these opinions recalls the report addressed to the Duke of Newcastle by Sir Hercules Robinson in despatch No. 84 of the 8th of March 1861. In that

thank

the ward

ent

despatch the Governor pointed

... of good interpreters and recommended a scheme for the establishment of Colonial Cadetship.

The scheme so recommended

9.

had originally

been

engaged by

D. Legge. It was approved by the Secretary of State and successfully started. But fortunately in spite of the remonstrances of D. Legge it

MASA

was abandoned

gradually

and in

its place

was substituted what

was called a Professor

of Chinese Studies. The latter has failed to produce a single interpreter arriving in thingping

10.

On

I found a letter from D. Eitel, the head of the London Missionary

Society have, who had most kindly

volunteered to direct the Chinese Studies in connection with the

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27 8. 4. "now called to the subject of "interpretation in the Court of this I tried that the importance of holding out sufficient inducement Xvolny. "to entice men to Join the "Government Service is Interpreters "may not be overlooked?" The unsatisfactory state of things disclosed in these opinions recalls the report addressed to the Duke of Newcastle by Sir Hercules Robinson in despatch No. 84 of the 8th of March 1861. In that thank the ward ent despatch the Governor pointed ... of good interpreters and recommended a scheme for the establishment of Colonial Cadetship. The scheme so recommended 9. had originally been engaged by D. Legge. It was approved by the Secretary of State and successfully started. But fortunately in spite of the remonstrances of D. Legge it MASA was abandoned gradually and in its place was substituted what was called a Professor of Chinese Studies. The latter has failed to produce a single interpreter arriving in thingping 10. On I found a letter from D. Eitel, the head of the London Missionary Society have, who had most kindly volunteered to direct the Chinese Studies in connection with the
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27 8. 4. "now called to the subjust of "interpretation in the Cemit of this I tried that the importance of holding ont sufficient inducecuent Xvolny. "to ennpretent men to Join the "Government Service is Interpreters "may not be werlooked?" The unsatisfacting state of things disclosed in these opinions recalls the report addrefped to the Auke of Newearls by Sir Cercules Robinam in despalate Nr. 8q of the aged of March 1861. In that thank the ward ent despatch the Guverior pointed of good interfecters and reemmended a scheme for the establishment of Colmial Cadetilifu. The scheme so recommended 9. had originally been enggated by D. Jegge. It was approved by the Secretary of State and evereffully started. Ut fortimately in spite of the remonstrances of t. Legge it MASA abandoned gradually ར་ཟིང་ཟད་འི་རི་མ༑་ ་ཐ་ད་ད་ཐིག་ ༼་་ its place and in was eubitituted what komminen was called a Proourd of for Chinese Studies. The latter has failed to produce a single interpreten anival in thingping 10. Ou may I found a refront from D. Estil, the head of the London Misoimary Society have, who had most Kindly volunteered to direct the Chinese Studies in emmnection with the
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8.

4.

"now called to the subjust of "interpretation in the Cemit of this I tried that the importance of holding ont sufficient inducecuent

Xvolny.

"to ennpretent

men to

Join

the

"Government Service is Interpreters "may not be werlooked?"

The unsatisfacting state of things disclosed in these opinions recalls the report addrefped to the Auke of Newearls by Sir Cercules Robinam in despalate Nr. 8q of the aged of March 1861. In that

thank

the ward

ent

despatch the Guverior pointed

of good interfecters and reemmended a scheme for the establishment of Colmial Cadetilifu.

The scheme so recommended

9.

had originally

been

enggated by

D. Jegge. It was approved by the Secretary of State and evereffully started. Ut fortimately in spite of the remonstrances of t. Legge it

MASA

abandoned

gradually

ར་ཟིང་ཟད་འི་རི་མ༑་ ་ ་ ་ ་ཐ་ད་ད་ཐིག་

༼་་

its place

and in

was eubitituted what

komminen

was called a Proourd of

for Chinese Studies. The latter has failed to produce a single interpreten anival in thingping

10.

Ou

may

I found a refront from D. Estil, the head of the London Misoimary

Society have, who had most Kindly

volunteered to direct the Chinese Studies in emmnection with the

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