CO129-190 - Governor Hennessy - 1880 [10-12] — Page 181

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Matters in question in the colony which he has, with a

heightened sense of

179

came before he left England to impress upon him

the absolute necessity of his becoming a good

Chinese Scholar if with a view to

improving

Some ulterior point viz

virtues & bad treatment

of

the Chinese; and

a

regards

the relation

of

cadetships

to interpretation

he

appears

to me to be

owing

Hong Kong higher posts were

filled by

Why

Que

good interpreters wanted?

Because English judges & magistrates have not in past time been able to discover in their speak & understand Chinese sufficiently well. By training up future magistrates with as perfect a knowledge as possible of the language the necessity for high class interpreters

as

will become obviated. Yet to this course

2

of "Eitel" objects a complaint that we

send out men who wish to be more

than

has

interpreters. In Lockhart it seems had the audacity to "frankly" "state" that

he does not aim at becoming

an interpreter

but at rising

In other words before

to higher posts in the Civil

Service:

I took

good

he was

to

Get m.

m. (n

the

Civil Service I told him that the

men

more and more to be

Conversant

Likely who were thoroughly

with the native language.

I am now revising

the Hong Kong regulations

but do not propose to conform them to British C.P.L

News

Page 21. Sec

Sir D. P. Hennessy delays the transmission of the amended pension minute for upwards of 2 years

and then encumbers it with other questions which would have been best dealt with

separately

1. The practice appears to have arisen in Hong Kong of giving Chinese public servants gratuities, at the rate of one month's pay for each year

Dec.

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Matters in question in the colony which he has, with a heightened sense of 179 came before he left England to impress upon him the absolute necessity of his becoming a good Chinese Scholar if with a view to improving Some ulterior point viz virtues & bad treatment of the Chinese; and a regards the relation of cadetships to interpretation he appears to me to be owing Hong Kong higher posts were filled by Why Que good interpreters wanted? Because English judges & magistrates have not in past time been able to discover in their speak & understand Chinese sufficiently well. By training up future magistrates with as perfect a knowledge as possible of the language the necessity for high class interpreters as will become obviated. Yet to this course 2 of "Eitel" objects a complaint that we send out men who wish to be more than has interpreters. In Lockhart it seems had the audacity to "frankly" "state" that he does not aim at becoming an interpreter but at rising In other words before to higher posts in the Civil Service: I took good he was to Get m. m. (n the Civil Service I told him that the men more and more to be Conversant Likely who were thoroughly with the native language. I am now revising the Hong Kong regulations but do not propose to conform them to British C.P.L News Page 21. Sec Sir D. P. Hennessy delays the transmission of the amended pension minute for upwards of 2 years and then encumbers it with other questions which would have been best dealt with separately 1. The practice appears to have arisen in Hong Kong of giving Chinese public servants gratuities, at the rate of one month's pay for each year Dec.
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Manta in questions in the coy Slobich he has, with a 179 came before he left England to impress refpon him the absolute necessity of his becoming a good Chinese Scholar if view to froving Some ulterior point viz virtues & bad treatment of the Chinese; and a regends the relation f cadetships to inter pretation he affeaus to me to be wing Hong Kong higher pisits were filled by Why Que good interpretues wanted? Because English judges & magistrate have not in past time been able to de bi cover in their speak & understand Chinese Sufficicatly well. By training up future magistrates with as ferfect & knowledge as possible of the language the necessity for high class interpreters as will become obviated. Yet to this course 2 of "Eitel object's a complains that we of"? send out men who wish to be more tham has interfectus. In Lockhout it seems had the audacity to "framily" "state" that ho does not aim at becoming an intapreta but at rising In other words befo to & higher posts in the Civil Juice: I took good he was to Get m. m. (n the Civil Savice I told him that the meu more d more to be Conversant Likely who were thoroughly with the native language. I am now revising the Hongking regulations but do not propose to cauform them to Diriteli CP.L News Вес 21. Sec Sir D. P. Hennessy delays the trousmission of the amended pension minate for upwards of 2 years and then encumbers it with other questions which would have been best dealt with with separately 1. The practice appears to have arisen in Houghony of giving Chimère public servants gratuities, at the rate of one months pay for each year Dec.
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Manta in

questions in the coy Slobich he has, with a

179

came before he left England to impress refpon him

the absolute necessity of his becoming a good

Chinese Scholar if

view to

froving

Some ulterior point viz

virtues & bad treatment

of

the Chinese; and

a

regends

the relation

f

cadetships

to inter

pretation

he

affeaus

to me to be

wing

Hong Kong

higher pisits were

filled by

Why

Que

good interpretues wanted?

Because English judges & magistrate have not in past time been able to de bi cover in their speak & understand Chinese Sufficicatly well. By training up future magistrates with as ferfect & knowledge as possible of the language the necessity for high class interpreters

as

will become obviated. Yet to this course

2

of "Eitel object's a complains that we

of"?

send out men who wish to be more

tham

has

interfectus. In Lockhout it seems had the audacity to "framily" "state" that

ho does not aim at becoming

an intapreta

but at rising

In other words befo

to & higher posts in the Civil

Juice:

I took

good

he was

to

Get m.

m. (n

the

Civil Savice I told him that the

meu

more d more to be

Conversant

Likely who were thoroughly

with the native language.

I am now revising

the Hongking regulations

but do not propose to cauform them to Diriteli CP.L

News

Вес

21. Sec

Sir D. P. Hennessy delays the trousmission of the amended pension minate for upwards of 2 years

and then encumbers it with other questions which would have been best dealt with

with separately

1. The practice appears to have arisen in Houghony of giving Chimère public servants gratuities, at the rate of one months pay for each year

Dec.

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