CO129-193 - Governor Hennessy - 1881 [5-7] — Page 73

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8

719

"Chinese into English

V

"

required. I gave that

English was required.

appointment by open competition. I had the

good fortune to secure the services of his

Lordship the Bishop of Victoria, of my deceased

friend Mr. Charles May, who was at the head

of the Magistracy, and of the Honourable Ng Choy

as three independent examiners to conduct the examination for that appointment. They

reported that eleven boys presented themselves

as candidates for the examination. I believe

they were all Chinese youths,

but I am sorry

they reported that not one

"could pass the examination, and the reason

they gave in their report

was the want of

power or experience in translating Chinese

into English. Well, in the following year

my honourable friend Dr. Stewart, the

headmaster of the School, tested for me the

capacity of the boys of this school in speaking English, and Dr. Stewart presented a report

to the Government in which he said of the

Chinese boys eighteen

were able to speak English with considerable fluency, fifty

spoke with diffidence, and 336 could not be said

to speak English at all. Now, another independent examination has been held within the last few days by an impartial

board of examiners, and I find that that board, speaking through the report of Dr. Chalmers, inform me that scarcely any of the Chinese boys produced in translation into English a single grammatical sentence, and in another part of Dr. Chalmers' report he

says, "The classes for translation

are barely

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8 719 "Chinese into English V " required. I gave that English was required. appointment by open competition. I had the good fortune to secure the services of his Lordship the Bishop of Victoria, of my deceased friend Mr. Charles May, who was at the head of the Magistracy, and of the Honourable Ng Choy as three independent examiners to conduct the examination for that appointment. They reported that eleven boys presented themselves as candidates for the examination. I believe they were all Chinese youths, but I am sorry they reported that not one "could pass the examination, and the reason they gave in their report was the want of power or experience in translating Chinese into English. Well, in the following year my honourable friend Dr. Stewart, the headmaster of the School, tested for me the capacity of the boys of this school in speaking English, and Dr. Stewart presented a report to the Government in which he said of the Chinese boys eighteen were able to speak English with considerable fluency, fifty spoke with diffidence, and 336 could not be said to speak English at all. Now, another independent examination has been held within the last few days by an impartial board of examiners, and I find that that board, speaking through the report of Dr. Chalmers, inform me that scarcely any of the Chinese boys produced in translation into English a single grammatical sentence, and in another part of Dr. Chalmers' report he says, "The classes for translation are barely
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8

719

"Chinese into English

V

"

required. I gave that

English was required.

appointment by open competition. I had the

good fortune to secure the services of his

Lordship the Bishop of Victoria, of my damcented

friend Mr. Charles May, who was at the head

of the Magistracy, and of the Honourable Ng- Choy

as three independent. examiners to conduct the examination for that appointment. They

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f

reported that eleven boys presented themselves

as candidates for the examination. I believe

were all Chinese youths,

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they

to

say

the examiners.

but I

Am.

sorry

reported that not one

"could pass the examination, and the reason

they gave

in their report

was the want of

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power or experience in translating Chircase

I into Exglish. Well, in the following year

honourable friend D. Stewart, the

"ashed my

4

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headmaster of the School, to test for me the ~

capacity of the boys of this school in speaking English, and Dr. Stewart presented a sport

to the Government in which he said of the "Chinese boys eighteen

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able to were able

speak English with considerable fluency, fifty sight spotle

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with diffidence, and 336 could not be said

to

speak English at all. Now, another independent examination has been held within the last few days by an impartial_ -few-days

"board of

examiners, and I find that that board, speaking through the report of D: "Chalssiers, inform me that scarely any of the Chinese boys produced in translation into English a single grammatical sentences, and in another part of Dr. Chalmers report he

"says, "The classes for trsnslation

are

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