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Mr May's stay at Peking should be

extruded for three sconths beyoud that period.

I take advantage of

this

opportunity to state to Your Exxextlinng

that My Hillier is

very

sensible of Your

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Excellency's favorable appreciation of hie service as shown by the considerate offer, conveyed in your letter to me

the 18th ultime, of a

of

an honorarium.

of £100 when the allay and W

Smith shall have completed their

and he requeste

смечае, аnd

Sub-Enclosure.

227

0335 the ch

REGE 24 MAR 85

• Memorandum by Me Hillier on

Studio of all - May and Mr. Smith.

H. 13. M. Legation, Peking

January 15th, 1885-

Having been called upon by Her...

Majesty's Minister to give

av

opiccion as to

the length of time that the Hongkong Cadets

will require to complete the course

of Chinne

studies in which they

AREA AND

engaged, I

have the honour to state that I consider

ue to

inform

tive

years' study necessa

trecessary

to reuder

him

B give

Your Cecetloney that it will

pleasure to accept it.

I have to

(Signed) Herry S. Parkes

anyone competeict to perform the duties of official interpreter or translator:

at

M altery, the Senior of the Cadets

1 present in Peking, will have completed his two · ́ course at the beginning

• year

next,

of December woot, but I strongly

^ecorumiri ð