CO129-226 - Acting Governor Marsh - 1886 [4-5] — Page 369

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to the Hongkong for

to have one

officer

who can communicate

directly with

Affiche language with any high Chinese Officials who may visit the Colony, I am of

Opinin

that it will be

desirable to provide

W. May with the means of retaining his knowledge of Pekinese; and I have therefore to instruct you to press the vote

for the

sum

all required

for this purpose.

Page 365

3. I do not

however

think it will be

necessary

to keep

more than one officer

acquainted

with

this language;

and I leave it to your

discretion to decide

whether to leave W.

Smith at Pekin to

finish

his course

should it be well

advanced

or to

bring him back to

Hongkong

Cantonese

4.

I am further of

opinion that both M. Sercombe Smith and M. May, if the latter is willing to learn

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to the Hongkong for to have one officer who can communicate directly with Affiche language with any high Chinese Officials who may visit the Colony, I am of Opinin that it will be desirable to provide W. May with the means of retaining his knowledge of Pekinese; and I have therefore to instruct you to press the vote for the sum all required for this purpose. Page 365 3. I do not however think it will be necessary to keep more than one officer acquainted with this language; and I leave it to your discretion to decide whether to leave W. Smith at Pekin to finish his course should it be well advanced or to bring him back to Hongkong Cantonese 4. I am further of opinion that both M. Sercombe Smith and M. May, if the latter is willing to learn
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to the Hongkong for to have one officer who can communicate directly with Affiche language with any high (benese Officials who may visit the Colony, Jam of Opinin that it will be desirable to provide W. May with the means of retaining his knowledge of Pekinese; and thave Therefore to unstruct fou to press the vote for the Il own All require for this purpose. 3. I do not however 365 think it will be have necessary to keep mon than are Lue officer acquainted with this language; and I leave it to your. discretion to decide whether to leave W- Smith at Pekin to finish his cour should it be well advanced to bring him back to at once Hongkong Contonese 4. A to learn Jam further of Ppinim that both M. Sercombe Smith and M. May ifthe litteris willing to loven Ye
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to the Hongkong for

to have one

officer

who can communicate

directly with

Affiche language with any high (benese Officials who may visit the Colony, Jam of

Opinin

that it will be

desirable to provide

W. May with the means of retaining his knowledge of Pekinese; and thave Therefore to unstruct fou to press the vote

for the

Il own

All require

for this purpose.

3. I do not

however

365

think it will be

have

necessary

to keep

mon than are

Lue officer

acquainted

with

this language;

and I leave it to your.

discretion to decide

whether to leave W-

Smith at Pekin to

finish

his cour

should it be well

advanced

to

bring him back to

at once

Hongkong

Contonese

4.

A

to learn

Jam further of

Ppinim that both M. Sercombe Smith and M. May ifthe litteris willing to loven

Ye

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