CO129-260 - Governor Sir Robinson Acting Governor O-Brien - 1893 [9-12] — Page 199

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stated in the same letter) that in the event of such failure

such the period during which have acted as Police Magistrate Hongkong will not be allowed to count as pensionable service, but humbly ask your Lordship to reconsider your decision In the following

i

reasons

By a letter from the

Colonial Office addressed to

myself and dated May 17th 1892 it was suggested to me that I might devote portion of my leave to

studying Chinese, a Professor of Chinese at King's College.

Accordingly applied to Douglas, but as he could only speak the Mandarin dialect and not the Cantonese, he was

obviously of no assistance to me. Thereupon entered into correspondence

with various missionaries who one and all expressed their opinion that it was a hopeless task to attempt to learn Chinese in England.

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198 at stated in the same letter) that in the event of such failure such the period during which have acted as Police Magistrate Hongkong will not be allowed to count as pensionable service, but humbly ask your Lordship to reconsider your decision In the following i reasons By a letter from the Colonial Office addressed to myself and dated May 17th 1892 it was suggested to me that I might devote portion of my leave to studying Chinese, a Professor of Chinese at King's College. Accordingly applied to Douglas, but as he could only speak the Mandarin dialect and not the Cantonese, he was obviously of no assistance to me. Thereupon entered into correspondence with various missionaries who one and all expressed their opinion that it was a hopeless task to attempt to learn Chinese in England.
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198

at

stated in the same letter) that in the event of auch Jailure

Jauch the feriod during which have arted as Police Magistrate Hongkong will not be allowed to count as pensionable service, but Thumbly ask your Lordship to reconsider your decision In the following

i

reasons

By a letter from the

Colonial Office addressed to

myself and dated May 17th Heaven

derate some

you

9211

92

1892 it was suggests to me that I might deroke portion of my leave to

Chinese under th

studying Dongles, a Professor of Chinese at King's College.

to the Taccordingly applied Souglas, but as he could valy Speak the Mandarin diabet and not the Cantonese, te

obviously of assistance to me. Thereupon entered into correofondemne

Was

хо

with various missionaries who one and all expressed their opinion that it was a hopeless back to allerft To learn Chinese in England.

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