CO129-280 - Public Offices & Others - 1897 — Page 259

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spent years in the study of two other of the principal dialects of China, Hakka and Swatow dialect spoken in the neighbourhood of Amoy and Chaozhou (or Teochew); and I have received the sanction of the Government to publish two books on the bonus for the furtherance of the knowledge of the dialects.

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient servant,

J. Ayer Ball

Chief Interpreter, Supreme Court, Hong Kong.

OTHER WORKS BY THE SAME AUTHOR

CANTONESE MADE EASY, Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged $3.00 'HOW TO SPEAK CANTONESE.' Fifty Practical Conversations in Cantonese $1.00 'READINGS IN CANTONESE COLLOQUIAL' $2.00 'THE CANTONESE-MADE-EASY Vocabulary,' Second Edition $0.75 'EASY SENTENCES IN THE CANTONESE DIALECT,' with a Vocabulary $0.75 'EASY SENTENCES IN THE HAKKA DIALECT,' with a Vocabulary, Second Edition $2.00 'AN ENGLISH-CANTONESE POCKET VOCABULARY,' without the Chinese Characters or Tonic Marks, &c., Second Edition $0.50 'How To WRITE THE RADICALS' $0.50 'How To WRITE CHINESE '-Part I. $2.00 'THE SAN-WÚI DIALECT' $3.50 'THE TUNG-KWUN DIALECT' $2.00 'THE ENGLISH-CHINESE COOKERY BOOK' 'THINGS CHINESE,' Second Edition 'Hakka Made Easy ! – Part I.

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spent years in the study of two other of the principal dialects of China, Hakka and Swatow dialect spoken in the neighbourhood of Amoy and Chaozhou (or Teochew); and I have received the sanction of the Government to publish two books on the bonus for the furtherance of the knowledge of the dialects. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your most obedient servant, J. Ayer Ball Chief Interpreter, Supreme Court, Hong Kong. OTHER WORKS BY THE SAME AUTHOR CANTONESE MADE EASY, Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged $3.00 'HOW TO SPEAK CANTONESE.' Fifty Practical Conversations in Cantonese $1.00 'READINGS IN CANTONESE COLLOQUIAL' $2.00 'THE CANTONESE-MADE-EASY Vocabulary,' Second Edition $0.75 'EASY SENTENCES IN THE CANTONESE DIALECT,' with a Vocabulary $0.75 'EASY SENTENCES IN THE HAKKA DIALECT,' with a Vocabulary, Second Edition $2.00 'AN ENGLISH-CANTONESE POCKET VOCABULARY,' without the Chinese Characters or Tonic Marks, &c., Second Edition $0.50 'How To WRITE THE RADICALS' $0.50 'How To WRITE CHINESE '-Part I. $2.00 'THE SAN-WÚI DIALECT' $3.50 'THE TUNG-KWUN DIALECT' $2.00 'THE ENGLISH-CHINESE COOKERY BOOK' 'THINGS CHINESE,' Second Edition 'Hakka Made Easy ! Part I. 4388 AN 97 955 Price $3.00 3.00 3.00 T 1.00 31 2.00 12
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spent years in the study of two other of the principal Sonnes of bolond, lefinder spoken in the Linkka; and I have received the written two books out the bonus for for the knowledge of the Swatow :) enclose a list of the books "I I have written., I have the honour to be, Sir, Your most obedient servant, J. Ayer Ball Thief Interpreter Supreme Court, Houghing. 4388 OTHER WORKS BY THE SAME AUTHOR AN 97 955 Price $3.00 3.00 3.00 T 1.00 31 2.00 12 CANTONESE MADE EASY, Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged 'HOW TO SPEAK CANTONESE.' Fifty Practical Conversations in Cantonese * READINGS IN CANTONESE COLLOQUIAL' THE CANTONESE-MADE-EASY Vocabulary,' Second Edition EASY SENTENCES IN THE CANTONESE DIALECT,' with a Vocabulary EASY SENTENCES IN THE HAKKA DIALECT,' with €1 Vocabulary, Second Edition AN ENGLISH-CANTONESE POCKET VOCABULARY,' without the Chinese Characters or Tonic Marks, &c., Second Edition How To WRITE THE RADICALS' How To WRITE CHINESE '-Purt I. THE SAN-WÚI DIALECT' THE TUNG-KWUN DIALECT ' THE ENGLISH-CHINESE COOKERY BOOK' THINGS CHINESE,' Second Edition Hakka Made Easy ! Part I. 1.00 0.75 严学 0.75 13 2.00 1 0.50 0.50 2.00 =1 3.50 1: སྐ " 2.00
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spent years in the study of two other of the principal Sonnes of bolond, lefinder spoken in the

Linkka; and I have received the

written two books out the bonus for

for the knowledge of the

Swatow :) enclose a list of the books

"I

I have written.,

I have the honour to be,

Sir,

Your most obedient servant, J. Ayer Ball

Thief Interpreter Supreme Court, Houghing.

4388

OTHER WORKS BY THE SAME AUTHOR AN 97

955

Price $3.00

3.00

3.00

T

1.00

31

2.00

12

CANTONESE MADE EASY, Second Edition, Revised and Enlarged

'HOW TO SPEAK CANTONESE.' Fifty Practical Conversations in Cantonese

* READINGS IN CANTONESE COLLOQUIAL'

THE CANTONESE-MADE-EASY Vocabulary,' Second Edition

EASY SENTENCES IN THE CANTONESE DIALECT,' with a Vocabulary

EASY SENTENCES IN THE HAKKA DIALECT,' with €1 Vocabulary,

Second Edition

AN ENGLISH-CANTONESE POCKET VOCABULARY,' without the Chinese

Characters or Tonic Marks, &c., Second Edition

How To WRITE THE RADICALS'

How To WRITE CHINESE '-Purt I.

THE SAN-WÚI DIALECT'

THE TUNG-KWUN DIALECT '

THE ENGLISH-CHINESE COOKERY BOOK'

THINGS CHINESE,' Second Edition

Hakka Made Easy ! – Part I.

1.00

0.75

严学

0.75

13

2.00

1

0.50

0.50

2.00

=1

3.50

1:

སྐ

"

2.00

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