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increase

British prestige in that

Empire, and, by spreading

a

know-

ledge of the English language, to

facilitate the trading operations of Your Majesty's subjects.

with

It has been thought desirable

a

view to increasing

tion of the University

the reputa-

in the

eyes

of

the Chinese that Your Majesty's Gover

ment should associate themselves

with

with it in some

way,

and it is

considered that this can best be

done

by making

αν

annual

grant

of £300 from Imperial funds to be devoted to the establishment of scholarships to be held by Chinese British subjects.

Lord brewe feels that the

prestige of these scholarships would be greatly enhanced if they could be

associated