With the idea of a repoblio be-them, the Chinese polit or quasi' politicians have given serious thought to the question of The opinion is expressed that 1 be 00 two principles, worked conjointly, namely, " property qualification and an educational qualfication. It is realized that it would be imponible to pata vote into the bande be demanded from those desire suffrage open the educational qualification.
While the subject of an educational aoffcage qualification has been under the question of education has time being been shelved, as one which can be dealt with La one aspect has been giv attention, and that is the fact at preseat practically all the ecbools are shat. Without touching upon the scheme of edacatinn that will be considered under (me, ways and cheang are being considered for the re-opening of the schools at an early da Busy minds are, however, looking education, ind 10 the taken place at the meetings of the different bodies one or two suggestions have beea allowed to drop. Ose of these was in effect to do away completely with the present Chinese characters, and to substitute for them an alphabet. Such " sngion has naturally met with oppasand such sound argoments hi been addressed against it ae that it would resalt in the extinction of the mass of Chinese literature which has been handed down through the cen-taries. It seems to be the intention in fatare, when matters are apon a proper basis, to introduce in the carriculs of the schools more English, thie for basices purposes.
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