How seriously the British Chamber of Commerce in Shanghai has taken up the question of the study of the Chinese language by commercial men is clearly shown int! Chamber's "Journal." In addition to a full report of the meeting at which the Chamber's Language School was inaugurated, emphasis is laid upon the advantages of a knowledge Chinese in other articles. The Editor points out that no attempt was made to disguise the difficulties of the task to which the Chamber's sixty students are addressing themselves. "Two hours a day on five days a week for year after year are stiff prospect, but it cannot for one moment be doubted that this great game is abundantly worth its candle." The subject of study of the Language School is Mandarin, but there is evidently a demand for instruction in the local dialect, and upon this subject an interesting article is contributed by ""T. G. D."
Another article, "The British Business-Women in China,"—suggests that women be admitted to the school, and with regard to this the Editor comments: "It may be doubted whether any substantial number of women seriously desires this privilege, but the Committee may be trusted to give careful and sympathetic consideration to this, or any other reasonable project for the better instruction of British subjects in the tongues, thoughts and manners of our Chinese friends."
The writer of the article on Brit ish business-women in China points out that the export of drawn thread, work in Swatow owes its origin to the enterprise of a British lady, but he adds that the Far East contains few women who can be considered as seriously engaged in business, It need not, however, be hoped of feared that this will continue much longer. The same pressure which ix driving woman to set her foot on the higher rungs of the business ladder in Europe will in due time begin inexorably to operate in China, The writer believes that, granted anything like equal training, the future British business woman China will be more efficient by far than the best that Germany can possibly pit against her. The training, however, is the crux of the matter and it is suggested that the advantages of the Language School should be extended to British business women.
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