merce expends much eloquence and considerable tact in. trying to urge young British traders to." ma themselves acquainted with mysteries of the Chinese language, That there is good precedent. for this effort' tonday's extract from the "North-China Dally News" of July 11, 1878, duly. showed. The steps taken by' the Hongkong fand" Shanghai" Ban Cor fable results. But there can be oration in "those days had valu. [Tittle "doubt" that conditions "now Point even more stringently than hen 0 the Teed for 08 wor knowledge of the Chinese lan.|In Shanghai it is natural!
40 enforce this view for the simple neb ly difieutt reason that English is so' much the medium of ordinary communication the general linguistic improvement which tater again of the British resident Inn place where' exceptional advantages. for Acquiring languages. exist. "Nevertheless it is pertinent to impress on the ambitious young foreigner that investment in the study of Chinese is worthy of his careful notice.
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