The commencement of the autumn term of the Chinese Language School lof the British Chamber of Commerce affords an opportunity not only of drawing attention to the good work which the school has done since its inception, but also to the necessity {tor the young man of to-day to acquire a good working knowledge of he language. The days when a man Hoice meet Snettoes notheiery [could come to China and expect 0 tnat "lounge anther
thinner and she dwells in sentiment ses not ct [transect all his business Shrough compradore are fast. disappearing, when. he wou have transcended and. there is "growing need for the sentiment In" poetry, establishing closest possible understanding be (ecstasy. by "tome sift, miracle. of tween the foreign and Chinese restraint. Of "this, che is" Incapable, Dut "frere is a dew upon her" love trader, which can only. be, achieved scenes which isa genuine refreshment by abiily to talk to each otter. who: of the theatre and her drawing of 1 ther in the" English or Chinese languages. tu. this respect it is true Sbservant and amusing. © She mak hat the spread of English amongst Yeo. much of her detail and too much the Chinese might be held "to oh:
of her humour, pleasant though they both are—too much, that is to say, it viate the necessity of the study her chief purpose is to make of her [Chinese by foreigners, but. it" will love Story a composed work of art. be remembered that on occasion the Nanking Government has announced Intention of enforcing the use of Success for the play—a_ pr the Chinese Language in all official richly fuldiled, This journal's drama written communications, while those {le critic wrote his review without whase business takes them into the knowledge of the "The Ti interior will find a knowledge of the fnfon but it will be noted thi language almost a prime essential of them, the play made the same im* The method by which Chinese pression of fragrance and happily taught in the Language school, handled "comedy.
'This does not under a foreign principal with Indi-necessarily' dispose of the weighty vidual tuition and modern textbooks arguments now brought forward to Jensures that the study will be made condemn the play but it certainly with the least possible dim culty. A hows that it can be acted and en-Joyed without any irksome detection number of employers already realize the importance of their employees bf sordid motives. Perhaps "First Nighter" might find it profitable to earning the language, and undoubt-read the play at published by Gol-fedly assist them in doing so, lanaz in order to get a surer idea of {ts Intentions. For example, his dis like of the characters of Audrey and Alaric seems to overlook the author's
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