To the Eéltor of the "Nomri-Curwa Darcy News"
SmI have noticed in to-day's issue of your esteemed paper article entitled: "Need for learning Chinese" regarding the statements made by Dr, Erwin Relfler who contends that "almost every newcomer to Shanghai is illiterate."
The learned Docior states that the introduction "of @ letter alphabet today in China is quite impossible snd even if possible it would be injurious to China because then Chinese would rile only according to local spelling 'Dr. Reiflerfalso adds that "Chinese is language easy to understand" and that "farmers in Tinghsien have beea taught to write 1.300 characters. four months' time."
Having lived in the Far East for over thirty years and having learned one of is most difficult dlalecte the extent of having passed exemint: tions regarding the said language before a Board of Examiners consisting Bilal of Chinese, T Deleve that Mforesaid™ satementa ne pete some right to the absolutely contrary to facia, brain knows quite well lat een han
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