Show TUB Prof Irot Herbert of ot Cambridge University England r recently gave a II lecture at nt Columbia University on the tho Chinese o language Ho lie told some Inter later Interesting esting points not generally known One was wall that the spoken language U is l en entirely different from tho the written rho Tho former he said Is 18 easy ellS white while the tho other othur is 18 extremely oly difficult The rhe spoken lan Ian language guage cart can bo be m terell by byan an nl ln and Intelligent scholar cholor In n a tel few months It has ha 20 sounds representing words cords distInguished from tram one Oll un an oilier other by b means mea 11 of ot subtle modulations of ot tone It line has no declensions no conjugations no Irregular verbs To master the tho written language Is U tho the work of or n a lifetime It IH Is II today practically as 18 It Stas Q ago ngo From l rom this thU tt lt would appear that It If the Chinese are Rte to take a n more nent role rolfe nn rm the tho worlds stage than they have had bind hitherto they thoy must bo ho given givena a Written language by which their mod modern modern modera ern era vermicular vernacular van cnn be represented In writing Without that commercial In Intercourse wIlt will always be difficult The Tho Americans are expected to carry carryon on nn an extensive trade trado In tho Orient In the tile future For that reason renson any iny Information tion concerning con tho the language of ot the people Is hr of ot Interest |