AN ALPHABET FOR CHINA
The Soviet Government has just taken a step which may do more to secure its position in Chitia than a century of Communist, propaganda. Chinese ednea tionists are confronted with the problem of teaching literacy in a language which has a separate sign for every word. Now the Leningrad Academy .r>r-g a scheme for cutting the knot by adapwng tho Latin alphabet to the Chinese tongue. Tho plan is to be examined by tilt official conference at Vladivostok. 'Thus history repeats itself. Saints Cyril and Methodius once adapted the Greek alphabet to Russian use. They htive found strange successors.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17640, 2 December 1931, Page 5
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103AN ALPHABET FOR CHINA Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LV, Issue 17640, 2 December 1931, Page 5
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