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Kelly told me that many
of the mission students
who were born in Harboursit said when questioned that they
had never crossed the bridge
to enter the south city or Harbour proper on the island. Here in Leedover
travel out of their province or
the range of their language.
Between Harbour & Henry King
there is another language
so different that the missionaries
cannot understand any of it,
or do the Chinese of Harbours either.
This sort of living keeps them
at home here so closely that
they don't even know the
different parts of their own city;
in going from Harbour to Arroy
3 languages are necessary to converse
with the natives
Cook Leong Ming
Cherice
An. " Ping Siang Names
Helper Loh Dooi
J Corlies
Hunter Hunkila
Lau Lea