There was a large attendance, mainly of Indies, at the Union Church Hall Thursday evening when a Tien Tsu Hui ering was held, and Mes, Archibald we an account of her recent mi:
he South in support of the an foot-binding movement, Mr. Cecil Holliday presided and, in his opening remarks, he had a peculiar pleasure in being pr lieged to preside ut that meeting, as ho had presided at their first meeting and had sven how they had progressed since then. They had worked hard and deserved and that night he could say they gained success and could hope for j more. But in their congratulations they tinnid not forget to whom they were indebted. At first he very much doubted whether the mor went would be a success, [but h+ was wrong. The hour had come, {and also the wom: louse.) Ib was {due to Mrs, Little's untiring energy that so much had been done, and they were allo that evening to metaphorically shiko och other's hands on the way the work had been carried out, He then called upon Mrs, Little to deliver her address, Mrs, Little, who had a hearty reception, uked the Chairman for "his kindly words. She was, she said, embarrassed at having too much'te tell the meeting. She (had undertaken to describe to them the mee she southern parts of Chine in ut. The committes la yo to the South, as the representative ien Tou Lih ety. From the fact that she had spent most of her time in of the sinallest and loneliest ports of she went to the South wu known, wer amongst strangers, but, thanks [to the letters she Ind from the ladies' Joommittee, she had been everywhere kindly received. Mrs. Little then described how Indy Blake, Mr. Pollock, and Col. Fraser had helped to organise the meeting in Hongkong. It was a very satisfactory meeting, Lady Blake presiding, and led ty " gond society being formed there, Miss "Blake had consented to act as secretary and Mrs. Glover, who was well known in Shanghai, took' much interest in the work. Te was said there were between 200 and 300 Chines" ladies in Hongkong with bound feet, but they would not come to the meeting on any account. Mr. Keswick and Mr. Ho Tung had helped her in Hongkong with much information and she decided to hold a meeting in Canton, On arrival there she found that " meeting had already been arranged. The principal members of the were present at it. Dr. Fulton, a Chinese i ided and two diplomas as members of the medical mission. Dr. Hume acted as interpreter, and the enthusiasm shown in the proceedings was beyond description. Tt was impossible for the women to get up to the platform so great was the crowd. One man came forrd and said that his wife was no longer proud of having the smallest feet in Canton and she was going to have them made as large as possible. Dr, Carr told her of a woman who had lost her feet and had them preserved in spirits, and she brought them to him begging him to put
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