The Archive · 1897

The Ten Tsu Hui

To the Editor of the Norra-Camwa Dany News, 'Sm,—The previous correspondence about the Women's Memorial re-Footbinding having appeared in your columns, I should be grateful if you could insert' my letter to Colgsiol Denby, which is virtually a reply to the Tsungli Yamén's letter.

have been suggested by Chinese: sao Hung.

Teo methods of Imperial intervention shun, first at examination for Hanlin College, and Chief Examiner for Shantung, was eager for.an Edict that, after five or ten years, no official binding his daughters' feet should be promoted to higher office others advocate an Edict prohibiting any woman with bound feet sharing the official rank of her husband.

Unlike the Tsungli Yamen, I should not like to put bounds upon the power of the Emperors of China, and assert that the Passing of such Edicts was beyond them.

Thanking you in anticipation for affording me so much space, Tam, ote.,

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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