This match also resulted in a win for the Club by five goals to one. The Yorktown ien played a fair game, but were apparently cuffering from want of practices, and were rather slow. The game, however, was more equal than the result would appear to indicate. The Yorktown's ferwards showed very good form, but the play of the rest of the team does not call for special comment. For the Club A. E. Stewart, Moule, and G. E. Stewart played Dean Sts,—I have to thank you on_my own behalf and that of the Tien Tsu Hui for your kind trouble in forwarding the Memorial on behalf of our Society; and the International Women's Union, to the Tsungli Yamen for transmission to Hor Majesty the Empress-Dowager, and" His Majesty the Emperor of China, a8 also for' your two letters of 26th' October and 3rd November, the last enclosing copy of the Tsungli Yamén's reply that they found it difficult to carry out your request, and: present the Memorial to their Majesties, to whom it was addressed.
Tnote that they call it difficult, but not impossible. But this letter having been handed to them for transmission, and' the duly accredited Minister of a Foreign Power, the action of the Tsungli Yamen seems decidedly: presumptuous, thus taking upon: themselves to answer for their emperor; And I trust that we may count upon your pressing upon the 'Tsungli amen a consciousness of their further presumption in venturing to decide: what-is, or is not, within the powers of their. Emperor, reminding them ' that' the Emperor K'ang Hi at any rate thought it not impossible to restrain his subjects by. law in the matter of footbinding.- Perhaps. it is really a fear on the part of the Tsungli Yamen; lest the present Emperor should take the same' view, that makes them attempt: to: shelve our: women's ' petition,
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