To the Editor of the "Nontn-Cnisa Dany News.
Sin,—Your paper is read by so many Chinese, I should be greatly obliged if you could afford me space to enquire (1) Can any Chinese gentleman mention a well-authenticated case within the last fSfly years, where a man has been bought as a alive. 60 that the children born to him born slaves of his owner? I have been assured by a very high Chinese authority shat on @ tan selling himself or being sold as aslare, his children and geind-children are slaves, Lut know of no such 2) Are any taxes levied upon slaves? Upon the export or import of them (3) In what does the position of a slave differ from that of a child in a Chinese household? Tunderstand that in China father has the right to beat his child to death, if so needed; to marry him or her without apy consent being asked; and to turn hix daughter at least out of doors, if he pleases, But I have been told also that 2 woman si-ye's consent must be axkes beforehand if he is to be given in marriage. If this is so it would seem as if the Lositi not a slave wera at least in one respect better than that of a daughter.
Any exact information on any of thes heads wou'd be thankfully received by me. Tam, ete., 2nd May.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.