To the Editor of the "Norra-Cuina Dairy News."
Sir,—Apropos of the Japanese commemoration stamps, the figure that your correspondent took as a Chinese Sage is no more than a Japanese Governor in the reign of the Emperor Kob-taku (645—689 A.D.) when the first national census was taken. The Governor was going over the registry and his cap, coat _(Agekubi),—_ shoes (kurokawa) and all are depicted after the ancient relics and according to the historical writings.
Tam, ete, Shanghai, Oct. 9.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.