To the Editor of the Nontit-Cuina SuNDAy NEWS."
Sur:—I had the fortune recently, to pick up a little volume of verse entitled "Lays and Relays," written by "Tang Chia" and dedicated to Sir Robert Hart. It was printed by) Messrs. Kelly and Walsh in 1804.
wonder if you can inform me as to the identity of the author? After such a lapse of time, I am sure that} he will have no objection to his identity disclosed. It would] be interesting to know who it was: who' ventured to put into "verse many of the thoughts and feelings still experienced by those of us who] have to earn our daily bread in the land of Far Cathay, of which he Thanking you in anticipation of! your reply.
Tam, ete,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.