TANG VAS TSAI.

Otaki Mail, 6 August 1923, Page 3

TANG VAS TSAI.

'- i WHY HE WANTED A JOB- j ?r I Tang Mas Tsui, who applied far the j 1: job of -derk in the business oi an r, i Wraiian in China, did not get the) • \--.b Hi* application, copies of v.niUi 1 have reached commonwealth departments, is a sample of the let^r?l' writing power oi the Chinese, It is , a = follows • j "Most Honoured .-ir—i uuc-.stanu o that there are several hands wanted 9 . in vour honour's department, 1 beg to ' i on>r vou my hand. As to my adn' i iiistracnts. I appeared for the matrie- °" : examination at Octy. 'out fallen, the p- ' reason for which 1 shall describe. r "To begin with, rnv writing- was nlegible; that was due to the climate. '/' the reason for: J have come from a "3. warm into a cold climate, found my he finders stiff and verv disobedient to uiv wish**. Funher. 1 have received up a verv great shock to my mental sysot tern, in "the shape of the death of my ra only fond brother. ~6 '-Besides, most renowned sir, I beg Z. to state that 1 am in very uncornA ' fort able circumstances, being the sole it', means of support of my fond brces titer's seven issues, consisting of three 1 adults and four adultresses, the latr'"° fer being the bane of my existence. ' sß ' owin-g to rnv having to support two rp- oi mv wives as well as their issues ;»i of Which, by God's misfortune the 'l femine gender p.i*.lominat«._ J i »7 : for wonderful good fortune tlus ft» lm*KE men with "your benign kmdne« j.