LETTER TO TOTEN MIYAZAKI

March 1917

[Text] Dear Mr Shiranami Toten: We have long admired your fame from afar,
but have not had the occasion to meet you. Hearing about you far away, one
cannot but be inspired.

You were most kind to Mr Huang. During his lifetime, you rendered him
moral support. Now that he is dead, you mourn him with tears. For his
coming funeral, you have travelled 10,000 li to attend the burial. Your
friendship reaches to the sun and the moon; your sincerity moves the gods.
What you do is rare in the world and unheralded at all times. We are students of Hunan. We have studied poetry and the classics, and we hold ambitions in our heart. We wish to meet you and hear your instructions. We
hope you will grant us the opportunity.

Hsiao Chih-fan [5618 2784 5603]

Students of Hunan Provincial First
Normal School

Asahi SHINBUN (Tokyo edition), 3 July 1967
[While the name in the title is "Miyazaki Toten," the person is addressed as
"Shiranami Toten" in the text.]