吉姆·杨(Jim Young)、叶朗沃(Yee Lang Wo)致孙中山函 (1912年1月16日)

(原文)

 Honolulu, Jan.16, 1912

Dear Brother Sun Yat Sen,

We, the Bow Leong Sha Brothers, immediately upon hearing that you was duly elected as First President of the new Chinese Republic.We were all joining hands to congratulate your inauguration by way of sending cable to you, and then we were in jubilee-over it.After almost 16 years of deepest arduous labors and we have finally arriving with success, as the brothers have always appraised of all your precious plans and having recommended and together sending letters to many principal cities throughout United States, so as to received you with most enthusiastic ways which are all have come of patriotic and true.

Hoping we will hear from you, and this will find you all success.

Represented by Jim Young, and Yee Lang Wo

(译文)

檀香山,1912年1月16日

亲爱的孙中山大哥:

我们搏浪沙兄弟会一听说您正式当选为新的中华民国首任总统,就联名发电报祝贺您的就职典礼。我们为此欢庆雀跃,经过近16年艰苦卓绝的努力,终获圆满成功。兄弟们一直赞同您所有宝贵的计划,并向美国许多主要城市推荐和共同写信,以最热情的方式接待您,这些都是出于爱国和真诚。

希望我们能收到回信,祝您大获全胜。

吉姆·杨和叶朗沃代笔