Every season everywhere is probably exceptional, and thix one is no exceptional exception. With unusual drought in so many parts of this and adjacent provinces, it has seemed to rain here by spontaneous xeneration." Every east room is expected to leak, and as a rule nobly fulfils ite destiny; for thin is the apparent source of the worst driving downpours. On such occasions the floor of the bridge over the Peitai river ix said to be temporarily two or three feet under but this soon stops, as the big sea close by. But the unspeakable mudholes'are a permanent asset, antu the enterprising man from Shanghai builds his threatened macadamized road.
There is no desire for competition here' with restless and riotous Kuling. We have now 234 houses (most of them new) and me have a rains left No one appears te know: just' how many dwellings there are and nobody cares, There is no snperintensent, ne moun tain to climb, no rest-house to make a rush for, no straggles with tran-porta.
(of which here is a plenty at wnlerate rates). Bat there are fine views of mountain and of fea, fresh air abandonee, neighbours not tou near, ud a big, tireless, uncosting, but restful ven, SININGFU, (Kansun.)
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