Fort Ove Ows Connesronvext, Kuling, Sept. 6.
Tachun Tsai of Kiangsi has spent five weeks of the summer upon the hill, 'The great man himself with hhis'suite occupied three bungalows in the West Valley, surrounded by the tents of his retainers and bodyguards, "Both the coming and the going of 50 large a company' proved a strain upon the resources of the traffic department. The lines of Macaulay provide an almost appropriate description:
A rhe: throng stopped up th a Fenefal aint twa fo ate Not merely the fact that the large ouch too long nights and days,
Tetinue which swarmed up the road for two days required a great many coolies for both chairs and baggage, but. the complicating circumstance that a lot of coolies ran away to avoid being impressed into the viee—made it very dificult for ordinary travellers to get up oF down the mountain, 'A good deal of mystery surrounded the departure" from the hill of Governor Tsai. A week before he actually left, the native press of the province had announced his return to the Yamen hanchung. one was allowed to know beforehand the exter date of his journey, and the actual event was practically un noticed in the general turnout of secondary wives, wnerals and off-
Before leaving the Tuchun entertained the members of the Kuling Gouneil at a dinner in his bungalow, and made himself extremely affable, Rush Down the Mill Begun.
Phe Kuling season is closing as it s0 often docs, with the best wea ther of the summer. Just us. the rush down the hill begins, and the houses in the valley are being lett empty, Kuling puts on ite most tractive aspect, Instead of the jazingg days and sultry nights August, there came divs of genial warmth, and cool nights of bellliant Nianlight. Nevertheless, "the mis sionary population of Kuling has to mhe at dash for the sun dried plains in order to re-open "schools, "make Journeys to their out stations, and otherwise pick up again the drop ped threads of their occupation. Tt only the favoured permanent inhabitants, whose work Tiee Kahn, who can Tinget on to: enjoy the delightful weather of early Tennis Champion's third Victory. jail tennis (curuament has won for the third year in stic= cession, by Graham, who. thereby himself possessor of the silver cup presented by Mr. Blackstone which has never before been retained by the tennis champion.
Graham's final match against Penfield was one of the most theilthat has been played on the Kuling courts, 'The score after the first four sets was two all. In the final game, Graham appeared to have mastered his opponent,—and contrived to rench the score' of 5- love, After this Penfield. revived, won four games it succession. The next game had reached the score of 40-30 in favour of Graham when Penfield by unluckily missing an easy strike at the net lost the game, fund thereby the tournament, The excitement even surpassed the thrill of last year's final when Bradley won the first two sets against. Graham, and the Inter afterwards pulled the score round to 2 all, and then won the last set easily. There is no doubt, that Graham's groat asset is his staying power, which enables him to recover even after a match is apparently Tost, and to bring the score round again in his own favour when his opponent is beginning to get exhausted. instantreliot from Asthma, torch, cols' and" ordinary Coughs.
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