By @ Correspondent Years ago the journey to Kuling from Kiukiang across the hot plains by chair, and the wait at the halfway house, sometimes for a whole night, were tortures not easily forgotten. Now one leaves the steamer at Kiukiang and a motor vide of some 20 minutes brings one to the depot at the foot of the mountain, from which the ascent ina chair with four or more bearers is accomplished in about two hours, i.e, @ total of three hours or less from the boat to Kuling.
The changes apparent in this delightful mountain resort are very great to one who has not visited the place for many years. The original valley is thickly covered ith residences, some of which are perched wp the sides at heights which make one wonder how the occupants get up and down on hot days. There are now three other valleys, viz., Central, West and Russian, all of which contain residence mostly of the bungalow type.
The Union Church was built several years ago and is a stone edifice "accommodating some 600 people. In Central Avenue a beautiful little building, the Church of the Ascension, has recently been erected by members of the Anglican communion. Immediately opposite stands the Kuling library, a neat stone building containing' reading and stock rooms, basement rooms and an entrance and exit.
In the new West Valley, buildings are shooting up with" amazing rapidity, one of the most con: spicuous being the Conference building, built to accommodate Chinese students who attend—the annual Christian conventions held there. The excellent stores one finds situated in or near the Gap (the entrance to the main valley) ave a pleasant surprise, especially the fine looking building erected by Messrs. Weeks & Ca. A visitor to Kaling will find everything necessary at these establishments. In the middle of the main valley is Fairy Glen Hotel, very ably superintended by Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Duff. The least inviting building is the Chinese Post Office, a tiny hut-like creation near the Gap, which is absurdly inadequate to supply the wants of the 2,000 annual visitors. We believe that a new and up-to-date post-office will eventually take the place of the present ridiculous building.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.