Report of the Year's Work for 1926: The Great Fire and. Relief We publish below some extracts frere the annual report of the Ku-Ting Gouneil, which will, we believe, be of interest to everyone who knows Kuling:
The year ending March 31, 1926 was marked by two outstanding events which affected Kuling +in+ timately—the sudden violent outbursts slong the Yangtze Valley, and the great fire in the Gap. The former was responsible for a largely reduced population on the Estate last summer, and for a poor bu ness season in the Chinese Stree while the disastrous fire swept away the whole of the shopping! district and left a large number of 'Chinese homeless. (A special sovtion of this report below is devoted to the' fire and to relief meos undertaken.) In spite of this aster, unparalleled on Lushan, and of the serious political and social isturbanees of the past year in many parts of China, the general} conditions of the Estate, financial and otherwise, at the time of writing are very satisfactory, all things considered, The Council thas reason to appreciate the faithful work of the members of the Staff, Foreign and Chinese, in both indoor and out-door departments, No change in the personnel of the Office has taken place, The arrangements for the coming] season are on the same lines hitherto.
Continuing and developing the sanitation work of the past three season under Drs. Atwater and, Oldt, Dr. G. W. Cox of the C. 1. BIN. will serve as Health Officer. this summer. Tae Council is specially pleased to have the services of doctor as experienced in China and fas well versed in the Chinese language as is Dr, Cox.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.