shan and in the good old days, beno great effort is being made to fore China was improved so much send it back to Hankow. by the Communists and others, the The other section of Chikungshan Chikungshan Association always known as the Business Section. found the authorities on the Kir It. was secured and developed by Han line ready to ran special car-Hankow business men, who formed nages which were slipped at the fan Association which did excellent nearest station to the Estate. It work for many years. Then the ible to travel in confer: Chine: their sovereign y night, gets up without and houses at a valuation. ° But each rights, t back the land rush on Saturday morning and be on the hill for breakfast. The~reowner was left free to rent his turn journey late on Sunday was house from the Chinese authorities equally comfortable and one was in year after year at a rental. fixed time for the work at the office. at about one tenth of the redemption price. There was a clause But This Year Unpromising the agreement under which the So far as 1928 is concerned it rental had to be paid annually or looks as if Chikungshan is not going else the Chinese authorities were to to be available for anyone. As is be free to let to another. tenant. well-known the hill is divided into Most of the houses were well fur-two sections held on different term nished by the tenants themselves since the Chinese authorities did not buy the furniture or furnish' the houses, If a man was not going up, he never had any trouble in getting a friend to take his house and, pay the rent.
Thoughts Turn to Kuling The Chinese authorities have dis covered that us none of the tenants paid their rents in 1927, the houses are now at the disposal of the authorities and a notice has appear-former tenants wishing to renew their tenancies must do so quickly. What the Chinese authori ties overlook, perhaps intentionally, is that they themselves made it impossible for the tenants to go to Chikungshan last summer and that they have made no provision for trains to run this year. Several of the tenants have already raised the point that the Chinese are not free to rent the furniture in the houses any ease.
The thoughts of the Hankow community have therefore turned to the other health resort which lies within their reach, though somewhat less accessible than Chikungshan, Of the two places, Kuling course far away the finer from every standpoint. It is loftier and has a much better water-supply, while the number of interesting hil torical sights which can be reached without serious exertion is remarkable. Waterfalls, temple ruins, pa-godes and awe-inspiring cliffs abound. Even the camera fails to do Justice to the scenery, since it is the. magnificent sweep of the heights, the abrupt descent of the precipices, and the panorama of the plains which fill the mind with awe and charm the eye with beauty.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.