To the Editor of the fouth-CHINA Dairy News?
Sim—On the front page of your issu of December 23 there is an item of news entitled "Foreigners Leaving Kuling." As the inaccurate statements in this article are likely to do harm, it seems best for the interests of all concerned that they should be corrected. I would like therefore to ask that you print on your front page the following statements about conditions at Kuling, The advice of the British consul was chiefly to those the interior of the Kiangsi Province, and was naturally to British subjects and not to "foreign residents." Some of the British residents have: left Kuling and some are remaining.
The Chinese in Kuling are most} friendly, and the two foreign business houses here are going on as Not a single patient has been evacuated from the Community Hospital and new patients are taken in Most of the British patients in a private hospital here have left, but the rest of the patients are being cared for as usual, The two schools here (British and: American) have closed for the holi days, but hope to open again when the holidays are over.
The residents here are planning to hold a Christmas entertainment chiefly for the children on December 28 at Fairy Glen Hotel. About 50 children and 60 adults are invited to this entertainment, I am, ete, Xouling, Kiangsi, Dec, 27. the Editor of the \eNowri-Cmiva Dairy News."
In,—With surprise Tread' the "while in" your paper issued Degember 23, "Foreigners Lenving', Kuling." "Your informant was certainly one of the first to leave arrived which quite an uneasy—feeling: wu the English residents, some of them. After reconsideration it was found that it w only a storm in the teapot and nearly all residents who had not left the first day ave still up the hill where it is wonderful.
We as an international community have had a really fine Xmas after all, The Community Hospi ron by the Kuling Estate, has never Been evacuated and the medical gentlemen of that hospital thought of going down hill, Kuling of course is in the district by the Chinese National Army, but ce far no in dent has happened to complain The member of the mentioned Army up to now have shown very food Your informant wil feel different T tell her that in fact some foreigners, between them also British, came up hill for the Xmas holiday's and all is as quiet ae it hag been for weeks, months and years past by.
Thanking you in anticipation for your valuable space in your paper, Tam, et Kulingy Dee. 26, We welcome these letters as it is certainly no wish of the "N. ©, Daily News" to raise seares. Our original" informant appeared ure of the statement we printed.—Bil, Bo the Faitor of the "Nonrn-Curxa Dany News."
Sin—I wish to coutvadiet a report which appeared in the "North-China Daily News" on the 2th instant in which it was stated that the "Kuline Gommunity Hospital had evacuated Siepatients." Not a patient has left the, Hospital in-que her do Swe anticipate them having (9 do se Wd was farther stated in the same report that we here were entirely the hands of. the" Southerners, fast what that may mean T do not know, as T suppose wwe are within eases, bet owe, have nota)
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