The Archive · 1934

Kuling Visitors

Visitors of Kuling have been numerous of late, especially since the arrival of Gen. and Mme Chiang Kai-shek, also Dr. H. H. Kung and Jother Important officials, including Several of the German military advisers. Quite a large number [bungalows are occupied by the Gov-jemment party.

There are now very few bungalows: available for rent for the summer, season, except in high and difficult laces, From all accounts we are to have a large number of Chinese and for-feign visitors this summer, probably more than last, and. every prepara ton is being made for them. Some: improvements have been made at the Fairy Glen Hotel, and we hear there a likelihood of modern sanitation being installed in the near future.

Several new electric light plants have been erected in the Estate, but they are all small plants, sufficient for lighting one or two bungalows. Some improvement has been made in the telephone system, and they promise us further improvements this Year. We can now phone through to Nanchang and other places in. the Province on payment of the required The Kuling Gap has been completely relaid and has a much better Surface. Some idea of the business that is expected here can be judged the high rentals which are now charged and obtained by the shops: fon the native street, which are much higher than premises within the Estate, though they have only a. short business season. Our new magistrate {certainly an energetic man and is ooking after the police and general discipline within and outside the Estate in a splendid manner.

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