"To the Editor of the "Nont-Cina Dany News" be using "Shanghai Country" Walks"
Sm—As_a number of people during "the "Christmas holidays, I Would ike. to. draw. attention to the rapid developments in the new road (Aerodrome to. Ting-poo) which have taken place since 1. prepared the second edition of my book fine weather this road Is) now quite "passable in 'a. motor-car "for
you as faras "Black Ox Village! About four and a half mites, aking Which "Ties just beyond. No. 1. Red 'Temple: from thio point onwards it becomes practically impossible for a car, but it affords very easy walking 'n'a straight line Wight to' the back of Tang Vu Church' (illustrated "on page $8): and, although Tam 90 Hreat advocate of walking on Toads T think it will' interest walkers know that if they. will follow these directions they can now get to the top of the Northern Hill (Po-ku-se) in just about two hours from the time they leave their: motor car Leaving the car at Black Ox village bridge (easily recognized: by x long new building on its right) the walker Will arrive at a road bridge. mins lately behind" Tang Vu spire about an hour: after leaving this Drldge cross two more road bridges, and from the second of these will seen a branch telegraph line with path beside it which leaves "the oad lett-handed to enter Fung-Ki Yur this small town—or large village entered at the side ang, almost immediately, the walker is contronted with a large stone bridge with an fron rail: thig Is none other than our (old friend Bridge No, 13 (illustrated on page 00), but as we are already on the wight side of it, it must not be crosse al lone bridge trid follow instead turn sharp right
as' directed in Walk No, in forty. minutes the top of Po: kse will Be reached. This isa much better route than the one T Suggested in the Introduction to Walk No. 8, and T feel that this inform ton fs due to reader 'As this road extends, walke In the more distant country" will. rapidly Become more easily available, and should' be a. comparatively "easy matter to. pick out the paths which previously mapped for the "pur poses of thege Shanghai, Dee, 17.
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