'As was inevitable, when Long Valley was full, other adjacent valleys were invaded, until now there is the Russia valley with its attractive pool, the, Middle or Hykes' Valley, the West. Valley, and Pearl Valley. The latter is just behind the Bull's Head and overlooks Poyang Lake. Besides summer camps for Y. M. C. A., this valley can boast of at lo: one unique inscription on a huge rock. It is to the effect that no one with a concubine is allowed to live in this valley. As this is entirely under Chinese Rule, it looks like progress. Of course, the other valleys do not need to exhibit such a notice!
All these valleys are peopled by folk who believe in social life and their number are so great that they can spend much money on improving the means of intercommunication. ~The good roads are, therefore, an impressive fea-They are even lighted and All over the range paths conduct to caves. giant trees, dragon pools. waterfalls and' more passes. Many of these roads are trodden by an ever increasing stream of Chinese carrying wood, stone, rice ete., for the ever-un-! increasing needs of the Kuling population. It is the magnet which sweeps up all the surplus labour within many miles of the valley during summer time, Kuling is a god-send to most of them. They are glad to do it, for it means life. to them and their families.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.