New-York tribune., 1907-08-18

tried to get coolies carry our chairs, out theG
said that the whole country was arOuSed' anu
that barricades were being bullt across t3 o,, IN
roads to prevent going down, and that any
men assisting us would have their ankles cut
We were in dilemma and in position OF con-
siderable danger The case was made SUN mos
perplexing by the presence of the women ana
children and a gantlet of nine miles OF h9Stile
country to travel. / wrote letter 10 the Eng
Iish Consul at Kiukiaug and called man who
said he would carry il 10 him. In halt an houI
the returned. saying that the people Were
up in and would not allow MN 10 pass.
He returned me the letter, saying he would not
carry II for any of money Ihere was
nothing then to do but TO try 10 push throuSH
before things got worse Men were nrlDeo py
heavy payments to carry the chairs. ana after
most annoying and vexing delays we starter;
After us followed a band OF wood cutters anu
mountaneers who had assembled, bent on ms
chief. AS set out they followed us. yeling at
the tops Of their voices and calling upon al ue
people TO come together and kill us This kept
up to the first village, at Mfao-chu-pu- We leiI
some effort must be made here To stop TINS croWu crow
or We should never be able to pass the plains IN
safety. Mr.. MiIward therefore seized one OF the
ringleaders while | tackled another drew
loaded revolver which had with me and snout-
ed that would shoot the next man that tIlet
to mob This gave us peace ana the rest OF
the journey passed without further advent
ure. Right glad we to be again SaItlS
within our own compounds. These occurrences
were reported to the consul, as well as hstS Oh
the property destroyed at Kuling. and claims
for Indemnity lodged. kilograms were at once
sent off To Peking 10 the British Minister S't
Nicholas O'Connor We afterward learned that
the gentry had hired ruffians from the Sha-Ho
neighbOrhOOd To destroy our property ana fnuf-
der us but though again and again pressed
the demand we were unable To get then pun
ished''
In regard to finding name for Kuling. Mr..
Little writing In 1899 said: The name OF the
highest peak opposite the entrance, or gap IS
Kiu-niu-ln. or Bull Peak The valley along
which the bungalows are built is called the
Chang-chung or the Long Valley. l did not like
any of these names. So l gave the estate a
new name calling il Kuling. and making 1t the
Chinese form of the English word cooins' 50
that it's name might describe its destined use
The place was hoped 10 he one for the cooling
off of overheated foreigners IL was name
too that Chinese who knew nothing or EngllSh
could readily pronounce, ana ~ ouered ho
stumbling block TO those foreigners who under
stood nothing of Chinese
In the summer season the valley is alive with
foreigners of many natiOnalities, Americans.
English. French. Germans, Russians Swedes
Norwegians and Japanese. The many cOlored
flags of all these float peacefully from different
homes and present a scene rarely. If ever seen
in China. Tennis courts are scattered through
out the valley; swimming pools abound. with
handsome lighthouses: grounds ready 70 be
made into splendid golf links are near at hand
and many places interesting for their beauty.
popularity. pfcturesqueness and history in the
vicinity. Among these latter are the Dragon
Pool. named because of its shape: the In
cense Mills. where the bark of certain tree Is
ground for incense. which is exported all over
the empire; Nan KanG Pass. broad. beautiful
stretches of the historic POyang Lake the
descent of one thousand feet the yellow Dragon
Temple the Chang Yum Temple. the big cedar
trees from twent. five to thirty feet in circum-
ference the Temple in the Clouds the Lion
PrecipiCe and the White Deer GrOttO.
Kuling began essentially missionary re-
sort. but II is yearly becoming more fashionable
Prices for commodities slowly increasing.
and residences which a few years ago were
thought to be the best rapidly being i'm
proved upon. II is with some regret that the
missionaries see this. but IL cannot he pre-
vented they wisely make the most of IT, and
who can say that in the end IL is not for the
best? The valley is place for recreation. for
relaxation for COmpaniOnShp for exchange II
views. for liberality of thought. for head. heart
and lung expansion and II would be a great
misfortune indeed should any dsagreeable feel
ing enter when all who far from home
should be much the nearer together.