(3) The Governor of Shantung announces that by the Sist of October all the empty grain junks passed the Yellow River cataly and proceeded southwards, with the excep tion of nineteen boats which had been left behind because they were undergoing re-Pains In order thatthe crossing might be effected, it was necessary not only to cut a channel through the mud, but also to build a large dam in the bed of the river to hold up the water.
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