CANAL, (2) The Acting Director-General of the Grain Transport reports that the summer and autumn have passed away without any damage having happened from floods in the part of Kiangsu north of the Yangtse, where it is traversed by the Grand Canal. When it was known that the great breach in the Yellow River was not closed at the commencement of the summer, and the water continued to run into' the Huai River, nuchalarm wasfeltlest Nothern Kian-should be turned into a vast lake. Great pains were taken with the river works, and new cuts were unde to the sea. These precautions were crowned with a success that no one dared hope for, and all danger wae averted. The "1 reover have nteous harvest.
Tu accordance with the wishes of all the people of the locality, the Memorialist re quests that he may "be allowed to. offer fifteen sticks of Tibetan incense at the temples where it is customary to worship on such occasions,—Rescript issued separately.
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