The Governor of the Metropolitan Prefecture and his colleagues submit a report upon the great distress caused by the recent Hoods in the neighbourhood of Peking They have sent agents in all directions to ascertain as accurately as possible the extent of the damage caused by the inundation, but as the flooded state of the country rendered travelling in many places {impossible the reports which have been received are of a very meagre description. Agents who were sent westward were four days in reaching Lukanch'iao, a distance of 14 miles, and their farther progress in the direction of Lianghsiang, Chochou and other places on the opposite side of the river had to be performed partly on donkeys and partly on rafts, no cart, traffic
several days before. The Magistrate of in thal quester Iaving, been possible for [the Wanp'ing district reported that the wall of Kungehich'éng had in one place been demolished by the floods, and that the villages of Nanchuangzit and. Laochuangzit had been completely inundated, From River_ lind overdiowed in several places, Kuan it was reported that the Yungting
that four people had been drowned ina village to the north of the town, and that steps were being taken to render assistance to six other villages by means of rafts, access to them by other means being im: possible owing to the floods. The district town of Lianghsiang and the surrounding village, were all under water, the crops {completely spoiled and twenty-two dead bodies recovered, In the Tangshan district even the level country was seven or eight Chinese feet under water, while
been completely swamped. The Sub-Pre-many villages in the low-lying regions have fect of Nanlu reported that the Yuugting river had broken its banks in his district, the main body of the current entering the south-west corner of the Nanhaitzii at Machiap'u and, after passing through the Park, joining with the waters of Chéngkuossii, and then flowing in an easterly direction' as far as Muchiichino at Tungchow, where the waters again separated. Another portion of the overflow, broke through the village of Huangt'sun and after passing the market-[town "of Lihsien entered the district of T'ungan. The whole south-west of the Hunting Park was a sea of water as far og the eye could reach, and the number of people who have been drowned or carried away is past calculation, Outside the southwest gate of the Chinese city the whole {country as far as Huangto'an" was inundated, buildings, cattle, and people being al swept away by the billows. Ma-chiich'iao, Ts'ai-yiichén, and the low-lying districts outside the Tungpien gate were all exposed to imminent danger from the ravages of the water. In the neighbourhood of T*ungehow the people had taken refuge on trees or the roofs of houses and were crying piteously for assistance. The Taotai was taking
and for forwarding supplies to the survivors, steps for rescuing them by means of boats In the Shuni district two rivers had burst country with water. The northern gate their banks, and covered all the Tow-lying the town was flooded and a large number of Pytmoans of rafts, The state of things in people were rescued from within the walls
Miyiin, Huaijou and the neighbouring districts has not yet been ascertained. Official agents who tried to reach them found the water as much ay 10 Chinese feet in depth "in many plies, and after wandering about for some days were obliged to turn back All the reports that have been revived are Fof the most harrowing description and people who have succeeded in esesping by swimming from the inaccessible districts report that the whole county is a sea of water. Soup-kitchens have been opened in. six different quarters the vicinity of Peking, and every eft is being made for the relief of the suring people. yuh August, DISPERSAL o- 4 NATIVE REBEL TRIBE IN
Wane Wen-shay and T'au Chun-pei in a joint s!emorial report to the Throne an ex Baders of which had Hegally assumed the ation against a local aboriginal tribe the
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