(2) The heavy floods from the hills during last summer caused an. immense increase in the volume of water in the upper reaches of the Peiho, and on the 8th of August a breach occurred below Pting Chia-tuan, by means of which the bulk of the stream was diverted into the Chien Kan River. T'ung Chou and the four districts of San-ho, severely from the overflow et the remi Hsiang-ho, Pav-ti, and Nivg-ho suffered
ness of the Tavtai at T*ung-chow was visited with deprivation of rank. He and an ex t-prefect, Kuei Pén-hsien,. were held responsible for the repair of the breach, which, as it was 386 chang in length, was task of considerable mag-nitride and occupied nearly two months in execution. Every drop of the stream has now been restored to its old course and the Peiyuu River continues to receive, as before, the combined waters of the Ch'ao-pei and Wen-vii Rivers. The lands that were recent ly under water are now dry enough to receive crop of spring wheat, and-the river' will present no difficulties next year to the passage of the grain fleet: Hei Ch'ien-shen, the Taotai at T'ung Chou, has been
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