The-Governor of Shensi.reports the spending of Tls. 90,000 on river works in his province. On the east side of Shensi the River Lo runs into the Yellow River, with the district city of Ch'ao-i standing in the peninsula between the two. streams. Both rivers were encroaching: "this, peninsula, and threatening,,.to.join each other... This-would have. been.a. very serious matter, particularly as the Yellow River was at a higher level. than, the. Lo. Phe memorialist thotight it best to do the work throughly ones for all- and, therefore he spent the large sum above-mentioned on- substantial river -walls of stone and brith. " The work has been throughly. well There waa @ rise of six or seven foot at the done; snd strict economy has been:
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