at Chingehiik'o, just above Lientsin city, were the scene of a curious incident Just night, The new lock has been for some time in working order on the Lutai Canal, which there starts from the Peilo, For some days past there has been a rush of boats, rather more than the luck could pass through with sufficient expedition, Pre sumably the boatmen determined to get rid of this, for when daylight came textly, Jo! the earth dam which closed the old entrance to the Canal had vanished, and the Canal was level with the Peiho, with a strong current running to Lutai. Last night the canal on the other side of the lock was 9 feet lower than the Peiho, It is supposed that during the dark the coolies cut a small hole in the earth embankment ust down to the river level, and that the rush of the water with a hend of nine feet did the rest in the course of an hour or tivo. The result is that the rived 8 inches, and is tunnit scour to-day. The incident is pect Chinese, the interests of a few boatmen is in i jon paramount to those of the Metropolitan river and trade of Tt will he curious to see how ities will take it, The damage jo gued in a fortnight, The int meantime illustrates the efficacy of Mr. De Linde's measures in locking these huge creeks and canals
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