A telegram from Hankow states that the Houha Lake is rising conferably, and that aver 2,000 tents and sheds belonging to beggars who had been living along the bank of the Lake have been swept away by the floods, I. E. Chen Kuei-long, Viceroy at Wachang, has drawn three thonvand tino of cash (about $3,000) from the Provincial Treasury for the relief of the sufferers from these inundations, ing each other's path ta the top pockets, One-sixteenth of an inch was all that stood between Roberts and record, and he just failed to establish a 8 new best on record.
The contest is one of 101 games for £50 aside, £25 to the winner of most games, and £25 to the player securing highest aggregate. At the end of the play on June 4 the scores wei Roberts, 49 games, 4,716 points Reece, 36 games, 4,390 points.
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