Everyone in Shanghai in a position to understand the subject and whose views were sought spoke most highly of the Hatho Conserv. ancy's work and said that, though, with more encouragement ud more money, they probably could do still more to improve the course of the Hatho, actually it is beyond the power of this body to tackle the real problem, Tts jurisdiction stops Tientsin and it is beyond there where work must be done, in. the territory of the Chihli River Commission, Elaborate schemes have been prepared for diverting the Yungting north or south of Tientsin, for building a system of locks, and various other curative works, but these all would cost an enormous amount of money such as China doe not consider in these days for any-ug but new revolutions, and such cials as are willing and capable et practically no encouragement.
An engineer expressed the opinion that, in favourable circumstances, the trouble would be cured by natural causes, through scouring by the tributary rivers, but he admitted that the silting-up seemed to be 0 aggravated that there was not a rear deal of hope in this direction.
UNPAO" telegrams from Pereport that Tan Wen-kiang, a nal commander of the former army, has been arrested as the ringleader of the gang who desecrated the graves of the Mancha Emperors. It is said that about $40,000,000 worth of jewellery was Trentsix papers report that Mr. N. P. Mironov, commission agent, 30 years of age, Russian, was drowned in one of* the lakes near the Race Course the Sunday before last. He went out on a boating and bathing party with Mr. Chernoff, a friend. Mr. Mironov is, reputed to have been a fair swimmer and it is believed he was sun struck.
He failed to appear on the surface after he had dived off the boat.
There were a number of people on shore, besides Mr, Chernoff, who witnessed the accident, but none of those present could" swim. The body came to the surface on the following afternoon and was: recovered by the Chinese police.
Gon. Yang Vu-ting, former Chief of Staff to Marshal Chang Tso-lin and now Military Administrator of Fengtien, is shortly to retire from Public life, it is said, Tt is likewise reported that the Young general, Marshal Chang Hsuel Jiang, has issued orders for the retirement of Marshal Chang Chung-chang, former Tupan Shantung, and Gen. Chu Vu-pu, former Tupan of Chibli.
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