Peking, Aug. 20.
Several vernacular newspapers yesterday reported that General Wu Pei-fu had been drowned at Loyang. This. however, is not true. The origin of the story is that three nights ago Ihe General was entertaining a party of guests on a boat in the river when they were overtaken by a sudden, heavy rainstorm which caused the river to overflow its banks, the boat being carried with the overflow out of the river. Eventually, all were safely landed. Reuter.
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