Repair Work Handicapped by Lack of Funds Peking, July 21.
Recent heavy rains in Nort': China sed the Yungtingho to south bank near Chochow Up to the present ten villages have been inundated, and the water is still pouring through Jo gap in. the bank 700 ft, long.
The Provincial Government have sent engineers and relief workers te the scene, but they are handicapped by lack of funds. A telegram has consequently been sent to the Minister of Finance, appealing to} the Ministry to pay the monthly contribution to the Chihli River Funds which is now seven months, in arrears—Reuter.
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