Worst Believed Over: Record Height of River London, Dee. 13, Tt is believed that the floods in the Thames Valley have now reach-fed their worst. No further heavy' rain is expected in the immediate future: and it is expected that the position: will begin to improve tomorrow. This is the view taken by! the Thames Conservancy after a study of levels and flow to-day.
In the upper reaches of the river down to Maidenhead there has been 2 fall of from one to five inches.
Between Maidenhead and Tedding-ton there has been a rise of from tone to five inches but this isa normal result of the casing of the situation higher up and itis believed that little if any further rise. will occur.
The Thames at Windsor is stil five feet six inches above the highest point reached for over twenty years, Hopes are entertained of an ebb later to-day.
The Eton College Authorities have decided to close term next Tuesday instead of Thursday owing to the floods which affect the College grounds on three sides.
A. watchful official eye is to be kept on the Thames in London this week-end. been made and all necessary re in the way of refilling cracks strengthening weak points have been made as precautic measures against the high tides next week.
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