The Archive · 1937

Canton Places Embargo on Copper Coins

Canton, Mar. 15.

The Kwangtuny Pacification "Com missioner Headquarters hus ordered ban on the export of copper coins from the province, to be effective immediately. Persons. found sinn ling the coins out of the provine! Boundary will be executed—Central News, For the conservancy of the river, the National Government organized Hwai River Conservancy Commis sion, and in July, 1929, an Engineer Ing 'Bureau was established. A conservancy project was worked out in 1930 based on suggestions of Professor Otto Pranzius of Hanover University who was appointed consulting engineer to the Commis 'The project provided for a principal foot' channel for the Hwai River through the Great Lakes to the Yang-River, and the using of the Hungtze Lake as a reservoir for the flood waters. In 1931 a supplement tary. project was drawn up calling for an outlet channel to the sea by way of the old Yellow River bed.

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