But the breaching of the Yung ting-ho dykes gave the provincial politicians their chance. Up. to that moment, their chances of participating in the disbursing of the proceeds -of the fear million Joan' were exceedingly slim. The inundation of nobody snows "how many thousands of acres of farm-lands, however, gave them a. talking: point of which they were quick:
take advantage, with the result that, unless stopped by: force: of public jepinion, - there.nis: every. chance in the world that the pro-faceds of the Haicho Improvement can will be reduced by one and-a half millions for the repair of the
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