Nanking, May 15.
In connection with the appli tion of the Huai River Conservancy Board for a loan of £400,000 from the "British "Boxer Indemnity Re-that party of engineers leave for" northern Kiangsis this Week for an inspection of the area long the old bed. of "the Yellow River. This stretch of land was Joffered by the Board as security for the loan.
Jes understood the party. Chet. Kuo-fu, acting chairman of the Huai River Conservancy Board, Dr. Herbert Chatley, engineer-in-chief of the Whang. poo. Conservancy Board, who advise the Board of Trustees charge of the British Boxer I demnity Refund regarding the esti Jmated value of the land in question id other technical matters, and Mr, "wa, general secretary of of trustees, he first stage of the programme lof the Conservancy Board consists jof the construction of adjustable sluices at Chiangpo, waterlocks at
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