This morning the officials of the INérth China River Commission called 'a hurried meeting to devise ways and means of coping with the present situation, but I fail to see what can be done until the Spring freshete are over which will not be before middle fof April. In the meantime, the North [China River Commission promises te remedy all the defects, mistakes, breaches in the dykes and the like. There are new officials, new personnel, new staff, and possibly new ideas, jand new brooms always sweep clean. But to come down to bed rock, all the King's men and all the King's horses cannot make the Haiho any the belter a river until after the [Spring freshets and as silt is flowing. nto the Haiho at the rate of six inches per day, we are just wende: ing what kind of @ river we shall have in another three weeks time.
pected that' the dredgers of the certainly cannot be reasonably ex: Haiho Conservancy Commission can remedy the situation, in spite of all
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