The Archive · 1935

FOI TS AS A CURB TO CHINA'S PERIL

Kwelhua, Mar. 28.

being mapped out by the Suiyuan ambitious, atorestation scheme Department of Reconstruction, with the express object of preventing floods consequent upon the overflowing of the Yellow River. Tt includes the planting of extensive forests along the river embankments for about 100 miles, from Pinho to Paotou and will cost in the neighbourhood of $480,000.

"The forest area will be one-third of a mile In depth along either side of the river. When completed. the will have a total of 19.440,000

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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