Peiping, Nov. 3.
The winter defence conference of the Lunanchow-Shanhaikwan area of the Demilitarized Zone was formally opened here this morning at Tangshan, Mr. Yin Ju-keng, special administrator of the area, presided at the meeting.
The conference, which will be in session for two days, is this morning attended by eight magistrates and four special police commanders and public safety directors.
'A similar conference for the Chi: hsien-Miyun Area will open on November 6.—Central_ New: and threw the child Into the river.
The threat to the City of Panpu seems to be less now, but a continuous high wind again might bring} the place into grave danger. So far the east bank of the Salt River, near Panpu, which has been in imminent danger of collapse, has held. If this dyke should break the sudden destruction which would come upon the country to the east, which is ten feet below the level of the waters, would be indescribable.
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