The threatened floods in Tientsin do not seem to have materialized, so far, although it has been a touch-and-go with the Yungtingho and Nanyunho as far as the breaking of the dykes is concerned.
Fortunately, this time, Tientsin has a man in the person of General Shang Chen, governor of Hopei, who has made it his personal business to see that sufficient coolies with the necessary gunny bags were sent to the danger spot to prevent any such disastrous occurrence, The settling basin for the muddy and silt-laden waters coming down from the Yungting ho seems to be working satistactorily, so the Haiho has consequently been spared any heavy silting, although a certain quantity of mud and silt still continues to flow into the Haiho, as can be easily seen from the colour of the water. Steamers drawing up to-13ft. can still make the Tientsin Bund safely. Chinese coastal steamers come right up to the French Bund and moor close to the International Bridge and the Hotung side of the river on the op-[posite shore, All of Jardine's steamers now moor at their accustomed berth at the British Bund. The two large passenger vessels of Butterfield & Swire the "Shengking" and '"Shuntien" still make Tangku their terminal point and do not come up to Tientsin owing to the diMeulty of swinging operations and the risks fof coming up river. The Tungchow fon the Shanghai-Tientsin run. does however proceed right up to Tien-sin and moors alongside the British Bund as well as the steamers on the Hongkong-Tientsin run, of the same company.
Rebuilding AN Satats Work on the renovation of Saint's Church which was practi gutted by fire several months ago will begin to-day. On Wednesday last the Building Committee of All Saints Church Council met to con-
Sider the tenders which had been sent in for the restoration of the Church and the erection of the proposed new portion. The contract based on the tender selected was signed last Friday afternoon. It was originally hoped that the restored church might be completed in time for use at Christmas, but owing unavoidable delay due to the number of possibilities which had to be carefully considered, this will not now be possible.
is a cause of great thankfulness to the congregation that the discussions have been conducted with such good-will, and that complete accord has been reached regarding the Plans on which a start is being made this week.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.