Peiping, Aug. 25.
People fleeing from the floods in the Tientsin district continue to pour in an endless stream into this city, both Japanese and Chinese.
Most of them have spent days marooned. in the upper floors of on the roofs of their residences before being able to hire boats for trans portation to the railway station.
Most of the refugees are arriving with very few or no possessions, and depend on charity here for their continued existence, The local authorities are appropriate ing relict funds in hundreds of thousands of dollars, but it appears cer-fain that millions will be needed Reuter,
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