TO CARRY OFF FLOOD WATERS.
PARISIANS DEMAND THE STRAIGHTENING OF THE SEINE. 80,000 HOMELESS AND FOODLESB. reived 8.30 a.m.) PARIS, January 30. The Hygrometric office reports that the Seine is sinking slowly and steadily. The people of Paris are demanding the straightening of the banks of the Seine, at whatever cost, on a similar scheme to that carried out by Peter the Great on the Neva, which served as a rapid and safe outlet for the tremendous floods winch formerly used to occur in that river. When the quays were built along the Seine the river bed was restricted in order to deepen the stream, and thie narrowing of the river is largely the cause of the present disaster. It is estimated that 80,000 people in Paris are homeless and foodless. Direct telephonic communication between London and Paris has practically ceased.
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Auckland Star, Volume XLI, Issue 26, 31 January 1910, Page 5
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141TO CARRY OFF FLOOD WATERS. Auckland Star, Volume XLI, Issue 26, 31 January 1910, Page 5
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