DUKE INSPECTS FLOOD DAMAGE
Received IMondav, 7 p.m. LOND'ON, March 31. "It has been a terrible sight, " said the Dnke of Gloucester, Gounsellor o.' State during the King's absence, to officials of the Great Ouse Gatchment Board after inspecting the results o." the floods in the Ely area, says the Times. The Dnke,, jvho was accompanied by the Duchess, rode on a I light gauge raihvav which sappers had ( built, to see the gap in the Ouse riverI bank at Faritji. He was told that the |Arniy's resciie operations had saved practieally all livestock in the area and ' an immense amount of household furni- . ture.
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Chronicle (Levin), 1 April 1947, Page 5
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