The Colonial Office announced officially today the receipt of a cable from High Commissioner Sir Arthur Grenfell Wauchope that he was satisfied with the relief, medical treatment and the rationing of housing, clothing and food as administered by the Tiberias authorities. He also declared that the water system was functioning once more and that the clearing of water from the flooded houses had begun.
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