From Our Summer Correspondert, Hankow, July 18.
The rise in the Yangtze is with-aux precedent in recent years and at present the water mark has reached 51ft. Gin. and the current is eight knots.
Vhe dyke protecting the eastern suburbs of Ichang gave way on July 16 submerging three square miles of property. The damage done is heavy but no loss of life is reported locally. Large numbers of the population are destitute but are bearing their losses with true Chinese fortitude.
The premises of the British-American Tobacco Ca. are under water but other foreign losses are negligible.
The arrival of the str. Kweilee with $00 doubtful troops roused apprehension locally last night, but no trouble resulted.
Floods below Shasi interrupt telegraphic communication direct with Shanghai
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.