Nanking, Aug. 4.
Methods of chemical warfare are to be made the subject of special study and research in Chinese universities.
Ata meeting held yesterday, the Chemical Research section under the Ministry of Education decided to recommend to. the Ministry that special research fellowships be established in at least four of the better equipped Government universit study and condvet research work fon. the following subjects: (1) poison gases, (2) smoke screen and incendiary bombs, and (3) protective measures' against poison gases. It was also decided to encourage private Universities to establish special departments for the study of these sutjects—Kuo Min, ES vince, about 103 in joing to resign, as they inspection as a humiliate The Northern Honanese have regently appeared to the provincial famine relief association to develop f the Black Dragon pool at the foot of the Taihang in order to irrigate the neighbouring land. It is stated that after development, has boon planted Mor thes 9000 mew of pene thie inches, autimatleally adding to Heally adding: serious sitantfon" as" arian Opting. serous the river {rom Harbin where the dame at" Zatown an boest_ under ote expected that' this disaster will ena in Peatan. gad. the, OER. workshops being Tiare tee Rew aly 16 houses oat are not floode he. southern: section, of the Objnese astern' Railway: the track under. water. tins" been washed away, for" about 'As for Harbin itself, it resembles; three miles; near Shwangehengpu. more than anything ' else, 'a com-Gri the western line, there, is water Davatively. small isolated' island. everywhere, only a few hills rising above the food.
Avg.
"Reports from Imienpo and Ashiho The floods in Manchuria continue on the eastern line report that the to play havoc. Siberian rater {esubsiding slightly. who are marooned at Pullardi, nine The drainage "pumping station Tnlles west of Teitsihar, " have here has broken down aa a result arranged motor boats to pick them Of the flood and now many streets up and. transport, them to. Tits: fu the Pristan distrier are Under har," 'The situation on the railway water' and people are proceeding fand the river to the south and west rom place, to place in the city by is" unchanged. To the east the oats, "Puehiatien and Chengho are! flooded and the Sungari has risen The Halen bridge on the Huhai mother six inches, Some hope is railway, which was recently reeonseen in the cessation of rain, Ttructed, ie mow awash. japanese Reports coming in state that all troops on a steamer north rivers. to. the west and south bin report that part of their muni Figrbin continue to, rise steadily, tions has. been Yost in the floods increasing the flooded areas. Re-airs to the railway cannot be made tinues, and the rise of the Suny The panic" at. Fachiaten "ex: while present conditions last and Liver" continues, unabated. The therefore communtestion cannot voitored until the floods subside.
Nev Town resident ae now 'A' similar condition exists. to" the Five measure against poesble Toot saar Oiettepatts that the waters are ing from the great influx of persons fweleonie reports that the waters are who swarmed there yesterday" when slowly. subsiding, itis estimated that about one fied of North Man-the embanlament. was washed away. Many of the Chinese are encamped churia 1s. flooded.
New Town in the open air and Aug. fave Storing. their salvaged. goods organi reigns—Renter. wherever pestible. "Complete dis-washed away at I o'clock this, embankment at Puckintien
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.