The Archive · 1934

Korean Villages Wiped Out by Flood

Fusan, July 24.

The floods in south Korea continue unabated.

'Another river, the Kinko, overflowed its banks this morning, submerging' 3,000 out of the 3,500 houses In the town of Kogen.

The 13,000 inhabitants took refuge in the neighbouring hills. The casualties so far include 29 drowned, 21 injured and eighteen missing—Router.

Fushan, July 25.

Daicho-men and Meishi-men, two large villages in Keisho-Nanda Province, Korea, were wiped out completely by a flood which invaded these villages following collapse of dykes yesterday. About 25,000 villagers are facing starvation—Uniied ress.

For some time a controversy has been going on between the Soviet menagement of the railway, and the police authorities, the latter' insisting that the railway' clubs must be reistered the same as any other or-mary club, and that their rules and regulations should be approved. by; the police. The Soviet railway management consider these clubs be a part of the railway, and refuse comply with the new orders consequence of Mr. Roody's re-Tusal to comply with the police or-dors, the whole of the railway clubs in Harbin, as well as on the railway live, have been closed by the authorities, and the general public, who have been accustomed to go to the

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