Hsuchow, Oct, 5.
Taking advantage of he "flood situation, the Red Spears Society in the border regions of Kiangsu and Anhwei provinces are reported to have joined hand with their come rades in Shantung and Honan and are planning a series of large-scale uprisings inthe border districts of the four provinces.
The district authorities of the provines concerned are considering joint defensive measures against the Overseas Contributions Received Nanking, Oct, 5.
The National Government "has received a total of $23,000 from overseas Chinese in the various foreign countries as flood relict contributions.
The entire amount his been handed over to the National Famine Relief Commission which is in charge of administering flood. relief men sures.—Central News, Kuanyun from flood waters, says a Heuchow message, A number of dyke-repair hands recruited to reinforce the crumbling embankments have now deserted their work to flee with their families to the bille near by where thousands of refugees are seeking for safety.
The district authorities of Kuan-yun are now preparing to remove the government offices to the hills to the south of the city. Several hundred small junks have been held in Feadiness to serve as life-boale—. Central News,
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