It is believed that the majority of the Chinese concentrations on the Peiping-Hankow Railway, _atfter moving eastward, have formed up on the western banks of the Yungting with the object of preventing Japanese troops crossing the river.
Chinese troops are reported to have assembled in strong force north of Kuan, where the highway from Peiping to Paotingfu crosses the Yungting river, which has risen to a very high level owing to the continuous downpours of the last few da: As a result it is impossible to ford the river even at its) widest sections, Meanwhile, eye-witnesses describe remarkable scenes near Tangku, where men and supplies are being landed from transports. Troops and animals alike are struggling through quagmires, into. which the whole area been converted.
The highway from Taku to Tientsin at present resembles a mud-river owing to rains and the heavy Japanese military traffic.
It is believed that even if floods are averted, the highways in the Tientsin area, which are not metalled, will be unusable for weeks—
Reuter.
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