The Archive · 1930

SEVERE BLIZZARD IN HONAN Hsuchow, Dee. 28

The blizzard which raged _over northern and central Honan during the past week has resulted in the temporary suspension of telegraph communications between Chengchow and Hankow on the Peking-Hankow Railway, according to reports in railway circles. More than 100 teleraph poles have been blown down, Both railway and telegraph com. munications on the Lung-Hai Rail way also suffered from the storm, a part.of the railway track was buried in the snow and a number of telegraph poles was also. blown down between Hsuchow and Chengchow. With the help of the Engineering Corps, traffic on the railway has been restored. The telegraph service however is. still suspended—Kuo Min,

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