Hankow, Sept. 1.
An appeal to the flood-stricken population of the country to keep calm and maintain order in the present national crisis was issued by President Chiang Kai-chok last night. The Government, on its part, will do ils utmost to relieve the refugees and protect them from further suf-forings.
Continuing, he said that the un precedent toad situation not only ales he livelihood of the inhabit- f 5 along the Yangtsze River valley but it is closely" linked with the well-being of the nation. When conditions return to normal, then m: future existence the race be safeguarded.
With the situation imp local Relief Committee has begin to build pontoon bridges in Hankow city so as to facilitate communi tions, These bridges are being ce structed along the five main thoroughfares of open to trafic Over 10,000 boats ind sampans are now plying along the Wu-han area, In order better to maintain order, the Gendarmerie Headquarters Is specially despatched a of its boats to patrol along As the flood waters continue to subside, ricshas are beginning to be once more in evidence in the shallower parts of the elty.—Kuo Min, Sept. 2.
Hope that within three weeks the water level of the Yangtze River off Hankow will be normal was held here to-day as the floods continued to subside steadily. A drop of six inches in the level of the river has been recorded during the past 48 hours.
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