Nanking, Aug. 11 All steamers on the Han River, the largest tributary of the Yangtz have been ordered to suspend their service by the Kianghan Engineering Bureau on account of the increasing rise of the river, a message received here from Hankow states.
The water mark near the main dyke at Chunghsieng yesterday reached 46.4 metres, which was approaching the danger point.
Pihsien, Chuchien, and Liyang in northern Kiangsu have been serious-Jy inundated following the continuous Swelling of the Grand Canal and the Chf River, according to another report from Hsuchow. The water level at Yaokwan registered 20.48 metres yesterday.
'A despatch from Nanchang says that through traffic on the Chekiang-Kiangsi Railway, which has been suspended recently when its central section was flooded, is expected to be resumed in a few days.
Anyang and other cities in north= ern Honan ave been totally submerged following the recent breach the dyke of the Chang River near Tehsinchuang, a report from Kaifeng reveals—Central New:
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