The Tsao River, between Yaowan and Sutsien, has widenes out into Jo lake ten feet deep at the upper reaches. Approximately $0,000 mow Jof farm land are under woter while the inhabitants have fled to nelgh-Douring districts for refuse.
Two lakes in the afflicted zone, the Loma and Huangtun Lakes swelled by the flood waters have Jalso broken their embankments at eral points and inundated vast eas, Labourers Impressed The major portion of the autumn lee crops has been dest-eyed; refugees are clinging to the top of} the dykes awaiting rescue.
'A call for 30,000 able-bodied citizens from the Hsuchow area for conservancy labour in carrying out} the second stage of the engineering work on the Huai River, for the opening of an outlet to the sea, hi been received here from the Kisngsu Provincial Government, in com-appliance with a request from the Huai River Conservancy Board, As this is part of the scheme of june provincial authorities to provide employment for the flood refugees, Mr. Shao Han-yuan, Administrative [Commissioner for the thas ordered that laborers be drawn from Sinpicho the district on the eastern bank of the Grand Canal, where conditions are cutest. "Hsuchow and Pethsien, Jnorth of Hsuchow, will each contribute 8,000 men, 'As the second stage of the Hua River work is to start on October the three districts are instructed to Jconcentrate their recruits immediate for despatch to the Huai River' area—Kuo Min.
Kangize Rises Hankow, Sept. 22.
The sudden rise of the Yangtze at its upper reaches in the Sungtze-Kienli sector, which led to the breach of five dykes at Sungize and two others at Kienli, has caused another break in the dykes at Shibshow, a district slluated midway between Sungtze and Kienll. More than 10,- 00 mow of farm land have been inundated—Kuo Min.
Judge Robert Kenny has now] quashed a summons served upon the Chinese Minister to Cuba, Mr. Chang Wei-jung while the larier was en route to assume his post in Havana.
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