The rising waters of the Yangtze today threatened to pour over Hankow, already facing the menace of invasion by Japanese troops.
Nationalist Government leaders, immersed in the difficult task of evacuating women and children to interior places of safety in preparation for the Japanese assault, were struck with consternation by the news that the Yangtze weeping over Kiukiang to the east, according to reports received here late tonight from Nanking.
The Yangtze is rising steadily, because of heavy rains and Hankow is exposed to a serious danger of inundation, the reports said. One-third of Kiukiang already has been covered by the Yangtze ware Kiukiang is located about 180 kilometres east" of Hankow.
A report from Japanese military commanders in the Lunghai sector tonight stated that traffic between Lanfeng and Kaifeng, west of Hsuchow, has been completely restored Repairs were completed by the Saruya and Itami engineer corps. Restoration of traffic between the two points was regarded as a heavy blow to the Chinese forces in the Lunghai area, Meanwhile. Japanese troops, engineers and Chinese farmers Cohtinued (Continued on page 9)
Conspiracy to Possess State Oil Lands Sacramento, June 18.
The Governor, Mr. Frank F. Mer-nam, today ordered a full investigation of am alleged conspiracy to obtain possession of state oil "lands valued at $1,000,000.
The order was issued following an-rouncement of affidavits accusing Mr. Carl Sturzenacker, chief of the California State Division of Lands, and Mr. A. H. Alexander, Petroleum Proauction Inspector at Wilmington, of organizing a company to file claims inst valuable oil fields along the tide lands near Wilmington and Long affidavits were sworn to by Mr. J. M. Midgley, draftsman for the State Lands Office, and a former iellow employee, Mr. Bert McAtee.
The company alleged to have been formed by Mr. Sturzenacker and Mr. Alexander was said to have included fourteen persons. All were expected to be called to testify during the Siate's investigation.—United Press.
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