The flood was flowing towards Chusenchen, 20 kilometres southeast of Kaifeng, and. Yuishih, 45: kilometres south-east of the Honan provincial ° capital, Kaifeng, the save. [spokesman intimated, appeared to be
Japanese engineers, assisted _by thousands of anxious Chinese, were attempting to stem the spread of the water, but were hampered in their efforts by Chinese soldiery, who fired on working parties, he stated, The major breach, the spokesman continued, was at Sanliuchai, half way between Kaifeng and Chengchow, while another breach had apparently been made a Kingsuichen, directly north of Kaifeng.
"While It Is true that this flood has caused inconvenience 1p the Japanese military operations, it has only served in cutting one route along which the Japanese Intended to sdvanee," the spokesman said.
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