Haichow, Oct. 19.
The situation in this section grows more. serious each day. Instesd of falling, the flood waters continue to Fise, In some places the current more than ten feet above the adjacent Bland, and only is being held in by the constantly repaired dykes. There fs a section of the Salt River or Salt! Canal dyke, very near Panpu (Kuan-yun), which protects the eastern Suetch of country for many miles, the western side already being a veritable sea of water. The water comes right up to the top level.
This particular point is of special Interest, because, should the dyke break here there would be little hope of saving a large part of the salt|a works from destruction. 'This would fantail a tremendous loss to the Hwai pen Salt Adminstration, "A break at This point when" the pressure is so great, also would mean not only the foundation of thousands of acres of land with its consequent ruin of the'
for a wheat crop this year But it-would mean also the destruction of many houses, and loss of life. The Salt Administration is trying to keep this section intact by rushing the work of strengthening the dyke. It'is a race between the labour and water.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.