Vigorous Advance by Japanese Forces Hankow, June 27.
The Yellow River continues to rise, The flood waters at Fukou, north of Chowkiakow, are about nine feet deep and 20 miles wide, while at Sihua, they are about four and a half feet deep and ten miles wide.
The Chinese Government is distributing money to flood refugees for immediate relief, at the rate of $2 per adult and $1 per child.
Those wishing to proceed to western Honan or southern Shensi prov-linees to take part in land reclama. tion work will receive $9 each from the Chinese Government.—Reuter. Tokyo, June 27.
Japanese forces whose drive on Hankow wes temporarily retarded by ihe Yellow River flood have resumed their vigorous advance southward messages from the front stated today.
A Kweiteh dispatch said a Japanese detachment west of the flooded area on June 24 "liquidated," several Chinese divisions" in ce-operation with the air force.
Another. Japanese unit advanced west of the flooded area the message seid. "Chinese soldiers were said to be retreating to the southern section of the Peiping-Hankow Railway and constructing strong defence works in an attempt to check the Japanese advance.
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