Many More Towns Flooded in North Kiangsu Hsuchow, Nov. 7.
As a result of the heavy hailstorm during the past few days, the flood waters of the Kang River in Hatchow have been pouring into the Hsiangbel River, which has since risen consi-crably.
Due to the pounding of the waters, several portions of the bank of the again, probably on the top of the! river have collapsed and the waters Broadway Mansions, so gratised will are spreading in all directions. All they be at seeing' each other that the low-lying lands on the two sides they will all unite in singing "The of the River, where the breaches Star-Spangled Banner" and "Deutseh-Occurred, are now four of five feet land, Deutschland riber Alles." under water and many places hitherto The caravan was made up of Atty! unaffected are also inundated, these yak thirteen horses and mules, and laces including Tunghukow, Shinkuohhineteen men. The daily cost_was chin, Tsaillfang, "Tsowangho, Shan-Rs. 78 including wages, and averaged tung, and several other districts, about Rs, 3,000 per "month, Ani-'Toe danger of the collapse of the mals constantly had to be bought, north-western part of the city wall sold, or given away, and so danger-of Peihsien has not yet passed, as the ous was the high country. through waters besieging it have so far shown which the expedition travetiod that] signs of receding, although the practically every man in the caravan wall is being subjected to less heavy Dressure than before. According 8 telegram received here this morn-Attacked with Hatehet ing, the northern part inside the alty Ju the upper waters of the Yalung! wall has been flooded by water which the expedition daily was open to leaked in through the cracks in the broadsides from the wild - robber-wall and the gates, and the inhabit-loving Ngoloks and further east the lants there have all removed' to the wild lawless Ngaba. That no. mem-southern part of the city. Despite ber suffered in any way, apart from strenuous efforts exerted day and Pecuniary embarrassment, is indeed night by the relief workers, there is remarkable. One lay one of the little prospect that the waters can be Tibetans in the party flew at Mr.' completely drained in the near future Schafer with a hatchet. He failed—Chekial Agency.
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