Dr. H. H. Kung Gives Practical Schemes for Harnessing Yangtze and Yellow River At the meeting of the Executive Yuan on Sept. 3, Dr. H. H. Kung, the Finance Minister, proposed that the boundaries of the' three provinces Kiangsi, Hupeh, and" Anhwei [should be adjusted to the course of Hthe Yangtze River. Administrative ficulties and red tape had proved hindrance to proper flood prevention in the past, he stated, Another proposal made at the meeting was that a surtax of 3 per feet, should be imposed on all imports going up the Yangtze. It was estimated that such a surtax would produce $5,600,000, which could be used. for flood. tion work in the Yangtze valley. A similar. tax of 3 per cent. on all goods going by railway was also the Ceede to G9 to flood prevention and relief.
The Kuo Min News Agency reports that proposal for the conservancy of the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers, feomprising both fundamental and. emergency measures for removing the flood menace, also submitted by Dr. Kung, was adopted by the Exe ecutive Yuan, The proposal was formulated by Dr. Kung after consultation with Mr,, L. Soong, Chairman of the Whangpoo Conservancy Bostd, Mr. Fu Ju-lin, Chairman, of the Yangtze Conservancy Commission. Jand Mr. Chin Fen, Secretary-General of the National Economic Council, as well as a mumber of Chinese and foreign water conservancy experts.
Yellow Rivers and their tributaries recommended as the chief emer-Sency measure for the control of the Fivers.
'As funds cannot be raised at the present juncture, due to the stringent condition of the Central treasury, is suggested that salaries of rmployees in the railway, postal, telegraphic, Customs, and Scit Revenue Services be not' increased for one Year, ie funds thus saved to be ployed for emergency conservancy of the Yangize and Yellow Fivers—kiue Further Catastrophes Chingkiangpu, Sept.
Pihsien in northern 'Kiangsu, near the Shantung border, has been' c npletely flooded and is now a lonely Gland in the midst of food waters as a result, of the collapse of the Shengyang and Wangmow dykes last night. The -entire district has been submerged ud only the city wall how a few feet above water. Chekiat Agency.
Huschow, Sept, Many more villages in northern' Kiangsu have been inundated by the flood waters of the swollen Pulacho now rushing in a coutheaster!y direc-ion. In addition to large tracts of farm land being transformed into 3 wide expanse of water, several thousands of people have been rendered homeless" and destitute—Central News.
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