230-Mile Irrigation Canal: 130
Miles River Dykes Chinkiang, Aug. 27.
A five-year plan for the. reclamation of 38,000,600 mow of atid land Nantung. Yencheng, Lienshui, and other districts along the Kiangstt coast has been mapped out by the Kinngsu Provincial Government. For the execution of the project the, provincial government will raise a {olal of $100,000.00 from Shanghai banks "at different periods.
'A' new canal, measuring about 700 i, will start from Chenchiakeng, in Lienshul, and end at Chohsieh~ chen, in Nantung, passing through Foning, Yencheng, 'Tungtal, and 'Yukso.' To protect the land from the sea, a gigantic dyke will be constructed from Kohsiehchen to Chenchiakeng, measuring more than 400 Li. Conservancy work will also bbe done to the inlets along the coast to facilitate shipping.
Reclamation work will be carried out in five years. It is expected that up to the Afth year the profit reaped from the reclaimed land will be up to $130,000,000, which will be enough to repay the total loans—Central News, Fierce battles started in Fungehun, Takhing, Loting, Hsinyl, and Mao-ming, all on the western border of the frontier, this morning, and were sult in progress early this afternoon. Areas west of Leichow peninsula have been occupied by Kwangs! mili-tio," Kwangst troops, about 100,- 000 strong, composed of the Seventh Army, led by Gen. Liao Lal, the Fifteenth Army, headed by Gen. Hsia Wel, and units of the former Nineteenth Route Army, ear ly on Wednesday crossed the Kwan tung borders from three directions.
Gen, Chiang Kai-shek is _understood to have sent three Kwangtung divisions to the southwestern part of the province, while the Ninth Division of the Nanking forces, stationed in Fukien. Province, is expected to Teave by ship for Peihal to-day oF to-morrow. Six bombers, personally commanded by Gen. Lin Wel-chou, formerly commander of the Kwan Aviation Corps and now head of the Second Corps of the Central Aviation Forces, made an serial at-fack on Nanning on Tuesday. Gen. Li Teung-jen is said to have projelaimed martial law in the city, while the provincial government offices and the headquarters of the Fourth Route Army were removed to Wuming, a natural stronghold north of the Kwangsi capital.
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