Serious Situation Caused by Water's Rise Rapid rises continued to be registered by the Han River, according to a despatch from Hankow, which adds that a serious situation has already been created by the swollen river. With northern gales unabated, it is reported, the river waters battered furiously against the dykes along the Hsiangho. Serious damage has already been found in the Chungbsiangyu dykes which were ohly restored to safety yesterday afternoon.
General Fang Hsi-chi, the Dyke Preservation Commissioner for Hupeh próvince, has rushed to the danger spots to supervise repair work, while General Huang Shao-hsiung, the Provincial Chairman, who is now in Kuling, has telegraphically ordered labour conscripts in districts along the river to turn out in full force to repair the damage.
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