Dykes Near Kaifeng Give Way Under Pressure Chungking, Dec. 17
The Hsinhua, Taichow, Kaoyu, Paoying, Tungtai and Yenchen dis-tricks, in north Kiangsu province, are submerged under Yellow River flood waters, according to the latest dispatches from Hwaiyin, in north Kiangsu.
"The dispatches stated that the flood waters, after causing breaches in the dykes near Kaifeng, poured southward, entered the Hwai River, passed Lima, Dec. 17.
Senor Martinez Fraga, the Cuban Gelegate to the Pan-American Conference, has drafted a plan which suggests, in general terms, an idea of ion in Spain. The plan must first go through the Agenda Commission of the Conference.—Reuter.
Lima, Dec. 16.
The delegations to the Eighth Pan-American Conference today unanimously approved the declaration submitted by the United States delegation for the removal of trade barriers.
The approval of this declaration pledged the entire continent, without dissent, to Mr, Cordell Hull's reciprocal trade programme. Coming at a time when Europe's economics as well as politics are in a most unstable condition, today's step was considered by observers here as being a signal victory for the United States.
Mr. Hull, U.S, Secretary of State and head of the US. delegation to the conference, expressed himself as being most gratified, He said he felt he had accomplished one of the three objectives the United States delegation had in mind when they came to Lima, although he recognized that the next two—continental solidarity and western hemisphere defence—were more formidable barriers—United Press.
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