Tokyo, May 29.
The French Government has assented to the employment of French officers as advisers to the Nationalist Army. in the place of German cou sellers ordered last week io leave China, the "Yomiuri" reported today.
Negotiations are still in progress between the two Governments, the daily added.
Conversations were also said to be Changkung dyke, which protects the rear of Hankow the Han River overflow, it is stated, may prove a destructive weapon if the Chinese so desire.
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