Japanese Sentries Continue Searches Peiping, Aug. 21. LI normal means of communication with the Tientsin Concessions were cut off this morning as a result of the floods. Usually reliable reports that have reached here from private sources state that, in addition to the electricity break-down, all telephone lines have been put out of order, The flood-waters are learned to be approximately five fect deep in laria Street, the main street in the British Concession. In certain other parts of the Concessions the water is stated to be even deeper than this—Reuter, Tientsin, Aug. 21.
Virtually the whole of. Tientsin, Including" all foreign concessions, 1s under water three to nine feet deep. The Mood brought "no cessation in the Japanese gramme regulations at the barriers around the British and French Concessions, Stolid Japanese sentries waded through muddy, swirling water to question pedestrians and examine" vehicles just as they have been doing for the past two months, In. some places the water was waist deep. Boats and. makeshift rats provided the only convey means of transportation between sections. of the inundated city. Gleeful children wore fishing in the slreels. "The rain stopped. last. night and today bright sunshine " brought '4 promise that the flood might reach its peak. by tonight, The flood was reported to be the worst one Tientsin had seen In 60
While continuing to control trate! Jat barriers leading to. the British land French Concessions "Japanese soldiers were assisting relief workers.
Most of the city was under water our to ten fect deep. The Chinese quarter, British, French, Italian and Japanese Concessions were flooded.
Japanese forced to abandon thei homes took refuge In school buildings. Fires started in four localities Foreigners Urged Not To Visit Tientsin Shanghai, Aug. 22 According to private information received from Tientsin, conditions caused by the serious floods, and other circumstances, are such that foreigners are advised not to travel to the years, Breaking through the last Tine of dyes, the waters of the Pel River swirled Into the Japanese Concession yesterday afternoon. Four-'Mths of the buildings there were flooded. In some of them the water was nine feet deep.
Members of the Jupanese Service Men's Association and employees. of the Construction" Bureau of the Provisional Government ce-operated with Japanese residents in. efforts to check.the spread of the flood. The water streamed into the French and British Concessions yesterday. 'A'sand bog embankment constructed fon the border of the French and Tapanese Concessions. failed to hold bback the murky tide, Residents of the British Concession wore caught off guard by the swift rise of the Peiho and Chiongzuho and many of them did not have an opportunity to evacuate, The Peiho broke through embankments at sov-feral. places at 5 o'clock yesterday fiflernoon and first inundated the French Concession, spreading far ther into the British Concession where It swelled the—unloaslied Tientsin, Aug. 21 The Tientsin British Concession was completely flooded. today, - Victoria Road, the main thoroughfare, being under (we feet of water, while other parly ure under seven fect, The French and Japanese Concessions are similarly affected, with the water "steadily rising.
"AIL shops are. now flooded and business is at q Slandestill, "The food situation is acute. Electric power In the British Concession has been eutoff, but water is still available, Communication Is possible only in oats and rafts Tu view of the serious threat to their Concession should the expected rise the water over, the Japanese might be foreed 10 seek shelter elsewhere, The refugee situation is tragie—"Reuter.
ride at Standstitt Peiping, Aus. 22.
wade in North China' is. virtually fat a standstill as a result of the dis astrous. Tientsin floods, which have caused a drop in the local exchange Value of {ie Chinese national dollar from 4d, to below 3d, The railway service has been upset, and trains arriving here from Tienisin are crowded with Chinese refugees fleeing from the foods. Many slept. last night on the platform of the Tienlsin railway station, ravellers report much flood, water either side of the Peiping-Tientsin section of the railway. continue, the disruption ie tientsin railway tame til free from being fons are _repé fom many ollier its Of Hopei province.—Reuter, city at the present time. the Chinese quarter, Japanese JConcession and French "Concession ast night, "The waler rose so rapidly that cars jand lorries were abandoned in the streets and submerged. Fires in. the [Chinese lly raged all night, Sleep iwas disturbed by the mournful bellowing of stray cattle—Domel.
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