Hankow, 'July the Yellow River floods in east] Honan are becoming worse because fof the continued downpour in' that! faven, according to Chinese reports: Feeeived here today. Most of the area in the vicinity of Yenling, Fukow and Hwalyang, cust of the Peiping-Hankow Railway, is now submerged i water more than a foot deep and the populace Is forced to move about in junks.
'The Chi, Lu and Sha rivers are' rising steadily and threaten to over~ flow their banks. A force of 4,000 Chinese soldiers is working day and night to repair the break in the Yellow River dyke in the vicinity of Huayuankou. It is learned, however, that present efforts can only prevent.
further widening of the break, While its complete closure is impossible before autumn,
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