Hanoi, Aug. 12.
Floods caused by the' swelling of the Red River are continuing to abate jand there has been a steady improve. ment in the situation since last Saturday.
Despite a few landslides and infiltrations, the main dams held everywhere." Smatier dams collapsed Bagninh and Thaibink, causing about ten villages to be flooded and des-troving thousands of riceflelds.
At noon today. the level of the Red River at Hanot was 10.97 metres. Should the waters continue to recede tthe present rate. it may be considered that the danger is past—Hovas, N.E.L, Manila Plane Service Denied Manila, Aug. 14.
Commenting on Japamese reports that the Manila and. Batavia Governments had agreed to open regular air service between the two countries, informed circles here stated that all" negotiations to inaugurat such a line had so far been unsuc-
Reliable quarters here declared that until the Philippines is ranted independence the United States Government has complete control of Philip me foreign relations, on which a new air service would have an important bearing.
Tt was recalled (hat in the past two months K.N.LA. air liners made four special (rips here from Batavia. How-was pointed out, no regular has been contemplated so fa, and will not be contemplated unless the United States reverses its origiaut attitude—United Press. fallen in some places, but in others the fall crop of beans has already per-_ ished. so that while one district loses: its harvest on account of the floods, another loses its harvest because of the drought.
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