CHINA'S DEATH.

Press, Volume LX, Issue 18152, 15 August 1924, Page 9

CHINA'S DEATH.

THOUSANDS DROWNED WIDE AREAS UNDER FLOOD. PE ARS OF F A HINT. (jit cjli'le— assoc: ttic s—-0*75..' ja-r----istna'i TKiauii.! PEKING, i.J. Devastating flood.*, involving sr. appalling loss of life arid cseriactas ds:~ age, extend over widespread nr-nas :r> China. Many towns ami at A enormous tracts of country arr merged. Tientsin was in imminent dargrr cf inundation owing to tho relume cf water passing seaward. Ch:n«»s *"sldiers arc working day and nifffct at ti»dykes holding back the flood, thts.t largely contributing towards staving ih* city. Westward and northward of Tientsin 2000 villages are rnbißcrged!. Flood victims an; pouring its to Peking. At Knlgan, 4000 wens drewnsed as a result of the dyke* bnr»t;?3g;. Belated reports from the proline*-* of Chil-hi, Hunan, and Kwantang <*»rr - firm earlier news of widespread devastation and the imminence tt famine. An approximate estimate of the total drowned is in th<» vicinity of while homeless must number werai millions. TEN MILLIONS HOMELESS. AUTUMN CROPS RL'LVBD. (AcsTßAUi* urf> ».s. cuu waccuri?#. i (Rc'coived August 14tb, 10.35 pjtn..WASHINGTON, Angu*t IS. The State Department has published an announcement from the China Int*r national Famine Commission declarisjj that 10,000,000 peoplo an bowtfat. and at least 50,000 drowned as a retail of tho floods.

These arc reported still to br, sweeping wide area*, submerging teas of thousands of Tillages, devastating* crops, and driving th<ra*afids of refugees into Peking, where tba can Minister (Mr Schunnan) i» cooperating with the Bed Cfoas to d«rrt*» means of relief. It is estimated that 10,000 will be required to relieve dlitres* in tho Chih-li, Hunan, and Kwangri £«"?>- vinces, and to initiate rebuilding eper ations.

Mr Sehurman added that the aittwtion is tho more alarming beeaoae Mm> floods have destroyed the Fall erojau while drought ruined North Cbla*'* Bpring crops. Meantime many regiom romain inundated, thus prevent Jag tfc*. sowing of winter wheat.