CHINA AND JAPAN

Hokitika Guardian, 23 August 1939, Page 6

CHINA AND JAPAN

AX ASSASSINATION/ ' , (Received this day at 11.27 a.m.) HONGKONG, August 22. nephew'of ’Wfinf-’Citmfe W& ha%;:beenv asaagalnqtcd'fberu. .sen^sf * FLOODED TIENTSIN: (Received this day at 11,27 a.m.) TIENTSIN August 22. Flooded streets are filled with hundreds of craft of all kinds. Thousands are still marooned on housetops. The water is from six to fifteen feet high throughout the Japanese concession, which is the worst affected. It is reliably reported that Chinese guerillas, taking' advantage of the flood situation, caused a number of serious fires in Japanese property at Laes, which is a largo supply depot.

THOUSANDS LOST IN FLOOD. (Received this day at 12.39 p.m.). TIENTSIN, August 22. Facing fresh perils of flood, starvation and epidemics, residents of the British and French Concessions are fighting a grim battle against the rising waters. Hundreds are already drowned, and. thousands are missing. THREE MILLIONS AFFECTED.. (Received this day at 12.39 p.m.). LONDON, August 22. . The “Times” Shanghai correspondent says over three million are affected in the Tientsin floods. The country, for a thirty mile radius, is turned into a vast lake, dotted with mounds packed with refugees. Thousands of people were washed away. The British area is submerged, except for a strip along the Bund. The Italian Concession railway station alone escaped the deluge. British troops were called out and manned sampans rescuing those in danger. . The Japanese have given up the attempt to enforce the blockade, but are still delaying foreigners at the bridge barrier, preventing refugees from going to Peking. The food problem is very acute.