FLOOD IN CHINA.
YANGTZE CAUSES APPREHENSION
HIGH LEVEL REACHED
SHANGHAI, June 12. Fear is freely expressed at Hankow of tho possibility of a repetition of the Yangtze floods in 1931. lhe river reached 39 feet above its usual, lowwater mark on June 9, which is six inches above the 1931 level on the same The Governor of Hupeh, in a telegram to the Nanking authorities, states that the river is within five feet of the top of the Bund and appeals for assistance with precautionary measures. It is believed that, unless heavy rain ceases, the dykes built last year will be subjected to a very considerable test.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LIII, Issue 166, 13 June 1933, Page 7
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