WAR IN THE EAST

Otago Daily Times, Issue 23527, 16 June 1938, Page 11

WAR IN THE EAST

MUNITIONS FOR CHINA

JAPANESE ALLEGATION ASSISTANCE FROM FRANCE (United Press Association) (By Electric Telegraph—Copyright' TOKIO, June 14 Despite French denial of a secret Franco-Chinese arms agreement, the newspapei Kukomm Shimbun declares that France, whose attitude is outrageous, is materially helping China French airmen and military advisers are replacing returning Americans and Germans Arms and ammunition are arriving through French Indo-China, which when General Chiang Kai-shek’s Administration moves to Yunanfu, will involve a maelstrom of Sino-Japanese hostilities

YELLOW RIVER FLOODS HONAN PLAINS SUBMERGED LONDON, June 15 (Received June 15, at 10 p.m.) The Times Shanghai correspondent says: ’* Owing to further breaches in the dykes the Yellow River floods are pouring over Honan plains. The position is daily becoming more serious.’’ BURSTING OF THE DYKES MAJOR CATASTROPHE FEARED SHANGHAI, June 15 (Received June 16, at 0.55 a.m.) There is no definite information concerning how many Japanese soldiers perished in the Yellow River floods. The Japanese believe that the army escaped in the vicinity of Changchow, which is submerged five feet. The Japanese consider that repair of the dykes cannot be achieved owing to the rapidity of the current and continuous rain. Railway experts point out that the maximum normal flooding occurs at the end of July and freely predict a major catastrophe. They fear that the river will burst at the bend opposite Kaifeng, resume the old bed, devastate Shantung, North Honan, and North Kiangsu, entering the sea at Haicmow, bringing to a standstill if not imperilling the whole Japanese army in North China.

The Chinese claim that warplanes sank two and damaged two Japanese war vessels in the vicinity of Anking. General Chiang Kai-shek has established a military Government at Hupeh, controlled by the noted strategist, General Chencheng.

At Canton there were two air raids in the forenoon, mainly on the railways. Ten people were killed.