FLOODS FEARED
YANGTZE RIVER RISES. SHANGHAI, Monday.. Fear is freely expressed at Hankow of the possibility of a repetition of the Yangtze floods of 1931. The river has reached 39 feet above its usual lowwater mark on 9th. June, which i 9 six inches above the 1931 level on the same date. The. Governor Of Hupeh, in a telegram tot the ; Nanking authorities, states that the river Js within five feet of the top of the Bund, and appeals for assistance with precautionary measures. It is believed that unless heavy ram ceases, the dykes built last year will be subjected to a very considerable test.
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Wairarapa Daily Times, 13 June 1933, Page 5
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