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FLOODS IN CHIHLI,'

INSPECTION PARTY IN

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CRUISER BLOWN UP.

London, June 20-Two of the best shum ships ever built took part in

very realistic piece of "wor- fure" during the Royal Air Force Pageant at Hendon on Saturday.

Peking, August 1:-Due to the generosity of the Director-General A proposed merger involving one of Aviation. In making a large billion and a half of dollars for a passenger aer aplane available, and 14,357 miles" railroad is indicated. I to the no less commendable action A white-decked merchant cruiser It is reported that the formation of of Mr. W. G. Narthridge, who and a dra-coloured trump steamer tho new company will consolidate undertook to act as pilot (in spite lay on the nerodroma's green sen the Erio, Pere Marquetige Chiesa of the fact that later on in the day of grass in a direct line with the peak-Ohio and Hooking Valley he inaugurated a passenger service royal incloure, in which eat the Railways with the prosent Nickel to Peitaiho), a party of ten, includ. Duke and Duchess of York, the plate system, on conditions agreed ing Famine Rellef Commission Duke of Connaught, and Princess with her apon between the brothers Vans and Chilli River Commission. Andrew of Greece. weringen and the bankers of the officials, correspondents and a daughters. various lines.

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cinematographer, were this morn- ing given what may accurately he described 26. an armchair view from the air of the flood ed areas between here and Tien- tsin. Not the whole of the

The battle began when a Scagnil amphibian uppeled overhead and

battery of anti-aircraft guna in the merchant cruiser opened fire. The amphibian tacked to avoid the fire and reported by wireless.

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would take considerable longer held up" by an enemy, ship.

than the two and a half hours Suddenly a trim little "pinnaco". which the party spent in the air left the cruiser and Wont (on a this morning-but the recon-motor chassis !) towards the help. halsance was wide enough in less (nonp: But the enemy had ORÁLACHDIOC

It is officially annoured that extent to give a very fair view of reckoned without the Coastal secret dements from Chicago the general situation.

Area's Flycatchers" very fast" Communist &яsociations, which are! The investigators, were fortunate little single-seaterwhich swooped believed to be affiliated to the Rusin having with them Mr. S down out of the clouds and, at- sian Soviet, have been received liasons of the Chihli River Com tacking the cruiser, cleared the here ontlining a plan to incite the mission, who made a special trip decks and silenced the anti-aircraft Philippine labourers to rise and down from Tientsin last night and make war against the landlords

brought with him an armful of us.

Immediately

five ..afterwards and exployers withons distinction Charts and maps. Others specially

torpedo-carrying machines, flying of rats. The documents state that interested in the results of the tour low, dropped their explosives on were Messrs. W. H. Mallory and the Fülpino, landlord class is the F. S. Djang, Executive Secretary tho. cruiser's decks. In rapid suc- chief obstacle to the freedom of and Associate Executive Secretary ccssum terrific reports shook the the workers. It is understood that respectively, of the China Interna-air, and when tho smoke cleared the names of prominent Filipinos tional Famine Relief Commission, the enemy-ship was ⇓ pile of x against whom direct action is to ba Peking. taknu are contained in the doon-

wreckago.

After a perfect take-off from There were also an attack by ments, but then are not divulged Nanyuan at 9 o'clock the plane flew five Snipes of No. 2 (Fighter) officially. The news has created over General Feng Yu-hsiang's Squadron on a temporarily disabled. sensation here. It is thought that camps, and followed along the tank and some wonderful exhibi- the recent scout mutiny may have Peking Mukden railway as far as tions of wing drill by two squadrons originated from the United States' the outskirts of Tientsin. Turning of nine machines each. radicals,

to the westward, it then followed the Hal Ho up to Yang-lu ching and returned towards Tientsin down the Tientsin-Pukow railway. Thence it made the journey back to Nanyuan by much the same foute that was taken on the trip out. PRECAUTIONS AGAINST BREAKING

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The relay race was won by Kenley No. 24 (Communications) Squadron, who carried off the Duke, of York's challenge cup.

An exhibition of formation Aying and acrobatics was given by five officers of the French Military Air Servico,

TILIEN IN DAVIS CUP.

(Reuter's Service)

OF HAI HO DYKES New York: August 3. Soon after the Peking-Mukden Tilden will play in the Davis railway had been picked up list leader, has not a clear majority As General Hertzog, the Nationa- Cup team.

the break in the dyke t Baltimore, August 8 Ho-ln-fa was seen to the westward. in Parliament, and will have to Australia beat Mexico in two Shortly afterwards the place was depend on Labour to keep him in office. it is expected that two places single teams.

passing over the flooded country Montreal, August 8. north of Laofa, where a big depras- in the Ministry will be offered to Labour. That co-operation on Okomoto (Japan) beat Wright slon has been filled up by the these lines will be agreed to is, ausses. Frekarida) 8-6, 0-4, 7-5

Shimid beat Crocker 4-6, 7-5, breaks in the Hai Ho dykes made however, far-from certain, as, in 6-1, 0-0, 6-1.

at Tsaichun and elsewhere. Fly view of a pledge given by Colonel Creswell, a party resolution will ing sometimes as low down as a handred feet, the observers had an

be necessary and the opinion excellent view of the Hai Ho exists that Labour should remain

independent. which, according to Mr. Elliason. rome yesterday up to the 1917 maximum of 7.0 metres. It seemed

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water which has flowed through

to be about twice its normal Red Bridge at Tientsin was width and was perilously near to clearly seen and it was noted that the top of the dykes which are at in this vicinity there were several present keeping it from brimming houses partly under water, In the London. August 8 its banks... Eddies and swirls notable event in London clearly discernible on the surface greater part of the area of several Hundred squtre miles passed over yesterday was the occasion of the of the river here and there marked this morning most of the houses Frnico-German Ministers meeting the swiftness of its flow. Near seemed to have escaped this fate. "and conversing without witnesses, Yang-lu-ching, on the southern This is due to the fact that rearly for the first time since the war. bank of the Hai Ho, groups of men all the villages in the big river Herren Mar and

Stresemann were seen moving about like a basins, where the threat of floods visited M. Herriot at the Hyde colony of ants amongst a long line is a constantly present one, are Park Hotel and later the French of little matsheds rigged up as built up on prominences which Premier returned the visit at the temporary shelters. These were have now, in most insunces, be Ritz. Ti is believed that in the the farmers and villagers from the come islands between which the course of the interviews the founda" surrounding country and they only possible communication is by tion was laid for, the launching of were guarding the dykes with means of sampans. negotiations on the subject of the andbags against the encroachment. The railway lines seem to be in military ernenation of the Ruhe.

of the flood waters and with fire-no immediate danger although for ams against possible attempts on many miles the water is lapping the part of other people to along the foot of the embankments breach the dykes. These are on both sides. One of the most! the folk who would suffer in extensive of the flooded areas is odation at once if the suggestion the basin of the Ta Ching Ho to breach the dykes of the Hal Ho

the aeroplane which, though at certain points near were carried merely skirted it, appeared like out. Expert opinion is that if they an inland sea. Even an aerial The Rural Dean of Barnham, the can manage to fight back the flood survey of the affected regions Rev. L. H. Evans, vicar of Eton waters for the next three weeks they would take probably several days, presided at a Church conference at may be able to escape with little but it was evident this morning Slough on Saturday (June 20) to damage to their property, but if, that the farmers in the Peking consider the social and spiritual on the other hand, the river should Tientsin district are going to have conditions prevailing in the rural burst, its bounds, then their fate a pretty hard time of it this deanery of Burnham, which will be worse than if the dykes had year and most likely next year embraces the towns of Beacons been allowed to be breached when as well. Owing to drought (a the suggestion was first put forward word which sounded strangely in field, Slough, and Eton. The conference found that unemploy-some time ago. At all events the the ears of those who saw the vast seem quite inundation this morning) the spring ment is getting less and, that people themselves extreme poverty is practically determined to take a chance on it, crops were poor; in many cases it extinct. The dole has saved a however long the odds may be

is extremely unlikely that the pre- situation of extreme urgency and

Tientsin's Surroundings. danger, but has caused 'a certain

The precarious situation of the sent crop will ever be harvested and it is considered doubtful amount of demoralisation in a

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affected areas the water will have of wages is higher compared with

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autumn to make possible the work is reported to be better than

planting of the next one. it was, but is still capable of Improvement. The duties of citizenship are only grasped by a few. Married wornen of the working-class are uncomplainingly

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who insisted that the Soviet shouli). accept liability for the full nominal value of the bonds. The Russiau delegation, on the other hand, were only willing to

As regards Tientsin, the situa tlon is still doubtful but it is thought that if the flood waters. do reach the city, they will do so gradually. In some cases, it was stated this morning, people living above the flood levels are making sandbag

Pay in fall those who retained dykes around their, houses, while

London, June 29.-Referring to bonds which they bought before, others living in the lower areas are the delay in the Anglo-Bovies the 1917 Revolution, taklog no precautions at all.

negotiationo, the "Weekly Make a composition with the MEASURES FOR FLOOD RELIEF. Dispatch" political correspondent holders who have acquired bonda

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This proposal has been rejected gate, and Mr. Ponsonby, Under- sections, one of which will be pcretary for Foreign Affairs, re by the bondholders' committee. advisory and the other, executivevealed that no real progress could Our City Editor writen Mr. Ghuan Liang will be Chair;

mian.

unless on be made

arrangement No hope has been entertained of

Mr. Liu Meng-hang, Governor we reached with the holders of Russi, being able to resumo in- of the Metropolitan Area, has sont enter bonds (roughly valued at lerest payment in full on its total petition to the President asking 50,000,000 to £60,000,000) issued of some 2000,000,000 of bonds, for a special department to be by the Russian Government before including French and other hold- ings, but an impartial recognition formed under his control to attend the war. to measures to prevent flooding in the area:

Direct negotiations 4han took of the claims of the bondbolders is place between M. Rakowsky and regarded as an essential-álement in the British bondholders' committee, any settlement.