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BUT SITUATION IS GRAVE
Hankow, To-day.
Chungmou has been worst hit by the Yellow River floods, a Government investigator reports, add- ing that the break in the dyke at Chaokou, ori- ginally small, has been widening and is now three yards in extent.
Water is pouring through the break in four streams all of which have joined the waters from Hua- yuankou at Chungmou, inundating two-thirds of the district.
Three thousand refugees are said to have gathered at Shawo, four miles to the west of Chungmou, and are reported to be entirely sur- rounded by the waters. Barks, trees and grass is being consumed by the starving populace, who have finally sent three men to Cheng- chow asking for assistance. The Chinese authorities sent boats to the village to the party to Chengchow and first arrivals are expected to-day. Under present conditions, flood waters are expected to into the Hwai River and if the river continues to rise, the waters will eventually join the Yangtse, it is believed.
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CZECH PARLEYS BREAK OFF
Prague, To-day. Negotiations between the Czech- oslovak Government and a delega- tion from
the Sudeten German Party concluded Thursday evening the without an agreement being reach- flow ed.
parties in the
A communique issued by both conference, stated merely that Premier Hodza had declared that he did not regard the The immediate task confronting negotiations as concluded and that the Chinese authorities is to rush he would propose discussions with rescue measures for the villagers competent Ministers as a means of marooned and for the refugees, achieving progress. said to be 120,000 at Chungmou It
was thus assumed that the
ans-
and 20,000 at Chengchow. Crops government is still not in a position în the flood areas are entirely des- to make definite proposals in troyed, but the casualties are be-wer to the demands drawn up by lieved to be small owing to the the Sudeten Party and Announced slow progress of the floods.
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Two-thirds of the water of the Yellow River is stated to be flow- ing through the breaks in the dykes and one-third is continuing east- ward along the river's present channel with the result that num- erous sandbanks are being created in_mid-stream-Reuter.
DANGER TO HANKOW
Hankow, To-day. Continued downpours of rain and also the rapid rise of the Siang River are causing xiety to the Hankow authori- ties.
an-
Yangtsze floods are already reported from the vicinity of Hukou and Kweichih and it is feared that if the rain con- tinues, the lowlying, district of Hankow may be flooded, al- though the city itself is unlike- ly to become involved for the present-Reuter.
TURKISH TREATY OF AMITY
Ankara, To-day. Dr. Aras, the Turkish Foreign Minister, addressing the National Assembly on the question of re- newal of the Treaty of Amity be- tween Turkey and Afghanistan, said it was a treaty according to which each of the contracting par- ties undertook to place his entire military resources at the disposal of the other in the event of war, whereas, the treaty with Iran fore- saw a benevolent neutralty in the event of one of the contracting par- ties being attacked by a third party. This neutrality could, however, easily be expended into an united action.
In the further course of his
IL DUCE RECEIVES speech, Dr. Aras stressed Turkey's
JAPAN MISSION
Rome, To-day.
Mussolini received at the Palazzo
Venezia the Goodwill Mission which returned from Japan and Man- chukuo recently.
Signor Calboli communicated mes- sages of friendship from the Em- perors of Japan and Manchukuo. and Prince Konoye's report on the political and economic position of Japan.
friendly relations with Egypt, Heja Yemen and the entire "Arabian world. Trans-Ocean,
NEW AUSTRALIAN CRUISERS
The two new Australian cruisers,
London, To-day. which at the present time are under construction in England, will be named "Hobart" and "Perth,” Mussolini expressed his, satisfac- cording to a report received have
aç tion at the success of the visit and yesterday from Canberra, ›› One sent telegrams of thanks to the of the ships will be ready for duty Premiers of Japan and Manchukuo in September and the sia- for the warm demonstrations of cond one will be completed next their friendship-Reuter,
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