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THE CHINA MAIL, AUGUST 6, 1988.

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FLOODS ON YANGTSE ASSUME CATASTROPHIC PROPORTIONS Japanese Allege North Bank Dykes Were Blown Up

Fighting Limited To Region Near Kiukiang

Shanghai, To-day.

The floods on the Hwangho and the Yangtsekiang have assumed catastrophic proportions, ac- cording to the latest reports received here] which state that the flood waters have reached a point near Chengchow, where the Lunghai and the Peiping-Hankow railways cross and that gravest fears are entertained for the safe-

FRANCO'S AIR FURY

ON EBRO

Saragossa, To-day.

As a result of further terrific air-bombings of the Republican- concentration south of Ebro, it is believed that the Republicans have

not received any supplies for four

days.

It is thought, therefore, that the desperate Republican attacks and efforts to advance further in- land are proving tremendously costly, with the wounded suffer- ing horribly from the heat and dust. Reater,

ty of Chengchow, where artillery bombard-JAPANESE

ments have caused a serious havoc to the dykes.

Japanese reports assert that the Chinese blew up a APPREHENSION

section of the dykes on the north shore of the

Yangtse opposite to Kiukiang causing the IN POOTUNG

country to be inundated as far as Hwangmei so that the Japanese operations in this area have been seriously handicapped.

This probably explains the fact that no official announcement has been issued regarding the capturing of Hwangmei.-Trans- Ocean.

JAPANESE RAID NANCHANG

Nanchang, To-day.

More than 100 bombs were rain- ed on the northern part of Nan-

Shanghai, To-day. Precautions are being taken by the Japanese at Pootung owing to the persistent rumours that several

PHENOMENAL STORM HITS ENGLAND

London, To-day.

A thunderstorm of exceptional intensity, moving slowly over Southern England from west to East, has left a trail of destruc- tion due to lightning and torren- tial rain.

Train services were interrupted and many roads are impassable on account of floods.

At Exmouth, the main streets were flooded to axle depth. Reports describe leaden skies, vivid, light- ning and torrents of rain and hail. Motorcars had to use their head- lights at midday.

Many houses were struck by lightning and large numbers of animals were killed in the fields by lightning.

The depth of the storm belt and its slow progress eastward resulted in thunder, lightning and rain con- tinuing over each place visited for twelve hours and more.

RAPID SPREAD thousands of Chinese guerillas will feeted and farmers have suffered

OF FLOODS

Telephone services have been af-

severe loss in crops flattened by

In Devon and Cornwall alone, 70 According to vernacular reports telephone exchanges are isolated. there 8,000 Japanese troops around British Wireless. Pootung.

attempt to occupy the area very hail. shortly.

Japanese planes are up every day endeavouring to spot" move-

ments of the guerillas.

REPETITION FORECAST

London, To-day Extraordinarily violent thunder- storms swept across the west of England, Wales and Ireland yester- day! In many parts of this area, the storms and torrential downpour were the worst experienced many years.

Threatening to bring the Japan- ese drive to Hankow along the chang by 27 Japanese bombers, in north bank of the Yangtse to a two batches of 18 and seven complete standstill, (say Reuter

Practically, martial law machines each, yesterday.

exista this morning, in confirmation of in Pootung. Civillans are being The

missiles

caused more than the "China Mail" reports of yes- searched and detained on the

molition of many houses. Five

Yesterday over 40 Chinese haw landed on a cluster of junks in the Yangtse are rapidly spreading and kers and others of the coolie class Kung River, blowing 20 of the have already inundated a large were arrested and accused of conway lines in the West of England

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_80_civilian-casualties and the deterday), the floodwaters of the alightest suspicion,...

vessels and their crews to bits. Central News."

OFFENSIVE IN KIUKIANG AREA

Nanchang, To-day.

area north of Kiukiang, including the towns of Hwangmei, Susung and Taihu near the Anhwei-Hupeh border.

spiring with the guerillas.

Own Correspondent.

Our

INSURGENTS CLAIM SUCCESS

Bilbao, To-day.

The traffic on a number of Rail-

and Wales were interrupted as result of floods although the main line connection between London and the West of England was not affected.

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In several towns, an attempt was made to transfer Railway passen- gers overland by employing buses but these in turn were held up by floods which made the roads im- passible.

It is believed that the Japan- With their westward drive on ese in this region will either have the north bank of the Yangtze to fall back to Anking or strike River checked by flood, the Jap-northwards in the endeavour to anese forces have resumed, the reach the mountainous regions offensive in the Kiukiang sector. lying north of Taihu.

The Republican troops resumed It is not yet possible to estimate When questioned on the sub-their attacks on the Ebro front the amount of the damage dons, Bitter fighting broke out again ject, the Japanese Naval spokes- yesterday morning but woro again The Meteorological Offee has fore at Shamaoshan and Shaho, about man said: "We have information repulsed, according to Nationalist cast a repetition of the abnormat 17 kilometres south of Kiukiang, that the dykes for a distance of reports, which say that the Repub- weather conditions Trans-Ocean, yesterday when Japanese infan-80 kilometres have broken seven licans concentrated on the Fayon try and artillery made a concert-

the river from Kiu- sector all their forced on the right bank of the Ebro apparently with

miles up

ed attack on the Chinese posi- kiang."

tions.

The invaders were repelled. Van- guards who, forced their way to the Shaho railway station were routed.

Japanese reinforcements are be ing dispatched to the Shaho front

ROUND THE WORLD

and Chinese civilians are being IN 19 DAYS

forced to build a road linking Kiu- kiang and Shaho to facilitate troop movements.

Berlin, To-day: The German aviator, Herr Hans Bringing long-range guns into ac- Bertram, who started from the tion, Japanese warships concentrat Tempelhof Aerodrome on July 16, ed in the Yangtze River at Kiu- for a flight around the world in kiang hurled over 500 shells on regular passenger planes, returned erday morning, here on Thursday night at yo

Japanese p.m., having carried out the fif

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a fight around the world

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an intention smashing a breach in

the front at this point.

The battle by noon had greatly decreased after the Nationalist airmen had succeeded in destroy ing two bridges which the Republi. cans had thrown across the Ebro,

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