CHINESE TROUBLE.
CHINESE FLOOD DISASTER. A THOUSAND DROWNED. [ Australian & N.Z. Cablo Association,] SHANGHAI, July 14. Alore than a thousand natives in Southern Anhwei were drowned and many thousands are destitute and homeless through a sudden rise in the Ynngtse tributary, mounting ten teet in a few hours. The flood inundated all villages 011 'both banks and several miles of dykes were broken. Tremendous loss of property occurred and thousands ot head of cattle perished. Crops were ruined and all buildings on farms swept away. Appeals for aid were broadcasted intimaing that unless immediate measures are adopted, thousands more will perish from exposure and starvation. Sampans and junks as a means ot rescue are pitifully small and many craft wore overcrowded and capsized, the occupants being drowned.
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Hokitika Guardian, 14 July 1927, Page 2
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126CHINESE TROUBLE. Hokitika Guardian, 14 July 1927, Page 2
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