GENERAL CABLES
FLOODS IN IRAQ. (United Press Association.—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.) (Received this day at 9.25 a.in.) LONDON, May 28. No.-ill’s Ark is not mentioned in despatches from Baghdad, hut reports state all manner of dugouts were recommissioned in order to restore communications, since the recent floods destroyed the railways. Owners of river steamers are reaping a rich harvest. A British syndicate publishes an open letter to the Premier of Iraq stating if Iraq adopted an open door policy towards the oilfields two million-; sterling would quickly he forthcoming to strengthen the dykes, relieve the flood pressure and prevent inundation of cultivated areas, as well as providing hotter railways and bridges. CANTON QUIET. HONG KONG,. May 28. Canton is quite calm. Reports show the* Cantonese (forces are progressing against ICwangsi in the vicinity ol \\ u chow which city is expected shortly to be evacuated by Kwangsi troops.
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Hokitika Guardian, 29 May 1929, Page 5
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