Found on the Beach Passenger Plane Forced Down in Storm Brisbane
Forced down by bad weather on the beach near Cardwell, on the North Queensland coast. Airlines of Australia s Dragon Rapide. with a pilot and…
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British Gunboats Ordered to Remain in Yangtse-kiang River Despite Japanese Request Needed for Protection of Lives and Property Troops Trapped and Drowned in Flooded Area SHANGHAI
The British gunboats at Wuhu and Kiukiang have been ordered to remain there, despite the Japanese request that foreign, shinning should withdraw from the 200 miles stretch of the Yangtse-Kiang River between Wuhu and…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Tasman Storm Explosives Ketch Overdue Auckland
Heavy seas continue to pound Tasman shipping, and vessels are daily limping into port with damage to the deck gear…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →Disastrous Floods in China 15,000 Already Drowned in One Area Millions Fleeing From Rising Water Japanese May be Forced to Abandon Lunghai Campaign SHANGHAI
Owing to Further breaches in the dykes of the Yellow River, floods are pouring over the plains of Honan, and the position daily is becoming more serious. If the rains continue it is feared that the disaster will exceed the…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Chinese War (Continued from Page 1) Japanese Losses in Floods Warhips Sunk Shanghai
At present there is no definite information of how many Japanese soldiers perished in the Yellow River floods. The Japanese believe that the…
Continued on Trove, page 6 →The Floods help the Chinese Resistance! the Advance on Hankow Shanghai
AS the floods swell under the relentless rain, the Chinese [?] assistance to the Japanese advance on Hankow is stiffening With [?] artillery fire prevented the Japanese from la[?] on both banks of the Yangtse river,…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Yellow River Again Bursts Its Banks Shantung Province Partly Submerged Flood Separates Armies Peasants Flee En Masse Road to Indo-China Bombed SHANGHAI
The Yellow River has burst its banks at the intersection with the Grand Canal, 100 miles east of the existing gaps. Water is rushing in…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Far East War (Continued from Page 1) Effect of Floodings Scenes of Desolation Japanese Troops Marooned Shanghai
A day of ceaseless rain threatens to add to the peril of floods in the Yellow end Yangtse rivers. The absence of official news from the area, may…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Chinese Resistance Stiffens Surging Floods Advance Relief Measures by Both Sides Japanese Landing Opposed London
As the floods swell under the relentless rain, the Chinese Assistance to the Japanese advance on Hankow is stiffening…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Floods in China Military Blow for Japan 700,000 Chinese Homeless SHANGHAI
Some foreign military quarters are of opinion that the Yellow River floods may be one of the greatest defensive measures in history, proving…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →The Floods and the War Shanghai
The floods in China will have a major effect on the war. The Japanese high command will be forced to make drastic changes in the plan of campaign. Their offensive has now been confined to the attack on Hankow…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →1000 Square Miles Flooded in China Burning of Moscow May Be Outdone Japanese Powerless Against Oncoming Water Huge Sacrifice by Chinese 50,000,000 People May Be Homeless SHANGHAI
In their first official reference to the floods, the Japanese admit the extension of the water to 400 square miles of territory in Honan in the last 24 hours. There tare now more than 1000 square miles covered by water…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Heavy Toll Floods in New Zealand Auckland
Recent major disasters in New Zealand were referred to by the Minister for Public Works (Mr. Semple) at Akaroa…
Continued on Trove, page 1 →Chinese Floods Japanese Plans Drastic Changes Necessary Successful Counter-Attacks LONDON
The floods in China will have a major effect on the war, says the Shanghai correspondent of the "Dally Telegraph." The japanese High Command will be…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Floods Foil Japanese New Thrust at Hankow To be Made From East SHANGHAI
Foiled by the floods in their attack on Hankow from the north, the Japanese are pouring into the Yangtse-Kiang valley for a new thrust from the east…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →'Planes Battle in Storm
Blinded by fierce storms, and with visibility completely obliterated, and the radio not functioning properly, a pilot, assistant pilot, and three…
Continued on Trove, page 2 →Floods in Japan 100,000 Homes Under Water Many Deaths Tokio
Floods and typhoons are causing extensive damage throughout Japan. The heaviest rain in 20 years resulted in the flooding of 100,000 homes in the…
Continued on Trove, page 8 →Tokio in Terror Floods, Tornados, and Tremors Many Casualties Tokio
Japan passed through two days of terror caused by floods, tornados and earthquakes, while the rainfall had been the heaviest in living memory…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Big Storm in Tasmania Many Roads Impassable Launceston
Tasmania is still the centre of a weather disturbance. Yesterday the worst storm for 30 years ended. It was followed by torrential rain…
Continued on Trove, page 4 →Floods In Japan Kobe Almost Wholly Submerged Heavy Death Roll Tokio
Floods submerged 100,000 houses at Kobe, which is almost the entire city. More than 2000 were washed away and it is known that 130 people were…
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