The Archive · 1925

London; July 16

We are never satisfied. The weather remains, generally speaki hotter than ever all over the British Isles, although frankly it is very enjoyable, and people would grumble were it either to be cooler, or were there to be rain. At the same time, rain is very badly needed. The' farmers are feeling the need for rain very acutely, as the corn is ring and turning! yellow in an dnd. root crops are' stunted and prematurely maturing, "The hot, try" conditions have suited many species of blight," said an official the "Ministry of Agriculture "The black "aphis attacking broad: beans i very prevalent Groups 'f-various fies which attack crop because the plants, in most cases, have been unable to grow away, from the attack, and have therefore suffered severe damage. On the other hand, most of the soil pests, such as wire-worms and slugs, are'likely to be adversely affected. It is worth noticing that young birds of this year's brood, whose habit it i tueed upon ruby anit, st] tien actiys many are ing were sacevors ae sky. tel tought "ivowgh "wtpsing sue cling, meal schuting Waris tuntrating th sbuermal increase throughout the wi summer and mild winter of a All Continental air travel records are being broken by Imperial Airway ax a result of the spell of rather. The rush of air travelle is unprecedented, and in one hour yesterday 120 people booked seats' 9, on the Napier and Handley Page' expresses for Paris, Cologne, and Amsterdam by telephone, Every.

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