London, Aug. 30.
The heat-wave, which extends: throughout Europe, has been responsible for amazing breaches of British conventions. For instance, girls in bathing attire may observed crossing Regent-street or riding on top of omnibuses on their way to "Lansbury's on the Serpentine, while a company of Guardsmen, clad in similarly scant attire, may' be seen marching from their barracks to the same destination, Mixed bathing is going on all night long in the open-air baths in the parks of Willesden, by special permission of the local council, the result being that the baths, which are illuminated by are-lamps, are ferowded with men and women that swimming is practically impossible.
Motorists clad very lightly are rushing to the country from London and picnicking in the fields, or daneing and swimming almost all night at Brighton and other resorts, The heat culminated last night with a thunderstorm of tropical intensity. There was a display of lightning and unprecedented torential rains which drove the crowds in London seeking coolness in the. open-air to places of shelter. The storm had worked its' way to London from the North.
'The Premier, Mr. Ramsay 2ae-Donald, who' was flying to Lossiemouth to resume his holiday after the unemployment conference fu London, was compelled by the storm to land at Catterick, Yorkshire, and to finish his journey by trai The Armry manceuvres at Alder. shot were suddenly suspended and the Dragoons at Catterick were
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