No Records Broken But Plenty of Time Yet Although Shanghai heat records] have not yet been broken, we of this. port have been suffering, during the past week, the hottest period this year. We note from our files that} the past week, viz, from July 8 to 14, inclusive, has been the hotiest liar period for sine years, The hottest day this year was] Sunday, July 10, when the figure, recorded in a shaded part of the Holy Trinity Cathedral compound, iwas 95.4 degrees. The lowest figure a side that day was whereas the figures for I year were 94.6 and 76.6, respectively. The general average shows a difference of nearly four degrees, 92,3 for 1927 and 88.5 for 1926, which, as everybody Knows, means lummer season. On the Jare 75.6 for 1926 and 78.4 for 1927, respectively, making a difference of }3.2 degrees in excess this year over Tas The lowest figure recorded on ima side this year ie 76.6 Jand the highest 80, whereas last year the lowest was 73 and the high-fest 79. In the period under review only rained once this year against] four days in 1926, when the downfall was exceptionally heavy, the re-of 0.009) inches this 0.217 last The following table will enable renders to compare the figures at TexscearHic appeals have been received in Shanghai for relief work among the flood sufferers in Anbi fany lives are said to have been lost, thousands have been rendered! hhomieless, or are starving, and the losses sustained are immense.
Tue Shanghai "Mainichi," a local] boycotters, and published an order by Chiang Kai-shek stating that the main purpose of the Chinese at, the moment should be to unite and fight Commanism and to forget their} anti-foreign proclivities. This an foreign movement ix premature, the order adds and anti-foreignism is} game in which the Chinese cannot} indulge, because it is a boomerang. Subordinates have been "instructed punish severely, any proponents! jof the boycott.
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