No sooner had the many promises of Spring apparently become reality, than Winter again laid its grip on Shabghal, With a cold rain'in the afleinoon on Mor, 24 turning rapidly {o sleet, and heavy moist snow in the evening making walking uncomtortthe beautiful weather previous 'Highest temperature of the year to date, the welcome warmth on March 23 was accompanied by 4 fine south wind, clear skies and sun, During the night, the wind shifted around 0 the west' and then to the north and feast, and what may or may not have been the tall-end of the snowstorm which has been visiting North China descended on the Yangtze Valley On Mar. 24 the wind was bitterly cold and when the rain came Shanghat residents who were able hurried home to don winter garments which they so fondly hoped had been discarded for some months, Late in the afternoon a sharp hall-storm beat against the glass of the window: more, miniature lowed by a steady snow fan, bringing misery to all whose duties kept them out of doors. As the evening ps. grossed, and' the cold of. both the wind and the falling snow brought down the temperature of Shangha\'s buildings, small drifts of snow started to accumulate," and even on the streets slush slarted to form under. foot, and to make driving dangerous.
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