Saturday's Mantle of White and Sunday's Heavy Frost Snow began falling about 9 o'clock on Saturday night and continued until well beyond midnight with the result that a white mant perhaps an inch and a half thiel drifted much deeper in places, ed Shanghai and its Motorcars presented an uni pearance; those that venture over the uncertain and not a few drivers, unace to the slippery surface, from a rain-covered pa themselves forced to drive' slowly indeed, or slide into dangerous skid Fortunately no serious accidents were reported.
Of course the children on awakening on Sunday morning, had to have their fan, and not a few pedestrians, who had the misfortune to be single out, had to beat a hasty retreat before' well-simed volleys of snow balls." No one lost his temper, hovfever, and the children frollicked to their heart's content.
For the riesha coolie, the snow majority made their way to their stations and ceased work for the night." Others, of hardier nature, a "land-office" business and were Fehly rewarded for braving "th climate, Passengers, often' paid double and triple fares.
The brunt of the night and on Sunday fell on the P.W.D. Plans, of course, had been arranged for such fan eventuality. and, when it. was seen on Saturday" ight that the snow would freeze and not melt throughout the night, the officers called" out, their reserves, foremen instructing their subordinates and extra hands to gather at the depots fon Sunday morning.
Before sunrise about 1,500 coolies were in readiness for the command, Each had been handed either a shovel, seraper, or broom. Earlier gang? had sprinkled just under 100 tons of sand over the mainly travelled i thoroughfares, to prevent skidding.
much as) possible. In large groups the coolies attacked the thick. coating of ice on Bubbling Well Road, and before 10 a.m. most of the surface on one side had been scraped and chopped free of ice. Other roads similarly were dealt The warm noon sun materily assisted them. However, the temperature during the afternoon became cooler and it only was by sheer physical effort that the work proceeded. Sixteen foreign ove! seers superintended the various gangs and the cartage by 20 motor lorries and 40 pany carts.
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