Some impression of the seriousness of the drought which is prevailing in England, this year, as last, may be obtained from the exclusive message on the subject which appears in another column, The disastrous state of affairs is due not only to the paucity of the rainfall, but also to the increased rate of ' evaporation which the drought has brought with Streams which in normal times Were abundantly full of water, are now but mere mud tracks. Wells have dried up all over the country, and villages are ofter dependent upon water hauled to them from some distance away and then retailed at 50, much per bucket. The watering of Gardens, and the free use of water washing motor cars is being sternly suppressed, and the public exhorted in every way' possible to restrict the demands on what would usually be regarded as a never failing supply. The Drospect of industry being rationed far as water Is concerned, is not pleasant one, when every factor tend-Ing towards industrial rehabilitation reeds to be carefully fostered. In this connection, however, it 1s interesting tornote that in the cfireful use of water H.M, the King has set a noteworthy example at Buckingham Palace, where the delightful grounds being deprived of their customary son to believe, however, that unless ential rainfalls occur in the very near future very strict regulations will have to be enforced, and the epulation in some areas even rationed'ag to their daily supply.
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