Rain was never so gleefully welcomed as it was on Tuesday (July 17) in Shanghai's downtown areas. From 1240 to 145 pin. it came down with torrential force, making the streets, which have been baked dry with the drought of the last 23 days, run with water.
As the first big drops began to fall there was a tempestuous shout of welcome from the coolies in all the streets, and faces that had not worn smiles for days were cheerful.
"There still seems no prospect of the real" continued downpour that is heeded to save the crops in the rural regions. Tuesday's localized downfal was hardly more than a trace, only:.19 inches being recorded at Holy Trinity Cathedral, which was in the centre of the shower.
No great increase in the he figures was seen, Siccawei Observatory instruments registering and the Cathedral" 91.2 dexrees Fahhrenheit, The humidity, breeder of prickly heat, stayed at the high: level Jat 91.
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