The fog descended on the city shortly after midnight "and within fan hour the river was - obliterated and ships became merely pinpoints, fof light struggling through the gloom. By the time Shanghai woke up, the fog was so thick that over a Jarge area visibility. wag barely more than a road's "width and people proceeding to office about 8 fam. did so at snail's pace with headrights full on and. trame jams threatening at every intersection, Between 8 and 9 min. the lifted as the sun appeared and blue sky heralded a fine and warm eay but, in the meantime, the effect of the fog had been experienced, Motor cars coming to town took unusually tong periods to. complete their journeys. " Aeroplane services were hard hit, the Peking line being off while the Shanghai-Hankow plane did not succeed in getting away until 1120-am., reports of the extent of the fog" describing its enormous coverage of the Yangtze estuary, "An unusual" feature. Wwas provided at the Racecourse where morning golfers found themselves j¢riving off into the unknown, 60 thick and low was the fog obscuring the greens.
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