London, May 17.
Winter clothing was hurriedly dug out of trunks in Great Britain today as a sudden cold snap brought snow and frost to a large part of the country.
The weather to-day was the coldest experienced in Britain in the month of May for the last 64 years, Snow fell in many parts of the country, interfering with all sports.
'Many' parts of Scotland and North-em Ireland are similarly snowbound.
London's noon temperature to-day wag 48 in contrast with a tempera ture of 74 on Jubilee Day, digany, damace as been "caused to fruit trees and early vegetables, such as beans, peas and asparagus.
Nineteen degrees of frost were registered at Farnborough last night. "Reuter,
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