Cool Weather Follows Hottest Day of the Year Shanghai had begun to spe be too much to hope the temperature would' remain: low for very long, a day's welcome relief from the warmest weather experienced this year was provided fon, July 12, Curiously enough, this sudden and unexpected break in the weather occurred just after the hottest day, which occurred July 11, when 97.2 degrees Fabrenhheit was recorded by the Siccawei Observatory, as against a previous highest recording this year of 906 degrees.
A striking drop in the temperature was noticed on July 12, when the highest recorded by the Siccawei Observatory was only 06.7 degrees, with a minimum of 813 degrees, There was a very marked difference between these recordings and. those at Holy Trinity Cathedral, where the thermometer registered 94 degrees Fahrenheit as the highest temperature uring the day, and 805 degrees as the lowest.
After a night in which sleep for most people was made difficult by the sweltering heat, It was refreshing on the morning of July 12 tofinda strong west-northwesterly" wind sweeping across the city, providing a welcome change from the stiflingly hot weather of the previous day, when there was searcely a breath of alr to offer relief from the heat. The—breeze Drevalled for most of the day, se-companied by a sun which was not uncomfortably warm, while later the day a few spots of rain made themselves felt. Shanghai yachtsmen took advantage of the ideal weather conditions, and had some brisk exciting sailing in a stiff breeze, while other sportsmen found the cooler conditions made tennis, cricket, baseball, ete, very much more comfortable' than when the thermometer hitting 95 degrees and more, The heat on July 12 was at no time uncomfortable, and for the most part the weather was delightfully cool, and very different from the intense heat of the previous few days, dong Road stations were on the scene at @ o'clock, but it took 1% hours before the flames finally were extinguished. The part of the bulld-ing near the staircase was gutted but several of the bedrooms on the upper storey were saved by a slent centre wall Fire extinguishing operations were conducted by Capt, J, Gordon Dyson, Chief Ameer of the Shanghai Fire Brigade,
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