Whirling Snowflakes Fall To Shroud City in Misty Gloom; Normal Weather moved about lis business snowflakes mow Although there had been light furries of snow all morning it did not come down in profusion until about noon when large snowflakes commenced to fall and continued during the rest of the day. According to Zikawei Observatory the snowfall was nothing out of the ordinary as there are usually one or two days of light snow after middle January.
The snow was a fitting harbinger of Ta-han, or the "Great Cold," which, according to the Chinese lunar calendar is due today. Yesterday the temperature hovered in the vicinity of one or two degrees above the freezing point, causing Shanghailanders, who had become accustomed to the mild winter experienced so far, to shiver. The snow was welcomed by the Chinese, however, for according to custom if there is a fall of snow before the Chinese New Year it portends good tidings for the coming year.
To the disappointment of Shanghai's younger set, who envisaged snowball fights and snow men when they spied the white flakes, yesterday's snowfall consisted of wet flakes which failed to settle on the ground, melting as they touched the earth. Wet as the snow was, it did not deter sports-lovers from flocki::; to Race course arid other recreation grounds te watch their favourite football teama in action.
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