This Afternoon; Hundreds Helped by Salvation Army Shanghai donned a white mantle of snow for the first time this winter yesterday when the temperature took a sudden drop and a strong westerly wind sprang up. An icy cold wind and rain greeted city travellers in the morning, and shortly after noon hail preceded a light fall of snow. A high tide on the Whangpoo coincided with an especially heavy down-Pour of Tain to cause mi..or floods in many parts of Shanghai. As usual, the area around Sincere's and Wing On's was the most heavily affected, while roads in the Gordon Road, Hongkew a.d Western districts were also slightly under water. A great part of the Race Course was under water during the afternoon.
Siccawei predicted yesterday that there would be quite heavy falls of snow throughout the night and this morning, but that conditions would improve towards the aiternuon, and that the weather would probably be clear by the evening. E The change in conditions was attributed to a depression.. over the Shanghai area and the Eastern Sea.
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