BRITISH ISLES STRICKEN
TRAFFIC PARALYSED BURSTING WATER-PIPES British Official IVireless Reed. 11 a.m. RUGBY, Wednesday. An unusually severe frost continued over the whole of Britain yesterday. In London it was the coldest day since 1908, and it is over 40 years since such cold has been experienced in February.
Last night the minimum temperature in London was 21 degrees Fahrenheit, but much lower readings were registered in the suburbs and provinces, while in Scotland and Wales the cold was again intense.
The bitter east wind has, however, moderated. Heavy snowfalls in Scotland and Wales have greatly hindered communications to London, and the Glasgow express was delayed owing to the freezing of the water in the railway troughs. On its arrival, ice which had collected between the coaches had to be broken through before they could be separated. Two trains caught iu a snowdrift near Stranraer were imprisoned throughout yesterday, but have now been released as a result of work by
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Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 588, 14 February 1929, Page 9
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160BRITISH ISLES STRICKEN Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 588, 14 February 1929, Page 9
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