BLANKET OF FOG.

Waikato Times, Volume 119, Issue 19884, 13 May 1936, Page 6

BLANKET OF FOG.

WAIKATO ENVELOPED. “ TRAFFIC 1N DIFFICUI/I‘IES. l livery landmark was obliterated and \iislllilil)‘ was llmiiod lo :1 (PW yards by a dense, blanket of fog which enveloped the \Yaikalo overnight. Until abnul 10 yunr )‘CSlel‘dle lhc Hamilton horough was clear. but by midnight r‘nnililinns had changed and. swirling up from lhc \Vaiknlo river, mist cox-cred lmlh town and suburbs. (,Lmnlillnns were exceptionally had an lilo Great Soulh Road in the vicin—ity 01‘ 'l‘v linpu where cars worn slowed llnwn in n snail‘s pace. liluring horns and lho whine of low gmrs alone signified the volume of lrafilc that the highway was carrying. :\ speed of nmro lhan 10 miles per hour was im[mssililc and visibility was limited to u fvw yards ahead of the cars. “'l‘his was lhe Ilrsl. experience nl a lanV)‘ fog lhls winlm' and driving (‘mhlillnns \\'(‘l‘l‘ nl lhoii‘ worst," slal—mi an .\ulumnliile Assm‘iailnn palrnl who (lrnve i'rnm Glen .\lnssr‘y l 0 llam—illnn lust nighl. "Must lll'lVK‘l‘S. Ill)spiin lhc fldtll‘ll convonionro nl' [lippml lmmlliglxis. “Pro driving :ilnmsl Illilltl and it was not unlil “11‘ Hamillnn lilil'lllli—lll lmhmliir)’ was rrm‘hril ilml ruinlilinns inmrovml." i\l \\'hiliura Iwr) iloui'm‘s nl‘ frnsL Iwurv i'ogzislvrml uwr-niuhl whth ilm il'l‘t'lll'lllllj—l :il Hie llu.lkui':i Farm of ‘lnslrxn'liun was 7.3 Llcxrccs.