THE HEAT WAVE.
(Per Piv** ><(. —) Sypnky, Pec 2H. The beat has been overpowering in the city, registering IUOA in the shade. There was a cool change to-night, with signs of rain, but the beat is still intense in the country. At Coalman it was 110 and at I ngarie 12-1 for the last three days. There has been great damage to crops, especially grapes. Two severe cases of sunstroke occurred in the city, and a number have been prostrate. Several deaths are reported from the country. Thi< day. The weather is now cool and showery.
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Hastings Standard, Issue 207, 29 December 1896, Page 3
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95THE HEAT WAVE. Hastings Standard, Issue 207, 29 December 1896, Page 3
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