HOMELAND WEATHER.
FLOODS IN THAMES VALLEY. (British Official Wireless). RUGBY, Aug. 19. The manoeuvres of the First Division at Aldershot, which were, planned to continue until Friday, had to be cancelled to-day on account of the bad weather conditions.
Floods in the Thames Valley increased to-day, and the river is 14 inches above the summer level. The present month has been the wettest of the year so far, and last night’s rain in the south was exceptionally heavy. An inch and three-quarters was recorded in Petersfield, Hampshire. No immediate improvement is expected.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/MS19310821.2.69
Bibliographic details
Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 223, 21 August 1931, Page 7
Word Count
92HOMELAND WEATHER. Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 223, 21 August 1931, Page 7
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Manawatu Standard. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in