WETTEST MONTH OF YEAR IN ENGLAND
kmj Manoeuvres Have Been Abandoned
FLOODS IN THAMES VALLEY
British Official Wireless. RUGBY, Aug. 19. The army manoeuvres of the first division,at Aldershot which were planned to continue till Friday had to bo cancelled to-dav on account of the bad weather conditions. The troops which were in action last night, were drenched by torrential rain and the country is waterlogged. Floods in the Thames Valley increased to-day and the river is 14 inches above summer level.
Tho 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 at Pctersfield, Hampshire. No immediate improvement is expected.
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Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 6633, 21 August 1931, Page 6
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118WETTEST MONTH OF YEAR IN ENGLAND Manawatu Times, Volume LIV, Issue 6633, 21 August 1931, Page 6
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