SNOWSTORM IN SOUTH.
HEAVY FALL REPORTED. SQUALL IN CHRiSTGHTJIICH. CELEBRATIONS AFFECTED. [BY TEUfciRATE.— ASSOCIATION.] CHRISTCHURCH, Monday. A fierce southerly squall struck the city at about five o'clock this afternoon. A heavy hailstorm set in and snow fell steadily until shortly after nine o'clock. There was then fully 2in of snow on the ground. At a late hour rain was falling, with intermittent snow showers. The sudden change in the weather conditions will detrimentally affect the many out-door gatherings arranged in connection, with the visit of H.M.S. New Zealand. Very little information was obtainable from country districts to-night, but a heavy fall generally is reported.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17254, 2 September 1919, Page 8
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104SNOWSTORM IN SOUTH. New Zealand Herald, Volume LVI, Issue 17254, 2 September 1919, Page 8
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