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New Zealand Times, Volume XL, Issue 9075, 21 June 1915, Page 2

Appropriately enough, with the near approach of days, _ Wellington has been experiencing a« real touch of wintry -weather. It was particularly cold on Saturday. Early in the morning there ’ was a fairly heavy fall of ha : l, which was driven into sheltered corners by a biting cold wind, and which. remained in some > localities until long after the ' sun I was up. In the afternoon there was j some heavy rain, which later gave place to a light fall of snow, the first j recorded in the city/ for a considerable period. There was not enough of it to lie about on the ground, but the feathery flakes clung to garments and give pedestrians a very chilly appearance. , Overhead hung leaden-hued clouds, which seemed to indicate that very little was needed to precipitate quite a pood snowfall. The high hills on the eastern side of the harbour soon wore a white mantle, the remains of which were still to ho seen throughout yesterday, for though the sun shone brightly in an almost cloudless skv, a very cold northerly wind was blowing. A Press Association telegram from Reefton on Saturday reported that there was a heavy fall of snow on Friday night and Saturday morning. A Gore message stated that there was a heavy fal of snow on Friday eveninf, which alternated with frost. There were three inches on the ground on Saturday morning. At 1 o’cldnk snow fell again. for Children’s Hacking Cough at-night. Woods’ Great Peppermint Cure,, 1/6, 2 it