TERRIFIC HEAT
MANY DEATHS IN MESOPOTAMIA. Australian and N.Z. Cable A-soda t ion. LONDON, July 25. Basra reports a record heat wave, causing deaths of many whites and natives alike. Ali traffic is suspended during tile daytime. The temperature in the shade duriug the past fortnight exceeded 124, and the highest reading was 128.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XLVII, Issue 10963, 27 July 1921, Page 5
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54TERRIFIC HEAT New Zealand Times, Volume XLVII, Issue 10963, 27 July 1921, Page 5
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