FRENCH CHRISTMAS
MUCH OF JOY REMOVED COLD SNAP AND POVERTY (Elec. Tel. Copyright- United Presß Assn.) Australian and N.Z. Cable Association.,' < (Received December 29, 10 a.m.) PARIS, Dec. 27. The prevailing hard times, due to Hie over-rapid recovery of the franc, took much of the joy out of the Christmas festivities. Most Parisians were'unable to afford the restaurants’ liigli prices, and feasted at home. An unusually cold snap was experienced, and tho Loire was frozen for the first time since the war. Several deaths occurred from the cold in the Loire Valley. FOUNTAINS FROZEN COLDEST FOR 80 YEARS (Sydney San Cables.) (Received December 29, 10 a.m.) LONDON, Dec. 27. Severe cold is reported on the Continent, with heavy snowfalls throughout, Spain and also in Paris, where fountains were converted into masses of ice. Many rivers were frozen over. Snow fell in Lisbon for the first time in 80 years.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16227, 29 December 1926, Page 7
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