SNOW AND FOG

Waikato Times, Volume 118, Issue 19767, 24 December 1935, Page 9

SNOW AND FOG

CONDITIONS IN BRITAIN. VEHICLES CRASH TOGETHER. SEVERAL PEOPLE INJURED. (Omcial Wireless,) RUGBY, Deo. 22. What are described as the worst ,'og conditions experienced for years combined with the slipper y state of the roads to bring road trac e over large areas to a complete standstill all night. In several cases a string of vehicles, out of control on the frozen snow or ice-covered road, piled up on top o each other. - ■ Few serious injuries are reported in these crashes, but roads were blocked, trains were delayed, and additional services to deal with the Christinas trade were interfered with. The road and rail delays are seriously affecting the heavy postal traffic. The Isle of Wight was. cut off from the mainland by fog yesterday, and more than half-a-dozen large liners entering or leaving Southampton Water had to lie at anchor, while the departure of thousands of tons of shipping in this and other docks was held up. The severe cold and conditions conducive to local fog appear to be likely to continue. Skating has started in some districts.

Yesterday’s temperature in several places, was the lowest for two years. Snow has fallen heavily ip the Midlands and the North and snow-ploughs are out In the latter districts. The heaviest fall has been in Derbyshire, where the snow on some .■cads is two feet deep.