2 “Cauld blows the blast across the moor”

Many chickadees seen, Jan. 14, 1919. Abnormally warm. jan. 14, 1932; official temperature at 'Charlottetoxvn 50 F. At Saint John, NB. 58 F. An unofficial report from Perth gave 66 F. In a sheltered spot in the garden pansies were in bud; and diptera were flying outside.

Black Ducks going south, Jan. 16, 1926. Also going east Jan. 20, I934. Tending to winter here, of late years.

Gale 60 mph. in Maritimes Jan. 16, 1936. Strong here, some damage.

Record cold snap Jan. 19, 1925. Twenty below zero is ex- ceptional here, but on this occasion Mount Herbert had 268; while Tyne Valley reported 408, Portage and Wellington 42B, and Conway 43B. “The coldest wave in the memorv of its people.”

Juncoes plentiful Jan. 27, 1926. Georgetown had tempera— ture of 20B, and Alberrton 23B on the night of Jan_ 27, 1924.

Snow Buntings and Mergansers observed jan. 29, 1926. Black Ducks and Mergansers in Smelt Creek, Jan. 30, 1928.

Many sunspots observed Jan, 1926, coincident with a very rough time for mail carriers. Our man failed to arrive 6 times in Jan., 7 in Feb, 2 in March, 2 in April and 3 in May. A very stormy winter and spring.

January. 1927. brought terrible snow, rain, and floods to the Northern Hemisphere while 40.000 cattle perished of thirst in the Transvaal, SA. Ten years later (1937) N. America had a repetition of these disastrous floods.

Epidemics of boils and car‘buncles Dec. 1919 and Jan, 1920; also in Dec. 1936. Virulent influenza 1918, 1927, 1933. During the Great War an epidemic of “blood-poisoning" occurred here.

FEBRUARY

February is our “deadest” month. and from the middle of January till the end of February is our coldest period. A very few of the hardier birds remain with us, but from the North we have flocks of winter visitors, when the weather becomes too severe in their homeland. A great incursion of Snowy Owls took place in the severe winter of 1927-27; in 11 weeks one observer saw 67 owls.

Prince of Wales College totally destroyed by fire, Feb. 6. 1932.

Railroads blocked by snow, Feb. 7—12, 1922. The train from

Murray Harbor got to Bunbury'at 10 pm. on its way to town on Feb. 7th.