The Powers will treat Crete as neutral territory during the war.
Tae Director of Sicawei Observatory reports: Friday, 23rd April, 10 a.m.—State of the atmosphere on the 22nd.—The reported depression traverses the Sea of Japan to pass to the N. of Tokio where a strong S. storm is blowing; strong W. winds at Kochi and Nagasaki. The barometer is yet on the decline at Irkutsk. Area of relatively high pressures over the Yellow Sea and the Gulf of Pechili.—State on the morning of the 23rd.—The new depression from Siberia begins to make itself felt and the barometer sinks afresh at Shanghai.—Probabilities 5 p.m.—The depression which has encroached upon Central China will travel rapidly towards Shang." hai, and the weather is likely to change for' the worse. Strong breezes from the S. quadrant, veering to the S. W. and W. and liable to end ina N.W. gale. Same weather over the N. coast moderate and unsteady breezes, more generally from the S. quadrant, in the. S.—Saturday,
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