An Imperial Ordinance has been issued announcing that' the circulation' of the existing one-yen silver coin will be stopped after the Ist April, 1898. ' The amount of silver yen. exchanged for gold at the Bank of Japan to-day was 93,000°yen, of which 90,000, jen: was in the form of convertible notes,' 'The silver x exchanged at the Yokohama Specie' Bank to-day amounted to a little over 340,000 jen: Washington, "has telegraphed" that the "the: Jupanese' Minister to Treaty with Chili was signed on the 25th Septerhber, sind that: he would leave Washington'on'the 9th instant, embarking at Vancouver for Japan on the 12th instant.
Tux Director of Sicawei Observatory ro-ports: Friday, Ist of October, 10 a.m.—=State of the atmosphere on the 30th Sept.—Tho'typhoon traverses Japan, keeping to the 35th parallel. Fine and quiet weather along.'the entire coast of Chins. High pressure sin the West. State on the morning of the, 1st. Ogt:—Very fine weather and calm "atmosphere at Shanghai, Fairly cool weather in the morning.—Probabilities. 5 p m.—A depression coming from Siberia seems to advance-due E. over Manchuria. Fine weather, With variable breezes along the entire const, There exist signs of a new depression, rather far at sea, E. or E.N.E. of the Phillippines,—Saturday, 2nd Octo-0 &.mm,—State of t jete on the igh pressures over Central, China. 'An, atea.-of: loi pressures. traverses 'Mor alia.: "Fresh ofthe Philippines, 'Very variable winds. gas of a depression located Star on the. morning.'of the 2ud.—Fit quiet at Shabghai in the. ty, of the, maximum' of pressure. has its aiday, Sed October, 10° am.—State of the atmosphere on the 2nd.—pressures over Central China spreading mouth of the Yaogtzs. Fine in Ppreasion advances "N. of Viadivostock.
lot Weather on the oast of hina." A State on the morning of the 3id.-Continuation of fine and calm atmos; chilly, night, Monday, 40 atti.—State of the atmosphere onthe Srd.- A typhoon Crorses land oF Lacon and the barometer is on' the' decline at the 1008; there exists another depression the Loochoos or N-E. of Luzon: Probabilities, 5 p.m.—Variable weather. 'The typhoon' will" probably cross with a a due W. movement over the'China Sea, to advance towards the Gulf of Tongking. Very variable -winds over the N. coast fresh N.E. winds in theS., which may turn into gale from the South of the Formosa Channel:—Tuesday, 5th October, 10a.m.—State of the atmosphere: on the jth.—The typhoon advanced westward in the China Sea. High pressures in the N. Strong monsoon in.the Formosa Channel. - State on the morning of the &th.—The barometer falls: slightly but it is as yet' above the average at Shanghai. Probabilities, 5 p.m.—There is a depression at sea, which may occasion rough weather on the S. coast of Japan. Fine weather at Shanghai. Moderato or fresh winds from the N.E. quadrant over the entire coast.—Wednesday, 6th October, 10 a.m:——State of atmosphere -on the 5th,—Belt of high pressures between the 35th and 40th parallels, with a maximum over the E. of Japan. Fresh N.E. breezes on the S. coast of China and variable breezes in the North. In the evening the barometer falls at: Japan. State on the morning of the 6th.—The barometer still falls slowly at Shanghai, but is as yet above the average. Probabilities, '5 p.m.—The' depression to the S.E. or E.S.E. of the Loochoos seems to be rather important, and animated with a northerly movement. It may land on the S. coast of Japan and occasion stormy weather there. Fine weather at Shanghai. Moderate to fresh N.E. winds along the entire' coast.—Thuraday, 7th October, 10 'a.m.—State of the atmosphere on the 6th.—There still exists a depression near the Gulf of Tongking. The depression to the S E. of th hoos advances northward and seen is likely to occasion a typhoon. Stron; winds in the evening ut Naha. Fros! monsoon in the Formosa Channel. State on the morning of the 7th.—The barometer falls and.is now below the siverage~at Shanghai. 'Probabilities, 5 p.m—Rather fine weather, with a slight tendency to change.' The depression still exists to the S.E. of the Loochoos and moves towards Japan. The glass is falling at hima. Moderate N.. to N.E. winds along the whole'coast.
Tae-averngo minimum of the thermometer in: the Settlement in September was 70°.656, the average maximum 79°.013, and the mean 74°.834, against 71°.08, 82 and 76°.74 respectively, in September 1896. The rainfall in September was 5.48 inches, and rain fell measurably on 14 days, against 1.33 inches nuid,9 days in September 1896, and an average of 5.01 inches and 10.3 days for the 15 years:1882-1896, Reapisos ror me Wark. situation inthe English Settlement:) (Thermometer-in the open air in a shaded
1897.
Fahr. Thermometer. Rainfall "Min.. Max. in inches, 3 4
6 7
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