This city and district are in a state of excitement, foreigners being charged with kidnapping children,; the proclamations have not-yet taken effect.
'The rebel Yii Man-tze recently made efforts..to rejoin his, supporters, but was officially prevented it is' said now that he -has been sentenced to death.
At Tachu some Catholics have been murdered, and more trouble is feared.
Tur Director of Sicawei Observatory reports: Monday, 10th July, 10 a, State of the atmosphere on the 9th.—The typhoon of Japan keeps on moving away towards the N.E. and visits the Inland Sea. Pressures still very high to the N. of Yeso. Manila reports another typhoon of Bushee Channel; it seems to be very ow. Stute on the morning of the 10th, lags still roading below the average, but ising steadily. Overcast and cal mosphere.—Tuesday, 11th July, 10 State of the atmosphere on the' 10th.—The typhoon over Japan has slowly moved to the NE. and is still shown over the S.\V. of Nippon. reading areas over Saghinlien Island and the Philippines. Over China barometer low, but n: Stute on the morning of the'11th.—Glass still low, and rising.—Wednesday, 12th July, 10 am.—State of the atmosphere on the 11th,—Glass rising at all the stations in China and Japan generally. Moderate gradients, Return of the monsoon in the S.A thunderstorm in the evening at Shanghai—Stute onthe morning of the 12th,—C: weather. Barometer still rising and approaching average height.—Thursday, 13th July, 10 a.m.—Stute-of the atmos: phere on' the 12th.—Shallow minimum over China in the Yangtze Valley. Maximum over Saghalien Island and. Siberia, Moderate gradients." Ordinary monsoon. State on the morning of the 13th,—Overeast weather, Glass still rising and not far from the mean.—Friday, Mth July, 10 o.m,—State of the atmosphere on the 13th. but rather fine weather. Hi pressures over Saghalien Island, Moderato Signs of a depression to the a he Loochoos.—State on the morn= of the Lhth,—Fine weather with fresh.E. breezes. The glass remains below the avornge.—Saturday, 15th July, 10 a.m.—State of the atmosphere on the 14th.—High pressures still prevailing over N-E. Japan. 'Two depressions, the one S. of Hongkong, the other more' important S.S.E. of the Loochoos. Hot and. fine. weather. Thunder storms in the neighbourhood of Shang. hai in the evening.—'tate on the morning of the 15th.—Overcast and rather fine weather. Pressure near the mean.—Sunday, 16th July, 10 a.1 State of the atmosphere on the 15th.—High pressures still over Japan appearing to move away tothe N.E. Of the two depressions previously reported over the China Sea and the Pacific, the first lies to the S.\W. of Hongkong atid is going N.W., the second, more important, lies still to the S.E. of the Loochoos, moving to the N. or N.E.—Stute on the morning of the 16th.—Barometer almost steady at the normal height.
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