A Times Article states that Great Tan Director of Sicawei Observarory reports:—Fridsy, 3ist December 10 a.m. State of the atmosphere on the $0th.—A reason develops in the valley of the yangtze and travel towards the coast, S. of the n Dull and rainy weather. The monsoon it lawn a ong State on the morning o st.—Fog, damp and Gall weather. Sarometer tals the? rage at Shanghai. Probabilities, 3rd Jan., 2m,—Unsettled weather, liable to clear up.
return of high pressures may bring about strong winds from N. quadrant over the N. coast, and very variable breezes in the S.—Saturday, Ist January, 10 a.m, State of the atmosphere on Sist December. A second deeper depression follows the receding one in the valley of the Yangtze in the latitude of Hankow. Very variable breezes everywhere and fog in_sevoral places. State on the morning of 1st January.—Calm, damp, and dull weather at Sicawei; barometer considerably below the average. Sunday, 2nd January, 10 s.m.—State of the atmosphere on the ist.—Tho barometer still low in the valley of the Yangtze rises over the N.W. of China. Rainy weather on the coast, S. of Shanghai. The telegrams from Siberia are wanting.—State on the morning of the 2nd.—The barometer rises rapidly and the wind sets in from N. Overcast and mild weather, Monday, 3rd January, 10 a.m.—State of the atmosphere on the 2nd.—Pressure recovers rapidly over the N.W. of Chins, but the barometer is very irregular at Shanghai with overcast weather which turns rainy during the night. Very strong winds at the pescadores, State on the morning of the Srd,—The weather continues rainy and cold. N. to N.E. breezes at the mouth of the Yangtze. Tuesday, 4th January, 10 s.m—State of the atmosphere on the Srd.—Pressure continues high over Central China but falls afresh in the North which causes unsteady breezes; strong N. winds, force 10, at the Pescadores. The weather d partition of Chinas but aims at pre-Britain has no design of joining in any
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