Singapore, 16th February.
Lieut-Colonel R. S. F. Walker, C.M.G., Commandant of the Malay States Guides, has been ordered to hold three hundred of his mon in readiness for active service.
[The Mulay Staces Guides belong to the Federated Malay States—Pahanz, Negri Sembilan, Selangor, and Perak—of which Sir F. A. Swettenham, K.C.MG., is the Rerident-General. When the situation in South Africs became critical and volunteers were offering their services from ull parts of the British Empire, the Malay States Guides offered to place their services at the disposal of the Imperial Government, Phe officers attached to the Corps, as given in the Directory of 1899, are—Golonel Walker, Capt. A. S. Vanrenan, second-in-command, Messrs, H. Ainslie (wing commander), A. Med. Graham (adjutant), C. H. Payne, H.W. D, Adam, J. McKeon, and Captains R. B. C. Edye and J.C. Lamprey (wing officers), Mr. JO. Legge (medical officer). Lieutenant Payne Galloway, of the West Yorks, joined the Corps when the battalion went down to Singapore from Hongkong, so it is probable there are other changes in the personnel. Thin Corps is not affiliated with the Imperial Service in the same way as the Hongkong Regiment and the Malta Artil-ery, 30 that if iv is employed on active or foreign service it will mean an important now departure in the scheme of Imperial Tue Director of the Sicawei Observatory reports,—Wednesday, lst February, 1G am.—State of she atmosphere on the 20th.—The China barometric maximum of the Yangtze. The one of Sayhalien is deeres rapidly. Fine weather. Modvrate winds in the N. Freth monsoon in the S.—State on the morning of the 2lst:—Fine and cold weather, calm atmosphere, abundant hoar froat.—Thursday, 22nd February, 10 a.m. Slate of the atmosphere on. the Lift Glass falling on the whole of China, The J maximum howerer keeps steadily in the Yangtze Valley. A depression is forming or advancing S.E.-warda over Mongol Moderate winds. Fine weather.—State o the morning of the 22nd.—Fine, calm and cold weather. Hoar frost. Barometer atill fallingatShanghai.—Friday, February 23rd, 10.a.m,—State of theatmosphera on the 22n2.—Barometric maximum in the Yangtze Valley. Very slight gradient inclined, from the continent towards the sea, Moderate winds everywhere. Fair weather.—State en the morning of the 25rd.—Fine weather. Glass still fa ing slowly and_resching the average.—Saturday, 24th February, 10 a.m.—State of the atmosphere on the 23rd. Barometric maximum of small importa on the lower Yangtze, on the Yellow ses, Cores, and Manchuria, Fine souther, changeable winds on the N. coast. Easy monsoon in the S.—State on the morning of the 2sth.—Gluss falling, and moother becoming overcast. There were signs of a depression in the. W.—Sunday, 25th February, 10 a.m.—State of the at: mosphere on 24th.—Barometer still falling in China and rising in Japan. Vers high pressures over Siberia, Fine. meather.—State on the morning of the 25th,—Barumeter rising. Fine weather, mild and calm,—Mouday, 26th February, 10 a.m.—State of the atmosphere on the 25th.—Very important barometric maximum around Lake Baiksl. Glass still falling over Central China, but rising slong the coast. Bud and bright weather at Shanghai, Moderate changeable winds everywhere. Slate on the morning of the 26th.—Fair, mild, and calm weather. Pressure below mean,—Tuesday, 27ch February, 10 a.m.—State of the atmosphere on the 26th.—Barometric maximum lying over Siberia and glass rising over N. China. Overcast but fine weather. N. winds on the N. coast, very changeable breezes in the S.—State on the morning of the -27th.—Shower between 5 and 6 a.m. Overcast and colder weather. N. winds, Barometer rising rather rapidly.
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