The French Consul-General has received a Havas telegram which states that the North-German Lloyd's wharf at Hoboken, New York, has been burnt. Three Nord-Deutscher Lloyd steamers and one Hamburg-American were burnt. It was reported that there were 300 dead and wounded, and the loss was estimated at $20,000,000.
Tue Director of Sicawei Observatory reports: Wednesday, 27th June, 10 x.m.—State of the atnoaphere on the 2Geb Maximum lying in the S., but press levelling along the whole coast of Chi The Northern depression has progress N.E.-wards, passing near Tokio, Light winds on the whole const Fine "weather at Shanghai,—State on the morning of the 27th.—Barometer falling again to below the average, Calm and moist atmos-here.—Thursday, 28th June, 10 n.m.—tate of the atmosphere on the 27th—Barometric maximum still over the'China Sea, but glass falling at Manila, where from a depression is reported to the E., being far out in the Pacific. Overcast, but fair weather, at Shanghai.—State on the morning of the28th,—Pressure below mean, still falling slowly. Overcast. weather.—Friday, 29th June, 10 the atmosphere on the 28th.
Micinity of the Philippine Iswnds. Low metric maximum is still keeping in the
pressures at the mouth of the Yangize and to the E. of Japan.—The telegrams from the interior and from Northern China are totally lacking.—State on the morning of the 29th.—Calm, cloudy and rather fine weather. Glass rising.—Saturday, 30ch Jane, 10 a.m.—State of the atmosphere on the 20th.—Slight depression at sca to the S.W. of Japan and in' the Formosa Cuannel. Pressure relatively high over China, the China Sea, and the Philippines. Regular _monsoo in the S, Fair weather at Shangh—State on the morning of the 30th.—Glass rising with very fine weather. Nota All the telegrams from the interior are very lnte.—Sunday, Ist July, 10 a.m.—State of the atmosphere on the 30th June.
Barometric maximum prevailing over Mongolia. Moderate gradient along the whole coast and between China and Japan, Telegrams from the interior, even from Chinkiang, are sll very late, and those from Manila and Hongkong do not arrive more regulatly.—State on the morning of the Ist July.—Weather fine and calm, Barometer rising.—Monday, 2nd July, 10 a.m.—State of the atmos. here on the Ist.—High pressures over mongolia and over the Yellow Sea,
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