Celestial phenomena are not the peculiar possession of Yungchow, the Garden City of China, but it is nice, nevertheless, to have beautiful surroundings from which to watch the glories of the heavens. During our recent spell of perfect weather I believe I am right in saying that it has been possible to see four planets at one time. Mercury, Venus, Jupiter and Mars, stretched out in a lovely bow across the heavens in the plane of the ecliptic. Tt was not always easy to pick out Mercury, but once seen the sparkle was unmistakable, It would be a boon if the "North China Daily News" could add a note to its meteorological record, now and again, as to which planets are vis: ible in the evening, for few have time for star-gazing at other times. Notice in advance about other celes tial phenomena would also be welcome.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.