State on the morning of the 8th.—Anticyclone over China, Depression over Central Japan. The typhoon over China Sea has inclined North-Eastward and remains stationary. Variable winds over Northern and Central China: North-Easterly in the South. Fine weather in the North and over our regions; overcast with some local rains in the South.
State on the morning of the 9th:—Anticyclone over China, Korea and Japan. The typhoon, between Hsinan and the Paracels, is advancing Westward.
Probabilities, 430 p.m, yesterday:—Fine weather, cloudy at places with morning mists and variable breezes over Northern, Central China, our regions and the Eastern' Sea. Overest to cloudy with some local rains and North-Easterly winds around Formosa. The typhoon, near Hainan, continues Westward.—Siccawei Observatory.
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