State on the Morning of the 4th:—Anticyclone over eastern China, shifting over Japan. Typhoon near Yap moving west-north-westward, Low area to the south-west of Mindanao, Regular north-westerly to north-easterly monsoon along the China Coast. Fine and cool weather, cloudy in places, in China.
State on the morning of the 5th:—Fine and cold weather. North-westerly breezes. High and rising pressure.
Probabilities, 430 p.m. yesterday:—Fine, cold to cool weather, cloudy in places, with moderate to fresh north-westerly to north-easterly winds around Shantung, over our Coasts, the Eastern Sea and Formosa. The typhoon, to the north of Yap, will continue west-north-westward. Typhoon signal: Approximate position of the centre at 6 am, within 120 miles, latitude 12, longitude 135, -direction west-north-west, inten sity: unknown.—Siccawei Observatory.
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