the features of the present exodus from Shanghai is the manner in which various craft in the harbour have been overcrowded by the refugees. Some of the vessels plying up 109 a0 120 roy and down the coast have oe by human The temperature rear Holy Trinity Cathedral, freight to such an extent that on ship leaving Shanghai on Wednesday evening) actually had Yesterday Min, 78.0 Max. 88.5 Shanghai, for 24 hours ending 7 p.m.
people perched on the beam which would sup-Same date, 1926 Min. 820 Max, 945 port the awning on the top deck, while the rest Rainfall nil. of the vessel was so packed that had anything happened to her a major catastrophe must have Yesterday Min. 766 Max. 903 Siccawei Recordings:—
Same date, 1 Min. 77.7 Max. 945 been the inevitable result. The same may be said of many of the launches plying in the Siccawei's Report harbour which have been so overcrowded that State.on the mornifig of the 11th: and passengers have been unable to find space on the Steady pressure over Japan and Korea: low and deck and have clung on as best they could, with unsteady over China. The typhoon is nearing the foothold. on the rubbing strake.
Loochoos north-north-westward. Fresh _south-vance has to be made because of the easterly to north-easterly winds over the Eastern times through which Shanghai is at present pass-Sea. Cloudy weather in China with local thundery ing, and it is perhaps inevitable that conditions showers. 5 such as this should prevail on the harbour, but State on the morning of the 12th:—Cloudy and it is a matter for comment that in more peace-hot. weather. East-north-easterly wind. High and ful times a certain amount of overcrowding steady pressure. takes place, which is emphasized by what is Probabilities, 4.30 p.m, yesterday:—Cloudy and rather fine weather with fog and south-easterly to happening nowy, Immediate precautions against north-easterly winds around.- Shantung: with a serious accident may be difficult to take, thundery showers and variable breezes in the having in view all the circumstances, especially upper and the mean Yangtze Valley. Cloudy to as the enforcement of any regulations, even if overcast with showers and fresh north-easterly they could be passed, would be a matter of very winds in the lower Yangtze Valley. Cyclonic considerable difficulty in view of the feelings storm, with squalls and showers over the south of those who are thus endeavouring to flee from of the Eastern Sea, owing to the typhoon advancing the trouble which they think is to come, but if north-north-west and north-westward. The tythe authorities profit phoon to the west of Guam will continue north-y present experiences, and, when opportunity offers, introduce regula-westward. The typhoon signals: Approximate position of the centre at 2 p.m. Ist: within 69 miles, latitude tions to prevent this most dangerous practice, 25, longitude 126, direction north-north-west and the sad object lessons which may be seen. daily north-west, intensity: Violent. 2nd: within 120 from the Bund will not entirely have lost their miles, Jatitude 15, longitude 135, direction north= value. west, intensity: unknown—Siccawei Observatory,
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