State on the morning of the 29th:—Pressure very high and steady over China: low and unsteady over Japan. Rather strong north-westerly to north-easterly winds along the China Coast. Fine and cold weather. Typhoon to the south of Yap moving west by north.
State on the morning of the 30th:—Fine to cloudy and cold weather. North-westerly breezes, Very high and steady pressure.
Probabilities, 430 p.m. yesterday:—Fine and cold weather, cloudy in places, with fresh winter monsoon over Shantung, our regions and the Eastern Sea. Morning fog. Typhoon signal: Approximate position of the centre at 6 a.m., within 120 miles, latitude 7, longitude 139, direction west by north, intensity: unknown.—Siccawei Observatory.
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