State on the morning of the 12th:—Depressions crossing Mongolia eastward, and the Eastern Sea east-north-eastward. South-westerly winds in the north: north-easterly to south-easterly along the China Coast. Cloudy weather in China: rainy in places.
State on the morning of the 13—Cloudy and misty weather. South-easterly breezes. Pressure rather normal and rising Probabilities, 420 p.m. yesterday:—Fine and mild weather with haze and fresh south-westerly to north-westerly winds around Shantung. Cloudy, overcast at times and mild with local mist and south-easterly to southerly winds over our regions: north-easterly to south-easterly over the Eastern Sea—Siccawei Observatory.
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