State on the morning of the 4th:—High and steady pressure over Japan. Low and unsteady Over China. South-easterly to south-westerly winds along the Coast. Rainy over Shantung. Cloudy in our regions and in the south.
State on the morning of the Sth:—Fine and cloudy weather. Southerly breezes. Low and rising pressure.
Probabilities, 439 pin. yesterday:—Fine cloudy and hot weather with thunder in places and south-easterly to south-westerly winds around Shantung, over our regions and the Eastern Sea. Fog banks over the north of the Yellow Sea.—Siccawei Observatory.
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