State on the morning of the 30th:—Pressure rather high and steady over China: low and rising over Japan. Cyclonic low area over the Paracels. North-westerly to north-easterly winds along the China Coast. Cloudy, fine and cool weather.
State on the morning of the Ist:—Cloudy and misty weather. Calm of wind. Pressure rather high and steady.
Probabilities, 430 pin. yesterday:—Fine weather getting cloudy with morning mist and moderate south-westerly winds around Shantung: north easterly to south-easterly over our regions and the Eastern Sea. Typhoon to the west-south-west of the Bonin, moving north-north-eastward. Typhoon signal: Approximate position of the centre at 2 p.m., within 120 miles, latitude 26, longitude 139, direction north-northeast, intensity: unknown.—Siccawei Observatory.
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