State on the morning of the 17th:—Pressure normal to high and steady over China, Japan and Korea. Northerly to easterly winds along the China Coast. Fine weather in the northeast: overcast with mist or rain in our regions and in the south.
State on the morning of the 18th:—Overcast weather with drizzle, Pressure rather normal and unsteady. North-north-easterly wind Probabilities, 4.30 p.m. yesterday:—Siberian air over north-east China, tropical air over south-west and Central China. Cloudy weather and south-easterly to south-westerly winds around Shantung. Overcast, cloudy at times but with fog or even rain and northerly to north-easterly winds over our regions: northeasterly to south-easterly over the Eastern Sea.—Siccawei Observatory.
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