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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRES WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19TH 1903
been banished for over two years by the extermination of another kind of mosquito. It is worthy of note, too, in the case of Ismailia that, thanks to systematic oiling of
The water polo match YM.C.A. v. Lusitano | It is reported that the Prince George in TELEGRAMS.
Club, played last evening, resulted in a draw hopeless wreck off the coast of Mindoro. --one goal each.
The date of the Singapore Autumn race The Filipino Midgets who are, on exhibi- meeting has been altered from October to tho
formanoes to-day.
A. S. WATSON & CO., likely in the ting, watch kept over tion at 142, Queen's Road, give concluding per 17th, 19th and 21st November, the reason
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all likely places where larrm can be hatched, the ordinary, mosquitoes of the genus Oulez and Stegonyia bar been annihilated almost absolutely, and oven in the worst period of the bot season it has been found possible to dispense with thowe of mosquito-neta. In view of the example of Ismailia, a place most notorious in the past for malaria, it seome worthy of consideration in Hong, kong, particularly among our sanitary WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS authorities, whether a similarly systematic campaign might not be more economical than the half-mesures which we have at present adopted agaitist the mosquito. It cannot be claimed that Hongkong labours under worse defects than did Ismailia, as COGNAC BRANDY far na breeding grounds for mosquitoes is
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OF THE FINEST QUALITY.
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concerned. Yet the terrible mortality from malaria contigues practically unchecked. In it really impossibla for us to do what others have done and by one suficiently prolonged Campaign exterminate a pest which does na much as any other disease to render the $20.00 conditions of life in this Colony unpleasant and dangerous? We cannot believe this. It is quite true that such a enmpaign must be expensive, and that we have been for Bome years engaged in a very expensive struggle against plague. Yet it may well be asked what advantage it is to us to go on building up a large surplus from revenue if the Colony is to continue undesirable as a dwelling-place, while other regions, equally afflicted in the past, lave been able to get rid of the scourge which still afflicts us so sorely.
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sentenced to decapitation in the autumn.
The English mail of the 18. ult. was Our BRANDIES are guaranteed to be delivered in London on the 16th inst. -
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being merely a matter of Age and Vintage.
The last of the four escaped convides was captared at Shanghai on the 11th fast. Ho was a mulatto named Word.
The new Law Court buildings at Penang which have been in the hands of workmen for many months, are now practically complated, and they will be available for entry on the 25th
instant.
The King of Fiam appointed a special commission to enquire into the ease of the fire on the 9th alt. in the Phra Buldha Frang Prasat, which we recorded not long ago. The commissioners found that the conflagration was undoubtedly caused by the electric light wires in the ecof abore the oiling.
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News froin Seoul says that the Crown Priden has asked for permission to retire from setivo life and has requested that Prince Yong be declared hair to the Throne in his stead. The Crown Prince's ralaționa with Lady Um (why is onxions for an elevation in rank) kave always been strained. But the Emperor in his reply to the Crown Prince has promiss that so long as he sits on the Throne Lady Om shall not be made Empress,
The Siani Observer of the 5th inst. learns on official authority that intimation was that day soot to the Banks that the Government's selling rute for ticals, until further notice, was 18 to the pound sterling. The change has been made in consequence of the Siamese Government having effected a considerable esle at the rate of 1825-a circumstance which affords evidence of an anticipated early resumption of the demand for money.
In anticipation of war between Russia and Matchel Su, hte of Kangai, has besu Japau, says tho Tokyo Asaki, the quotations of Rangoon rice bare saddonly gone up by 20 sen per 100 cattles, or 5,35 yon on arrival at Jupon. A Rangoon correspondent has wired to a Japanese merchant in Yokohams, asking whether the shipment of goods ordered he covered by war insurance, which is quoted at 125 sen per 100 catlies, but the firm has wired back that there is no such necessity,
One cast of plague uppoured in yesterday's return fatal Chinese chas from 30, Pool Street
Yesterday was the birthday of H. . the Emperor of Austria-Hungary and also that of H. M. the Emperor of Chian.
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BIRTHS.
On the 9th August, at 4, Dublin Road, Singapors, the wife of Captain J. G. Fozzart, of a daughter. On the 8th of July, at Nowebwang, the wile of D. U. LL TD WILLIAMS, of a daughter (Marjorie
On the 12th August, at . Boundary Terrace, Range Hond, Shanghai, the wits of F. Lamar, of a daughter.
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taken by the British Government towards the Supto prisoners was partly due to the strong representations of Mr., Townley, the British Chargé d'Affaires at Peking.
A notice to mariners issued by the Hon. R. Murray Rumsey, B.N., advises vessels bound north to take notice that a vesel has Leen sunk. S. 82 deg. E. 15 miles from Breaker Point, in 6 fathoms water, masta showing.
The decomposed body of a Chinfman was taken out of the barbour at Haughom Docks on Monday. It was at first thought that the body was that of an Earepose, but no exam- ination of the cloties showed this to be wrong.
Mr. Comporn, the Western Australian Go vernment Entomologist, is shortly to visit Mulaya and India in search of a parasite
which will kill the "fruit fly" an insect which works the direst havoc amongst gardens in Anstralin. He has already visited China, the United States, and Southern Europe. Mr. Compere some years ago had a successful campoiys against California Insects by introducing parasites which destroyed the pests which were devastating the country.
belug that the griffins cannot be expected before the 1st September.
· REUTER'S SERVICE.
THE BALKANS.
Londex, 16th August,
CORRESPONDENCE.
THE EXCHANGE AND TRADE
PRICES..
TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESB.”
Hongkong, 18th August BB-Ison in your advertisement columns that the Ico Company has very properly, It seems that the Austrian Pross declared The Bulgarian Government, in a memoranoring to the rise in Exchange, reduce itnell very strongly indeed against Cardinal dum to the Powers, aconses the Turks of the price previously charged for ico Rampolla as Papal candidata, Yet this
Would it ant be well for many local stores, journalistis outburst can hardly have prejudiced exasperating and terrorising the Christian especially thess supplying prosizione, oto, to his chances much, the great majority of the population by burning, pillaging, violating, the follow the wise and just stops of the Les Co. Saored College being Italians. But it was
The stares here think only of increasing their considered possible that Austria might use her arrest and banishment of innocent people, and prices when the exchango is
low hat power of veto should the Cardinal to elected a closing of the schools and churches ✯ The when the pound is cheaper, no considera.
traditional efnin which might not have carried tuach weight.
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The colour-line continues to extead. There is a moroment now, in the United States to loop the negro eat of the pary. It is argued, as the bust, example of the esi! wrought, that there are very few unlistments from the South where white men absolutely refuse to be placed on terms of equality or pat beneath the (nuthority of black men; and, generally, that the mixing of the two races in the intimate lifa on board abip is deleterious.
The Magila Sunday Sun writes - Charles G. Taylor, formerly cashier of Castle Brothers, Wolf & Boos, has been sentenced to ten years a hard labour in Bilibid prison for theft. It does seem as though recent sentences for embezzlements of the sort have been rather barak. In this climate some of the entonces given to Americans amount to practically life imprisonment. In the case of Beakan, son- tensed-to sumo twenty-two years for falsifying his accounts as disbursing officer of the Board of Health, it means that he will probably die in prison. Aftar military and oivil service ia the tropics for five years, an additiond twenty or more years of confinement in a tropical prison to a man strendy past the thirties moans. that he will die a prisoner. Five years would that after these men have served, with good be sufficient in eitbor case, and it is to be hoped
conduct, for that length of time, executive clemency will give them another chance in
the world.
FATAL FALL.
Daniel Joseph Murphy, bettor known sa "Captain Murphy,'' an old hand on the China const and a well-known resident in Hongkong, fell from the veranda of the Praya East Hotel yesterday morning and was instantly killed P.C.-Calliford witnessed the fall. At 3.40 am.
he
was walking along in the direction of the Praya East Hotel, and whon about twenty yards away from thestablish meat he saw a man's body strike the roadway. When Culliford reached the spot ha found that life was extinct. Murphy had sustained shocking injuries to his head, which was split open from front to back as far- down as the nose. The body was removed to the mortuary by the police.
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SAVAGE ASSAULT.
memorandum lays the responsibility on the Turkish Government, which has not fulfilled its
ulertakings.
Nothing is kuowa in Constantinople of the
despatch of a Russian fleet to Tarkiah waters but it is considered improbable.
military train has been blown up by dynamite on tho’Uskab-Estonika line,
NAVAL NOTES.
tion is taken of their priceliste, oud the pablo is unfairly called upon to pay the exorbitant prices now abargad for overything.
Is it not time that the Government should,
and thus confer a boon to the hard earnings of try and do something to stop this "squeezing"
the poor Yours, sto,
BE JUST
V.R.C. AQUATIC SPORTS,
TOŜTHE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS.” Mongkong, 18th August. St.-It is indeed very creditable on the part of the Committee of the V.R.C., to have Buch aful and very interesting sports regularly We are informed that H.M.S. Argonent, which | svary year.. But it is anther a pity that they arrived on Saturday from Weihaiwo, is not don't seem to bave made any useful ateration yet to hoist anchor for homo, bút that after a in the old events, ie, they follow something ran to Singapore she will return to the northern like "olo custom." If the energetic Secretary, port. Commissioned at Chatham in 1900, bordir, White, decides to bare the Championsbiy three years' spoll of foreign service concluded in April list. I
16 is reported that time-expired men at present waiting for a homeward bound warship are to be medically examined with a view to an
extension of service.
of the Colony a two-mile or at least a one- mite race, I am sure many good and long swimmers will encourage this suggestion. This
event is open to all comers Bosides this, they should have some evente like breast awimming and swimming on back, lifesaving, eto, oto. Thanking you for the insertian-Yours, oto.
AN OLD SWIMMER.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE “BAILY PRESS.
H.M.B. Leviathan, which was commissioned at. Portsmouth on the 10th Juns by Capt. the THE CASE OF INSPECTOR MCEWEN.
Hongkong on the 25th inst. The Zeviation in Hon. W. G. Stepford, is expected to arrive, în
to be the flagship of Bear Admiral the Hon. Asheton G. Carzon-Howe, who succeede Tear Admiral Harry T. Grenfell as second in command on this station.
Hongkong. 19th August.. Bin,There can be few in the Colony who do not agree with you in your remarks in this day's issue of your paper in relation to the case of Inspector McEwen. It is in the hope that | you will see your way, io raiso a subscription to The Leviathan, sister-ship of the King dired, | help. Mr. McEwan to pay the unavoidable was launched in 1901, az is a frst-class expenses of his trial that I enclose a small armoured cruiser. Her displacement is 14,000 cheque-Your's, etc., tons; length, 500 dest; beams, 71 fest; drought, 20 feet; with an indianted horse power of 31,392 (Bellevillo bollers), She carries two |
2-in. guns, sixtoon 6iu, foartsen i-pdr., three 3-pdr., nine. Bight guns under 15 ort. and is fitted with two torpedo-tubos. During trials the cruiser reglatorod: 2325 Luots: her cost was £1,043,917.
MILES.
NEW TERRITORY NOTES.
SNIPE Snips have made their appearance it some parts, but there is got too ranch water in the fields to ensure good sport,
TUS RIGE-CROPS
The first rico-crop has yielded u good average this year all over San Oo. The second rics- crop, now planted, boks very promising.
CHOWN RENT.
A Fonsation was created during the periodical torpedo prostics at Jervis Bay, New South Wales, last month, the man-of-war Waliaroo being twice struck by torpedoes, which for some It is not an easy mattor gotting in Crava ront unexplained reason ginnend of at a tangent in the Now Territory, Many who have amplo from the direction of the target at which aim Į means do not pay, for no other reason apparently was taken. The torpedoos wore fired from the than sheer "cussedness." The Government has Royal Arther. The Wallareo was considerably now adopted more stringent measures, however, damaged, and at anse stesmed alongside the and the police are engaged serving summonses Royal Arthur, when divers went down and and distress warmints on the principal offenders. temporarily repaired the rents sufficiently to pro-
SIR E. SATOW IN SHANGHAL vent the vessel from sinking. The injurios were
repairs. The deflection of the torpedoes was believed to be due to some defect in the firing-tube. An enquiry was to be held.
Lient-Col. Hugh Thomas Lyle, D.8.0., who takes up command of the 2nd Battalion of the Royal Welsh Fusiliers, in succession to Col. the Hen. Reginald Houry Bertie, who was so well In Market Street, Hunghom, on Monday known in Hongkong, has had an association night, a savage and unprovoked assault was with the regiment extending over 24 years, committed by a number of Chiness employées Joining as a second lieutenant in 1879, he early at the Kowloon Decks upon the persons of four won the Distinguished Service Ordar in Burma, members of the crew of the Chinese, customs The Peking correspondent of the N.-C.Where he was severely wounded during an engage-cruiser Kaiping, at present lying in dock Daily News telegraphed on the 14th August: meat with the Kachine on the Chinese border The assaints, who numbered about half-s-extendre, and the vessel had to be locked for in 1886. He also saw much ardaous service in dozen, were armed with knives and hammers, the course of the Hazara Expedition of 1891, and attacked the others with great fury and in the recent South African campaign Against their armed opponents the customs men commanded with access the 2nd Provisional could do nothing to defend thoselyos, and two Battalion in many actions thronghout the Transvaal and Orange River Colony, receiving mention in despatobes, a brevet-lenténant colonelcy, and the Queon's wordal with three class.
The rumour that a convention with reference
to Maucheria, hus been signed between Frines Ching and M. Lessar, the Russian Minister, prevailing again, bat the truth of it is uncertain; but that mary despatches have been sent and received lately between the two above-mentioned dignitaries in trao.
The V-C. Daily News publishes this telegram dated Tokyo, 11th August:-The Corean Gov.
erament hus granted the Russian Lamber Co.
"EMPRESS OF INDIA" IN COLLISIONA
On the 13th lust. Sir Ernest Batow met the Committee of the China Asanoiation at
Shanghai and received from them a long address
dealing with the commercial and politic situation, to which His Excellency replied at length in terms that gave grant satisfaction to the Committee Proceedings were privato.
On the same day die Kruast Satów handed to some 300 past and present members of the Shangbai Volunteer Corps the China medal which they were awarded for being ready to defend the Settlements in 1000.
stained severe injuries before the attack esssed on the arrival of the police from Hung. hom Station. One man was caught red-hanted, but no other arrests ware affected, it being
· impossible to `distinguish” the culprits in the
FSAEED LOSS F LIFE. crowd that bad collected. The prisoner was On the arrival of the Canadian Pacific mail M. L.writes to the Daily Express- Fifteen years or so ago in the Whine sea harged befors Mr. J. H. Kemp, Acting Police stemmer Empress of India yesterday afternoon, Magistrate, yesterday, and sentenced to four a report was circulated that she had run into fine. No reason, was assigned for the assault, near Swatow Enquiry was made at the offices of which is thought to be the outcome of hered the Company, where the following information itary enmity on the part of the Dock workers, was supplied. The Empress of Indio was proceed who are of a different class from their victims ing on the passage from Shanghai to this port Tytam
twenty years lease of 350 acres of loud at one could count from
twelve to twenty
WATER RETURN:
LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, EC. Yong-Ampho, with the right to purchase at English ships to one German, and thesa do months' hard labour without the option of a and sunk the Chinese revenue oruiser Wong Tai LEVEL AND STORAGE OF WATER IN RESER-
HONGKONG, 19th August, 1903.
The town of Ismailia. familiar to all who
reasonable prices all, the timber ratts floated or twenty were manned to a great extent by down by Corean sabjects, thereby confering a Britishers. To-day the Germans rau even with practical monopoly of lumber in the Yalaus, and our ships are manned by inferior valley. Thus Russia, while opposing the opening ropeans and by asiatica. lu song localities of Wijn, herself severes free access to the Yalu valley, and the command of the estuary of the river.
-northera men.
and between eleven and twelve o'clock on Mon- Pokfulam day night, near Breaker Point, was overtaken
VOIES ON THE 1ST AUGUST:
LEVEL, 1902.
Above overflow. ¿0 ft. 23 ́ín.
Oft. 1 in
. 1903.
Lovel,
0 ft. 0 in. Below overflow. U ft. 5 in. Abaveoverflow.*
0 ft. 0 in.
STORAGE GALLONS.
1902 381,800,000 166,000,000
1903,
354,800,000
65,030,000
30,398,000
Tatal 484,080,000 |-|(480,208,00)
1908.
219,600
have travelled through the Suez Canal, has
where we formerly had a monopoly of trade, hitherto borne a most unenviable reputation
Ceraiany has taken over the monopoly m as a home of mosquitoes, and more particular
IMPROVEMENTS AT THE PEAĶ, by the Chinese craiser Wong Tai When Wongne iolisong 2 ft. 0 in. pletely. Hongkong, which is called "the key ly as a hotbed of the "Anopheles mosquito
about to pass the mail boat, the erniser star. of the East," is a German colony in the original
The Pablis Works, Department has just boarded and callided with the Empress 80 Trtam... and therefore of malarial fever. In con- The Committee on Privileges of the House of meaning of the term. America in daily gaining completed a rather important piece of work in suddenly that it was impossible for the latter Pokfulam...... sequence it was determined by the Suez Lords has decided against the claim of Hinton, ground and trade, too, in those regions. Those the way of draiving nullahs up at the Peak. vessel to get out of the way in time The Wongnelcheong 33,260,000 Canal Company to take the advice of Major the organ-grinder of the streets of London, to
on the spot give three in reasons(1) The valley below the Peak Church--which is Wong Tai struck her a glancing blow bear the Sir RONALD, Ross, the great malarial the Barldom of Poulett, in favour of the late England's free trade policy as against the the source of several springs, and down which fore-end of the promenade decks, about three- CONSUMPTION OF WATEE IN THE CITY OF Earl's son by a later marriage: The whole case protection of the others. (2) Unjustly ofringent after heavy rain storms great cataracts of Water quarters the length of the ship. The cruiser expert, In September last he made certain recommendations, and now the Liverpool claimant, whose wideave and also that of his Tho inefficiency of Gorerument oficials rocks by The Falls was full of deep water ont sustaining any injury except the loss turned on the question of the legitimaoy of the limitations pat upon skips and shipowners. (3)thouder and precipitate themselves the slid along the liner's side apparently with- School of Tropical Medicine has received witnesses was that the late Earl acknowledged Consuts, harbour-masters, etc.
holes worn by torrente, which had became the of her bosts and projecting gear, which from the Company a report on the result of him as his son by marriage with Elizabeth
wore carried away On goiting clear, however, these recommendations. A complete success Lavinia Newman, whom he married in 1819.In the Deutsche Revue Sir Hirain Maxim breeding pluds of countless mosquitoes. Tho over the mosquito seems to have been won. It was not tienied that Miss Nowmae, prior to writes upon a favourite topic of his. and cemented channels made which carry that once lowered from the Empress of India nullah bas now been trained, the holes filled up, made signals of distress, and boats were Importout drainage works have
been the murgiage, lived with an officer, Captain Injustice Towards Chion." He says that the streams over the precipico down into the and sout to her nasistance. When these got undertaken, including the filling up of Granville. The daimant was born after her sending of missionaries to China cannot be
Aberdeen Valley. While effecting this work, alongside it was seen that the crniser was in puddles, and a service has been created marriage to the Burt. It was claimed that the justified either by reason or sales. En potuis Mr. Chatham-who has always princed great specially charged with the duty of pouring birth was premature, which was supported by out the saperior and more ancient civilisation interest in the protection of dangerous placeseres allowed themselves, in ba takes into the Bioking condition. Very roluetantly the of the Chicos, their bappior family life. China has also erected an iron railing- along the edge oil on the pool and disueel wells, doing away with marshies and puddles existing in
We take the following from the Singapore has never atínoked a Christian nation, she has of the path, past the sentry-box, which is raised boats, but the captain, a Chinaman-the entire Consumption per
crew were Chinesand navigating The Government Analyst reports that the
head per day Bak and near the residentin? quarters of the Free Press-It is understood that Sir J. A.Bays tried to be entirely independent of the
great portion of its length here on a stone and gunnery lieutenants positively refused to water in of excellent quality. Fever cases have, in consequence, Swattenham has gone on special leave to rest of the world. Sir Hiram's paclasipu is.
Water Authority.
WEATHER REPORT.
town.
medical testiurong.
fo
decreased in a most marked manner,The Bogland from British-Guinan. There he soma "In my opinion the mission propaganda is stint wall, and a fall over which on a dark night of leave the ship, and were left standing on the campaign was begun at a season of the who firmly beliers that that official has it the discharge of a mislirected and wrongly from meeting chairs would be attended with bridges The braizer settled down by the stern,
serious if not fatal resulta.
and at 1.27 a.. Bank, being them from Breaker's his wind to ask for the reversion of Sir Frank placed effort. If we have a class of met amongst
Foint S. 82 E 15 miles. Early in the same your particularly favourable to the Anopheles Sottenham's Governorship in the Straits as which we cannot make useful at home or POLLARD COMEDY COMPANY. and it has not therefore been possible to should Sir Frank receive further preferment to abroad, and if we must speed money in sending
morning' the crew of the Wong Tai, who were extirpate the pest entirely." Nevertheless a higher post. Well, most people here, deeply these people as missionaries, it would be better My Friend from India, the beat comedy that brought into Hongkong by the Empress, were both the disease and its carrier are now conscious of Sir Frank Swettenhara's merita, to send them to Greco, Italy, Spain, and Por the Pollard Comedy Company has so far staged mustored, when 13 men out of a total. almost extinct in Ismailia, and the few though they be, would prefer to have him here tagal to plant and tend trees in the unfruitful at the Theatre Royal, was repeated to a big of 184 were found to be missing. As the night specimens of Anopheles recently captured, than so him promoted, to the Colony's lose, hills of these countries, by which effort mauk nd house last night, when Messrs. Hable and Carr was fine, and there were several jacks in the it is said, bave not been infected with the even if to his own gein. In the same way most would be greatly benefited, instead of sending again came in for commendation on their acting vicinity, it is reasonable to suppose that most parasite which is the cause of malaria. It people here, desply conscious of Sir J. A them to old highly-civiiead nations, like China, of their respective parts. The whole piece if not all of these were saved Fours, hor is hope, apparently with reason, that a profer to see him promoted, oven to another even if successful, would benefit no one in the
Bwettenham's oils though they be, would in order to unfold a harmful prepaganda, which, went with an easy wing, and was thoroughlyovor, are entertained for the life of the orpiser's complete stamping out of the fecer is within Colony's loss, than to have him here for another least. To coin s motion" It is more blessed to reach, just as in Havana yellow, fever has I terms of office.
plant one tree than to save a thousand sonlu,”
appreciated.
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To-night that greatmasterpiece in the comedy world, Charley's Aunt, will be produced.
captain, whose two compamens on the bridge, the navigating lieutenant and the gunnery lieutenant, were picked up afterwards.
VICTOLLA AND HILL DISTRICT DURING
Consumption... 121,179,000 138,353,000 gallons: THE MONTH OF JULY.
1902.
Estimated popu
lation
214,700
CONSUMPTION OF WATER IN HOWLOON PEN- Consumption per
head per day 18.3
20,3 gallons INSULA DURING THE MONTH OF JULI.
1902 1903. Consumption 16,703,000 14,043,000 gallons Estimate popu
Iation
57,000
62,950
12 gallons
W.CHATHAM,
The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issued the following report :—
The barometer has risen slightly over the
lightly coast of China, fallen considerably over Formosas, foncord
A depression, which seems to be moving WNW. exists to the E. of S. Formosa.
Pressure remains high over Japan. Weather becoming bad in the Formosz Channel Tigressing NW and W. Minds along the S. coast of China.
Forecast :-NW. to W, winds; moderate or frmah; squally, showery.