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records show good crops of rice and lea, but the volume of imports did not come up to expectations. In the A. S. WATSON & CO., South it is noted that Kwangtung had two
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WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANTS,
excellent rice harvests, and that the Viceroy has energetically taken measures for the repression of the dacoity in Kwangsi which bas so much disturbed the province in recent years, and has also done his best to put a stop to piracy on the waterways. In I add tion to all these transient causes aug- gested for the depression of trade Mr. Ross does not emit to mention the harden of the recurring indemnity paymonts. We
CLARET S. need not repeat that the amount exacted by
FINEST VINTAGES FROM
THE MOST
CELEBRATED
the officials from the people for this purposa is probably double, aut perhaps treble die stu deimanded by the Powers, and the absorbing power of the people must be correspondingly reduced.
The statistics themselves form un interest. ing study. The apparent total value of the trade in 1903 was 540 million taels, which the Statistical Secretary points out is gluost exactly double the figures of ten yeurs aço, and two per cent better than in 1902. IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. But this is not so satisfactory as it seems,
CHATEAUX
B. ST. ESTEFIE (Red
Capsule) ...
$8.00
1 doz. Qta. 2 doz. Pte
$9.00
C. ST. JULIEN (Red
Capsule) ....
10.00
DLA ROSE
(Red
Capsule)....
18.50
CHATEAU HAUT
BRION LARRIVET... CHATEAU MOUTON
20.00
D'ARMAILHACQ
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CHATEAU PONTET
CANET
28.00
CHATEAU LA TOUR
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CARNET
33.00
CHATEAU RAUZEN ... 49.00 CHATEAU LAFITE .... 54.00
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, TUESDAY, APRIL 5TH, 1904.
Mr. William Cowan, tho Pmicctor of Chinese TELEGRAMS, at Ipoh, will, it is reported, leave the Straits for twelve months to not as Chinese Imigration
Ageut on behalf of the Transvaal Government on the China coust.
Noah Raby, supposed to be the oldest an in the world, died on 1st ult, at Now Brunswick, New Jorney. Raby, who was of American- Indian and English descent, always declared that he was 12 years old, having been born in North Carolina in 1773. He once heard Wash- ington make a speech. Although to date of the birth is not officially sitosted, the Navy records show that he notually served on the old frigato Constitution early in the last century.
The adjourned peeting of the shareholders of the Tanjong Pagar Bock Co., I., held for the purpose of taking a poll of the votes in favour, respectively, of the motion proposed by the Chairtaan, Mr. J. Runney Nicholson, and the amendment proved by Mr. John Anderson took place on the 25th it. There was a large attendance of shareholders and the greatest in-
terest
was evineed in the remit, which was decured as follows:-For the Amendment, 512; Against, 1956; Majority against, 1, H.
In the fail of the current year, says Han burg lotter. a larger number of military valon- teer for three yours' serrien will be enrolled, but only such mou will be accepted who are found fit for tropical service, as they will bo transported to Kiao-chou as relieving troops in the spring of 1905, and will retorn thence in the' spring of 1997. It has boat roporiad that principally trobesmen, suele as masons, carpen fors, tilers, joiners, painters, tinkers glaziers, bootmakers, tailors, &c., will bo preferred. The non going out there, besides their wages, which are sixpence higher than at home, will be able
for value is not a safe guide to determining the volume, which shrunk, and to no small degree. This discrepancy between the stan dards of quantity and value is most clearly shown in cotton. Plain fabrics showed a loss of 29 per cent in quantity last year, but 11.00 in value the loss was 27 per cent. Cotton
yare showed a
rise of 12 per cent. 14.50 in quantity, but an increase of 23 perto do a good private business.
cent in value. Mr. Morse in sowie
From a Shanghai, paper arriving by yester 200 interesting remarks the trade
day's mail we learn that J. W. Stewart, ex- cotton manufactures mentions that insteer captain, who was charged with retaining 23.00 1872 the semi-finished product, yarn, a stolen bicycle, was sentenced to twenty-
contributed 6 per cent. to the total value five days' imprisonment from of all cotton products imported; in 1882 it of his commitment, which enabled him to
regain his liberty at one. The Judge took was 20 per cent.; in 1892 it had rigen to 42
jenient view of the caso after obtaining from per cent.; in 1902, with local mills turning the prisoner's sureties an undertaking that the out large quantities of yarn, the foreign prisoner would besent to Hongkong, with a chance import was still 43 per cent, of the whole, of starting afresh. This method of showing "and the conditions prevailing in 1903 bare "driven the peasant to take less of the
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the yarn with which be and his family may "themselves weave the material for their
"clothing to the extent of 52 per cent. of "cotton goods." Manchester, Lowell and Atlanta have like suffered, and only the products of the Japanese mills show a con- trary tendency, merease in 'these being
manifested all along the line."
the dato
*leniency to a prisoner sems to be growing in favour in Bhanghai. We should like to suggest that a little more "loniency" might be shown to Hongkong
The Emperor William. on the occasion of the running of the first train on the Shat railway, telegraphed his congratulations to the Govornor of Shautung, who has replied as follows: I thank your Majesty from the bottom of my heart for your telegram of congratulation. The railway has now been completed as far as Tsinan-iu, and will further
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THE WAR
A SKIRMISH NEAR
CHENGJU.
KOBE, 4th April.
The Russiaus have evacuated the village of Sense, to the north of Chengju.
The Japanese vanguard had a slight skirmish on Saturday with Russian troops at Thyolsan, west of Sensen, and in the result the Russiaus flet
towards Wijn.
REUTER'S SERVICE.
THE FIGHTING IN TIBET.
LONDON, 2nd April.
A a official report says that the Tibetans lost 300 killed, many wounded, and 200 prisoners were taken in the recent fight. The British loss was 9 wounded.
1 he newspapers hopu that this sharp lesson to the Tibetans will reader further bloodshed
non cossary.
FOOTBALL.
Army . Navy was played at Happy Valley, under Association rules, yesterday afternoon. A good game, though the weather was unpica- sant, and the ground heavy, caded in a draw, no points being scored.
NAVAL NOTES.
Instructions have been given for the armoured shallow-draught steamers Moorhen. Teal, and Snape, serving on the China Station, to be recommissioned, with new crews, for a further term of service in the Far East.
It was stated at Portsmouths last month that lofore long. His Majesty's cruiser Powerful which has been taken from No. 3 Basia to newly dredged moorings in the streat, will be commis
sioned to reinforce the feet in Far Eastern waters.
The Andromeda, 16, first-class cruiser, 11,000 tous, has been commissioned at Portsmouth by
WARNOTES.
AN EXPLANATION DEMANDED. We note in the Homs papers that in answer to Great Britain's communication asking for as explanation of the detention of British ships at Port Arthur and demanding their rulesso, Admiral Alexioff replied that the vessels wore delained because there, warn Japaness subjects on board. The Fu-ping was fired on through a misunderstanding on the part of the guardship. BENARKAHLS ADMISSIONS BY THE "NOVO
VERNJA,"
The following is extracted from the correspon dence in a recent issue of the London Times
APPEALING TO THE "GOD OF BATTLEN "To blessing of Heaven" upon the Rus arms the war against Japan wo' notice being freely invoked last month in Sout Eastern Europe. At Athens, on the initiative of the municipality, a litany was sung in the Cathedral for the success of the Russian arms at Belgrade on the same day there was a sorviedo of supplication in the Cathedral with the same object. It was attended by the Crown Prince, the members of the Cabinet, and many leading politicians. King Peter, the roport says, was prevented from attending owing to slight indis-
position. At a similar service at Sous, held at the suggestion of the municipality, King For- dinand was present,
Sober pablic opinion in Russia continues to view the war with apprehousion. Prince Ukhtomsky refors in the Peterburgskiye Fiedo TRADE OF THE PHILIPPINES. ́inosti to the unpopularity of the war, and says that in the opinion of thousands upon thousands
of Eussians war with Japan would be useless. and without result and could be of advantage to no bae but Western Europeans. The Kielyanin says that stories like the Nove Frenya's fable of an American conspiracy may serve as material for comic papers and are likely to give the Europeau Presų occasion to accuse the Rasslun Press of unscrupulously attempting to deceive the public.
GREAT FALLING OFF IN 'SUGAR EXPORTS: The Manila Chamber of Commerce has just issued its formal report for the year just past 1903, and the document contains a great deal of very interesting statistical matter. In the in- troduction to the figures given in the report is
In proof of the statements made at variou times that the sugar trade of the islands wa changed by the prescut tariff schedules fróiu flourishing industry of great importance te
general summary of the commercial owenta of importance during the year, and special niten- tion is called to the extraordinary meetings of the Chamber and its committees for various pir Now that war has broken out the Nove poses, chief among which were certzia revision: Vremya has decided to throw off the mosk ond
of the tariff and custorus schedules, the protest admits with oynical frankness that Russia has
against the famous Shuster Niederlein flasc been playing with Japan throughout the course by which the Government forwarded to Wash of the negotiations. In an article on the ington figures and samples taken bodily from present situation of Russia in the For the customs oficas, and matters of a similar Fast it says that theoretically her position nature. The alien contract labour kis euange in in Manchuria ramuins what it was at the time for a place among the records of the Chimbor of the conclusion of the last treaty with as do also.. Brewster Cameron and the proposed China, while in Corea she rotalus the rights grading of the tariff by the local governmeus. guaranteed by her agreements with Japan. Practically, however, a great deal has changed to the advantage of Russia since the conclusion of the treaties. What end, then," asks the writer, "could be attained by the negotiations foeble and weakling business of bareli by means of which we expected to consecrate suficient life to sustain itself, the figure and legalise the changes that had actually taken cited in the report nin lainating place to our advantage in Manchuria and The table showing the sager exports give Northern Coven P They might lead to our the following, in pinals: 1903, which was th violding up to Japan our rights in Gores in best year since 1891, 4,188,962: 1596, the year return for the theoretical recognition by Japan of the beginning of the insurrection agains of the existing state of things in Manchuria. Spain, 3,671,024; 1897, 3,283,010; 1895, th The object of all diplomatic negotiations is to year of the American invasion and permanen secure some right or some advantage. It is not occupation, 2854661; 1899, 1,439854; 1904 worth while to conduct negotiations for the 996,827, 1901. 986,368; 1902, 1,473,160; 1907 purpose of losing rights or permitting oneself 1,432,953. In the past year Manila has shippe to be prt at a disadvantage. From the point of out only 3,204 picals, as against infinitely fax view + f Japau, Russia in beginning negotiationsger amounts in former years. Of the three gre which must lead to a relinquishment of hos sagar ports of other days, Manila, Iloilo, an rights nad to the advantage of Japan, could Cele. Iloilo has been, since 1898, for ahen have only one intelligible object in view to of the others, but even its figuras are no gain time, and to take advantage of the time to what they usul to be. On the contrary, the get her army and her fleet into readiness.”
sugar trade has almost gone to pieces, an little hope is expressed by the merchants for it rejuvenation and upbuilding so long as th present system of running affairs obtain During the past year only two divisions of tl
to America and Canada, and the other, 892,073, to China and Jupan ports, whet former yours Great Britain, the Eurozen continent, and California were heavy importer of the sweet stafl.
RUSSIA'S ARMY. IN THE BAR HAST.
No very noticeable change is shown in the welfare of the commerce of both countries Captain R. N. Ommaney for the China Station. infauby, 16,000 Cossacks, 5,000 artillery, and anger were made, one lot of 540,880 piculs goin
woollens, but in wotals there Vas substantial increase in quantity and fifty per cent. in value. Larger production brought about a local falling off in rice and flour, and a decrease is shown in Kerosine oil and sugar; but coal, machinery and railway plant continue to be imported in ever increasing quantities. The war precludes the hope that this Jour On the 27th February, at Edinburgh, J. P. WINGATE, of Amoy, aged 22 years. 1947 will slow any better returns than last so far as trade in the North is concerned, but there is no apparent reason why a more flourishing business should not be expected in the South.
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Four American sailors have been arrested at Shanghai on a charge of causing the death
of-a negro.
A dividend of 18 per cent. has been declared by the Yangtze Wharf and Gotown Company, Limited, for the year 1903.
THE Foreign Trade of China during 1903 is described by the Statistical Secretary of the Imperial Maritimes Customs in his annual review of the financial results of the year as having been disappointing to most of the forming in India, intent visiting Hongkong Hill's World's Entertainers, who are now por interests conearned, notwithstanding "about May 7th. parent prosperity indicated by inflated values."
the The Singapore Volunteer Rifles has been dis- "The Reports from Commissioners," Mr. Moreoliserves continued as a separate unit of the Singaporo
Volunteer Corps.
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Mr. Samuel S. Lyca, U.S. Consul at Kobo, had an apoplectic stroke when in his bath on the morning of the 29th alt. His condition was
reported to ho hopeful.
1 irmly trust that the friendship between the Germansand the Chinese will always outture and may become more intimate, and that German and Chinose merchants may co-operate in hurmony. I will devote all my powers to striving for the fulfilment of your Majesty's hopes. All is peaceful in the province of Shan- tung. I wish your Majosty health and long life.-Car-ru, Governor of Shantung.”
Mr. Geo. T. Poole, of Shanghai, arrived at Sa.m. Fol.28 at Victoria, London. Heleft Shung, hai on Feb. 7, per s.s. Mongolia, passing the Japanese foot, arrived at Dalny Feb. 9, 6.30 a.m.; while Port Arthur was being attacked: caught the mail train, arrived at Irkutsk Feb». 16, after great difficulty in crossing Lake Baikal on a sledge; arrived in Moscow 26 hours late, lost the train there through having to show his passport to the police; had to spend a day thore;
then left for home, viu Berlin. Even then he
but most of them carried nothing but men.
A French squadron of armoured craisers and torparto destroyers has been ordered to the Farhringing up the maand of her strength, and that East. The squadron will include the armoured
craisers Aube, 10.014 tons and 21 knots; Dessales and Kleber of 7,700 tons and 21 knots each; the second-class cruisers D'Assas of 4,000 tons and 19 knots, Chusseloup Lxabat of 3,758 tons and 19 knots, and the Friat of 3,739 tons and 18 knots, and the destroyers Javeline, Pistolet, These vessels were Mousquet, and Fronde. being got in readiness at Brest and Toulon last month to start for the Far East.
A massage from S. Petersburg to the Neus Frein Frease states that by March20 the Russian Arny in the Far East would consist of 123,000
to relieve the Blenheim 12, frst-class, cruiser, 8,000 engineers, inclusive of 25,000 railway 9.000 tons, Captain F. G. Stopford, which was guards. The available forces than number commissioned at Chatham on Jan. 1, 1901. 177,600 man. Thess figures are held to be Since serving in the Mediteranean she has approximately nocurate, as it was calculated in undergone a thorough roft. She has a comple-competent quarters that the Trans-Siberian ment of 708 officers and men. She is expected. Railway cannot feed and supply more than a The situation in copra is more hopoful, for we believe, to reach Hongkong in the course of maximum of 180,000 men. Presuming that.
gain bas bien shown, and the 1,261,085 ploy. a fortnight.
Russia so disposes of her 175,000 men on or exported last year were about 50,000 pien near the theatre of war as to gain time for greater than during the previous year. Ti copra, however, has firstunted before, and ti she avoids disaster, what are the probabilities of statistics show that in one year only has Ilož the reinforcements appearing in time to turn contributed toward swelling the tatal of t the tile, asks the Moscow correspondent of the exports of that valuable commodity, with th Standard. If the line is on the Yala River, result that the report is not so thorough frankly I believe there is not a shadow of a representative as might be wished. The figur chance. If the Russian Commander follows for the yours preceding 1902 show both gains an the traditional strategy of the Russian of losses, the figures for different years differin Napoleonic daye, if he retires upon the natural widely in most cases.
This same statement applies with equal for position of strength, Harbin, which is equi- distant from the Trans-Baikal Province, from
to the leaf tobacco export figures, the amoun In view of the important part the torpedo is Vladivostock, and from Port Arthur, and, abors
being given in quintals, and showing that th only took 21 days ic got from Shanghai to playing in the Russo-Japanese War, more all, is on the River Sungari, communicating tobacco goes to the United Statea nor in soz
attention is being given to it in the Channel with the Amur River and its resources when London. Mr. Poole says, from Harbin on- wards on an average 20 troop trains a day were
Fleet. Rear-Admiral the Hon. Hedworth Lamb-the spring sets in, then the we will be a long quantity 19 well as to foreign countries a ton, second in command, has given two chal- encountered. Some were half laden with stores.lenge cups for the best ships at Whitehead
ona. But it is not certain that the Russian China. In 1898, when the American influen commander will be at liberty to risk this was first felt, the exports for the year foll f The carriages were nothing but rough wooden torpedo-firing-one for battleships and one for otherwise safe strategy. A retreat in the East below those of the previous twelve mouths, beir brevis enemies in numbers, which double them 175,170 for 1899, as against 810,712 for 189 One result of the Japanese torpedo attack on
solves in steady progression with ovary mile Then came more fluctuations, and the figur Port Arthur is seen in American naval construc-
traversed towards the rear, and the Chinaman for the years following, right up to the clo
of the last fiscal year, 1993, 183,999, tion. The Board of Construction, which has has a long list of Russian outrages to avenge
In years previous to the occupation, t The British Government has recently called in charge the building of eighteen battleships when the time comes to be brave. This time,
and armoured cruisers, had decided against moreover, the chances are that he will have United States got only sight gaintels of ti for reports from its representativos abroad on bounties other than those on shipping and equipping the battleships with torpedo-tubes; Japanese leadors to show where and how to native tobacco between 1892 and 1808 inclusiv navigation paid by the State in the countries hat since the Port Arthur Sght prominent strike. Nothing but a striking, a brilliant In 1897 none was sent. The next your sax in which they reside. Only two reports from val officers have memorialine the Secretary victory at an early date, a victory sockar that change, and 312 quintale went to Ameri of the Navy to equip the battleships with it will admit of being told frankly in all detail in 1898. Three years than elapsed bef torpedoes, and, in deference to the representa to the public, will rerous Russia from the nay more was sent, but in 1901 fifty-thr tious the Secretary has overruled the Board, and impasse into which she has brought herself, quintals went aross the Pacific, followel ordered that all battleships to provided with And that victory must be won with the 175,000 1,198 in 1902 and by eighty-sight more la troops at Eussia's immediate disposal near the year, a total since the occupation of about 1,5
quintals. submerged tubes.
seat of war.
One of the most interesting sets of tables EUSBIA'S PROPOSED NAVAL REINFORCEMENTB, The reports still continue, statess home paper,
the entire report is that which discloses t that the Admiralty will dispatch the Baltic fleet complete statistics for the receipts and expor to the Far East. Definile orders are said to of hemp in Manila from the year 1861 to the cle of business in 1903, each heup-producing pr have been issued on the subject to propare fif- teen warships, including eight line of battle vince being given its due place in the table, ships and five cruisers, among which are the Manita Cablexcus. Dmitri Donskoi, Jemichug, and Ezumrud, the last two being cruisers of the Novik type, The Beet under Admiral Wirezius, which was about the Suez Canal on its homeward-bound way to the Baltic, has bad fresh orders to keep in the Red Sea with a view to watching the movements of warships and capturing vessels with contra band of war. In virtue of the resolution adopt ed by the Council of Ministers at Cairo, on
boxes marked on the outside "40 men or eight horses." Each train when full conveyed 600 troops.
the Far East have been published. One from His Majesty's representative at Bangkok states The Chinese ledger-keeper of the Chartered that no bounties apart from shipping and Bank at Bangkok has been arrested for themvigation are paid by the Siamese Government. forgery of a cheque for 12,000 ticals, and has Sir Claude MacDonald, H. M.'s representative been remanded on bail of 15,000) ticals. More at Tokyo, reported that the only bonaty, pro- perly so-called, existing in Japan is that on manufactured tobacco. His Excellency writes,
arrests are expected
croisers.
GERMANY'S MILITARY EXPENDI
TURE IN CHINA.
The Budget Committee of the Reichstag last month reduced the estimates for Naval officers sahries by M. 109,710 (£8,000) on the ground that the Government was exceeding the rate of interest provided by tho Navy Act,
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abow tendency to refer to "the year 1899 the last your of "prosperous trade. Followed as that was by the year of madness and retribution, by the disastrous foods in the Yangtse Valley in 1901, and by the drought and "deficient crops in the South in 1902, the "abundant harvests of 1903 have failed "to produce their natural effect, and have "done no more than give a breathing
There is an element of humour in the com- spell to the millions of the Empire.” Going into particulars, the Report statesment of one of the vernacular journals, says the Koke Chronicle, to the effect that "it is reported thai Tea, favoured by reduced taxation, has that the Corean Euporor will ask the advice of done well, and the trade in Foreign Opium Ambassador Ito more in regard to the safety of has flourished; but the Silk crop was a the Imperial House than on political matters." disastrous failure in Mid-China, while Cotton Goods, as all traders are aware, suffered by the increased cost of raw material owing to the speculation in the home markets, as well as by unexpected fluctuations in exchange, and by monetary stringency in the large consuming districts
It has been said that there is a Scotsman in in Japanese tes. It expires this year, and it is uniforms, moreover, should be burned in China of the North which had not recovered from every part of the world. The Russians, it doubtful whether it will be renewed, but the end not sent back for further use to Germany: Feb. 12. It is impossible to escort prizes through in the Yellow Sea to the Southwest of Ku the disturbances of 1900. What prospects seems, hirve to rely on a Glasgow man at. Fort Ministry of Finance are satisfied with the The committee decided that the depot in China the Suez Canal, or into Egyptian ports or moving eagard. Gradients are rather slig Finally, sugar of or below should be dispensed with, and the equipment waters. Russians cannot, therefore, convoy on the Chifua Coast and moderate NE. win of an early revival of trade existel early Arthur to advise them as to the repair of their results obtained. Just your were hopelessly blighted towards damaged men-of-war. His name is Gilchrist. Dutch standard No. 14, which is taxed at 20-4 iznad from Berlin, Redactions of m. 150,000 home for adjudication any prizes taken in the may be expected in the Formers Charn the close by the uncertainty of the political A home paper says of him--He is evidently a sen per 100 catties on its import into Japan, is for working expenses, and the same for quarters Red Sea except by way of the Cape. It is pre- Light variable breezes may be expecte) in situation which has since culminated in the good man, who, having taken the pay of the liable to a drawback of this duty if refined and barrack accommodation, were made, and the rumed that this resolution contributed to the northern part of the China Sea,
Russians in peace time, has not deserted them within a year. The object of this messure, of stimato of m. 1,952,000 for transport and release of the
Ettrickdale. war. In the Lower Yangtse Valley the in war. He is playing the game.
I course, is to encourage the native sugar refiners baggage animals reduced by m, 500,000,
Throughcat Siberia snowstorms and bad weather prevailed in February. On the 29th the thermometer registered 24 dog. Fahr. below freezing point in Omsk, about zere in Temask, 12. deg. below zero, Fahr., Irkutsk, 2 below at Nicolaievak, and about 35j below zero at-Chita.
Tobacco is a Government monopoly in this country, but on the export of manufactured. toneco the exporter receives hourty of 20 per cant. The export of Japanese tobacco has re- cantly received a sonsiderable impetus; it is conveyed mainly to China, and the value of the trade for this year is expected to be about 2,000,000 yen. Saké and soy, which are subject to a somewhat heavy excise, receive a robate of this excise on exportation. A subsidy of 70,000 a per annum was granted in 1893 for a period of ten years, to the associated tea merchants of Japan, to advertise and promote the commerce
Farther reductions were made on 26th February on the votes for military expenditure in China. Speakers declared that the cost of clothing the troops was extravagant. It was absurd to send 3.00) chests of clothing back words and forwards every year. The worn-out
Mathilda, Frankby, and
WEATHER REPORT.
The Hongkong Observatory yesterday issu the following report
On the 4th at 11.42 a.m. The barome has risen in NE, Japan and fallen at all othe stations,” ·|··
A shallow, but well marked, depression exis
Forecast-Light variable breezes; evercas
misty.