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The Weather. 
The weather Returns from the majority of stations shew that 
November was a comparatively wet month. Singapore and Penang, 
however, had an average rainfall, with 8*30. and 9 84 inches 
respectively. Malacca was over the average with a fall of 12.30. 
It is in Perak, and in Selangor to a slightly lesser extent that the 
most abundant showers fell, thus in Taiping a fall of 23.37 was 
registered, the lowest reading in that State being at Ipoh where 
10.50. fell. In Selangor, Kuala Lumpur had the greatest fall 18.84. 
being registered. While Klang kept up its reputation for com- 
parative dryness with 8.61. The returns from Pahang were about 
the average and fairly equable from all stations. 
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