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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 12TH SEPTEMBER, 1896.
905
Japan, risen quickly in the Gulf of Tongking. Pressure is in defect about 0.15 inch at Bolinao, nor- mal in Hongkong and slightly in excess at Shanghai and over Japan." Forecast:-" NW and vari- able winds, light or moderate; fair." At 5.30 p. Red Drum hoisted.
On the 13th at 11.5 રી. "The barometer continues falling slowly in Luzon and on the China Forecast-light variable winds; Coast. The depression appears to be still situated in the Pacific.” fair."
Red Drum lowered.
On the 14th at 11.0 a.
The barometer has risen slightly at Bolinao and Hongkong, fallen at Shanghai. Pressure is normal in Hongkong, but remains over 0.1 inch in defect in Luzon. At Shanghai the barometer is also nearly 0.1 iuch below the average. Apparently the depression still lies in the Pacific. "Forecast:-"light variable winds ; fine."
On the 15th at 11.0 a. "The barometer is steady at Bolinao, but remains low. On the S and SE coasts of China and in Japan a considerable decrease of pressure has occurred. Probably, the Another central area of the depression is now situated in the Pacific to the East of Formosa. depression lies in the neighbourhood of Wladivostock." Forecast :--" light or moderate W and SW winds; fine."
On the 16th at 11.20 a., Pressure is unchanged at Bolinao and Shanghai but has again given way on the S and SE coasts of China and in Japan. The low pressure area appears to be central between Formosa and SW Japan." Forecast :--- "light or moderate W and SW winds; fine."
On the 17th at 10.55 a.. "The depression appears to be approaching SW Japan." At 11.10 a.. "The barometer is rising slowly in Luzon and over S China, falling decidedly in W Japan." Fore-
-"light or moderate SW winds; fair."
cast:-
On the 18th at 11.15 a., "The barometer continues rising slowly in Luzon and on the China Coast but a fall has occurred in the extreme North. Probably the depression has moved northwards into the Sea of Japan." Forecast:-"light SW winds; fair.
On the 19th at 11.10 a., "The depression has reached the neighbourhood of Wladivostock. The barometer has risen on the China Coast, fallen in the Gulf of Tongking. Pressure now exceeds the normal at Shanghai but is still slightly in defect at Bolinao." Forecast:- light or moderate SE winds; mostly fair but probably some showers."
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We have no information from the Pacific area regarding the above depression, but generally the observations indicate that it was formed in about 15°, 128° on the 11th and moved at first slowly towards WNW and NW subsequently completing recurvature on the 15th in perhaps 23o. 127, and thence moving towards NNE with increasing speed. At noon on the 16th it was probably central On the 18th it near the Loo Choo islands, and on the 17th had arrived near the position 294o, 130g2. was probably situated in 34°, 133° at noon and passing to the W of Kobe. The steamships Ancona and Taiyuan at anchor in the port had the lowest barometer, 29.26, at this hour with a fresh to strong gale from S veering to SW. On 19th it passed almost over Wladivostock near 7 a. when the haro- meter read 29.01 and the wind, which had previously been from North, was a moderate gale from SE.
W. DOBERCK,
Director.
Hongkong Observatory, 11th September, 1896.
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