XV
SUPPLEMENT TO THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 1896.
Between the 10th and 12th the disturbance moved at an average speed of 11 miles per hour. The following observations are extracted from the logs of the steamers Shanghai, Kutsang, Glenartney and Shantung:---
S.S. Shanghai.
lt.
June 10 2 a. 9 a.
noon
بیده
29.77
NE 3
15
15
14
47
112 35 112 29
76
NE 5
.67 NE 6
very heavy cloud bank from E to SE.
orqtl.
or.
Heavy swell making up from E.
weather moderating and evidently clearing.
2 p. Steering S 30° W true, 11 knts. .57 NNW 7-8 or.
.50 NW W 8-9 org.
.49 WNW 8-7 ory.
4 p.
""
"
"
6 p.
"
"
""
8. p.
.56
""
27
31
22
"
midt.
""
"
ม
"
.66
W N
6-5 5
S.S. Kutsang.
considerable confused beam sea.
wind decreasing fast.
June 10 4 a.
29.74
N 3 om.
8 a.
74 N/W
0g1•
1100и
14
22
112 16
.64
6
2 p.
14
19
112 18
.50 NW/N
14
112 14
.45 NW N
13 51
112
10
.43 NWW 8
0g1q.
8 p.
13
37
112
6
.48 WNW 8
""
10 p. midt.
.13 23
112
2
.59 WSW 6
ogr.
13 34
112
15
.59 SW 5
ogr.
NNE swell.
Moderate NNW swell, very threatening appearance. omgr. E swell making up, turned and steered S 15° W true. ogrq. Cross sea.
ogrq. High cross sea.
Weather improving, turned and headed N 30o E true. Moderate cross sea.
S.S. Glenartney.
June 10 4 a.
29.73
N
8 a.
.72 NNW
55
0.
dull, ENE swell.
or.
noon
14
11
112
12
.64
6
0.
""
p.
Turned ship round and went S.
.58
ogq.
2 p.
.49 NW/N
3 p.
dull, threatening, ship pitching and rolling.
sea increasing, water on board.
Cross sea, and swells from SSW and E.
Water on board.
4 p.
P. 8.p. 9 p.
10 p.
11 p.
midt.
June 11 1 a.
4 a.
8 a.
11001
15
16
113
29
.45 NW
.41 WNW
.38
W/N
.36 W 10
org.
.36
W/S
High cross sea. Water on board.
Engines going slow, head to sen.
.37 WSW
.48 SW/W
.53
SW-11
ogrq.
.51
$
,,
.53 S/E
*
orq.
...
SE
"
.61
""
""
6
c.
29
4
wind abating, weather improving, still a very high.
Clearing.
orq. cross sea.
S.S. Shantung.
"
June 10 4 a.
13
31
111 57
29.73
6 a.
13
47
112
.72
Z :
NNW 5
ol.
4
0.
4
8 a.
14
3
112
.72
4
0.
10 a.
14
18
1.12
.69 NW N 6
org.
High E sea.
noon
14 26
112 36
.59
وو
p.
14
24
112 35
.51
NW
12
23
p.
14 21
112 35
.44 NW/W
""
3 p.
14
18
112 35*
.37
呼
14
14 20 20
112 34
.26 WNW 10
112 34
.18
W 10
6 p.
7 p.
7.30
9 p.
.03 28.99 .96 .98 SW "" 29.02 SSW
W/S 11 WSW 12
Terrific gale, most violent squalls and mountainous
[sea.
>>
10 p.
.22 S
11 p.
.30
SE 10
midt.
.36
Moderating slightly, very confused sea.
June 11 1 a.
.42
9
2 a.
.46
9
3 a.
.49 SSE
4 a.
.52
7
6 a.
.59
6
8 a.
.65 SE'S 5
noon
15 19 113 0
.71 SEE 4
High confused sea.
On the 25th at 11.5 a. "A depression appears to be situated near S Formosa." Forecast: "barometer falling: moderate W to SW winds: fine at first but less settled later."
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On the 25th at 6 p. "The depression, apparently shallow, seems to lie over the Formosa Channel and neighbouring coasts.' On the 26th at 11.25 a. "The depression appears to be filling up." Forecast "barometer rising: moderate SW winds: fair to showery."