THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 12тн OCTOBER, 1895. 1087
Black South Cone hoisted. The depression appears to be now situated to the SE of Hongkong. It continues filling up and is apparently moving towards SW."
At 11.0 a. Forecast: barometer
rising slowly fresh to strong NE breezes wet and squally."
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On the 28th at 10.30 a.
Black South Cone lowered.
On the 22nd a trough was found to be formed lying through about 17°, 110° and through the Balingtang Channel. The past typhoon probably gave rise to the western portion of this trough as it disappeared therein, and the next typhoon seems to have had its origin in the eastern part of this trough.
On the 23rd pressure decreased about 0.05 inch in Luzon and on the SE coast of China; Sharp Peak had 29.81, Amoy 29.77, Hongkong 29.81 and Bolinao 29.72. Winds were moderate from E to NE between Hongkong and Foochow and light from W at Bolinao and Manila. The S.S. Ask at Anping (S. Formosa) had moderate to strong N breezes with fine weather, but the barometer had commenced to fall. The depression may have been central at noon in 19° to 20° and 125°.
On the 24th a further fall of the mercury had occurred on the SE coast of China and in Luzon amounting to about. 0.05 inch in the former district but slightly less in the latter. Sharp Peak now had 29.75, Amoy 29.72, Hongkong 29.77 and Bolinao 29.70. Moderate breezes prevailed from WNW at Bolinao, from SW at Manila and from N to NE on the SE coast of China. The commander of the S.S. Ask lying at Anping suspected a typhoon to the SE and he left the roadstead at daylight to get shelter at the Pescadores. The wind had increased to a strong breeze from N by E with the barometer falling. At noon in Ponghou harbour it was blowing a fresh N gale which increased to a hard gale from the same direction in the evening but as yet the barometer was almost steady. The centre of the typhoon was perhaps situated in about 214, 123° moving towards WNW.
On the morning of the 25th from observations made at Anping by Mr. A. W. BAIN we see that the centre of the disturbance had approached the coast of S. Forinosa. At Anping the barometer fell from 29.61 at 8 a. to 29.37 at 4 p., the wind being from N until 3 p. and blowing with almost typhoon force between 1
and 3 p. p.
At 4 p. the direction veered to NE and the force began to decrease with rising barometer. Between 7 p. and midnight a calm prevailed, but at the latter hour the wind came again suddenly from SE blowing fairly strong with the barometer rising rapidly. The centre was probably situated in 22, 121° at noon, i.e., on the E Coast of S. Formosa. In crossing the island it, no doubt, filled up considerably and the Anping observations indicate that the central area which påssed near this station had scarcely cleared the island until midnight. The S.S. Ask was lying in Makung harbour (Pescadores) and a hurricane was experienced from N between noon and 9 p. when the force slightly decreased, the direction veering a little. The barometer was at its lowest point at p. and it then rose slowly. At midnight they had NNE wind of force 10 and the barometer com- menced to rise quickly. At 5 a. on the 26th the direction had veered to SE, a moderate breeze. The centre therefore passed to the S of Makung near 2 a. on the 26th and it seemed to have already commenced to move in a WSW direction under the influence of the strong NNE winds blowing down
the Formosa Channel.
On the morning of the 26th the centre had approached Swatow and at noon on this day it was situated in 22° 45′, 117° 00′. The following are observations at some coast stations on this day :-
Time.
Sharp Peak.
Amoy.
Swatow.
Gap Rock.
Bolinao.
9 a.
29.86 NE 9 og.
3 Par
.84 NE 7 or.
29.72 NE 6 0.
.76 NE 6 0.
29.65 NNW 7 0.
.68 E 10 org.
29.80 - N 5
.73 NNW 7
29.80 SE 1 o.
73 SW 2 e.
The S. S. Niobe was situated in 23° 9', 118° 02′ at noon. They had barometer 29.75 with a fresh E gale which veered to ESE and SE as they progressed towards Hongkong. At Swatow the wind backed again to ENE and decreased to force 5 during the evening which indicates together with observations made on board ship and at Hongkong that the centre was moving towards SW while the depression was filling up and the winds becoming light.
At noon on the 27th there was a trace of the depression in about 20o, 115o.
It then changed into an elongated trough-like depression lying from about 15°, 112° out through the Bashee Channel or thereabouts.
Hongkong Observatory, 12th October, 1895.
W. DOBERCK,
Director.