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the place of the light NE winds which had previously prevailed at Cape St. James on the Cochin China Coast, while still farther south, in about 5°, 107°, strong S and SW breezes prevailed on this day. It therefore seems probable that a trough-like slight depression in which variable winds and calms prevailed was formed in a belt lying across the China Sea and Philippine Archipelago in from 10° to 12° lat. and that on the 29th this depression had possibly become cyclonic to the SW of Luzon owing to the further advance northwards of S. winds along the W. Philippines.
On the 30th we have the following barometer readings Shanghai; 30.05, Hongkong 29.90, Hoihow 29.91, Bolinao 29.73, Manila 29.76. Winds were light breezes from ESE and SE at the two latter stations while at sea in 20°, 115°, (bar. 29.90) moderate N and NE winds prevailed. The S. S.. Shantung in 17° 18′, 118°, 44° had 29.74, NE 4 with clouded sky. At Cape St. James light and gentle SW breezes were blowing, the weather being squally with thunderstorms. The low pressure seems to have been central in perhaps 144°, 118° and moving towards NW.
On the 31st we have; Hongkong 29.92 ENE 3 od, Hoihow 29.91 NE 3 c, Bolinao 29.79 SSE 3 c, Manila 29.80 var. 2 c, Cape St. James SW 3 c. The barometer had risen at Bolinao and Manila but was practically steady at the other stations The centre of the depression may have been situated in about 16° 116° at noon. The S. S. Shantung to the northward of this position and in 20° 00′, 118° 03', experienced a moderate NE by E gale with light rain and high confused sea. The barometer, which read 29.73 at noon, was rising. To the westward of the centre the S. S. Namyong in 14° 48′, 110° 25′ had the barometer (29 86) falling and a strong NW increasing breeze accompanied, in the evening, by hard rainsqualls and a confused sea.
Next day, November 1st, the latter vessel had very bad weather throughout, the centre of the disturbance, which was at noon situated in about 16°2, 111, passing a few miles to the N of her position at 6 p. moving in a W or WSW direction towards the S entrance to the Gulf of Tongking. They experienced a strong to whole gale from WNW at 4 a. (bar. 29.70) backing to SW by Sat 6p, the barometer attaining its lowest point, 29.50, at the latter hour. The strongest wind, of force 11 from WSW, was experienced between 3 p. and 4 p., but after 6 p. the wind decreased to a moderate breeze backing to SSE and E and a fine night followed with clear sky. They tried to run to the Southward at 5 a. with the wind at W but could not on account of the heavy sea, and owing to the proximity of the Paracel Reefs they were prevented from going to the Eastward. The steam-ships Ask and Hongkong, off Hainan Head and about 200 miles to the N of the centre, had strong NE breezes with rising barometer, and the S.S. Rohilla moderate SW breezes (bar. 29.76) at about 300 miles distance to the S. of the centre.
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