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1352 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 17TH DECEMBER, 1887.
1886, September 3rd.
The barometer has risen in the West and fallen in the East. Gradients for W winds are very gentle. There appears to be a typhoon in the Pacific E of Formosa probably moving northwards. The temperature is high, the humidity comparatively low and cloudy weather prevails.'
Basis: General.-Typhoon in 19° N, 133o E.
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1886, September 10th. The barometer is falling along the coast of China and rising in Tonquin and in Siberia. Gradients for W winds are slight. The temperature is moderate, the humidity low, and fine weather prevails. There is a typhoon between Northern Formosa and Southern Japan pro- bably moving northwards.'
Basis: Observations in coast ports and in Nagasaki.-Typhoon in 24° N, 128° E.
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1886, September 11th. The barometer is falling in Luzon and along the southern coast of China. Gradients are slight for SW winds over the China Sea, and for N winds over China. typhoon appears to have entered the Sea of Japan.'
Basis: Observations in Nagasaki and Wladivostock.-Typhoon in 38° N, 132o E.
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1886, September 16th. The barometer has fallen about a tenth of an inch. There is a typhoon in the China Sea West of Bolinao. The temperature is high, the humidity low, and the weather fine along the southern coast of China. The temperature is low, the humidity high, and the weather overcast and wet in Luzon.'
South Cone hoisted at 1.14 p.
Basis: General and SE breeze in Luzon, clouds coming from S.-Typhoon in 18° N, 118° E.
1886, September 17th. The barometer is stationary in the south, and has fallen in the north. The typhoon W of Bolinao, appears to be small, and to be moving NWestward, but does not threaten the Colony, as already stated in last night's telegram. It is possible that there is another typhoon approaching southern Japan. The temperature is high, the humidity has increased, and the weather is cloudy.'
South Cone removed at 4.20 p.
Typhoon in 20° N, 119° E. The other typhoon (surmised from observations in Nagasaki) in 34° N, 132° E. 1886, September 18th.- The barometer is rising in Luzon and in the North of China, but is falling along the SE coast. The temperature is high, the humidity moderate, and the weather fine, except in Luzon. The small typhoon in the China Sea, which was indicated here on the 15th, and announced on the 16th, appears to be approaching the Formosa Channel, probably attracted towards the storm in the Sea of Japan, which is now felt in Wladivostock.'
One typhoon in 214° N, 119° E, another in 40° N, 139o E.
Red drum hoisted at 10.35 p.
1886, September 20th.-
Red drum removed at 10.30 a.
1886, October 9th. The barometer continues to fall, particularly in Luzon, but has risen in the North. Gradients for NE winds have increased. A typhoon has approached Luzon. The tempera ture is rather high, the humidity moderate, and the weather fine along the coast.'
Basis: General.-Typhoon in 19° N, 122° E.
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1886, October 11th.-'The barometer is rising in Luzon, and has fallen along the coast. typhoon appears to have moved northwards. The temperature and humidity are high, but fine weather prevails.'
This typhoon crossed the China Sea.
1886, October 16th. The barometer has fallen, and gradients continue rather steep for NE winds. It appears that a small typhoon coming from the Pacific has crossel near Iloilo, and entered 'the China Sea near Palawan.'
Basis: General.--Typhoon in 123° N, 117° E.
1886, November 16th. The fall in the barometer over Luzon has increased. It has now fallen also along the coast but risen in Japan. This is evidently due to a typhoon approaching southern Luzon from the East. A fresh NNE gale is reported from Bolinao. The temperature and humidity are rather low and the weather cloudy.'
Basis: Observations in Luzon. Typhoon in 14° N, 128° E. South Cone hoisted at 1.50
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1886, November 17th.-The barometer is falling except in Japan, and gradients are steep for N winds. The temperature is rather low and the humidity very low. The weather is fine along the coast. A whole gale from N was reported last night from Bolinao. It was blowing very hard all night from NE backing towards W owing to the approach of the typhoon announced yesterday. Gusts with rain occurred just before daybreak. The sea is heavy and the air is misty.'
1886, November 18th.-The barometer has risen in the south and fallen in the north. The typhoon appears to have approached Japan. The temperature and humidity are low and the weather
fine.'
Typhoon in 22° N, 126° E.
South Cone removed at 10.20 a.
For further explanations the pamphlet on The Law of Storms in the Eastern Seas may be consulted.
Hongkong Observatory, 12th December, 1887.
W. DOBERCK, Director.