490 SUPPLEMENT TO THE HONGKONG GOV" GAZETTE OF 23RD MAY, 1883.
Meantime the barometer had been rising over Southern China and the Philippines. On the 11 began to fall and upper clouds came up over Hongkong from SE. At 11 a. I gave notice t typhoon would probably soon be formed and that it would most likely take a Northern cours. moderate SW veering to NW breeze was reported from Luzon on that day. The weather was and wet and continued so for a couple of days. The lowest barometer was reported at 4 p. on the accompanied by a moderate breeze from WSW. The direction of the upper current over Hong backed to NNE on the 13th; at S. Cape the barometer was lowest on the 13th. It had fallen a tenth of an inch in two days. The weather was warm and close but cleared up on the following Fine weather and smooth seas prevailed over the China Sea. It appears that Typhoon VII had far to the East, perhaps at no time less than 900 miles. distant, but its track cannot be laid down. much more as I have not been able to trace it to Japan.
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In Hongkong the barometer was rising between the 14th and the 19th, but the rise was by a slight fall, also registered at S. Cape (Formosa), on the 17th. The weather continued overe with gentle S and SW winds, which blew over the China Sea, the Philippines, and Southern Form. In Manila the barometer began to fall on the 15th, the lowest reading 29.65 being reported at 4 p. the 17th. At 10 a. on the 16th the wind veered to NW in Manila, and I notified, that it was impossible, that there was another depression in the far East,' and in the evening of the 17th, tha: had approached Manila. At 4 p. on the 16th a light Easterly breeze and squally weather had b reported from there, and at 10 a. on the 17th a gentle NE breeze with overcast and rainy weather. 1 wind appears to have veered to East in the afternoon and the sky was clear next morning. Typho VIII appears therefore to have passed south of Manila and to have disappeared moving towards W The strong NW squalls veering to NE with very heavy rains, and a confused sea with heavy sw from E, that were encountered by the S. S. Glenogle on or about the 19th in 10° to 13° N and aber 114° E, were apparently caused by this typhoon.
On the morning of the 18th the sky cleared in Manila and in the afternoon in Hongkong. T. barometer began to fall over Luzon the same day and along the Southern Coast of China as well as ov. - Southern Formosa on the following day. At 10 a. on the 18th the center of Typhoon IX have been in about 12° N and 126° E. Gentle E breezes blew over Luzon, and Southern Formosa.
appears was moving towards NW and its position at 10 a. on the 19th was about 14° 10' N and 124° 10′ E A very light NNW breeze was reported from Manila. Light E breezes blew along the Southern Co of China. At S. Cape a moderate ENE breeze and detached clouds were observed. In Northern Chin the weather was overcast owing to a depression, whose center was in Shantung, where the baromet had fallen one or two tenths of an inch. It came from the W and passed off to Japan. The win did not exceed fresh breezes.-No doubt the existence of this depression influenced the course Typhoon IX. It is known from the researches of European and American meteorologists, that atmo pheric depressions are attracted towards areas, where the wind is light and the barometer low, an especially towards places which have just been traversed by a previous depression,--circumstances i such places being particularly favourable for the support of a fresh disturbance, no doubt owing: the richness of water vapour from the previous fall of rain.
At 10 a. on the 20th the center appears to have been in 15° 55′ N and 121° 22′ E. Now th winds were much stronger, a part of the disturbance having reached the China Sea. The height of th barometer in Manila was 29.61 and a fresh WSW gale was reported,-it fell to 29.39 at 4 p. with strong SW gule, the weather was overcast and gloomy and over one inch of rain was reported during the day. A strong N gale blew to the northwest of Luzon. Over China the weather continued fine with. detached clouds. The sky had cleared and the barometer had risen in the north. It had fallen couple of hundredins of an inch in the south. Light breezes from different directions blew except at > Cape, where the wind had increased and the air had become misty in the morning. Already at 10 there blew a moderate NE gale.
At 10 a. on the 21st the center was is 19° 55' N and 118° 15′ E. reached SSW to the northwest of Luzon. On the SE coast of China the barometer had fallen about
The gale had veered at two tenths since previous morning. Moderate NE breezes blew, and the sky was overcast. clouds from E were observed in Hongkong.
Upper The barometer had fallen about a tenth in Tonquin, wh the weather was fine, and had risen two tenths in Manila, where the sky was clearing with a gentle breeze. At S. Cape it was raining, the barometer had fallen two tenths of an inch and the modera NE gale continued. Bad weather was of course encountered by ships in the China Sea. Yangtzekiang the barometer had fallen half a tenth and light breezes blew from different direction. Along th of course influenced by the course of the river,-the well known fact that the wind blows general along a river valley being particularly noticeable along the banks of that mighty waterway. At 1. 30 m. a. the following notice was telegraphed to the Treaty Ports:-Typhoon approaching from t East.' In answer to enquiries during the day I stated, that good ships might safely start Singapore, but not for northern or eastern ports, and also that the Typhoon would probably approc nearest to Hongkong the following morning. The fall in the barometer in Manila had been poin out in the China Coast Meteorological Register on the 19th and the Typhoon had been referred to the 20th.-During the afternoon of the 21st extremely hot, close and gloomy weather was experienc along the SE coast of China with drizzling rain in some places. The sea was comparatively moder.." with a slight SE swell. The lightkeeper at Lamocks saw already at 6 p. from the threateni appearance of the sky, that a Typhoon was approaching. The wind was ENE in that place, increasi