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the HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE of 13th December, 1884.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 440.
The following report from the Government Astronomer for the mouth of July, 1884, is published
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By Command,
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Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 13th December, 1884.
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Colonial Secretary.
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Weather Report for July, 1884.
In the China Coast Meteorological Register, based on information transmitted by the Great Northern 1 the Eastern Extension Telegraph Companies--which I have published daily, is given a summary the atmospheric circumstances in Manila and along the Coast of China between Haiphong and Shanghai. It also contains information concerning the weather in Nagasaki and Wladiwostock.
On the first of July light SW winds and fine weather prevailed over the China Sea. The barometer I risen along the Coast and the humidity had decreased in the wake of Typhoon I, which disappeared wards NE at the end of June. In the afternoon the barometer began to fall over Luzon, but continued Ang along the Coast, and gradients indicated light winds. On the 3rd the weather continued fine, spa smooth and moderate SW winds prevailed, but in the afternoon upper clouds were observed Hongkong to come up from NNE. The barometer continued to rise here, but was falling in ila, where the wind shifted towards N. At this time Typhoon II was E of Luzon. On the 4th same phenomena prevailed, but the wind backed towards S in Manila, where at 10 a. the weather squally and wet. The centre of the depression appears to have been situated in 16° 9' N and 122° E. At 10a. on the 5th in 17° 15′ N and 119° 16' E it had already crossed the Island, accompanied heavy rain and squalls, but an apparently small area of strong wind. The barometer was then ng along the Coast and the temperature had risen in Hongkong, but fine weather and light winds vailed, and over Luzon, the wind quickly went down to a gentle breeze. At 10 a. on the 6th the are was in 18° 33′ N and 116° 48′ E and the sky became overcast in Hongkong, where a moderate E breeze changed to a strong E breeze later in the day. Fine weather reigned still over Hainan, as las in Amoy, but at midnight the log of the S. S. Phra Chom Klao then in Lat. 15° N Long. 110° E contains the following entry:-"Moderate wind and overcast with vivid lightning and threatening arance towards NNE, and a heavy swell from that quarter," which shows that the disturbance at time, was making itself felt over the greater portion of the China Sea. At 10 a. on the 7th the tre was in 18° 44′ N and 113° 22′ E. The weather became threatening over Hainan, thundersqualls he felt, the NE breeze freshened during the day and a strong current of water set in from the East. A moderate E gale blew in Hongkong with a rising barometer. On the whole the winds
ve been more violent in the right semi-circle, than in the left. The progressive speed of the dis- ance was now quickly increasing, and about midnight the centre entered the Island of Ilainan. a. on the 8th the centre passed, perhaps, within a distance of 60 miles South of Hoihow. From rvations by Captain MARSDEN of the S. S. Rory and others, then at anchor in the harbour, it appears between one and three o'clock, the barometer was nearly steady at 29.00, and the wind which re the first named hour blew a whole gale from North now veered to SE with a force varying ween a light and moderate breeze, and during the above interval, the sky partially cleared. Sub- quently the rain poured down again and the wind rose to at least storm-force at 4 a.
completed its passage of the island and appears to have been at 10 a. on the 8th in 20° 22′ N and SUE. In Pakhoi, the barometer had reached its minimun and a whole E gale of wind was wing. In Tohquin,-where of course the barometer had been failing steadily,the weather still thaned une, the sky was partly clear and a light breeze blew from NNW. In the Gulf of Toaquin typhoon appears, at first, to have moved towards NW, but to have been deflected by the coast so approached Haiphong from the East, passing close South of that town at about half past six in
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