29
417
VESSELS.
S.S. Dardanus,
.13° 3'
111° 28'
29.77
SSE
S.S. Lennox,
.13 22
109 42
.78
var.
2
I
S.S. Sverre,
.13 43
112 38
S
b.
S.S. Mongkut,
.14 21
110 16
.78
var.
S.S. Esmeralda,
.16 54.
119 36
S
S.S. Sungkiang,
..17
6
119 33
.80
SSE
S.S. Activ,
? (20 45
111 30)
.80
NE/E
S.S. Alwine,
.21 57
113 46
.76
ESE
S.S. Aglaia,
.21 57
113 52
.81
ESE
.?(21 50 113 35)
.83
S
S.S. Presto,
fine.
clear smooth sea.
fine.
SE swell.
r. rough sea.
oqr. high S sea.
It
Taking all the information into consideration it seems that a very small area of low pressure entered the coast from the southward about 60 miles to the WSW of Hongkong on the 29th June at noon. appears that the cyclone which followed next day was formed in the rear of this small area of squally and wet weather. But all the ships that reported squally weather had it from SE. There are no data on the other side of the centre, so there may not really have been any low surrounded by closed isobars.
During the early morning hours of June 30th the barometer was falling (at 4 a. 29.71) at Hong- kong the direction of the wind being ENE force 4. At 1 a.m. the sky was clear, at 4 a. partially clouded. At 4.30 a. the direction veered very suddenly to SSE in a heavy squall of wind and rain, the barometer rose 0.05 in. in a few minutes (at 5 a. 29.77) and the temperature fell 7°. From this time the wind gradually backed (at 9 a. E 4), the force diminishing from 6 to 4. The barometer was falling. A few minutes before 10 a. the wind again suddenly veered from E to SSE in another squall of wind and rain-but less severe than at 4.30 a.--and the barometer rose quickly for a short time. Thereafter it fell until 7 p. when it commenced to rise. The wind after 10 a.m. was from between SE and SSE and it increased from force 5 at 1 p. to 7 at 7 p., the weather being wet and squally the whole time. The lower clouds came from SSE all day. After midnight the wind moderated and the direction became S force 4 at 1 a. on the 1st July with rising barometer (1 a. 29.75) and showery weather. At Victoria Peak on the 30th June the direction of the wind was SE from 7 a. to 4 p. increasing in force from 5 at the former to 7 at the latter hour. At 7 p. it was SSE 7, at 10 p. SW 7 between 10 a. and 10 p. no rain fell. On the morning of 1st July the wind was SW 6, and the weather rainy.
At Macao the barometer on the 30th June was falling again in the evening. At 4 a. there was a light E breeze. SSE the force increasing to 5 at 4 p. At 10 p. it was S 5. to force 2. The weather was wet and squally.
rather rapidly during the day, but rose Towards midday the direction veered to At 4 a. on the 1st July it had moderated
At Canton light ESE airs with sky partially clouded prevailed during the morning hours of the 30th with slightly falling barometer. Between 3 p. and 9 p. the fall became rapid and the wind which was SE 5 at the former hour had backed and was E 6 at 9 p. The sky had become overcast and it was squally. On July 1st at 3 a. the wind was still E 6 with wet squally weather and the barometer was on the point of rising. At 9 a. the wind was S 3 the weather rainy and the barometer had risen.
At Hoihow on the 30th the barometer had fallen since the previous night but between 9 a. and 3 p. it was rising. A gentle to moderate NW breeze prevailed during the day. At 5.45 p. the wind shifted to WSW with a light rain squall. At 9 p.m. it was SE 2. The weather was very fine all day with the exception of the slight squall above mentioned,
On the SE coast on June 30th the barometer showed a slight fall since the previous day. Light variable airs, chiefly Easterly, and calms prevailed with weather cloudy but fine.
5
Vessels in the China Sea to the SE of Hainan on June 30th had light and gentle S and SSW breezes and fine weather, but towards evening the weather became showery and the wind slightly increased in force. The Lennox reported a confused sea. The Bantam left Hongkong for the South at p.m. and at midnight experienced a strong S breeze overcast sky and high sea. The Presto NE of Hainan bad a fresh NE breeze during the early morning and later a moderate gale from N by E. The weather was wet and squally. At noon in Hainan Straits she had a light SW breeze with fine weather. Later as she proceeded Westward she had a fresh SW breeze. The centre was at noon on June 30th in 21° 10′, 112° 20′.
The following are the noon observations for June 30th:-
COAST STATIONS.
Bolinao, S. Cape,
SE
E/N
470
Hothow,
WSW
130
530 29.82-.01 .85-.00 .78+.02
var.
NNE
NW
Pakhoi,
WIN
180
.75-.08
SSE
Canton,
NNE
130
.74-.09
ESE
Hongkong,
ENE
120
.75-.08
SSE
Breaker Pt.,
ENE
250
.82-.02
var.
Lamocks,......
ENE
300
Turnabout,
NE
510
.84-.02 .87+.01
ENE
NNE
22 ∞ = CO IO ∞ — —
0.
cdt.
b.
c.
0.
3
Q.
2
b.
1
C.
1
CV,