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The Deuteros steering NE had S 4 at noon on the 12th and at midnight (barometer 29.85) with choppy sea. The Verona on a SW course had the wind veering to S and decreasing after noon, when the weather improved.
Between the 14th and 15th August a sharp fall in the barometer took place on the S and SE coasts and in Formosa the fall being the most decisive in S Formosa and at the adjacent Channel Stations. Winds were on the 15th chiefly light SW airs and breezes on the S and SE coasts as far north as Swatow and calms prevailed in the N part of the Formosa Channel. In S Formosa light to gentle N and NW breezes prevailed and in N Formosa light E breezes. The weather was very fine in all these districts and the temperature was somewhat in excess. On the East Coast the barometer was almost steady and the weather fine with moderate SSW breezes. In Luzon the barometer had also fallen and the sky was cloudy with light N breezes in the north and light SW breezes in the south. In the China Sea light variable airs and breezes prevailed chiefly northerly to the S of Hongkong and SE of Annam the weather being fine. The observations point to a distant disturbance to the ESE of S Formosa perhaps in about 19°, 126°.
The following are the observations for the 15th August at noon :-
COAST STATIONS.
Bolinao,
..........29.83
.04
S
1
C.
Aparri,
...་་**་
.76 .00
NNW
8
0.
Hongkong,
.88
Breaker Point,
.83
Lamocks,
.85
Swatow,
.84
South Cape,
Takow,
Anping,
.84
Fisher Island,...
.86
Amoy,
.85
Turnabout,
Foochow,
Tamsui,
Keelung,
Steep Island,
D B D D D D D D D 8x8d
.04
W
1
b.
.09
SW
3
C.
.08
SW
2
bv.
.08
calm
b.
.82 .11
NNE 3
C.
-
.85 .09
NW
b.
.08
NW/N
€.
-
.06
calm
CV.
.05
SE
b.
.89 .05 calm
CV.
.85
.03
NE
b.
.94 .07
E/N
b.
.89
.04
E
3
b.
.87 + .01
S/W
cm.
North Saddle,
.81
.00
SSW
C.
VESSELS.
Bq. Florence Treat,
11° 59'
111° 17′
SSW
"
Cambusdoon,
............13 50
112 37 29.84
SW
b.
Sh. Marabout,
.16 29
114 22
WNW
S.S. Taicheông,
.17 .50
114 7
.82
calm
Kutsang,
.19 14
113 45
calm
27
Cicero,
.20 54
114 28
.90
NE
fine.
Sch. Santa Cruz,
.21 14
118 12
NNW
fine.
S.S. Lennox,
.22 22
115 14
.92
WNW
"2
Veroud,
90 33
115 48
.87
S
fine.
Bq. Levuka,
24 0
118 47
var.
S.S. Phra Chom Klao,
+4
""
Radnorshire,
..24 10 118 43 .26 26 118 43
.81
var.
2
C.
.86
E
2 b. slight swell.
On the 16th August conditions were as follows:-The barometer had continued falling rapidly on the coast between Hongkong and Foochow, the fall amounting to about 0.1 since the previous day. In Formosa the decrease of pressures amounted to about 0.2 in the 24 hours. On the East Coast and in Luzon the barometer was almost steady. At Hongkong the weather was very fine, the sky being almost clear the whole day. During the morning some cum. was observed coming from WNW. In the afternoon a little c-str. was noticed and towards evening some cum. came from SW. The wind was from WSW light airs and breezes. The temperature was high, the mean of the 24 hours being 83.6. At Victoria Peak the wind was from W force 4 in the morning and SW 5 during the evening. Breaker Pt. had SW 2 the whole day with partially clouded sky. Lamocks had NE 2 during the morning SW 2 veering to W 2 at night. The weather was very fine and lightning was seen at night. At S Cape the wind was NW 5 during the morning hours with cloudy sky. During the afternoon the weather became squally and showery and the wind backed to W and gradually increased to a fresh gale at 9 p. The barometer attained the lowest point at 6 p. (29.52) after which time it rose and at midnight read 29.58. At Takow the lowest recorded reading was at 9 p. (29.54). During the afternoon the wind increased in force from NW with rain. At 9 p. WNW 10 with gloomy weather is noted but this force is no doubt over estimated. Probably no more than force 8 should have been written. Anping had N 3 increasing with gloomy appearance in the morning, rain during the afternoon and NW 7 with squally weather at 9 p. (barometer 29.56). At Fisher Island the wind gradually increased from NW 5 in the morning to N 7 at 9 p. and WNW 8 at midnight, the barometer reading 29.50 at the latter hour at which time also the weather became showery with squalls. During the day the weather was fine with detached clouds. At Keelung (N Formosa) the wind was NE 4 with overcast sky at 9 a., at 3 p. it was NE 5 (barometer 29.63) with rain squalls and thunder was heard, at 9 p. SE 9 (barometer 29.39) with hard squalls of wind and rain. At Tamsui it veered from N 2 at 9 a. to NE 5 at 3 p. (barometer 29.67). At 9 p. (barometer 29.50) the direction of wind was still from NE with force 6 with very heavy squalls of wind and rain. The barometer continued to fall after