464
76
VESSELS.
S.S. Argyll,
10° 15'
110° 27′- 29.72
WSW
6 q.
high sea.
39
Taksang,
12 49
120 42
SW
7 orq.
high sea.
??
Rosetta,
13 4
111 45
.72
WNW
5
Sh. Santa Clara,
14 22
113 22
WSW 6 q.
88
0.
S.S. Teresa,
16 10
117 57
.57
W
fine.
Menmuir,
18 26
116 47
.53
NW
op.
33
Wingsang,
19 28
112 9
.53
WNW
Cicero,
20 17
112 26
.52
NNE
confused sea.
JJ
Torrington,
20
16
114 16
.53
NNW
7
od.
high sea.
25
Ethiope,
20 45
112 56
.53
NW
5
20
Borneo,
21 12
114 9
.50
NNW
6
orq.
high sea.
Bk. Enos Soule,
21 39
122 54
WSW
2 op.
NE swell.
S.S. E Sang,
23 15
116 50
.50
E by N
4
**
Thales,
23 30
119 30
.57
NE
fine.
Sydney,
24 29
116 29
.57
NE
1
Ningpo,
24 52 118 58
.56
NE
eq.
The observations for noon of the 8th show that the barometer was now rising on the SE coast where light to gentle NE winds chiefly prevailed with mostly fine weather. It was showery at Swatow and Breaker Point. On the South Coast at Hongkong the barometer was almost steady, the lowest reading when corrected for daily variation occurred at noon, the actual reading at this time being 29.50. Light NW breezes prevailed with drizzling rain at intervals.
Vessels approaching Hongkong from the SSW had strong NNW breezes with rain squalls and high sea. Off the Coasts of Annam and Cochin China fresh to strong WSW breezes and squally weather prevailed and there was similar winds and weather off the W coast of S. Luzon. The centre was in 21° 45', 114° 55′ at noon on the 8th September moving towards the SSW.
The following are the observations for September 9th at noon :-
Bolinao, Hoihow,
COAST STATIONS.
.29.61 + .01
ESE
1
0.
.64 + .01
N
0.
Hongkong,
.60 +.10
NE/E
3
0.
Breaker Point,
.59 +11
NE
3
C.
Lamocks,..
.58 + .07
NNE
1
c.
S. Cape,
.54 + .03
W
c.
Chapel Island,
.56 + .01
NE
c.
Turnabout,
.61 + .02
NNE
3
b.
Steep Island,..
.59 .11
NNW
Cv.
-
.60 .07
N
1
cm.
North Saddle,...........................
S.S. Colonist,.......
VESSELS.
111° 53′
29.75
SW
"
Argyll,
.13 43
112 26
.74
SW
4
fine.
Bq. Jessonda,
.14 44
112 54
.68
WSW
5
0.
S.S. Pakshan,
.15 51
110 42
.61
W
4.
Sh. Santa Clara, .........................
.16 27
113 55
W
b.
S.S. Rosetta,
.17 10
113 56
.60
NW
opq.
Presto,
.18 19
110 36
.53
NW
0.
Sh. J. Y. Robbins,
.20 11
115 18
SW
P.
S.S. Swatow,
at Hoihow.
.58
NNE
4
opq.
"
Chusan,
..21 26
113 45
.61
NNE
oq.
Picciola,
Adeu,
21 23
..22 22 114 55
114 51
.58
E
5
q.
.59
ENE
4
fine.
The barometer shows a considerable rise at Hongkong and at the adjacent stations or the SE coast and gentle NE breezes prevailed at the stations with cloudy weather. Further west at Hoihow moderate N breezes prevailed with squally weather. The Presto off the coast of S Hainan had the wind veering from NW 5 at noon to NE 5 at midnight as she progressed NEward with rough sea at the latter hour (barometer 29.65). She was to the SW of the centre at noon and to the NW at mid- night. The Picciola at noon NE of the centre (in 21° 23′, 114° 51′) steering towards the SSE had a fresh E breeze veering to SE at midnight (barometer 29.62 rising) with squally weather and swell. Vessels to the E of Annam had fresh W to SW breezes. The centre was at noon on the 9th in 20° 15', 113° 05'. There was no vessel within 100 miles of this position, but the cyclonic circulation of winds is well marked.