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On the 13th September a very severe storm passed over Central Japan of which full particulars are given on the Japanese Weather Maps. As explained above the depression which lay off S. Cape on the 6th moved NE. From the 9th September pressure remained persistently low off the coast of S and SW Japan varying but little from 29.20 froin the 9th to the 12th. Strong E to NE winds chiefly blew in Central and Western Japan between the 9th and 11th. Strong N breezes and fresh gales blew at the E coast of China and between Shanghai and Nagasaki with very high seas.
There is no information available in the Pacific to the E of Formosa or S of Japan. On the 12th the wind backed to N in Western Japan, but continued from E in Central Japan. At noon the centre was in 30° 30′, 131° 30'. On the morning of the 13th the storm entered the S coast of Japan and passed very nearly over Kobe, where the S.S. Camelot, Melbourne and many other vessels, which have sent us observations, experienced the full force of the storm varying from N 10 to W 7. The centre then entered the Sea of Japan and in the afternoon travelled rapidly to the NE. At noon on the 13th it was in about 37°, 137°.
On the 13th and 14th September the barometer rose considerably on the whole coast of China particularly in the north and gradients were established for NE winds which blew strongly on the coast and in the northern part of the China Sea on the 14th and 15th, during which time fine weather prevailed. On the latter day pressure gave way slightly and on the 16th the barometer showed a general fall on the coast particularly in the neighbourhood of S Formosa. At S Cape the wind had increased in force from the NNE and the weather had become wet and squally, light NE breezes prevailed on the SE coast while moderate to fresh gales were felt in the northern part of the Formosa Channel. The weather was generally fine.
Between the 14th and 16th moderate SW breezes prevailed off the Cochin China Coast, and in S Luzon on those days, winds were chiefly light S breezes with cloudy weather and almost steady barometer.
From the observations taken on board vessels in the China Sea it is found that on the 14th and 15th there was a trough of low pressure stretching from about 14°, 110°, to about 17°, 120° on the northern side of which fresh NE breezes to moderate gales were blowing while to the south of it moderate SW breezes were blowing. This was really the remainder of the previous typhoon which may be traced after the 11th, but the centre was partially surrounded by winds that did not exceed gentle breezes in force on the 12th and 13th. On the 16th this area moved northwards and a depres sion was formed in it a little to SEward of S Cape and subsequently on the 17th the centre passed very nearly over that place. It will be seen from the S Cape observations for that day that the depression had no very great intensity and had not been formed long enough to develope into a typhoon such as usually arrives on that coast from the Pacific.
The following are the observations for the 16th September at noon :-
COAST STATIONS.
Bolinao, Hoihow,
29.77 - .02
SSW
2
8
.83 .08
NE
5
C.
Hongkong,
.84
.07
E
2
b.
Breaker Point,
.78
- .16
NE
2 cm.
Lamocks,
.78
-
South Cape,
.73
..16 .12
NNE
C.
NE
6
cp.
ུË
Takow,
.73 .12
NW
1
Anping,
.73
.12
SW
2
تن
C.
C.
Fisher Island,
.72 15
NNE
4
cm.
Chapel Island,
Turnabout, Steep Island,
.77.- .14
NNE
6
cm.
.86 .10
NNE
7
cm.
30.01 02
_____
NE
2
cq.
VESSELS.
S.5. Phra Chom Klao,
.11° 16'
109° 6' 29.82
SW
5
Sh. Albania,
11 42
110 10
SW
4
oq.
swell.
S.S. Hupeh,
.15 20
113 17
.75
SW
4
0.
heavy sea.
"
Taichiow,
.14 51
110 18
.75
WNW 6
r.
high cross sea.
Bk. Jessonda,
.19 34
113 59
.83
ENE 6
high sea.
S.S. Nanshan,
.19 26
111 55
.86
NNE
heavy sea.
Avochie,
.20 26
111 6.
.85
NE
5
b.
Sch. Santa Cruz,
.20 25
115 31
.85
NE
S.S. Namoa,
22 59
Borneo,
29
Benlarig,
.23 20
.23 40
116
117
40
.80
NE
b.
15
NE
Asagao,
.24 31
Bengloe,
.25 2
117 51
119 15
119 38
.83 NNW 4 C.
.79
NE 5 NNE
9 0.
3 3 6 ¿
swell.
b.
0.
heavy sea.