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The following are the noon observations during the above period :—
COAST STATIONS.
June 15th.
June 16th.
June 17th.
June 18th.
Swatow,...
29.79
SE 3
C.
Hongkong,
.83 E 1
0.
Pakhui,
.70 SE 3
C.
Haiphong,
.77 SSE 4
0.
Hoihow,..
.81 ENE 2
Bolinao,
.82
Cape St. James,
SSE 2
calm 0.
C.
29.88 SE 1 C.
.85 SE 3
or. 73 ENE 3. C. .75 SE
C. .72 ENE 4 C. .86 S }}} 0.
ᏚᎳ 6 or.
29.85 E 2
.83 ESE 3 0. .63 ENE 5 0. .62 ESE 3 m. 56 SE 5 0. .86 ENE 2 C.
C.
29.85
SE 3
ዐ.
.84 E 2
0.
.65 SE
4
0.
.55 SSW
0.
.72 S
2
C.
.82
SE SSW
C.
oq.
S.S. Rio,
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多官
.20° 00′ 112° 43′ Esmeralda, ......19 33 116 33 Denteros,..... .18 56 112 26
I.M.C.C. Kaipan, ....18 26 110 30
S.S. Devawongse,.
,....18 23.111 37
.82 ESE 5
.78 NE 4
.80
E 1
.82
var. 1
S.S. Yuensang. ...20° 50′ 115° 28′ 29.88 I.M.C.C. Kaipan, .18 28 109 30
S.S. Toyo Maru,......18 11 111 28 Bk. Foohng Suey,...17 15 113 08 S.S. Keemun,
VESSELS.
June 15th.
20.92 (?) E
3
S.S. Oakley,
355 68
.16° 36′ 118° 26' 29.82
SSE 6 orq.
C.
Bk. Foohng Suey,...14 43 112 29
.68
NW 8 orq.
S.S. Manila,
.(14 25 112 06)? .62
NW 6 org.
17
دو
Canton, Chelydra,..
11 49 110 59
.76
.11 40 110 43
.78
NNW 2 6.
SW2 orgl.
June 16th.
.75
SSE 5 calm
orq.
S.S. Mathilde,..
At Touron
29.70
NE
1 or.
od.
""
.68 E 6
0.
Canton, Devawongse, ...14 34 109 56
15° 15' 113° 17'
.77
SSW 5 or.
.76
SW 2 0.
.16 36 110 46
.75 SE 4 .43 W/N 9
orq. orq.
19
Phra C. C. Khau,11 30 100 07
.79
SW
4 0.
Manila,
.10 39 111 03
.81
SW
4 0.
June 17th.
S.S. Activ,
.21° 25' 112° 30′ 29.75
Keemun,
20 22 113 37
.78
SE SE 5
C.
İ.M.C.C. Kaipan,
.18° 26' 109° 30′ 29.68
SSW 7 or.
3.
S.S. Toyo Maru,.
.18 09 110 10
.60
SSW 7 om.
دو
Bygdo,
.19 44 112 20
.80
SE
8
0.
??
Mathilde,.
At Touron
.69 SW
2 or.
,, Canton,
.19 02 114 30
.85 SE
cp.
"
Phra C. C. Klao,15 09 110 20
.75 S
3 0.
June 18th.
.20° 00′ 108° 59′ 29.67 $ 5
0.
| I.M.C.C. Kaipan,....18° 26′ 109° 30 29.76
SE
2 0.
S.S. Swatow,
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The above observations refer to typhoon III which appears to have been forming to the NW of Palawan on the 14th June. It was first encountered by the bark Foohng Sucy on the 15th. This vessel was situated in the left hand semicircle and experienced a heavy gale from NW backing to SW on the afternoon and evening of the 15th during which she sustained considerable damage to sails. The centre was in 14° 45', 114° 00′ at noon on this day and its course was towards NW. On the 16th the centre was in 17° 00′, 111° 30′ at noon. The S.S. Keemun, in the left hand semicircle and about 50 miles to the WSW of the centre at noon, experienced winds of storm force from WNW the direction backing to SW and S during the evening and decreasing slowly in force. The S.S. Toyo Maru, in the right hand semicircle, had the centre passing to the W and close to the vessel during the evening. The barometer fell to 28.89 and winds of force 11 from ESE and SE were experienced, accompanied by terrific rainsqualls, lightning and a mountainous sea. Captain EDWARDS states- "On the night of the 15th at sunset the only indication of coming bad weather was an olive green coloured sky." The I.M.C.C. Kaipan was anchored at Samah on the extreme S coast of Hainan and during the evening they had a moderate NNE breeze with the barometer falling quickly. The wind backed to NW early next morning, the 17th, and increased to force 5 accompanied by drizzling rain and lightning. The centre was now entering the SE coast of Hainan. At 6 a. they made the lowest reading of the barometer (29.46) and the wind had backed to W and increased to a fresh gale. The typhoon continued to move towards NW across Hainan, but at noon the centre had passed into the Gulf of Tongking to the W of Hoihow and was situated in 19° 45′, 109° 00′ and it now commenced to more towards WNW. The S.S. Swatow which left Haiphong for Hoihow at 1 p. on this day encountered very heavy weather during the evening. The wind rose to a whole gale from NNE the barometer falling to 29.48. On the 18th at 3 a. the wind veered to SSE in a terrific squall and there- after the barometer rose and the wind force gradually decreased, the direction remaining at S by E. The centre passed a little to the west of this vessel and it appears that the depression had filled up to some extent during its passage across Hainan. Winds from WNW backing to SSW at Haiphong show that it entered the continent and passed to the north of this port on the morning of the 18th. At noon the centre was probably situated in 21° 30′, 106° 30′. Between the 15th and 18th the typhoon moved at an average speed of about 8 miles per hour. The information issued with regard to this typhoon would have been much more definite had the observations from Hoihow, the important station in this case, been received at the proper time. The 9 a. observation of the 16th was received