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increasing in force from the N during the morning of the 29th and at 9 a. it blew a whole gale accom- panied by torrents of rain. The barometer fell at a fairly uniformn rate of about 0.05 inch per hour between 1 a. and 11 a. At the latter hour the reading was 29.04 and now an extremely rapid fall set in, the mercury descending to 28.44 at p. At the same hour the wind increased to a hurricane from N with squalls of terrific violence which lashed the Bay into perfect foam. The vessel was steaming ahead to prevent her being driven from her anchors. At 4 p. the wind decreased to force 10 and at 4.30 p. the centre passed over the ship. The wind fell calm but the sky remained overcast with rain. Many land birds, &c. boarded the vessel at this time. How long the calm lasted is not stated, but the wind sprang up again frm SW blowing with force 10 only, ie., the wind was not as strong nor the gradients as steep in rear as in front of the centre; but a part of the central area was now, of course, on land. The wind continued to blow with force 10 for the remainder of the evening backing to SSW at 10 p. At midnight the barometer had risen to 29.20. At noon on the 30th the centre was situated in 30° 30,′ 120° 15′ or about 90 miles to the SW of Woosung, and it was begin- ning to recurve to the NNE. Southeast gales prevailed at the lighthouse stations at the mouth of the Yangtze and moderate NE to NW breezes at the Yangtze ports, but the depression bad filled up considerably during its progress over the land. At noon on the 1st July the centre was situated in 32° 30,′ 120° 30′. The disturbance had moved slowly, at 5 miles per hour only, during the preced- ing 24 hours and SE gales, slowly veering, had thus continued to blow at Shanghai and at the light- house stations in that neighbourhood until the morning of the 1st July while fresh NE breezes back- ing to NW prevailed at Chinkiang and Wuhu on the Yangtze. On regaining the sea during the afternoon of the 1st, the depression moved very rapidly towards the NNE. The centre had already crossed the Shantung Promontory between Chefoo and the NE Shantung Promontory lighthouse at 3 a. on the 2nd, and on the early morning of the 3rd it appears to have influenced the weather at Wladiwostok where strong SSE winds prevailed with a considerable decrease of pressure.
July 14th, 11.13 a. "Small depression moving westward probably between Macao and Hoihow. Barometer unsteady. Fresh SE winds. Sea moderate. Weather showery and squally."
The observations show that pressure had decreased on this day around Gulf of Tongking and strong SE to S winds with rainsqualls prevailed between Hongkong and 20° Lat., but there is no evidence of the existence of any cyclonic depression.
July 18th, 11.7 a. "There are indications of a depression on the W side of the China Sea in about 17° to 18° latitude. On S coast, barometer falling, moderate E winds and fair weather."
July 19th, 11.12 a. "Depression in China Sea appears to be troughlike in character at present with moderate winds from SW in the S part of the China Sea and from NE in the N part. On S coast, barometer falling slowly. Weather fair."
July 20th, 10.27 a. Black South Cone hoisted.
July 20th, 10.37 a. "Depression is increasing in intensity to the S of Hongkong. Barometer falling. Strong E winds with showery and squally weather."
July 21st, 11.5 a. "The depression appears to be moving slowly towards WNW.
SE winds with rainsqualls probable here.'
July 21st, 4.30 p. Black Ball hoisted.
July 22nd, 10.10 a. Black Ball taken down.
Strong E to
July 22nd, 11.15 a. "The barometer has risen in Hongkong and has fallen at Bolinao. The weather appears to remain in an unsettled condition generally over the N part of the China Sea. Moderate SE winds with showery and squally weather probable here."
The following are the noon observations during the above period : --
COAST STATIONS.
July 18th.
July 19th.
July 20th.
July 21st.
July 22nd.
Amoy, Hongkong,
Pakhoi, Haiphong,. Hoihow, Bolinao,....... Cape St. James,
20.77 SSE 2 c. .77 ENE 3 c. .64 ENE 4 c. .62 E .68 ESE 2 c. 75 var. 2 c.
0.
29.77 SSE 2 1.
.75 E 3 c. ,64 E 4 c. .62 E 5 0. .69 ENE 2 o. .77 var. 2 o.
SW 6 o.
SW 7 04.
29.77 SE 2 c.
.74 E 8 orq. .64 E 3 c. .64
◊ or. .67 SE 2 or. 77 S 2 c. SW 5 0.
20.76 SSE 2 c.
.72 E 2 or. .65 ESE I c. .64 ENE 5 0. .67 E 2 0. .80 S
2 c. SW 6 04.
29.74 SE 2 b.
.77. S 10. .64 SE 1 o. .60 SE ... ni.. .67 E 2 0. .76 SW 2 o.