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The Director of Sicawei Observatory reports: State of the atmosphere on the 18th.--- First snow fall at Tomsk. A heavy storm, probably of narrow diameter, passed over Hongkong in the morning (29°28 and whole S.W. gale at 10 a.m.). A typhoon originated in the Pacific seems to be moving towards N. Luzon.-State on the morning of the 19th.- Fine weather. Barometer falling slightly with E. to E.S.E. breezes.-Probabilities, 5 p.m. -The new typhoon signalled by Manila has crossed the N. of Luzon; it is progressing N.W-wards and will still bring stormy weather over the N. of China Sea and in the S. of the Formosa Channel. Normal monsoon over the remainder of the coast. Fine weather at Shanghai.
Exhibits M to M 2.
Reports of Director of Sikawei Observatory extracted from issues of the "North China Daily News" for 26th, 27th and 28th September, 1906.
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The Director of Sicawei Observatory reports: State of the atmosphere on the 24th.- The typhoon approached Tourane, where a violent N.W. gale was experienced; the storm travelled towards the Gulf of Tongking. Heavy anticyclone over Lake Baikal. New de- pression at Tomsk; local centre over the Gulf of Pechili. State on the morning of the 25th.--Fresh Northerly breezes at Shanghai. Pressure rising rather rapidly. Note:-A slight earthquake was registered on the 24th at 11.5 a.m. The propagation seems to have been chiefly S W., perhaps coming from the Formosa Channel.-Probabilities, 5 p.m.- -The storm caused by the typhoon will probably gradually abate in the Gulf of Tongking. Strong N. winds along the whole coast of China, N. of the Formosa Channel, on account of the very high pressures of the N. The barometer shows tendency to fall again over Formosa. There are signs of a new depression of the Bashi Channel; it is moving probably slowly towards Formosa.
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The Director of Sicawei Observatory reports: State of the atmosphere on the 25th.--- The typhoon which has been advancing on the China Sea since the 21st must have devastat- ed the coast of Anam between Tourane and Haiphong. Anticyclone North of Peking and strong monsoon along the coast. Manila reports a new typhoon to the S.E. of Luzon. Signs of a depression South of the Meraco Sima. State on the morning of the 26th.- Barometer still rising at Shanghai, with fine weather. The typhoon of the South must be crossing the south of Luzon. Probabilities, 5 p.m.-The typhoon shown yesterday is at present E. of Luzon, and is travelling N.W. probably with a tendency to incline N.N.W.- wards. It threatens Formosa and the S. of the Channel. Cyclonic gale over the N. of the China Sea and in the Formosa Channel. Very strong N.E. monsoon rising to gale force along the coast S. of the Chusan. Fine weather at Shanghai.
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The Director of Sicawei Observatory reports: State of the atmosphere on the 26th- The typhoon shown yesterday is locating E. of Luzon and travelling N.W. The fall of the barometer at the loochoos seems indicating a N.-ward movement or the division of the cyclone into two centres. Very heavy anticyclone over Lake Baikal.-State on the morn- ing of the 27th --Glass falling rather briskly at Shanghai with N. breezes; it is also falling at Amoy, and the typhoon must be approaching Formosa. Probabilities, 5 p.m.- Manila reports the typhoon close of Luzon, between parallels 15 and 16. It will cross the China Sea, with a whole storm that may be felt too in S. of the Formosa Channel. Fresh or strong monsoon along the coast, S. of the Chusan Island.