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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 12TH OCTOBER, 1895.
H. M. S. Pique ran to SW by S at 6 p. on the 18th, but nevertheless experienced a fierce gale with squalls of typhoon force from N on the evening of the 18th but backing to WNW and WSW next morning.
The disturbance was moving towards W by N on the morning of the 19th and at noon the position of the centre is fixed by the observations made on board the steamships Victoria and Monmouthshire. The Victoria encountered the centre at noon in 23° 22′, 117° 54'. The wind which had been blowing a fierce gale (direction not stated but presumably from NW) fell calm at noon, the sky, however, remained overcast and threatening and there was a high topping sea.. The barometer read 29.14 uncorrected. At 1.30 p. the wind suddenly freshened and blew a strong gale from S with terrific squalls. The S. S. Monmouthshire passed the Lamocks bound North at 3 á. The wind was light from NW and W and rain commenced falling. A large number of birds flew on board making a most horrible noise. At 6 a. the barometer read 29.68, the wind was of force 6 and the sea very confused. Half an hour later they ran into a heavy NE gale with mountainous sea and torrents of rain. At 8 a. it was blowing a hurricane from NE which continued until after noon when the baro- meter was at its lowest point, 29.02. Overhead there was some clearing of the clouds at this time. At 1 p. the wind veered to ESE with fast rising barometer, and at 2 p. the wind had decreased to a fresh gale from SE. At the latter hour a fierce gale from NW was blowing at Swatow and one hour later the wind fell suddenly calm which lasted 15 minutes. The barometer was then at its lowest point and read 29.33. The wind came again from S and blew hard for a short time, but at 4 P., the barometer having risen to 29.57, the wind had decreased to a strong S breeze. The centre therefore passed over or just to the N of Swatow just after 3 p., but it must at once have commenced to fill up on entering the coast even if it had not done so, to some extent, while crossing the channel.
Several vessels, the steamships Tailee, Fushun, Lyderhorn and Jacob Christensen, also the ship Celeste Burrill, experienced winds of typhoon force from NE in the northern part of the Formosa Channel on the morning of the 19th. The S. S. Chunshan, approaching Swatow from the S at noon, encountered a fierce WNW gale. She turned back and ran to the Southward and then had much better weather.
On the evening of the 19th the wind at Swatow backed from S to SE while at Hongkong the direction remained from N to NW. At Victoria Peak a strong N breeze prevailed. The barometer was rising. At Canton a moderate N breeze was blowing and the barometer had fallen since the morning. At sea to the S of Swatow moderate $ breezes prevailed.
Next morning, the 20th, a complete change of wind direction had occurred at Victoria Peak, Hongkong, where a moderate to fresh SE breeze now blew in place of the strong N breezes of the previous evening. The direction of the lower clouds as observed at Hongkong Observatory had also changed from N to SE. Light airs from NW to W and SE prevailed there, and at Gap Rock light' breezes from N and NNW. At Canton gentle breezes from N and NE prevailed. The barometer was rising, but slowly, at Hongkong. The Swatow observations indicate that the disturbance, which had no doubt filled considerably, was pursuing a W or WSW course on the evening of the 19th, and the observations at Hongkong and neighbouring stations indicate that the remains of the late typhoon was drifting over this locality on the morning of the 20th as a diffused depression. It would appear that it passed out to sea spreading towards the S and probably increased slightly in intensity, as during the evening of the 20th and morning of the 21st the baroincter fell slightly in Hongkong and a moderate E gale was experienced.
On the 21st the Hoihow observations furnish a trace of the depression. At this station very heavy rain fell throughout the day with gentle and light breezes veering from N in the morning to SE at night. The barometer fell very slightly. The steamships Inverty and Glengyle experienced strong NE gales with a slight fall in the barometer on the evening of the 21st to the S of Hongkong in about 19° latitude.
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On the 23rd at 10.40 a. There are indications of a depression in the Pacific to the E of the Balingtang Channel." At 11.0 a. Forecast: "barometer falling: moderate NE and N winds: fair." On the 23rd at 4.20 p. "The depression appears to be moving towards NW." On the 24th at
Forecast: barometer unsteady: moderate to fresh N winds: fair."
1.1.0 a.
Ou the 24th at 4.45 p. Red Drum hoisted. apparently moving towards NNW." At 11.0 a. winds: fair."
On the 25th at 10.40 a. "Typhoon in Formosa Forecast: "barometer steady or rising: fresh NW
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On the 26th at 10.40 a. Black Drum hoisted. The typhoon lies a little to the East of Swatow. It is apparently filling up and probably moving slowly towards W or WSW at present." At 11.0 a. Forecast strong winds: squally with rain.
On the 26th at 4 p. "The centre of the typhoon has passed a little to the S of Swatow, moving westward. Strong NW winds, perhaps a gale, may blow in Hongkong to-night unless the centre fills up before reaching here." At 6.15 p. Two lanterns hoisted vertically. On the 27th at 10.40 a.
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