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pears that a fresh gale was felt in Yokohama. On the 16th at 10 a. the centre is Northern Nippon and it was reinarked that it was getting shallower, at the same r fell in Wladivostock where the weather was overcast and foggy and a gentle E ed. Later on during the day it passed eastward, but so far I have not been able to rmation about its further career.
Meantime the Barometer had been rising in Hongkong with fine weather, but in the morning of
r clouds were observed coming from about NE and in the afternoon the barometer com- At the same time it was falling over Luzon and at S. Cape, Formosa.. Moderate SW prevailed and clouds formed over the China Sea on this, and on the following day, another A having originated far in the East. On the 17th and 18th squally and wet weather prevailed Luzon and the SW wind attained now the force of a strong breeze. On the latter date the fall beraneter was checked in Hongkong and Manila, but continued to fall over Formosa, where a NW breeze was felt. This freshened on the evening of the 19th, to a strong breeze from the quarter at the S. Cape, the atmosphere at the same time becoming hazy. At this time Typhoon which perhaps originated in the Pacific to the east of Luzon, appears to have been East of Formosa. barometer began to rise over Luzon and the Captain of the S.S. Esmeralda who left Manila at mentions the sky at sunset as having a red lurid appearance. At 10 a. on the 20th the contre have been situated in about 22° 8' N and 125° 31′ E. Squally weather with moderate SW des continued over Luzon and a heavy NE swell was remarked over the sea to the NW of the island d a strong NW breeze or moderate gale at S. Cape, the weather, at the latter place, being misty and lly. More moderate winds but overcast and wet weather prevailed in the North of Formosa. anderstorms had passed in the neighbourhood of Hongkong and the falling barometer attained its minimum at 6 p. on the 21st. On the 20th the temperature rose and the following day heavy rain 541 and an upper current from SE was observed. Over Luzon squally weather continued and the rain in torrents, in fact, over the greater part of the China Sea the weather was gloomy and threatening but only moderate SW breezes were blowing. The Typhoon had hitherto remained in the Pacific and might at the time have been surmised that it would-like other disturbances in this locality- rocurve and pass away towards NE, but in the morning hours of the 21st it appears to have altered its course, which hitherto, appears to have been from SE, or thereabout, and it now directed itself towards WXW. At 7 p. on that day the position of the centre was in about 25° 41′ N and 121° 30′ E. The previous evening the NW wind had already risen to a moderate gale with squally weather at Tom-ui, and about midday on the 21st, the wind began to back, reached SW and rose to a whole gale im that quarter at 9 p. Hard gales, heavy seas and great rain were encountered North of Formosa, a moderate E breeze with rainy weather was observed in Shanghai, and moderate SW winds and show- weather with occasional thunderstorms, in the northern portion of the China Sea. The centre of -turbance passed north of Middle Dog Lighthouse (25° 59′ N, 120° 2′ E) in the early morning of the 22nd, where it shortly after blew a strong gale, but at the other points along the coast the was moderate. The wind calmed down to a moderate breeze at 7 a. on the 22nd in Tamsui. At
4 on the 22nd the position of the centre of the barometric depression appears to have been 27° 0′ 1982 E. It had a few hours before passed close North of Foochow, where the weather was lly although only gentle breezes were felt, but at this time and during the following day, strong breezes were observed in Chinkiang and in Shanghai. The disturbance had lost the character of a The course of the centre became now gradually more inclined northwards. On the 23rd its position may have been about 29° N and 118° E and on the 24th at 10 a. about 31° 18′ N 110 53′ Ex about the latter hour it was raining at Wuhu and a few hours afterwards a fresh SW sprang up. The centre must at this time have been moving straight northwards, but its path how recurved towards NE. It passed South of Chefoo about 10 a. on the 25th the position of the entre at the time being 36° 36′ N and 121° 8′ E. No strong wind or bad weather are reported from that town, but in the afternoon a fresh breeze is reported from the lighthouse on the Northeast Shan- tang Promontory, in fact the weather was foggy and some rain had fallen. Showers are reported about The same time from Newchwang. Close and oppressive weather is also reported from Korea on the 23rd ..nd 24th. At 6 p. on the latter day upper clouds coming from WSW were there observed by an officer board II. M. S. Flying Fish, and the barometer had been falling steadily since noon. In the ning of the 24th the wind from South increased in Squalls. At noon, East of the NE Shantung Promontory. the wind had increased to a strong breeze from SE. Heavy rain fell and the sea was High. Subsequently the Flying Fish encountered a fresh gale. It appears that the force of the dis- batee was increased when it took to the sea again. It struck the coast of Korea about 10 p. the day in 37° 55′ N and 124° 55' E. It is probable that it subsequently passed north-eastward, as barometer was falling in Wladivostock with overcast and wet weather. The lowest reading of the
fter 29.55 was recorded at 10 a. on the 26th, but no wind was felt at the time.
On the 21st, the sky cleared in Hongkong. On the 22nd upper clouds were observed at first ing up from East and subsequently from NE, but the barometer was rising at the time, and in did get attain its maximum till about 1 a. on the 27th. On the 23rd, the sky cleared over Luzon. Vilough a very strong SW wind was blowing over the Southern part of the China Sea, light S and
is prevailed over the sea to the North and West of Luzon, but the barometer attained its in height here as well as at S. Cape, Formosa, already on the 21th, and the weather becare
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