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On the 8th June the weather on the SE coast had improved somewhat, there was no rain and it was less cloudy on the whole. The barometer was, however, falling slightly and NE light to moderate breezes prevailed. In Hoihow the barometer was rising and fresh NE breezes were blowing, weather cloudy. In Luzon the barometer was falling with light S breezes and overcast weather. At Cape St. James the weather was squally with a strong W breeze. Vessels in the China Sea to the East of Cochin China and Annam had moderate to fresh W and SW breezes while those to the NE of Hainan and South of Hongkong had fresh breezes to moderate gales from the NE with cloudy squally weather.
The following observations are for noon of June 8th:-
COAST STATIONS.
Bolinao, South Cape,
..29.71
.02
SE
2
0.
―
.72 .03
NNE
3
0.
Hoihow,
.72 + .04
NE
5
C.
Hongkong,
.73 .01
E
3
C.
Breaker Point,
.75
.02
NE
C.
Lamocks,
.74
.03
NE
cm.
Chapel Island,
.73
.07?
NE
C.
Turnabout,
-
.85 .01
NNE
4
om.
Steep Island,
.92 .04
NEE
C.
VESSELS.
S.S. Cheang Chew... ..10°28′
S.S. Nizam,
S.S. Donar,.
S.S. Venetia,
109° 25'
.11 3 110 46
..11 42 109 16
.19 46 114 32
WSW
b.
29.70
SW
4
0.
.70
W
3
.67
NE
5
0.
S.S. Alwine,
..21 5 112 31
.66
NE
7
S.S. Ingraban,
.21 37 113 25
.72
NE
6
high sea. swell, high sea.
The Venetia at 8 p.m. in 18° 23', 114° 12' had barometer (29.61) falling, NE 4, and rain squalls. The Nizam steering about NNE had at midnight WSW 4, barometer 29.71 confused swell from NW and SW and lightning was noted in the NE.
It appears that on the 7th and 8th there was no well defined centre, but a diffused depression existing around the position 16° to 17° N and 115° E.
By noon on the 9th June a great change may be remarked. The barometer had fallen very considerably at Bolinao and at S. Cape; less so on the SE coast while it was rising in Hainan and the Gulf of Tongking. The wind had again freshened from the NE in Southern China. In Northern Luzon light SE breezes blew. Weather was cloudy for the most part, and it was raining at S. Cape. In Hoihow the sky had cleared. At Hongkong the direction of the lower clouds which had been from E on the 8th backed to NE on the morning of the 9th. The centre of Typhoon I. was perhaps in 18°, 117° moving NEward at noon on June 9th.
The observations for June 9th at noon were as follows (the approximate bearing and distance in miles of the observer seen from the centre is added after the name of the station or the place of the vessel):
COAST STATIONS.
Bolinao,
SE
200
29.63 .08
SE
0.
Hoihow,
WNW
400
.76 + .04
NE
b.
Hongkong,..
NNW
300
.70
.03
E
1
C.
Breaker Point,
N
300
.70
.05
NE
5
C.
South Cape,
NE
330
.64
-
.08
NNE
3
or.
Lamocks,..............
N
310
.71
.03
NNE
5
cm.
Chapel Island,
N
350
.71
.02
NE
6
C.
Turnabout,
Steep Island,
NNE 500
NNE 950
.79
.05
N
6
om.
M
.91 .01
NE
2
b.
S.S. Cheang Chen,.....
S.S. Donar,
S.S. Nizam,
S.S. Venetia,
S.S. Zafiro,
SE
VESSELS.
WSW 450 14° 5'
WSW 450 ·14 45 SW 300 14 53
WSW 250 16 3
180 16 0
110° 20'
110 16
29.60
W
.71?
NW
3
112 57
.61
WSW 5
swell.
fine.
113 24
.64
NW 3 0. cross sea.
119 0
.61
SW
4 or.
S.S. Sunghiang,
N
300
23 5
116 44
,71
NE
5 0.
S.S. Esmeralda,
N
300
Breaker Point
ENE
5
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