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The depression appears to have been forming between the 6th and 8th and it was not until the 9th that it attained to any considerable development. The diameter of the inner area, ie., area of strong winds and a considerably diminished pressure, was at all times very small and the depression at the centre scarcely exceeded 0.5 inch. It has been already shown (comp. "Law of Storms in the Eastern Seas by W. Doberck) that strong NE winds blow in the Formosa Channel while a typhoon is yet at a considerable distance to the SWestward and in this depression this was again noticed to be the case. sea there was thunder and lightning to the S and SW of the centre. Takow had the greatest rainfall, 8.30 inches, which fell during the 24 hours previous to 9 a.m. on the 12th.

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Detailed observations:-

At

sung 411

12th June

COAST STATIONS.

S. Cape.

Takow.

3a.

Bor. Temp. Wind. Weather Rainfall Bar. Temp. Wind Weather Bainfall 29.63 78 ENE 5 or

ба.

.68 78 E 4 or

9a.

.66 79 ENE 5 o

2.53 29.65 79 NNW 1r

0.26

noon

.66 80 ESE

4 or

3p.

.59 81 SE

ag

.60 78 NE 4 r

.66 79 calm

ogp 0.04

.60 77 NNE 50

6p.

.60 80

S

6 p

9p.

.61 79

S.

7 oq

.59 77 SE 2r

l midt.

.59 77 S

8 rq

.47

3a.

.57 76 SSW 8 rq

6a.

.65 76 WSW 8 rq

.65

9a.

,69 76 WNW8 rq 4.64

.74 76 NW őr

.27 Typhoon from NE

8.30

.60 76 NE 40

.46 76 N 9 g

74 77 WNW 6 r

1.89

noon

.69 78 WNW 8 od

3p.

.70 78 WNW 7 o

.76 78 NE 1 g

6p.

.71 78 W 40

9p. midt.

.73 78 WNW 4 cq

.77 76 NE 1 c

.76 80 calm

.79 77 S

Anping.

Bar. Temp. Wind Weather Rainfall 29.61 75 NE 20

Fisher Island.

Bar. Temp. Wind Weather Rainfall

29.63 73 NNE 6 cmg

.59 74 NNE 6 cmg .64 75 NNE 6 omg 0.00 .66 75 NNE 6 omg .65 73 NE 6 orq .59 73 NE 6 omd .60 73 NE 7 om .56 72 NE 8 omg .53 72 NNW 8 omq .59 73 NW 8 omq .72 75 W 4 cm .73 76 SW 2 cm .69 78 SW 3 cm

0.40

1 c

.74 78 WSW 4 c

.68 77 SSE 3 cm .72 77 SSE 4 cm .73 77 SSE 3 cm

VESSELS.

S.S. SUNGKIANG.

June 10 midt. 120 miles S 9o E of Chapel Island. 29.71

NE

0

high sea.

.64

NE

0

11 2a.

39

.56

NE

4a.

22

.51

NE

7

tried to heave to, but could not.

6a.

"

N

9 or

""

8a.

.26

8.30a.

"

10a.

.29 NW/N 9

noon

20° 58' 118°

46'

NW +

irregular sea.

heavy rain, wind and sea decreasing.

2p.

4p.

6p.

.56 WNW

.64 WNW 5

.66 WNW

.71 W

nasty sea.

5 0

Cross sea.

8p.

10p.

.77 W

.79 SW

0

S swell.

midt.

12 noon 17° 11' 119° 42'

S.S. ESMERALDA.

.81

S

5 op

moderate S sea.

June 10 4p. left Amoy for Manila

Sp.

midt.

NE

5 high sea ship rolling heavily.

NE

6

"

**

11 42.

NE

6 oq heavy swell

??

7a. 22° 02'

1189 38'

8a.

NNE

noon

4p.

NNE

N

I

7p.

9p.

NW

var.

blowing a gale, main trysail set, drifting WNW.

thick, rainy.

shift of wind to N and moderating put ship head to southward,

barometer rising gradually.

10p.

midt.

W

WSW

0

12 noon

19°

0' 119°

10'

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