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After the 20th June SW winds blew more or less steadily on the China Coast and in the China Sea until the 25th when there was a tendency for winds to become more easterly with falling barometer on the SE Coast. In Luzon the fall in the barometer was more marked. At Manila, the wind was NNE 1 with drizzling rain. Vessels in the northern part of the China Sea had mostly SE light and moderatə breezes with the direction backing. The S. S. Amicitia was bound from Iloilo to Hongkong and on the evening of the 24th experienced a moderate NW breeze with wet squally weather and barometer (at midnight 29.81) falling. On the 25th she had N and NW fresh breezes, barometer at midnight 29.73. The weather was improving. There may possibly have been a depression in about 12°, 121o, but this is
very uncertain.
Observations for the 25th June at noon:-
COAST STATIONS.
Manila, Bolinao,
.29.77
.06
NNE
0.
.78
.05
var.
b.
South Cape,..
.83
.06
NE
C.
Hoihow,
.71
-
.05
ENE
3
oltq.
Hongkong,
.82
.00
8
C.
Breaker Point,
K
.82 .01
SSE
C.
Lamocks,...
.84 .01
SSE
1
C.
Turnabout, `......................................................
.86 .02
SW
C.
VESSELS.
S.S. Devawongse,
..12° 13'
109° 24' 29.82
NE
S.S. Amicitia,·
.15 0
119 9
.77
N
S.S. Thibet,
.15 44
113 2
.83
E
Bk. Nicoya,
.16 47
113 13
var.
8.S. Memnon,
.19 32
115 2
.79
SSE
Sh. Sterling,
.19 48
121 27
ESE
or to 10 21 15
E
0.
b.
៦.
fine.
b.
Sh. Belle of Bath, .........21 34 113 58
On the 26th June in the northern part of the China Sea and on the S Coast the wind was chiefly light E airs and breezes, the weather cloudy but fine and the barometer showed a slight rise for the most part since noon of the previous day. At Cape St. James, there was a NW gentle breeze. On the SW coast of Luzon light to fresh SE breezes prevailed with overcast skies and rising barometer.
The following information is from the log books of the Memnon and Picciola:-
S.S. MEMNON.
June 26
Noon 15° 42′
116° 2′ 29.76
6 p. $ 15° E
57 miles .71
8 p.
-9.5
.71
NW
"
27
10 p.
Midt.
1 a.
2 a.
3 a.
29
19
.70
WNW
19
.68
W
""
9.8
.66
W/S
""
888888898
.65
.63
SW
WSW
4 a.
9.5
.67
SSW
...
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6 a.
19
.70
SW
""
8 a.
19
.76
SW
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Noon 12° 29′ 117° 14'
.76
SW
Light variable breeze sky overcast. Sky densely overcast.
Moderate breeze lightning NW and SE. Wind increasing with occasional squalls.
Incessant lightning with heavy rain and strong squalls. Wind increasing, sea comparatively smooth, lightning
all round.
Squalls more frequent and heavier.
Moderate gale with very heavy squalls lasting about 15 minutes. Lightning appeared to be close to and all round the vessel, thunder one continuous roll, very little sea.
Weather improving, squalls less frequent and severe. Moderate breeze SW steady.
Clear weather with moderate breeze, heavy bank of
clouds to N and NW,
Fine weather with moderate breeze.
S.S. PICCIOLA.
June 26
Noon 15° 21′ 118° 54′ 29.74
SE
5
0.
4 P.
.70
SE
6 orq.
High wild sea.
8 p.
.69
SE
8 orq. Increasing sea.
27
4 a.
.76
SSE
6 org. Sea decreasing,
Noon 13° 27' 120° 12'
...
:
.76
S
3
Fine.
4 p.
The Amicitia at midnight had E 5, (barometer 29.77), the Nicoya NE 2, and clear weather. Both vessels were steering to the North.
The centre at noon on the 26th June may have been in about 13 118°3. At 8 p.m. it was in 14° 118° moving WNWard, the Picciola being at the time about 90 miles to the Eastward and the Memnon about the same distance to the Westward of the centre. It was approaching but passing to Northward of the Memnon.
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