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The barque Kitty in 18° 52′, 111° 16′ on the 23rd at noon had her barometer falling (29.54) and strong SW breeze. At 5 p. 29.49, at 4 a. on the 24th 29.42, at 5 a. 29.39 (lowest reading). We do not find any wind or weather recorded in the log book since the 23rd at noon. At noon on the 24th she was in 20° 08′, 113° 10′. The S.S. Propontis had the wind backing to SE (5), overcast (8 p. barometer 29.47). The S.S. Phra Chula Chom Klao had a moderate SW backing breeze at 8 p. (barometer 29.48) with showery weather. The Independent had much the samne weather as at noon (8 p. barometer 29.50). The Rio had also the same as at noon but lightning was observed in the NW and NE and the sea was confused (barometer 8 p. 29.56). With the exception of the Alwine these vessels were all bound for Hongkong.
The centre of the small depression appears to have been in 20°, 1124° at noon on the 24th. The following observations refer to noon on the 25th :-
Bolinao,
:-
COAST STATIONS.
..29.71
- .06
SE
0.
Lamocks,
.60
.04 SW
2
cdp.
Swatow,
.59
.02
NE
1
0.
Breaker Point,
.59
―
. .03
SSE
2
om.
Hongkong,
-
.54 .06
W
1
0.
Hoihow,
.51 + .03
WSW
4
or.
Pakhoi,
.61 .05
N
op.
Haiphong,
.58 + .04
W
od.
VESSELS.
S.S. Esmeralda,
.17° 44'
119° 45' 29.63
"
Propontis,
.53
"
Phía Chưa Chom Ilao,21 54
113 45
.52
838
S
E
Alwine,
...21 85
111 47
.44
NE/E
"
oqr. rough sea.
2 op.
4 0.
high sea.
Independent,
..20 19
112 25
.47
S
3
0.
2
Taicheong,
.19 32
113 49
.55
SSW
6
NW and W swell.
99
Rio,
.18 57
111 44
.52
WSW
fine.
"
Hupeh,
16 14
113 31
.60
SSW 4
fine.
>.
Venetia,
.14 51
113 00
.65
WSW 3
fine-SW swell.
27
Angers,
""
Thibet,
.12 44 ..09 49 108 41
111 35
.64
SW 5
fine.
.72
WSW 6 0.
SSW sea.
In Western Luzon the barometer was falling with light to moderate S and SSW breezes and wet weather. Winds had become light and variable with cloudy, showery weather at the S coast stations to the E of Hongkong. The barometer showed a fall but at noon it began to rise again. At Hongkong the wind was SE 2 but changed about noon to W in a thunder squall. Later in the day light ESE breezes prevailed. It was showery all day. The lower clouds backed to S during the day. At Victoria Peak the wind was SSE 3 at noon. At Hoihow the wind had backed. At 9 a. it was WSW 4 with wet weather. Towards evening it was SSW 4 with heavy rain squalls and lightning. At 9 a. on the 25th 2.85 inches of rain were measured. The barometer showed a slight rise between noon on the 24th and 25th, but was almost steady on the latter day. At Pakhoi the barometer had fallen decidedly. The wind was N 4. The weather overcast and showery. At Haiphong light W/N breezes prevailed with overcast weather and light passing showers, and slowly rising barometer. Winds had backed and become more southerly to the SE of Hainan. To the E of Annam and Cochin China fresh SW breezes and mostly fine weather prevailed. Pressure appears to have given way in the extreme south.
The complete observations for the 25th copied from the log book of the S.S. Alwine are given below. This vessel was lying in Hui-Ling-San harbour (21° 35′, 111° 47′).
July 25 la.
29.50
NE 7-8 high sea.
July 25 1p. 29.44 ENE 5-6 high sea.
4a.
.42
NE 7-8 high sea.
2p.
.44
5a.
.41
Heavy squalls with rain, wind un-
3p.
.43 NE-SE 3-7 high sea.
6a.
.40
steady, first going N and back
4p.
.42
7a.
.41
again to E and SE.
5p.
.43 SE 4 high sea.
8a.
.42
6p.
.43
9a.
.44 NE/E 6 high sea.
7p.
.44 SE 5 high sea.
10a.
.44
8p.
.48 SSE 5 high sea.
midt.
.50
11a.
SE 5 high sea.
.45
noon
.44
The Phra Chula Chom Klao had barometer rising with the wind SSE 4 during early morning. Later it backed to E. The Propontis had SE 5 at this time and barometer rising. The Independent had the wind backing from W to S 3 and barometer falling. Lightning was seen in the W. The Taicheong had SW 4 at 4a. and SW 7 at 8 a., with wet, squally weather. Lowest barometer 29.53 at 8 a. During the afternoon and evening the wind backed and decreased in force. At 4 p. 29.59 S 4, at 8 p. SSE 3 with S swell and rising barometer. On board the Rio the lowest barometer 29.46 was read at 4 p. It rose in the evening. At midnight 29.58. Winds a.m.: SW 5 rain squalls and rough sea, p.m.: WSW 3 backing to SE 3 and sea moderating.
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