446
58
S.S. ORESTES.
August 1, Noon 23° 34'
"
midt. 2, 5.30a.
6a.
117° 56′ 29.78
S
.70
S
(Lowest.) 49
2010 10
calm
Sa. Past Pedro Blanco Noon
.52 NNW to WNW 8 .62 WSW
7
2p. Hongkong.
C.
Or.
heavy S swell.
S.S. AGLAÏA,
August 1, Noon 23° 11′
117° 27′ 29.77
S
3
midt. 2, 48,
.71
SSW
qrl.
.59
SE
8a.
.71
WNW
Noon 22° 08′
4p.
114° 24' .74
SW SW
887∞
SW swell. high sea.
12.
ship labouring.
high SE sca.
S.S. ESMERALDA.
August 1, 4a.
29.75
Noon 19° 48′
116° 12′
.75
WSW
6
orq.
heavy swell.
8p.
.75
midt.
SW
5
orq.
2, 4a.
.64
8a,
SW
Noon 22° 02'
4p.
114° 39'
.73
SW
SW
00 00 co
high sea.
orq.
high sea, thick.
6.
or.
clearing.
S.S. HUPEH.
August 1, 6p. left Swatow for Hongkong.
midt. Breaker Point.
29.69
SW
2, 8a.
.67
SSW
"3
Noon 229 37 115° 54' .67
S/W
4p.
.69
WSW
10 1000 10
6
oqr. oq'
heavy sea.
8
0.
0.
8p.
.75
WSW
0.
midt. Pedro Blanco.
.80
SW
moderating sea.
At noon on the 2nd August the following are some of the observations collected here:-
b.
3
C.
5
C.
5
cm.
cm.
opq.
cm.
6
0.
oq.
COAST STATION.
Bolinao, South Cape,
29.90 + .04
SSW
.88 + .04
SSW
Anping,
.87 + .05
Fisher Island,
.82 + .03
Lamocks,...
.76
-
Swatow,
.73
Breaker Point,
.73
.02 .00 .00
S/W
W
Hongkong,
Canton,
Hoihow,
.73 + .04 .72 + .02 .78 .01
SW
NW
ENE
ON 60 10 10 CO LO KO CO NA
VESSELS.
Sh. Charger,
112° 50′
SW
S.S. Namyong,
.19 21
113 46
29.83
SSW
Activ,
.20 27
111 12
.74
S
"
Alwine,
.21 35
112 44
.78
SW
"
Memnon,
>>
.....21
46
114 34
.71
SW/W
22
Port Philip,
.23 02
116 54
.71
SW
29
Zafiro,
Kweilin,
.23 12 .23 27
116 48
.72
117 17
.81
"}
៨
10 00 CO 1– 10 10 10
og.
3
6
행형
oqr.
q2.
qr.
high sea.
r.
"
q.
"
In southern Formosa moderate S winds and fine weather prevailed with steady barometer. In the northern part of the Formosa Channel moderate to fresh S and SW winds prevailed with fine weather and rising barometer. At Lamocks the weather was squally and showery in the morning with veering wind and rising barometer. At Swatow there was ESE 1 with rain in the early morn ing hours. At 9 a. S 6 with oqp. and rising barometer. After 3 p. the wind decreased to SSW 3, (at 9 p.), but the weather remained gloomy and showery. At Breaker Point the weather was showery the whole day with winds SSE 5 till 9 a., and thereafter W 5 to SW 5. After 9 a. the barometer rose. At Hongkong it rose rapidly since the early morning hours with NNW 1. Towards 8 a. it backed and increased smartly in force. At 8 a: W/S 2. At 10 a: SW/W 5.
At 8 a: W/S 2. At 10 a: SW/W 5. At 11 a. SW/W 6. At noon: SW 6. It gradually calmed down in the afternoon. At Victoria Peak at noon: SW 5. The lower clouds backed with the wind. Between 7 a. and 1 p. there were squalls of wind and rain. Canton the day began with calm. Light W and N breezes prevailed during the day, and then it calmed again. The weather was overcast and gloomy with rain in the afternoon. The barometer rose towards midday.
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