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9 p. at both these stations. At Chapel Island the wind was N 2 during the morning, it veered to NNE 3 in the afternoon and became SW 3 to 4 in the evening. The weather was fine all day. The barometer read 29.67 at 9 p. and was still falling. At Ocksen the wind increased and backed during the day from NNE 3 at 6 a., N 4 at 6 p., NNW 5 at midnight. At the latter hour the barometer had fallen 0.2 inch. since noon and was still falling. The weather was fine in the morning but became overcast with drizzling rain in the evening. Turnabout bad N 5 during the morning hours with fine weather. During the afternoon the wind increased in force and backed at 3 p. N 7 (barometer 29.71) at 9 p: NNW 8 (barometer 29.66), at midnight NNW 10 (barometer 29.52) and the weather became very bad with frequent squalls and rain. The centre at 9 p. was about 100 miles ESE of this station. Middle Dog had N 3 during the morning, NNE 5 at 6 p. (barometer 29,67), NNE 6 to 7 at midnight (barometer 29.54). The weather which was fine in the morning became overcast and wet daring the evening. Foochow had NE 5 at 9 p. (barometer 29.71) with detached clouds. The stations on the East Coast had fine weather all day with light to moderate SE breezes. During the evening the barometer was falling a little in the southern part of this district.

Vessels in the northern part of the China Sea to the S of Hongkong had on August 16th mostly light W and WSW breezes with fine but cloudy weather. The Cathay and the Frigga both entered the Formosa Channel from the southward during the evening and had the wind increasing to a moderate W breeze with rough sea and NE swell with falling barometer as they progressed northwards. The Hailoong, which left Amoy for Tamsui during the afternoon, had the wind at first NE 2. During the evening the wind backed to NNW force 5 at midnight (barometer 29.53). The weather was over- cast and squally with rough sea.

The Lennox proceeding NEward from her noon position had the wind NNE 6 increasing and backing. At midnight she had N 10 (barometer 29.49) with squalls of hurricane force and a very heavy sea. She was at this time in 25° 0', 119° 40′ and about 90 miles WNW from the centre.

The Singan proceeding southward had an increasing wind from N and NNW. NNW 6 (barometer 29.53) at midnight with rain and very heavy squalls and high NE sea.

Those vessels near the northern entrance to the chanuel and proceeding NEward had the wind veering from NE to ESE and SE. The Phra Chom Klao had at midnight ESE 8 (barometer 29.67) with high cross sea. The Belgic NE of Formosa at noon bound for Hongkong had ESE 7 increasing at midnight (barometer 29.63) with heavy rain squalls and a rough increasing sea. The two vessels were about NE/N of the centre at this time. The Bengloe farther to the NE had the wind increasing to a strong SE breeze at 8 p. with heavy sea. She was bound for Hongkong.

The centre was at noon on the 16th in 22°, 123°, moving NWestward. It entered the E coast of Formosa during the evening and was at 9 p. in 24° 5′, 121° 30′.

The following are the observations for August 16th at noon:-

COAST STATIONS.

Bolinao,

SSW

400

29.83

.00

SSE

Hongkong,

W

500

.80

.08

WSW

Breaker Point,

W/N

360

.79

-

.04

SW

C.

Swatow,

WIN

380

.74

.10

SSE

C.

Lamocks,...

W/N

330

.79

.06

NNE

S. Cape,

W

120

-

.60 .22

NW

Takow,

WNW

150

.68 .17

NW

Anping,

WNW

150

.66 .18

NNE

3 3 3 3 3 3 3

b.

cdq.

gr.

Fisher Island,.

WNW

210

.64 .22

Chapel Island,

NW/W

290

.71 .10

N NNE

cm.

cm.

Amoy,

NW/W

310

.76 .09

NE

A

b.

Ockseu,

NW

260

.75

.15

NNE

C.

Turnabout,

NW/N 260

.78 .11

N

om.

Middle Dog,

NNW

280

.76

.07

N

cm.

Foochow,

NNW

310

-

.79 .06

NE

2

b.

Tamsui,

NNW

200

.71 .23

NNE

0.

Keelung,

NNW

190

.71 .18

NE

Dr.

Steep Island,

N/W

500

.87 .00

S/E

cm.

North Saddle...

N/W

540

.84 + .03

S/E

cm.

VESSELS.

Bk. Cambusdoon,

.13° 54'

112° 40′

SW 780 29.84

SW

2 b.

A

Sh. Marabout,

,17 4

114 22

SW/W 600

W

2

0.

Bk. Constance,

.17 28

114 0

SW/W 600

W

2

sultry.

Sch. Santa Cruz,

.21 46

117 10

W

350

WSW

S.S. Alwine,

.21 57

113 46

W

570

.78

WSW 4

93

Frigga,

...22 24

115 22

W

450

.79

WSW 2

O..

"Cathay,

22 33

115 41

W

440

.80

var.

swell. fine.

Bk. Levuku, ..............................................23 30

117 55

WNW 340

NE

S.S. Lennox,

..24 22

118 54

NW/W 280 .75 NNE

"

Hailoong,

.24 27

118 3

NW/W 330

.74

12

Meefoo,

25 26

119 59

NW/N 260

.75

NE NNE

4

or.

NE swell.

Phía Chom Khao, ......26 15

121 46

NNW 290 .74

NEE

5

19

Singan,

.26 38

120 55

NNW 310 .83

N

4

0.

>>

Belgic,...

.27 35

125 5

NNE 380 .87

SE

4

c.

SSE swell.

"

Vorwarts,

28 0

121 37

NNW 400 .72 calm

"

Radnorshire,

.28 43

19

Bengloe,

...30 33

125 41 125 32

NNE 470 .88 ESE NNE 580 .98

S/E

10 10

SE swell.

increasing swell.

clear.