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(Captain HALL), at anchor in Pinghai Bay (25° 10′, 119° 10′) had NW 6 with heavy rain squalls during the morning with falling barometer. She was then WSW of the centre. At 2 p. the vessel was at anchor in 25° 20′, 119° 33′ and had a fresh SW gale (barometer 29.30) with very violent squalls and rising barometer and during the evening the wind continued to back and at 10 p. there was a strong S gale (barometer 29.55). Vessels to the South of Hongkong had moderate SW breezes and fine weather. The centre was at 3a. on August 17th in 24° 50′, 120° 55′ moving NW, at noon ́in 25° 35′, 120° 5′ and moving towards W.

The following are the observations for noon on August 17th :-

COAST STATIONS.

Bolinao, Hongkong,

SW/W

540 29.83 .00 280

таг.

.75 - .05

WSW

Breaker Pt..

SW/W

250

.64

.15

WSW

Swatow,

SW/W 280

.61

-

-.13

WSW

Lamocks,...

SW

210

.59

S. Cape,

S/E

220

Takow,

S

190

Anping,

S

160

.65

Fisher Island... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ...

S/W

130

.56

Chapel Island,

SW

130

.52

1 ++ | | |

..20

SSW

.72 + .12

SW

.70 + .02

WNW

.01

SW/S

- .08

Sw

.19

S

Amoy,

SW/W

130

.58

.18

W

Ockseu,

SWIS

50

.39

.36

WSW

Turnabout,

SW/S

15

.26 .52

WNW

Middle Dog,

N

20

.21

.55

ENE

Foochow,...

NW

40

.38

.41

NE/N

Tamsui,

ESE

70

.51

.21

NE

Keelung,

ESE

90

.46 .25

E

Wenchow,

NNE

130

.55 ..19

SE

Constance,

Steep Island,

North Saddle,..

Bq. Cambusdoon,

Sh. Marabout,

"

S.S. Alwine,

Sh. Charmer, Bq. Leruka,

Sch. Santa Cruz,

S.S. Meefoo,

NNE

320

.85 .02

SE

= (<4 61 60 60 61 00 10 20 10 1- 1–10/2GH

C.

2

C.

cm.

0.

öm.

;

5

ن

cm.

rg.

or.

orq. omd.

0.

omr.

om.

omp.

orq.

C.

NNE

360

.82 .02

og.

orq.

cm.

cm.

VESSELS.

15° 26'

19 18

112° 58' 114

SW/S 750 29.82

SW

4 b.

19 44

113 50

J7

Singan,

>>

Frigga,

Fuensang,

Lennox,

"

وو

Hailoong,

"

Belgic,

Phra Chom Kiao,.

"

Changsha,

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Bengloe,

Presto,

}}

Chingtu,

"

Radnorshire,

257**** 22** ****

20 18

110 48

21 24

121

39

118

22 32

116

2 117

23 52 118

24 9

near Ockseu.

118

ConHaNau„

SW 500

SW 4 b.

SW 480'

SSW 5

fine.

++

SW/W 600

.72

SW

29

S/E 260

WSW 6 C.

3

SSW 260

.75

WSW

36

SW 270

7

SW 230

.61

SW 3 0.

bigh sea. WSW swell.

SW 160

.54

SW 8 orq.

32

SW 120

.52

SW

6 or.

high E sea.

SW/S

70

.41

WIS 6

or.

25 26

120

18

SE

17

.27

3 0.

confused sea.

?(25 15

119

20)

SW/S 40

,30 NW/W 6 Or.

+

46

26 55

120 38 122

ENE 30

.39

55

ENE 170

.68

SSE

7 cgp. heavy sea. SE/E 8 0.

confused sea.

at Foochow.

NW

40

NNE 8 orq.

32

123

8

NE 230

.83

ESE

8 c.

29 57

128

14

NE/E 500

.84

S

5 q.

24

121

32

N/E 350

.89

31

33 128

42

NE 600

.91

SE 5 C. SE 3

heavy confused sca. increasing sea.

moderate sea.

On the 18th August fresh S breezes decreasing with showery weather and rising barometer prevailed in S Formosa and at Fisher Island. At Hongkong the barometer was rising during the day, but very slightly. Temperature was high during the night of the 17th to 18th, but decreased towards noon when showery weather set in. The wind was WSW 3 to 4 during the morning hours, backing and decreasing in the afternoon. Lightning was seen at night. In N Formosa the barometer had risen rapidly and light to gentle variable breezes prevailed with showery weather in the evening. The barometer had risen considerably at all stations on the SE coast particularly in the N part of the district. At Swatow and the adjacent lighthouses strong SW breezes decreasing prevailed with very wet weather and much the same wind and weather prevailed at Amoy. At Chapel Island, Ockseu and Turnabout fresh SE to S veering gales were blowing during the early morning. About noon the force decreased to moderate and light breezes. The weather was wet all day. At Middle Dog there was SE 6 to 7 veering and decreasing in the afternoon with showery weather. Foochow had $ 4 decreasing at 3 a. squally with rain. During the evening the weather became fine with light S air. On the East Coast moderate SE breezes prevailed with fine weather except at Wenchow and Ningpo where it was showery in the morning. The barometer was falling at the stations along the Yangzte river with moderate to light NE veering breezes and fine weather.

Vessels in the China Sea S of Hongkong had moderate to fresh S and SW winds with cloudy weather. Those in the Formosa Channel during the morning fresh to moderate SSW (in the South part) to SSE (in the North part) gales decreasing with very high sea and dirty weather. Off the East Coast and NE of Formosa there was a very high sea with chiefly strong SE breezes decreasing.

The centre at noon on August 18th was, perhaps, in about 2610, 116° moving WNWard.