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The following are the observations for the 8th October at noon :

COAST STATIONS.

Manila,

Bolinao,

Hoihow,

...29.66 .09

.66 .94 .03

WSW

1

C.

.09

N

4

0.

NE

3

b.

Hongkong,

.89 .01

N by E

3

b.

Breaker Point,

.87 .04

NE

3

cm.

Lamocks,...

.89

.00

NE

4

S. Cape,

.76

.08

NNE

Anping,

.78

.04

NNE

532

b.

C.

Fisher Island,

.78

-

.05

N

Chapel Island,

.86 .01

NE

Turnabout, Steep Island,

.93 .00

NNE

.30.05 + .02

NE

North Saddle,.

.05 + .03

NE

Kiukiang, Ichang,

.04 + .08

NE

2

.02 + .03

SE

1

8 8 3 8 3 £

b.

omq.

cm.

om.

c.

0.

b.

VESSELS.

S.S. Bombay,

11° 35'

111° 21'

29.77

NNE

P.

Bantam,

15 38

113 24

NNE

"

99

Ravenna,

113 6

.79

NNE

Sch. Santa Cruz,

15 50

127 0

28.81

WSW

12

oqr.

S.S. Zafiro,

.16 17

118 50

29.71

NNE

og.

"

Cosmopolit,.

.16 52

118 31

.71

NE

0.

high irregular sea. high sea.

heavy confused sea.

increasing sea.

high sea.

""

Airlie,

.17 11

118 6

NE

..

moderate sea.

"

Don Juan,

.17 50

117 37

.70

NE

"

Sungkiang,..

18 39

116 48

.69

NNE

op.

JJ

Kowshing,

.21 21

115 16

.88

NE by N

6

"

Taisang,

..24 46

118 48

.87

NE

6

heavy sea. fine, high sea.

From the above observations it is seen that a rapid fall in the barometer had taken place in Luzon. At Manila there was a light W to SW breeze and at Bolinao a moderate N breeze. The sky was clouded. At S. Cape pressure was decreasing rather rapidly. The weather was fine with moderate NNE breeze.

On the S and SE China Coast the barometer was falling slightly and NE to NNE moderate breezes with fine weather prevailed. Strong N to NE breezes prevailed in the north and central parts of the Formosa Channel. On the East Coast and along the Yangtze the barometer was rising slightly with NE fresh to strong breezes off the Coast. The mean temperature on the 8th October for the 24 hours was in excess at Hongkong, being 3° above the mean. At S. Cape the mean of tri-hourly observa- tions of temperature was 80°, at Chapel Island 75°, at Turnabout 73°, at N. Saddle 70°. Fresh to strong NNE breezes prevailed in the middle of the China Sea and as far South and West as 11°, 111° as shown by the log of the Bombay. Off the NW coast of Luzon strong NNE breezes to moderate gales were experienced by several vessels and a high sea was general. The Cosmopolit steaming SSE had the barometer falling until midnight (29.62) the wind backing and decreasing and the sea going down. The schooner Santa Cruz (barometer 4 a. 29.20) at 5 a. on the 8th lost part of the bulwarks on the poop which caused the cabin to be flooded with two feet of water and the water to run down the cabin hatch on top of the cargo. At 5.30 a. the ship was laying on its beam ends and as everything was afloat on deck and the ship in a sinking condition they cut away the masts and after they went overboard she righted herself somewhat. There was now five feet of water in the hold and all hands were at work clearing the decks and working the pumps. The rain was pouring down and it was blowing fearfully hard. The wind was changing all the time as the vessel was carried helplessly around the centre. At noon on the 8th the barometer read 28.78, at 8 p. 28.70, but these readings are hardly to be trusted. The position of the vessel was, of course, not properly known, but at noon on the 7th she was in 15° 49', 126° 54', and at noon on the 12th in 15° 53′, 127° 45′ and how she drifted about in the meantime we do not know.

The centre was on October 8th at noon in 16°, 127° moving north-westward. The following observations are for the 9th October at noon :-

Manila,

COAST STATIONS.

...29.61

.05

W

C.

Bolinao,

.61

.05

N

or.

Hoibow,

.94

.00

NE

b.

Hongkong,

.82 .07

NNW

b.

Breaker Point,

.77

.10

N

2

C.

Lamocks,...

.80

.09

NNE

cm.

S. Cape,

.50 .26

NNE

cmq.

Takow,

.57 .22

N

6

Anping,

.61

.17

N by E

5

වප

C.

Fisher Island,

.61

.17.

N

9

emq.

Chapel Island,

.72 .14

NE

7

cm.

Ockseu,

.76

.11

NE

8

cm.

Turnabout,

.88 .05

NNE

10

cm.

Middle Dog,

.90 .02

NNE

6

cm.

Steep Island,

.................................................30.09 + .04

NE

C.

North Saddle,....

.08 + .03

NE

CV.

Kiukiang,....

.01 .03

NE

C.

Ichang,......

.02

.00

b.