19
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on the 17th at 3.4 p., the 3 p. observation of the 16th at 6.4 p. on the 17th, and the 9 a. observation of the 17th at 9.26 p. on the 18th, no further observations being received for several days. It is evident that observations received from 24 to 36 hours late can be of little service for the purpose giving storm warnings. The Customs officials who make the observations at Hoihow hand them in at the Telegraph Office immediately they are made and the delay occurs in the transmission over the Chinese land lines.
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Depression SE of Hainan."
June 24th, 10.33 a.
June 24th, 10.55 a. Weather showery and squally."
June 24th, 4.10 p.
June 24th, 4.25 p. coast between Macao and
June 24th, 7.10 p.
June 25th, 7.36 a.
"Barometer unsteady. Moderate to strong E breezes. Sea rather rough.
Black South Cone hoisted.
"Depression SSW of Hongkong apparently moving towards a point on the Hoihow. E to SE gale expected in Hongkong." Gun fired one round. Two lanterns hoisted vertically.
Black Ball hoisted.
June 25th, 11.20 a. "Depression has moved westward in the direction of Hoihow. Barometer rising. Fresh E to SE winds. Sca moderate. Weather fair to showery and squally."
June 25th, 4.10 p. Black Ball taken down.
The following observations for noon refer to the typhoon indicated above :-
STATIONS.
June 23rd.
June 24th.
June 25th.
Amoy,
29.74
SE 1
C.
29.85
SE 3
0.
29.84
NNE
b.
Canton,
.74 S 2
C.
.73
E 3
0.
Hongkong,
.77 E
C.
.73
ENE
5
Paklini,
.67 ESE
C.
.65
SE
orq. C.
.77 Ꭼ 4 .83 E 4 .61 WNW 3
0.
0.
OF.
Hoihow,
.70 ENE
b.
.68
NE
Bolinao,
77 SE
C.
.79
$
.
.77 ESE 2 .80 WSW 2
0.
0.
VESSELS.
June 23rd.
Sh. Hiddekel,
.20° 48′ 113° 48′ 20.70
27
"1
A. G. Ropes, ....20 28 114 20 Herat,
.20 18 114 00
S.S. Bucephalus, ....19 44 112 24
.70 .75
E 5 ESE 2
D SE
0.
C.
Bk. Comet,
19° 13′ 114° 30′ 29.71
S.S. Sishab,... .......17 25 111 27
3 rq-
p.
"J
Schwalbe, Bormida,
15 11 118 17 .18 53 112 21
SE 6 .66 SE 1 b. .81 SSE 3 cr. .67 WSW 2 orq.
June 24th.
Sh. Hiddekel, Herat, H.M.S. Rattler, ......20 33 113 59 Sh. A. G. Ropes,....20 04 114 06
..21° 40′ 113° 57′ ...21 29 114 18
29.70 NE 10 rq. .68 E 6 14. .45* E/S 9 orq. .00 SE 11
orq.
S.S. Haiphong, ......20° 10' 111° 16′ 29.63 I.M.C.C. Kaipan,....18 26 109 30 S.S. Schwalbe, ..18 17 116 21
.73
N 5 SW 1 C.
or.
.77
S
2. 0.
"}
Bormida,..
...17 37 113 39
.71
SW 6
* Uncorrected.
June 25th.
Sh. A. G. Ropes,....21° 55′ 113° 44′ S.S. Rio,
E
4
C.
21 05 115 01 29.81 SE 4
0.
S.S. Ingraban, L.M.C.C. Kaipan,
C.
SE 5 ...20° 29′ 112° 33′ 29.79
.18 26 109 30 .76 calm C.
On June 23rd the observations show that wet squally weather prevailed around the middle part of the China Sea and pressure appears to have been somewhat low in the neighbourhood of the Paracels. The sailing vessels Hiddekel, Herat, Cornet and A. G. Ropes were situated from 100 to 150 miles to the south of Hongkong and they all had the wind increasing from the E with the weather becoming squally during the evening. Next day, the 24th, H. M. S. Rattler and the sailing vessel A. G. Ropes encountered typhoon IV which appears to have been forming to the southward on the previous day. Both vessels were in the righthand semicircle and near the centre which was situated in 19° 45, 113° 30' at noon or about 150 miles to the SSW of Hongkong (compare warnings of June 24th). The A. G. Ropes had the lowest reading of the barometer (29.06) at noon with winds of storm and typhoon force from the SE and sustained great damage aloft, the vessel being reduced to bare poles. H. M. S. Rattler was laid to at 9 a. with the wind a strong breeze from E by N. Storin. sails were bent and everything secured. The wind increased and the barometer fell rapidly and at p. she experienced storm force from ESE, the barometer having then attained the lowest point (29.09, uncorrected). During the evening the barometer rose rapidly with the wind veering to SE
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