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VESSELS.

July 18th.

359

S.S. Framnes, ..........................21° 41' 115° 50′ 29.74

Frejr,.... .21 55 113 46

Sh. Susquehanna, ...20 01 113 58

E

3 oq.

S.S. Sishan,....18° 33′ 112° 31′ 29.67 SW 4 q.

.77

E 4 q. ESE 4

C.

I.M.C.C. Kaipan, ...17 16 107 52 S.S. Pakshan, .......13 48 109 32

.71

S 4 OF.

.68

SSW $ C.

July 19th.

S.S. Formosa,

.22° 29' 115° 20′ 29.76

""

Amigo,

.20 30 120 16

.75

E 4 NE 5 q.

C.

Activ,

.20 00 109 00

.66

E 3 C.

S.S. Memnon, .......17° 25′ 117° 00′ 29.77 Bk. Sebastian Bach, 16 16 114 52 S.S. Sishan,

SW 3 C.

.72 W 2 rq.

15 51 110 36

""

""

Glücksburg,

...18 02 110 53

.67

NE 2 og.

"

Hongay,

.14 41 113 11

.63 SSW 7 0. .74 SSW 5

C.

July 20th.

??

"

"

S.S. Memnon,

Glücksburg, ..20 26 112 38 Activ, ............20 05 110 20 Wingsang,.....19 37 114 10

S.S. Lyderhorn,

..20° 46′ 115° 26′

29.70 E 7 .09 E 5 .68 ENE 2 .76? SE 3

C.

pg. or..

C.

S.S. Hongay, ......18° 31′ 114° 14′ 29.68 1.M.C.C. Kaipan, ...18 13 109 43 Bk. Sebastian Bach, 17 59 114 52 S.S. Ravenna, ......17 49 113 30

.71

SSW 3 ogd.

W 1 C.

.72

S

4 pq.

.70

0.

July 21st.

Taiyick,

.22° 30′ 115° 40′ 22 25 114 53

29.77

S

6

op.

**

Shantung, ......22 01 114 06

"

Aglaia,....

21 25 113 50

.63? SE 6 .69 ESE 5 .72 SE 4

rq.

r.

r.

""

S.S. Activ,

..20° 39' 111° 33′ 29.68 Mathilde, ......20 26 112 15 Bk. Sebastian Bach, 19 35 114 32 I.M.C.C. Kaipan, ...18 16 109 43

NNW 2 0. .60 SW 4 72 WSW 2 dq. .74 W 1 C.

C.

July 22nd.

Bk. Sebastian Bach, 20° 37′ 114° 53′ 29.78 S.S. Hanoi,

SSE I ..20 10 109 42 .68 E 4 rlt.

C.

S.S. Strathdee, ..............20° 09′ 111° 08′ 29.70 SW 4 0. PhraC. C.Klao,18 00 114 18 .75 NW 3

or.

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The above observations show that on the 18th pressure was in defect about Hainan and the Gulf of Tongking and that moderate E to NE breezes prevailed along the S. coast of China and in the China Sea to the northward of 20° latitude, while moderate SW breezes blew to the southward of 19° latitude. On the 19th there is more distinct evidence of the existence of a troughlike depression which probably stretched across the China Sea between the S. entrance to the Gulf of Tongking and the Balingtang Channel, pressure, however, being slightly lower in the former than in the latter district. On the 20th there are indications of a feeble cyclonic circulation about the position 19°, 112° and on the 21st there is still a trace of a shallow depression (VI) lying between Hongkong and Hainan. Winds had veered to the southward of Hongkong and strong S to SE breezes prevailed there accompanied by wet and squally weather.

The conditions which had prevailed during this period, are those which not uncommonly give birth to a typhoon, but in this instance the slight depression was dissipated without any such result.

July 25th, 10.10 a. Black South Cone hoisted.

July 25th, 10.35 a. "Depression S of Hongkong probably moving towards NW."

July 25th, 10.54 a. “Barometer falling,

Strong E winds with showery and squally weather.

A typhoon appears to have entered SW Japan yesterday."

July 25th, 6.15 p. Black Ball hoisted.

July 26th, 10.15 a. Black Ball taken down.

July 26th, 11.10 a. "Barometer unsteady. Gradients continue rather steep, and fresh SE to S winds with squally and showery weather may be expected."

The following noon observations refer to the above period:

*

COAST STATIONS,

July 24th.

July 25th.

July 26th.

Amoy,

29.71

SE

b.

Hongkong, Pakhoi,

Haiphong,.

Hoihow,

Bolinao,

72 E

C.

.04 SE 2

C.

29.77 SE 2 .65 ENE 4 .60 NW 1

C.

29.80 SE 2

C.

.60 WNW 3

.63 SSE

or.

C.

or.

.73 SSE 4

or.

.44 NW 7

or.

.57 NE

0.

.75

Cape St. James,

.64 ENE 3 0.

SE 3 SW 7

C.

.58 NE 3 ed. .80 SE

C.

.62 SSW .83 $

3

C.

2

C.

q-

SW 5 0.

SW