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rising barometer. The observations made on board the S.S. Choysang at anchor in Namquan harbour show that the centre passed almost over the vessel and entered the continent about 3 p.
After noon they experienced hurricane winds from NW with furious squalls and blinding rain so that it was impossible to see more than the ship's length. They made the following observations:-
hurricane squalls with occasional clears overhead.
wind lulling: 2.06 p. calm: 2.15 p. shift to NE, light breeze:
2.80 p. shift to ENE moderate, barometer pumping. clear all round.
1. 0 p. 28.71
NW 12
Or.
2. 0
.65
NE
7
"
"
3. 0 3.40
.65
ENE
4
"
.80
ESE
10
22
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4. 0 5.30
.84
ESE
12
"
"
Jurricane with furious squalls and blinding rain.
29.13
SE E
12
"1
>>
6. 0 7.0
.17
SE E
10
}}
"2
heavy squalls.
.25
SE
9
constant rain.
77
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These observations show that the centre passed over the anchorage, the vessel being situated on the northern edge of the central calm area. The disturbance continued on a W or WSW course in the interior of China, but it does not appear to have filled very rapidly. The coast stations between Hongkong and Shanghai were still affected by the depression on the 4th and it was not until the evening of this day that pressure began to increase again on the S coast, while the Yangtze ports of Kiukiang and Hankow continued to be under the influence of the disturbance until the 5th.
August 11th, 11.15 a. "A typhoon had approached the S coast of Japan yesterday afternoon." The typhoon (X) referred to above did not affect the China coast. The track is taken from the Japanese Weather Maps. The centre was situated to the SE of Kiushui on the 9th and it entered the S coast of Japan near Hamamatsu during the early morning of the 11th and proceeded to the NNE and NE, the depression becoming shallower meanwhile. The following observations were made
at sea:
S.S. Feilung,
37
Gwalior,
وو
,, Lawang,
9th August.
10th August.
.33° 37′ 136° 25′ 29.76 ENE 5 C. .31 12 132 22 .62 NEIN 7 C.
כל
...29 22 129 32
NE 6 org.
S.S. Feilung, Gwalior, Amigo,
.34° 26' 138° 43′ 29.31
Kii Channel. ..81 55 129 11
SE 7 org. .33 NNW 7 .61 NNW 5 C.
Q.
The S.S. Gwalior in the lefthand semicircle experienced a moderate NE gale backing to NNW between the 9th and 10th and the S.S. Feilung, in the right hand semicircle, had a very heavy E gale veering to S between the 10th and 11th.
August 25th, 11.10 a. "Barometer steady.
"Barometer steady. Light S and SE winds. Weather fine but becoming less settled than of late."
August 26th, 10.40 a. "There is a depression in the N part of the China Sea to the S of Hongkong."
August 26th, 11.7 a. "Barometer falling. squally weather."
Moderate to strong E winds with showery and
August 26th, 4.40 p. "Depression is probably moving towards WNW."
August 27th, 10.30 a. "Depression appears to have entered the N part of the Gulf of Tongking." August 27th, 11.5 a. "Barometer rising. Fresh SE winds decreasing. Weather squally and showery."
August 28th, 10.40 a. "The depression has approached Haiphong." August 28th, 11.0 a. Barometer steady. Moderate E to SE winds. squally to fair."
Weather showery and
The following noon observations refer to the depression indicated in the foregoing:-
COAST STATIONS.
Amoy, Hongkong,
Paklioi,
Haiphong,
Hoihow,
Bolinao,
Cape St. James,
August 25th.
29.82 SSE 1 b. .82 E 2 0. .76 NNW 1 C. .82 WSW 1 €. .79 NE 3 b. .82 SSE 1 0.
SW 6
om.
August 26th.
29.84
SE 2 b. .70 I 4 C. 70 NNE 2 C.
.70 ENE .82 $
C. 2 0.
August 27th.
29.86 SE 2 b.
.86 SE 4 ort. .66 ENE 4 C. .64 E .64 SE 4 .84 var. 1 €.
SW 5 oq.
August 28th.
0.
29.90 WSW 2 b.
.91
2 E .73 E 4 C. .65 ESE 8 0.
-
C.
or,
.75 SSE 3 0.
.81 WSW 1 0.
SW 7 oq.
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