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the wind gradually veered towards SE blowing with the force of a strong gale accompanied by hard rainsqualls and a very high sea. Late the same evening the weather improved, the wind veering to S and decreasing. The S.S. Chowfa experienced a heavy W backing gale at a distance of 160 miles to the SW by S of the centre. The I. M. C. C. Likin situated a few miles to the west of Hoihow experienced winds of storm and typhoon force from NW during the afternoon, the direction backing to SW the same evening. The S.S. Frejr put into Guie Chau harbour (21° 01′ 109° 06′) near Pakboi for shelter at 7 p. and experienced storm force of wind from NNW until 2 a. on the 20th when with the barometer at its minimun, 29.22, the wind abated and the weather improved. The baro- meter did not rise until after 4 a., but the wind had backed to SW of force 5 at 6 à. The centre thus passed to the north of the vessel at about 3 a. at which hour it was, in fact, passing over or very near Pakhoi. At this station the lowest reading of the barometer. 29.05, was registered at 2.45 a. and at the same time the wind which had been a strong gale from NNW died away to a calm which lasted until 3.15 a. when a light breeze sprang up from SW to S and the barometer commenced to rise. At 6 a. the reading was 29.32 but the wind was not recorded. The disturbance had apparently filled a little while crossing the Lei Chau Promontory.
At noon on the 20th the centre was probably situated on 22°, 107, i.e., at a distance of about 100 miles to NNE of Haiphong where the barometer had fallen and a strong W breeze prevailed on the afternoon of this day.
This typhoon traversed the China Sea with a mean direction of W 31° N or, roughly speaking, its course was to NW by W. The average hourly rate at which it moved, increased from rather less than 9 miles per hour between the 17th and 18th to 12 miles per hour between the 18th and 20th. The depression appears to have deepened during its passage across the China Sea, but the change was probably not considerable. On an average winds of the strength of a whole gale or force 10 blew at a distance of 150 miles from the centre in all azimuths while the disturbance was in the China Sea.
September 22nd, 11.15 a. "The barometer is falling again at Bolinao and in S. China and there are some indications of a distant depression to the Eastward in the Pacific. In Hongkong, light variable winds and fair weather.”
September 23rd, 11.14 a. "The depression indicated yesterday morning appears to be situated to the È of the Balingtang Channel at present"
September 23rd, 11.25 a. "In Hongkong, barometer falling with light N winds and fair to showery weather.”
September 24th, 11.15 a. Red Drum hoisted.
"The depression appears to have moved west- ward since yesterday and to be now situated to the W of N Luzon. In Hongkong, barometer falling with light N and NË winds and fair weather."
September 24th, 6.10 p. Red South Cone hoisted.
September 24th, 10.20 p.
September 24th, 11.10 p.
Two lanterns hoisted vertically. Gun fired one round.
"Typhoon SSE of Hongkong appears to have
Strong northeast to southeast
altered its course and to be now moving in a northwesterly direction.
gale expected in Hongkong."
September 25th. Black South Cone hoisted before daylight.
September 25th, 6 a. "The barometer is falling rapidly and it is probable that the centre of the typhoon will enter the coast at no great distance to the West of the Colony. Typhoon force of wind will probably be experienced from E to SE." Gun fired two rounds.
September 25th, 11.50 a. Black Ball hoisted.
September 26th, 10.15 a. Black Ball taken down.
September 26th, 11.20 a. “Barometer rising. Fresh SE winds, squally. Weather fair to showery.” The following noon observations refer to the typhoon indicated by the foregoing information :-
COAST STATIONS.
Amoy,
Fisher Island,
Breaker Point,
Canton,
Hongkong,
Macao, Gap Rock, Pakhoi, Hoihow,
South Cape, Bolinao, Manila,
September 22nd.
29.70
NE 1 C. 75 NNE 6 C. .81 NE 2 C. S 1 0. .82 E 1 C.
.82
September 23rd.
29.74 NNE 1 b.
71 NNE 6 cm. .77 ENE 2 C. .77 ENE 1 .77 WNW 1
September 24th.
29.75 NNE 1 b.
.70 NE 2 bm. .78 NE 4 C. 75 NNE 1 c. .74 N 1 C.
C.
0.
.83 E 2 .78 SE 2 C. .83 SE 3 b. 76 NNE 4 .76 WNW 2 0. .76 W 2 C.
.78 F 1 .77 SSE 1
C.
.82 NNE 1
b.
..
.73 SE .
comp.
.73 SW 74 SW
1
0.
2
0.
.73 NNE 1 .74 SSW 1 C. .78 N 3 Q. 77 E 3 C. .76 SE 2 or. .82 var. 1 c.
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September 25th.
29.84
SE 2 C. .85 E 1 C. .80 SE 4 omr. .61 ENE 8 or. .51 SE E 10 org. 29 E/S 7 orq. 33? SE 11 .67 NW 3 .69 W 6 or. .88 E 2 c. .82 S 1 C. .84 SW 1 C.
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