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was made at 11 p., but on board the S.S. Activ at anchor in the port the minimum, 29.41, was registered near 5 p. The weather continued bad between Hongkong and Swatow and to the southward on this day. Gradients remained rather steep and strong breezes to fresh gales, chiefly from SSE, accompanied by hard rain squalls prevailed over this area. At 11 a. on the 29th the Austrian frigate Aurora, on the starboard tack in 21°, 113° 45′ heading NW with the wind S by E (force 6 to 7). experienced a sudden squall with the wind veering to SW (force 9), which took the vessel aback, but she was so skilfully handled that no damage was caused. Vessels in the left-hand semicircle are liable to encounter such veering squalls. In the right-hand semi-circle the squalls usually veer in the proper direction. The ship Alcedo, just outside Hongkong, continued to have a moderate SE gale with heavy rain squalls on the morning of the 29th and at 9 a. as the weather seemed to look worse again and they were unable to get off the lee shore, they decided to turn back and go into the port again.
On the 30th at noon the centre was perhaps in 23, 107° and it apparently filled up slowly as the weather at Pakhoi and Haiphong continued to be influenced by it until the 31st.
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On the 16th at 10.30 a. "There appears to be a depression near the Balingtang Channel." 11.0 a.
Forecast: barometer falling: light to moderate SW and W winds: fair." On the 16th at 4.30 p. "The depression remains yet in the Pacific to the Eastward of the Balingtang Channel." On the 17th at 11.5 a. Forecast:-
Forecast:-"barometer unsteady: light or moderate SW winds: unsettled, some thunder showers."
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On the 23rd at 11.5 a. Forecast: barometer steady: moderate W to SW winds: fair to showery. A depression, becoming deeper, lies SE of Nagasaki."
On the 24th at 4 p. Typhoon remains to the SE of Nagasaki." On the 25th at 11.15 a. Forecast:-"barometer falling: moderate or fresh W and SW winds: fair."
On the 26th at 11.30 a. Forecast:-"barometer unsteady: moderate SW to NW winds: fair to unsettled, some rain. The depression lately lying near Nagasaki has moved northward into the Sea of Japan.
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On the 13th at noon Typhoon VIII was probably in 18, 129, on the 16th in about 19° 128°, on the 17th in 21°, 127°, on the 18th in 224, 127, on the 19th in 24°, 1283, on the 20th in 26°, 130°, on the 21st in 28°, 132° and on the 22nd in 33° 45′, 133° 15′. There is not much informa- tion available. It does not seem to have done much damage. A steamer travelling from Cape Bojeador to Salomague on the 16th had a fresh NW gale, from Salomague to San Fernando light SE winds. On the 17th Bolinao reported very heavy rain and strong gusts of NW wind.
Typhoon IX was near Naba in 26°, 129° at noon on the 22nd, on the 23rd in 29° 45′, 129° 45', on the 24th in 31° 15′, 131°, 15', on the 25th in 33° 30,′ 131° 0′, and on the 26th in about 43o, 136. This typhoon raged badly in Japan.
On the 28th at 10.55 a. "A depression is probably forming in NE part of China Sea." At 11.40 a. Forecast "barometer falling: moderate N to NE winds, probably increasing: fair to unsettled,
some rain.
On the 29th at 1.20 a. Two lanterns hoisted vertically. At 11.55 a. The depression appears to be situated to the NW of Bolinao." Forecast:-"barometer falling: moderate N and NE winds, probably increasing: unsettled, squally, some rain.”
On the 29th at 4.50 p. Red Drum hoisted. On the 30th at 11.20 a. "The depression seems to be almost stationary at present." Forecast:-"barometer unsteady moderate or fresh N winds: unsettled; squally."
On the 30th at 10.10 p. Two lanterns hoisted vertically. On the 31st at 4.15 a. Black South Cone hoisted. At 10.15 a. "Typhoon moving westward to the South of Hongkong in about 19° latitude.”: At 11.0 a. Forecast:"barometer rising fresh E breezes: squally and showery." 6.10 p. Black South Cone lowered.
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The above depression (X) seems to have been forming in about 18° to 20° Lat, and 117° to 118° Long, between the 28th and 30th. During this interval pressure was about 0.1 inch below the normal at Hongkong and along the SE coast of China, moderate to fresh NE to N breezes, accom- pnied by squally weather, prevailing in these districts. The barometer was also low, to the extent of about 0.1 inch and upwards, at Bolinao and Manila where light to moderate S and SW breezes prevailed.
Un the 30th the depression commenced to move towards WNW and W. The S.S. Sungkiang în 19° 54′, 116° 07′ at 4 p.on this day and steering for Hongkong experienced a strong NW backing breeze during the evening, At midnight the baroneter had fallen to its lowest point, 29.57, with the wind at.SW, a inoderate breeze. The bark Matterhorn was at noon situated in 21° 27′, 114° 23′ when the wind began to increase from NW. At 6 p. they had a strong gale which veered to NE at 8 p. At 10 p. the wind fell calm, but a little later it sprang up from SE but quickly moderated to a fresh breeze at midnight. Barometer readings were not recorded. The centre was situated in 21° 00′, 114" 15' at midnight of the 30th and it passed to the South of Gap Rock near 4 a. of the 31st. A strong breeze veering from NNE at 1 a. to ESE at 7 a. was experienced at this station with the lowest recorded barometer reading, 29.54, at 4. a. The S.S. Decawongse was in the left-hand semi-circle,
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