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Referring to the subject of local storms I may say that on the 28th May 1906 I was approaching Hongkong when about 20 miles S.E. of Waglan we ran into light breeze, vari- able winds and calms-at 12.30 p. the barometer stood at 29.52: the gale broke from ENE without warning, at 1.30 p. the barometer fell to 29.25. The storm had all the characteris- tics of a true typhoon with heavy swell from S.W. At 4 p. the storm was over and the barometer rising fast. (Exhibit Q.)

When we arrived in Hongkong I found that they had no typhoon and people would scarcely believe my experiences.