Vessels arriving at Hongkong from Singapore continue to report most extraordinary weather for the time of year, storms of typhoon violence being met about midway on the voyage. These hard gales have been encountered more or less by nearly all the steamers arriving from Singapore for many weeks past, and appear to be in most cases experienced in about the same latitude and longitude. The usual weather leaving Singapore has been reported " moderate winds," and approaching—Hongkong W'moderate monsoon and fine weather, but in the interval tremendous seas and terrific squalls have rendered the navigation toilsome and kept steamers back, considerably prolonging the voyage. Two steamers arrived on the 18th. Nov., whose reports, given below, amply illustrate the condition of the elements through which they had to pass
left London on the 2nd October, and The Buitiah steamship Glefnlar reporte Singapore on Monday, the 8th Nov., and until Wednesday the 10th, experienced moderate winds. On Wednesday wind freshened from the N.W. with heavy se during the night increased to a gale; at 10.30 a.m. on Thursday blowing a typhoon, wind W.S.W., and the sea washing cleat over the decks, carried away the after wheel-house and gratings. On Thursday night had to "bout ship and ran before the wind with all hatches battened down, the typhoon lasting for over sixteen hours, On Friday commenced to clear; since then experienced moderate winds' and fine weather, The British steamship Breconshire reports that she left London on the 23rd September, and Singapore on Monday, the 8th Nov., ab 0.30 p.m., and until Wednesday the 10th, experienced moderate, variable winds. On the morning of that day the wind freshened from the 8.W. with considerable sea, and during the night increased to a moderate gale with heavy sea; at 4 a.m. on Thursday blew away fore staysail; at 10 a.m. blowing a typhoon, and tie sea making complete breaches over the ship, washing up engine-room skylight, breaking port life-boat, and pinnace, and washing away all the after wheel and gratings, and every other thing moveable on deck. Continued blowing fearfully, the wind being from S.W., with a teztific sea, until midnight, when it moderated a little, but was still blowing very heavy squalls; since then up until midnight on the 16th experienced very heavy N.E. winds with high head sea. On the ith moderate winds with fine clear weather.—Daily Press.
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