It will thus be seen that the summer! of the two monsoons is not equal, It is} Although the monsoons are much less monsoon blows from S. or S.W. at Hong- easy to understand, besides, that even in regular at Shanghai than in the Formosa kong, whilst that of the winter is from E. Fegtons most affected by the monsoons there Channel, still their influence is very marked Tf there is on the coast of China one must be a period of change during which the at the first named place. This is shown by point at which the monsoon winds are winds become much more variable. The the following diagram, similar to the one Eonstant, that point is the Formoss Chan- definition given above cannot, therefore, be given above in respect fo Hongkong. nel. But even here, it seems, the duration accepted in the strict sense of the words.
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