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tonight it would ee that at the change of the monsoon 
inthe north we have a similar result. The question is a most 
veering as in the “ Wen rth” hurricane. I am therefore 
inclined to think that the same ih will hold good in the tropics 
for the so-called cyclones which come with the change of monsoon, 
and which I believe to be only intensified storms of the s spiral 
form moving to the eit rd. 
APPENDIX. 
Epitome of various s Logs, for each day :— 
January 8th, the ‘‘ General Pell,” on om fos Queensland, had a strong 
. gale with terri e squalls 
The “ John Williams,” near the island v0 Maré, all day . 
— gale from E.S.E. Baromete “ier 70, fallen 
4 nth since yiikecdeid Sea vi dey tats fo m 8. 
e John’ Wesley,” 200 miles N.£. of Sandwich isideed: ” Strong 
; -N.W. wind all 
y- : ; 
Superior,” in Capricorn Channel, a gradually increasing 
: Bay. 
g 
We have here evidence that a strong E. to S.E. gale was 
blow wing on January 8th from New Caledonia right on 
N. Wet toN.N.W. gale was blowing, and had been blowing 
for some days, on the ‘‘ John Wes le fe on sailing to 
: i e 
N.E. of the New Hebrides. On f Queens- 
land the barometers were low, romypss steadily 
increasing S.E., with high sea setting on coast. 
January 9th, similar ther prevailed on the of Queens- 
and. uperior” says at a a.m. it — 
blowing a whole gale from , With a 
conf : 6" + and north, showing that here 
he seas from the 8.E. and N. es were Mixing ; 
at 5°30 p.m. that evening it was lowi —_e 
sa Soren Ferg ‘© Superior ” veering 
southwar 
4 The ‘John Williams” nap Serco the pes decreasing ported 
oS S., barometer, 29°80; by n calm and ry, 
: and a high and ¢ onfused sea ; 7 by 8 pm the win came 
: light from N.W., with co rain; barometer, 
"$5. 
+ blew a fearful bh 
At Sandwich Shape Rect eee eet ax “few 
1 with 
oe one apt it bs atdeek the ‘guather before 
or after. 
