THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, DECEMBER 10, 1915.
ROYAL OBSERVATORY.
597
No. 538. Extract of Meteorological Observations made at the Royal Observatory, Hongkong, during the month of November, 1915.
BARO-
METER
TEMPERATURE.
HUMIDITY.
WIND.
DATE.
CLOUDI-SUR-
RAIN.
AT
NESS.
SHINE.
M.S.L. Max. Mean.
Min.
Rel. Abs.
Dir. Vel.
ins.
p. c.
ins.
p. e.
hrs
ius.
Points. Miles
p.h.
I,
29.96 71.7
66.9
61.8
2,
30.01
75.0
72.0
68.6
3,
.02 80.7
75.6 72.8
29.88
86.1
78.1 72.5
5,
.73
79.8
76.9 73.4
6,
.86
81.0
78.0
75-3
.88
82.6
7,
78.1 74.9
8,
.92
82.8 77-3 74.6
9.
30.01
81.4
76.0
71.9 80
1700
∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞ ∞
0.49
99
I. I
0.070
NNE
17.0
.65
99
0.8
0.060
E by N
14.2
34
-73
64
6.4
0.030
E 13+4
.70
79
3.6
0.380
N by E 11.5
.79
100
O.I
0.750
E 41.3
.80
92
2.3
0.300
SE 27.3
.81
67
8.7
SSE
10.1
.81
6.9
0.010 WSW 2.1
.72
4.3
0.055
ENE 5.0
10.
.07
76.9
73.1
70.6 80
.65
4.9
ENE 8.6
II,
.05
79.8 75.0
71.1 66
.58
9.1
NE
14.0
12,
.09 77.9
71.8 66.3
67
.52
5.6
0.040
13,
.12
68.4 65.5
62.3
80
.50
100
0.0
14.
.09
72.6
69.3 65.0 82
.59
100
0.4
NNE 14.0
0.110 NE by N 11.2
0.040
ENE 17.8
.08
15.
76.6
74.2 71.5 80
.68
99
1.2
0.010
E 27.6
16.
.07
79.3 75.7 72.8 80
.71
92
2.9
0.005
E
13.2
17,
74.4 71.0 67.0 78
.59
100
0.0
0.005
N by E
7.1
18.
.20
19.
.25
72.0 69.2 65.1
70.8 67.5 64.1 69
.47
99
0.4
NNE
8.7
69
.49
71
9.8
0.020
ENE
10.7
20,
.27
72.5
69.6
66.3
75
90
3.9
0.005
E by N
6.6
21,
.24
22
.20
+0
75.1
69.7
65.1 68
.50
95
2.9
NNE
5.0
75.0 70.2
65.2
48
71
7.4
N by E
8.1
23.
.17
73.8 69.5
66.1
48
57
7.6
NW by N 6.2
24,
.13
72.9
66.6 60.5
.40
16
10.3
N by E | 7.2
25,
.09
71.5
64.7
59.1
57
.35
17
10.2
N by E
5.5
26.
.05
71.7
65.9
60.5 55
.35
25
9.0
NNE
3.6
27.
.07
73-3
67-7
62.7
.26
39
2 I
9.7
N by E 10.3
28,
.15
71.0
29
.22
67.9
63.4
65.1 59.2
.26
4I
24
N by E 10.9
57.6
43
.25
9.7
NNE
11.3
30,
.24
I
69.2 64.4
59.8
.29
47
83
5.4
NE
9.2
Mean.
30.07 75.5 79.9 66.8 70
0.55
Sum.
Sum.
72 154.4 1.890 NE by E 12.0
MEANS OF 30 YEARS (1884 TO 1913 INCLUSIVE) FOR NOVEMBER:—
Maximum,. Mean, Minimum,
30.03
71.8
30.18 76.0 71.7 68.7 76 30.11 74.3 69.2 65.2 66 67.2 62.1 57
-59 .48 -40
73 294.6 7.320 52 186.5
1.421 122.9 0.010
17.4
ENE
13.1
9.6
The rainfall for the month of November at the Botanical Gardens was 251 on 14 days, at the Matilda Hospital, Mount Kellett, it was 2ins 80 on 10 days, and at the Police Station, Taipo, it was 382 on 8 days.
T. F. CLAXTON,
Director.
7th December, 1915.
SUPREME COURT.
No. 539. It is hereby notified for general information that, pursuant to Section 5 of the Criminal Procedure Ordinances, 1899-1913, flis Honour the Chief Justice has ordered that the next Criminal Sessions for the despatch of the business of the Court shall be held on Monday, the 20th day of December, 1915, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon.
HUGH A. NISBET,
Registrar.
10th December, 1915.