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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, APRIL 5, 1917.
IMPORTS AND EXPORTS Department.
No. 150.-Notice is hereby given that no permits can be issued for the shipment of Dutiable Liquors or Tobacco as Ships' Stores, unless :----
(1.) The application for such permit is signed by the Master, or Agent of the ship to which it is desired to supply such Liquors or Tobacco; or
(2.) The application is accompanied by a written order from the Master or
Agent of such ship.
Ships' Stores include passengers' baggage and any other form of export not shown on the Ships' Manifest.
5th April, 1917.
R. O. HUTCHISON, Superintendent.
ROYAL OBSERVATORY,
No. 151.-Extract of Meteorological Observations made at the Royal Observatory, Hongkong, during the month of March, 1917.
DATE.
BARO-
METER
AT
TEMPERATURE.
HUMIDITY.
WIND.
CLOUDI SUN-
NESS. SHINE.
RAIN.
M.S.L.
Max. Mean, Min.
Rel.
Abs.
Dir. Vel.
ins.
Q
p. c.
ins.
p. c.
hrs.
ins.
I,
30.15
2,
.07
55.9 55.5
50.7
84
0.31
100
53.5 51.0 84
-34
100
Points. Miles
p.h. 0.930 NNE II.2
0.155NE by E 10.3
3,
.03
65.7 59.3 53-7
82
81
0.010
W by N
3-5
+,
.03 61.7 59.8
58.5
79
5,
.04
63.5 39.2 56.1
95
0.015
E
18.0
82
6,
13
61.8 58.3 54.6 80
100
0.020
E by N
14.5
.39
100
0.015
ENE
6.8
7,
.13
60.9 58.2 56.4 81
.39
5.6
E
8,
29.98
67.0 62.9 57.8 80
81
7.4
E
9,
.92
73-9
67.4
64.6 89
.60
10,
30.01
67-5
63.3
61.4 80
78
2.8
NE by N 3.0
80
5.4
E
127.2
[I,
29.99
65.1
62.4
60.2 80
-45
100
0.9
22.3
12,
.92
1.2 67.1 63.9 93
91
4.4
E
14.2
13,
.92
74.9
14,
30.00
76.1
67.9 63.4
69.5 65.1 90
57
6.7
E
9.3
35
7.9
NW
6.9
15,
.26
63.9
56.9 53.6
ICO
N by E 12.8
16,
.20
61.8
58.4 55.5
100
0.2
ENE
10.5
17,
.06
65.4
62.3 59.2
95
1.7
E
21.2
18,
.00
70.7
19,
29.99
20,
30.08
21,
.12 67.4 64.6 61.6 77
77.2 69.7 65.4 85 67.4 64.9 62.6
66.1 62.8
86
88
3.5
E by S 16.4
55
8.2
E by
6.9
83
99
0.5
E 17.5
.47
46
8.3
E by N 22.1
22,
.15
68.5 65.0 62.3 79
.49
8.0
23,
70.9 66.3 64.1 74
.48
83
2.8
24,
66.0
62.2 58.3 75
.42
100
0.1
0.020
25,
59.6
57-5 56.2 79
.37
[00
26,
56.-
27,
.20
62.8 56.4 51.6 62
54-3 52.1 85
.36
TOO
0.010
E 18.1
E 115.5
E by N 24.2
ENE 19.4
1.495 NE by E12.9
.28
25
11.0
28,
28
66.0
59-5 52.9
.29
9.3
29,
・30°
66.4 61.8 58.2
.32
5.3
30,
.22
31,
67.9
63.4 60.8 57-9 64.0 59.6
64
.34
56
3.3
NNE 9.3
ENE 10.4
E
12.5
E
13.5
-39
42
9.7
Som.
Sum.
Mean.
30.09
65.9 61.6 58.4 78
0.43
78 116.9 2.670
E by N
14.2
MEANS, AND EXTREMES FOR MARCH (1884 TO 1913 INCLUSIVE) :
Maximum,.
Mean,
Minimum,
30.14 72.9 68.1 64.5
༣༠.c6 67.1 62.8 59.6: 29.99 63.5 58.9 55.9
91
-58 83 .49 7+
.42
97 182.3 11.485 84 84.1 2.987 57 25.0 0.170
E by N
19.2 15.8
| 12.5
The rainfall for the month of March at the Botanical Gardens was 3ins 13 on 7 days, at the Matilda Hospital, Mount Kellett, it was 2ins.82 on 5 days, and at the Police' Station, Taipo, it was 3-07 on 12 days.
Ith April, 1917.
T. F. CLAXTON,
Director.