THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 10TH DECEMBER, 1898. 1217
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 562.
The following Notice is published.
By Command,
T. SERCOMBE SMITH,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 8th December, 1898.
NOTICE.
Application for Passage Brokers' Licences for the year 1899 under Ordinance 1 of 1889 will be received at this Office from the 12th instant to the 30th instant.
Applicants are requested to state the names and addresses of the parties they offer as sureties.
R. MURRAY RUMSEY, Retd. Comdr., R.N., Emigration Officer, &c.
Harbour Department, Hongkong, 7th December, 1898.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 563.
The following Extract of Meteorological Observations, made at the Hongkong Observatory during the Month of November, 1898, is published.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 10th December, 1898.
T. SERCOMBE SMITH,
Acting Colonial Secretary.
EXTRACT OF METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS, MADE AT THE HONGKONG OBSERVATORY
DURING THE MONTH OF NOVEMBER, 1898.
DATE.
BARO-
METER
AT
TEMPERATURE.
HUMIDITY.
WIND.
CLOUDI- SUN-
NESS.
RAIN.
SHINE.
M.S.L.
Max.
Mean. Min.
Rel.
Abs.
Dir.
Vel.
•
ins.
p. c.
ins.
p. c.
hrs.
ins.
Points.
Miles.
p. h.
1,...
29.99
75.4
71.1
68.8
67
0.52
95
0.0
N by E
18.3
2,
.93
70.0
67.3
65.5
83
.55
100
3,
.96
74.1
69.6
66.1
80
.57
4...
30.04
74.2
70.6
67.3
86
.64
5,....
.05
77.6
72.1
68.9
83
.65
79
6,
.03
82.1
74.0
0.1
73
.62
7,
.02
81.4
74.1
69.5
71
.60
60
8,.
.01
79.4
72.6
67.0
55
.44
9,.
.01
76.5
70.7
65.1
40
.30
10,..
.02
70.7
67.1
63.9
56
.37
11,..
29.98
80.4
71.0
65.6
64
.43
12,
.88
79.2
72.1
67.1
60
.48
13,.
.78
79.1
72.9
69.8
65
.53
14,.
.78
81.1
74.7
69.0
61
.54
15,
.80
82.8
75.6
69.1
56
.50
16,
.84
79.1
73.6
69.2
66
.55
17,.
.91
76.7
71.9
67.2
66
.51
18,.
.95
78.2
72.4
68.0
61
.49
19,
.98
75.4
71.1
66.9
77
.58
20,
.91
81.0
72.8
66.9
72
.58
21,
.96
77.0
69.4
59.0
46
.33
22,.
30.14
64.9
59.0
54.7
42
.21
23,
.21
65.0
58.8
50.6
49
.25
24,
.21
70.0
65.3
60.6
58
.36
25,
.18
75.9
68.6
64.4
64
.45
26,
.23
69.8
64.9
60.1
34
.21
27.
.32
69.0
63.4
56.3
23
.14
28,.
.85
64.8
61.7
54.3
42
.23
29,
.28
70.1
64.8
59.4
60
.87
30,
.16
76.1
68.1
62.3
61
.42
88828889APPNJ3868269 ***-^899 :
0.0
0.690
N
14.7
0.0
0.040
NNE
14.4
0.2
0.020
NE by E
16.2
5.5
E by N
15.0
7.7
ENE
16.0
8.6
NE by E
12.1
3.3
N
22.1
49
6.1
N
20.0
90
0.0
0.040
NE
11.3
79
6.5
NE by E
8.7
75
2.0
N by W
5.5
72
2.9
SW by W
51
3.7
WNW
51
7.8
60
5.2
85
4.5
9.0
19
8.9
31
9.3
49
7.3
0
9.8
ZZZEĘĆ ZZZ,
5.0
6.2.
9.8
5.0
N by W
6.1
N by E
8.8
9.6
5.3
14.1
15.9
14
9.2
NE
9.5
78
1.1
ENE
11.2
24
9.5
ENE
8.8
15
9.8
N by E
16.0
7
9.6
N by E
18.0
26
9.1
NE by E
17.5
49
9.2
E by N
13.7
45
6.8
WNW
4.1
Mean or Total, 30.03
75.2
69.4
64.4
61
0.45
56
171.1
0.790
NE by N
11.9