THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 13TH FEBRUARY, 1897.
TABLE I-Continued.
Whe- ther
the gun
Wind velocity
Interval between
Highest
wind velo-
gun-fire and
at the
When the
Success
When it
Obser-
city at
was
gun was fired,
or
blew hardest.
Observa-
Remarks.
fired
vatory
when
or not.
fired.
tory or Gap Rock.
begining of
highest
Failure.
strong
gale.
wind velocity.
81
m. p.
h.
m. p. h.
hours.
hours.
No.
1889 Oct. 16th 6. a.
61
Failure.
Yes.
1890 Oct. 13th
6.10 a.
1890 Oct. 13th 7 a.
58
0.0
0.8
Failure.
Oct. 15th 5h.45m. p. drum hoisted. At 5h.55m. p. notice given of typhoon.
(Too late), Lanterns hoisted
Oct. 12th 114,30m. p.
Yes.
1891 July 19th
88
'1.0 a.
1891 July 19th 7 a.
64
2.0
6.0
Success.
Yes.
1891 Aug. 2nd 9.30 P.
39
1891 Aug. 3rd
61
2.8
7.5
Success.
5 A.
No.
:
1891 Dec. 4th
63
Failure.
(Norther).
1 a.
Yes. 1893 Sept. 8th
27
1893 Sept. 9th
59
14.7
16.8
Success.
10.15 a.
3 a.
Yes.
1893 Sept. 28th
25
1893 Sept. 28th
61
6 5
14.5
Success.
8.30 a.
11 p.
Yes,
1893 Oct. 1st
31
1893 Oct. 2nd
81
12.0
23.0
Success.
4.0 p.
3 p.
Yes.
1893 Oct. 8th
38
1893 Oct. 8th
58
3.3
4.3
Success.
4.45 a.
9 a.
Yes.
1894 June 24th
40
1894 June 24th
48
1.6
1.6
Success.
4.25 p.
6 p.
Yes.
1894 Sept. 10th
29
1894 Sept. 10th
38
3.3
Failure.
(No gale).
7.45 a.
11 .
Yes.
1894 Sept. 18th
25
4.15 p.
1894 Sept. 19th 10 a.
19
07
4.8
17.8
Success.
Yes.
1894 Sept. 24th
42
11.10 p.
1894 Sept. 25th 9 a.
86
4.8
9.8
Success.
Yes. 1894 Sept. 29th
16
1894 Sept. 30th
64
10.2
22.3
Success.
10.45 a.
9 a.
Yes.
1894 Oct. 4th
31
1894 Oct. 5th
85
10.6
80.5
Success.
10.30 a.
5 p.
Yes.
1895 July 28th
23
1895 July 28th
53
B3
5,5
5.5
Success.
8.30 a.
2 p.
Yes. 1896 July 29th
18
1895 July 291b
108
8.9
12.9
Success.
9.5 a.
10 p.
Yes.
1896 Aug. 9th 9.30 a.
28
1896 Aug. 9th
66
2.5
7.5
Success.
5 p.
Yes.
Yes. 1896 Oct. 5th
7.20 a.
1896 Oct. 11th 11.45 a.
17
1896 Oct. 6th 5 a.
66
9.7
21.7
Success.
22
1896 Oct. 11th milt.
48
12.2
12.2
Success.
(Gale at Gap Rock not
at Observatory).
9. The typhoon gun has been fired two rounds 6 times in the past thirteen years: 1st time on the 10th September, 1884, at 6.28 p. (at midt. 89 m.p.h.), 2nd time on the 19th July, 1891, at 2.30 a. (at 7 a. 64 m. p. h.), 3rd time on the 2nd October, 1893, at 6.0 a. (at 3 p. 81 m. p. h.), 4th time on the 25th September, 1894, at 6.0 a. (at 9 a. 86 m. p. h.), 5th time on the 5th October, 1894, at 8.30 a. (at 5 p. 85 m. p. h.), 6th time on the 29th July, 1896, at 5.45 p. (at 10 p. 108 m. P. h.)