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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 16TH JANUARY, 1875.
NOTICE.
21
It is hereby notified to all parties who may be desirous of storing Gunpowder in the Government Depôts that under the provisions of Section XVI of Ordinance No. 4 of 1867 some increase of the charges hitherto made is contemplated, and that all parties storing after this date will be liable to increased charges.
Harbor Department, Hongkong, 16th December, 1874.
H. G. THOMSETT, Harbor Master, &c.
WEATHER TABLES FOR THE WEEK ENDING 15TH JANUARY, 1875.
REGISTER AT HARBOR MASTER'S OFFICE, PRAYA WEST.
10 A.M.
NOON.
4 P.M.
THERMOMETER.
1875.
Baro- meter.
Thermo- meter.
Baro- Thermo- meter. meter.
Self Registering.
Baro-
meter.
Thermo- meter.
Min.
Max.
January 9
30.11
10
30.25
11
30.24
""
12
30.19
""
13
30.15
>>
888881
66
30.10
66.5
54
62
30.08
67
65.5
30.23
66
63
30.22
61.5
65
30.15
64
65
30.14
63
14.
30.20
51.5
30.18
58
"
15
30.08
62.5
30.04
56
5982831
55
67
30.22
65
67
30.19
66
61
65
30.13
67
62.5
65
30.14
67
57
64
30.14
64.5
55
59.5
30.03
63.5
""
REGISTER AT BLOCK HOUSE, VICTORIA PEAK.
Height above Sea Level 1,823 feet.
THERMO-
BAROMETER.
DATE.
HYGROMETER.
DRY BULB.
WET BULB.
WINDS.
RAIN.
METER.
Self
Registering.
6 P.M.
6 P.M.
Force, range from 0 to 12.
Min. Max. 6 A.M.
NOON. 6 P.M.
NOON. Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dirn. F.
In inches during the previous 24 hours.
NOON.
1875.
Jan. 928.28 28.27 28.27 28.29 28.20 57.0
7)
"3
10 28.29 28.82, 28.32| 28.80 28,29 56.0
1128.28 28.30 28.30 28.31 28.31 54.0 55.0 55.5 54.0 54.0 55.0 54.0 56.5 |E
56.0 57.5 57.0 56.5 57.0 56.0 58.5 ESE 5 N
56.0 55.0 55.5 55.0 54.056.0 58.0 | ENE 3
NE
5 NE 3
1.03
5 E
3
0.13
3 NNE
2NNE
$
0.32
"
12 28.33 28.37 28.37 28.87 28.36 56.0 50.5 57.0 55.5 56.5 50.5 55.0 57.0 ESE
6E
5 E
3
0.23
"
13 28.40 28.42 28.44 28.44′ 28.43 57.5 58.0 58.0 57.5 58.0 58.0 56.0 58.5 ESE
2 E
8 NNE
2
0.05
"}
14 28.39 28.36 28.36 28.34 28.32 54.5 4.0 53.5 53.0 53.5 52.5 53.5 58.0ENE
!
15 28.29 28.29 28.29 28.27 28.25 52.0 53.5 50.5 52.053.0 50.0 51.0 54.0 E
3 ENE
6 NE
5 ENE
4 NW
4
0.03
6
0.78
REGISTER AT GUNPOWDER Depôt.
REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.
Light breeze & fog past night; 7 A.M., fog & rain; 1 P.M., fine, clear; 5 P.M., fog.
Fog and rain past night; 7 A.M., de- tached openings in fog; 4 P.M., set fog and rain.
Light breeze, fog and rain past night; fog with detached openings thr'out. Fresh breeze, fog and rain past night; 6 A.M., fog with detached openings throughout.
Light breeze, fog and rain past night; fog with detached openings at in- tervals throughout.
Fog and rain past night; 6 A.M., open-
ings in fog; 3 P.M., rain.
Fog and rain past night; 7 A.M., fog
and rain; 5 P.M., openings in fog.
THERMO-
BAROMETER,
HYGROMETER.
WINDS.
METER.
DATE.
DRY BULB.
WET BULB.
3 P.M.
6 P.M.
A.M.
*NOON
Self
Force, range from 0 to 12. Registering Min. Max. 6 A.M. NOON.
6 P.M.
NOON. Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dirn. F.
REMARKS AS TO WEATHER,
1875.
Jan. 9 30.01 30.03 30.04 30.02 30.07 66.0 66.0 66.0 64.5 63.5 63.5 61.0 66.0 Calm
0 Calm
15
10 30.16 30.17 30.19 80.16 30.16 63.063.0 61.0 61.561.0 60.0 61.0 67.5 NE
i 1130.16 30.18 30.16 30.16 30.15 61.0 62.062.0 80.5 61.5 61.058.5 64.0 Calm
,, 12 30.09 30.10′ 30.13; 30.10 30.08 63.5 | 65.0 |64.5 62.0 63.0 62.5 60.064.0 E
1 NE
0 Calm
0 Calm
4 ESE
0 E
0
6 A.M., rain; 2 P.M., cloudy.
2 Fine, cloudy; noon, overcast; 3 P.M., rain.
1
Rain throughout.
4 ESE
4 E
2
Rain past night; 6 A.M., overcast all day,
13 30.08 30.07 30.08 30.06 30.08 62.5 63.0 65.0 61.562.0 61.0 60.5 65.5 E
4 E
אן 8
4
14 30.08 30.10 30.11 30.09 30.09 58.0 58.5 59.0 56.5 57,057.0 56.5 66.5
N
4 N
5 N
5
DO.
"
Overcast with drizzly rain at intervals throughout.
do.,
do.
>
15 30.01 30.00) 29.96 29.96 29.95 57.0 58.5 56.0 55.0 58.0 55.0 54.560.5 N
4N
5 NW
5
Rain throughout.
POST OFFICE NOTICE.
List of LETTERS and PAPERS lying at the Hongkong Post Office for Merchant Vessels, 15th January, 1875.
Letters. Papors.
Letters. Papers.
Aarhems
2
Charlie Palmer 1 1
Earl of Shaf-
Letters. Papers.
1
Avonmore
1
Chowfa
3
Anuara
1
Comodor
1
tesbury, s.s. J Eastern Isles,s.s.1
Albert Victor 2
1
Charmar
1
Amoy
1
Copernicus 1
Agustina
1
Courier
1
Frank N. Shayer 2
Frances
Highlander 1 H. L. Havilah
3
Indiana Invincible
Letters. Papers.
1
Letters. Papers.
Lets. Paps.
Lotus
1
Osaka
2
Lanercost Lord Macaulay
1
2
Pilgrim
6
922
Paouting, s.s. Peeress
1
Maid of Judah 1
3
1
Aberdeen
2
Constance
1
May Flower
1
Agnes Meir
1
Carricks
2
Fyen
4
Janet Stewart 3
11
Magdala
Rosebud of
1
1
August
Frederich
ty of Bengal 1 C. Coline
Formosa
1
John Steward 1
Malvern
Peterhead
1
Rifleman
1
1
Juan F. Pearson 2
Mariner
1
1
Alexandro,
Bengal
British Empire 1
Dover Castle 1 Devana
4
George Noble 2 Gerque Golden State
Miako
Race Horse
1
2
1
Lammermuir
1
Mangerton 1
Star of China 2
Louisa
1
Green Jacket 1
Laju
1
Naworth Castle 3
Sir Harry Parkes2 St. Philians
1