THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 15TH MAY, 1875.
NOTICE. HONGKONG. Cape d'Aguilar Light.
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Notice is hereby given that a light will be exhibited on Cape d'Aguilar on and after the 16th of April next.
The illuminating apparatus is fixed Dioptric of the First Order showing a white light on the follow- ing bearings, which are magnetic and taken from Seaward.
1. From S. 45° W. to N. 53° W. Between these bearings the light is obscured by the islets
of the Nine Pins, and the islet just South of Waylan.
The light is then obscured by Soonkong Island.
2. From N. 21°W. to N. 42° W.
The light is then obscured by the Lema Islands, and the Islands to the Southward of them. 3. From N. 33° E. to N. 69° E. Between these bearings the light is obscured to vessels to the
South Westward of Ling Ting Island, and the Islands of the Samoun Group.
4. The Tathong Channel with the exception of a small portion obscured by Shicko Head.
The focal plane of the light is 200 feet above mean sea level, and in clear weather it should be seen at a distance of 23 Nautical Miles.
The Tower is round, of stone, 30 feet high, with a total height from its base to the lantern vane of 57 feet.
The dwellings and boundary walls are painted white.
The Lighthouse is in Latitude 22° 12' 14" N. Longitude 114° 15' 44" E.
Harbor Department, Hongkong, 19th March, 1875.
H. G. THOMSETT, R.N., Harbor Master, &c.
WEATHER TABLES FOR THE WEEK ENDING 14TH MAY, 1875.
REGISTER AT HARBOR MASTER'S OFFICE, PRAYA WEST.
10 A.M.
NOON.
4 P.M.
THERMOMETER.
1875.
Baro-
meter.
Thermo- meter.
Baro- meter.
Thermo- meter.
Self Registering.
Baro-
meter.
Thermo- meter.
Min.
Max.
May
30.01
77
30.02
9
30.05
76
30.04
"
10
30.00
78
30.01
"}
11
30.00
79
29.97
""
12
29.93
82.5
29.91
""
13
29.90
83
29.90 i 85
14
29.93
84
29.92
NNN888
72.5
83.5
29.98
77
73
78
30.00
78
73
78
29.95
77.5
74
78
29.90
86
76
86
29.85
78
86
29.86
86
79
86
29.85
******8
79
78
79
83.5
86
85
86
"
REGISTER AT BLOCK HOUSE, VICTORIA PEAK.
Height above Sea Level 1,823 feet.
BAROMETER.
HYGROMETER,
THERMO- METEX.
WINDS.
RAIN,
DRY BULB.
WET BULB.
DATE.
Self Registering.
6 A.M.
A.M.
*NOON
3 P.M.
6 P.M.
6 A.M.
*NOON
6 P.M.
Force, range from 0 to 12.
Min. Max. 6 A.M.
NOON. 6 P.M.
NOON. Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dira. F.
In inches during the previous 24 hours.
REMARKS AS TO WEATHER,
NOON.
1875.
May
I
928.20 28.25 28.25 28.20 28.19 67.0 69.0 69.0
828.20 28.24 28.23 28.20, 28.20 66.0 68.0 66.5 64.5 66.0 64.0 65.075.5 ESE ESE 66.5 67.0 67.0 65.0 70.0
ก
10 28.21 28.26 28.25, 28.19 28.18 68.0 71.0 69.5 67.5 70.5 69.0 67.0 72.0 ESE
79
1 28.20 28.24 28.24 28.18 28.16 69.5 73.0
70.0 69.0 71.5 70.0 68.5 73.5 ESE
5 E
3 ESE
4ESE
2 E
5 E
4 ESE
5
0.00
5
0.00
4 ESE 5
0.00
3 E
3
0.00
"
"
12 28.17 28.17 28.17 28.12 28.11 71.0 72.0 72.0 70.5 71.5 72.0 69.5 75.5 S
8 S
5 SSW
6
0.00
"
19
1328.12 28.16 28.15 28.12 28.1172.0 72.0 71.5 71.5 71.5 71.0 70.5 73.0 SSW 14 28.15 28.18 28.18 28.18 28.11 72.5 73.0 73.5 72.0 72.5 73.0 70.5 74.0 SW
6 SSW
6 SSW
6
0.00
4 SW
4 SW
6
0.00
5 A.M., fog with detached openings at intervals; noon, fine, cloudy, hazy. Fog during the past night; 7.30 A.M., cloudy, hazy; 6 P.M., passing fog. 5 A.M., fog with detached openings at intervals; 11 A.M., fine, cloudy, hazy. 5 A.M., fog with detached openings at intervals; 10 A.M., fine, hazy; 6 P.M., passing fog.
Fog past night; 8 A.M., openings in fog; noon, fine, hazy with passing fog at intervals.
Fresh breeze, with fog throughout. Fog with openings at intervals.
REGISTER AT GUNPOWDER Depot.
BAROMETER.
HYGROMETER.
THERMO- МЕТЕН.
WINDS.
DRY BULB.
WET BULB.
DATE.
Self Registering
5 A.M.
'X'Y 6
*NOON
3 P.M.
6 P.M.
6 A.M.
'NOON
5 P.M.
6 A.M.
*NOON
Min. Max. 6 A.M.
Force, range from 0 to 12.
NOON.
REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.
6 P.M.
NOON, Dirn.
F. Dirn. F. Dirn
F.
1875.
May 8, 30.02 30.04 30.05 30.02, 30.02 73.5 77.0 76.5 71.0 73.0 70.0 72.0 77.5 E 930.02 30.06 30.06 30.02 30.02 74.5 78.5 75.5 71.0 73.5 73.0 73.0 78.5 E
!
1 E
3 E
1
2 E
2 E
2
Fine, cloudy and hazy throughout.
Do.
do.
do.
10 30.01 30.04 30.04 29.99 29.98 75.0 79.5 77.0 73.5 75.5 75.0 73.0 80.0E
1 E
2 E
2 Do.
do.
do.
""
11 29.99 30.01 30.01 29.97 29.95 76.0 80.5 81.0 75.0 76.0 78.0 74.0 82.5
Calm
0 E
孵
91
12 29.95 29.96 29.95 29.91 29.91 79.0 82.0 80.5 77.0 78.0 78.0, 75.5 84.0 Calm
O SW
2 E
1
1
Fine and cloudy throughout.
SW
33
13 29.91 29.94 29.94 29.90 29.90 78.0 81.5 80.5 77.0 78.0 78.0 76.0 83.5 SW
14 29.90 29.96 29.96 29.90 29.87 78.5 82.0 81.5 77.5 79.0 79.0
77.0
83.5 Calm
1 SW
0 8W
2 Calm
0
1 Fine and cloudy with passing fog.
Fine and cloudy throughout.
2 SW
2
Do.
do.
do.