444 THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 19TH SEPTEMBER, 1874.
WEATHER TABLES FOR THE WEEK ENDING 18TH SEPTEMBER, 1874.
REGISTER AT HARBOR MASTER'S OFFICE, PRAYA WEST.
10 A.M.
NOON.
4 P.M.
1874.
THERMOMETER.
Baro-
meter.
Thermo- meter.
Baro- Thermo- meter.
Self Registering.
Baro-
Thermo-
meter.
meter.
meter.
Min.
Max.
September 12
30.00
13
">
29.97
14
""
29.95
15
""
30.05
16
""
30.05
17
""
30.01
18
""
30.01
****888
85
30.00
86
80
90
29.95
89.5
87
29.97
89
82
90
29.90
89
29.92
91
82.5
92
29.92
.90
30.05
90
81.5
91
30.01
91
30.01
90
81.5
92
29.97
92
83
30.00
85
77.5
92
29.99
83
80
29.99
83
76.5
84
29.95
83
REGISTER AT BLOCK HOUSE, VICTORIA PEAK.
Height above Sea Level 1,823 feet.
BAROMETER.
HYGROMETER,
THERMO-
WINDS.
RAIN.
METER.
DATE.
DRY BULB.
WET BULB.
Self
Registering.
Force, range from 0 to 12.
Min. Max. 6 A.M.
NOON. 6 P.M. NOON. Dirn. F. Dira. F. Dirn. F.
In inches during the previous 24 hours.
NOON.
1874.
Sept. 12 28.43 28.42 28,43 28.43
•
13
""
..
28.24 28.20 73.5 76.0 75.5
73.0 76.574.5 72.5 74.5 73.5 73.0 76.5 S
73.0 74.5 74.0 73.0 77.0 SW
14 28.20 28.22 28.22 28.20 28.20 74.5 76.0 75.5 74.0 75.5 74.5 74.0
78.0 SSW
197
15 28.26 28.28 28.28 28.27 28.26 74.5 76.5 76.5 74.0 74.5 74.0 74.0 77.0
SW
99
16 28.26 28.28' 28.29 28.26 28.24 74.0 78.0 76.0 73.0 76.0 74.0 74.0 78.5
SW
"
17 28.23 28.23 28.23 28.20 28.20 74.0 74.5 72.0 74.0 73.5 71.5 73.5 78.5
!
E
18 28.18 28.19 28.18, 28.09, 28.08 70.0 75.0 71.0 69.0 73.068.0 68.0 76.0 E
3 S
3 SW
4 SW
4 W
2 SE
5 E
5 E
4 S
5
0.33
SSW
5
0.00
4 SW
5
0.06
4SSE
4
0.00
4 S
3
0.00
5 E
1.40
5 N
6
0.10
REGISTER AT STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
BAROMETER.
HYGROMETER.
DATE.
DRY BULB.
WET BULB.
1874.
THERMO-
METER.
Self Registering.
WINDS.
Force, range from 0 to 12.
Min. Max. 6 A.M. NOON. 6 P.M.
NOON. Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dirn. F
Sept. 12 29.89 29.94 29.94 29.88 29.88 81.5 85.0 84.0 80.0 81.0 81.0 81.0 85.5 Calm
REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.
Showery past night; 5 A.M., fine,
cloudy, horizon clear.
Fog; 8 A.M., cloudy, horizon clear. Showery past night; 6 A.,M., fog; 9 a.m., overcast; noon, cloudy, horizon clear.
Fog: 9 A.M., cloudy, horizon clear.
Fine, cloudy, horizon clear.
Rain past night; fog & rain; 10 A.M., overcast; noon, cloudy, hazy; 5,80 P.M., rain and fog.
Showery past night; 5. A.M., fine,
cloudy, hazy.
REMARES AS TO WEATHER.
SW
19
13 29.86 29.89 29.87 29.86 29.86 82.0 85.0 85.0 80.5 82.0 82.0 81.0 83.0 W
I SW
3 W
2 SW
1
2
1
"
14 29.87 29.90, 29.90 29.90, 29.96 82.0 86.0 85.5 81.0 82.0 82.0 82.5 86.5 SSW
2 SSW
3 SW
15 29.92 29.96 29.96 29.91 29.90 83.5 86.0 86.0 81.5 82.0 82.0 82.0 87.0 Calm
W
8 SW
2
>>
16 29.93 29.96 29.96 29.87, 29.86 82.0
86.5 85.0 80.0 82.0 82.0 82.0 87.0 Calm
SW
3 SW
2
17 29.89 29.91 29.91 29.88 29.86 79.0
84.0 82.0 78.0 80.0 77.0 78.0 86.5 NE
2 ESE
4 ESE
2
6 A.M., calm, fine and cloudy; 9 A.M., calm; noon, gentle breeze,
fine and cloudy; 6 PM., fine and cloudy.
6 A.M., fine and cloudy; 9 A.M., W. fine breeze, fine and cloudy; noon, S.W. Light breeze, fine and cloudy; 6 P.M., N.W. light breeze and cloudy.
2. 6 A.M., S.W. fine and cloudy: 9 A.M., fine and cloudy; noon, gentle
breeze, fine and cloudy; 3 P.M., gentle breeze and fine.
6 A.M., calm, fine and cloudy; 9 A.M., S.W. light air and fine; noon,
West light breeze, flue and cloudy.
6 A.M., calm, fine and cloudy; 9 A.M., S.W. light breeze and fine;
noon, gentle breeze, fine and cloudy.
6 A.M., fine and cloudy; 9 A.M., E. moderate breeze, fine and cloudy;
noon, fiue and cloudy; 9 P.M., moderate breeze, fine and cloudy.
"1
18 29.85 29.88 29.88 29.86 29.85 77.0 81.0 81.5 73.0 75.0 74.0 75.5 84,5 N
4 NNE
4NNE
2
6 A.M., N. moderate breeze, fine and cloudy; 6 P.M., gentle breeze
and cloudy; 7 P.M., fresh breeze, fine and cloudy.
No. 126.-List of DEAD LETTERS which have been returned from the General Post Office in London, and other places, for
the various reasons assigned upon them, and which can be returned to the writers on application.
Brunette, J., Arsenal, Port Louis, Mauritius, Chang, Mrs., Post Office, Calcutta,
Clark, John, Boatswain, H.M.S. Opossum, Cochrane, Thomas, Post Office, Hongkong, Dimmick, Wm., Ipswich, Queensland,.. Elkins, E., Bridge St. Maidenhead, London, Gaveau, A., Infanterie de Marine, Yokohama, Ginsburg, S. L., Hongkong,
Hendricksen, Captain, Horten, Norge,
Haimson, Mrs., Foochow,
Howard, Miss, Balham, Surrey,
Jones, H., 8, Austin Friars, London,
Lewinson, F., Calcutta,
1
1
Lovell, Miss, 5, Park Terrace, Cambridge Road, Kilburn, London, McPherson, J., King Street, Kingston, Jamaica, .....
1
1
I
Mansfield, C., Eglington, Canada West,
1
1
Nightingale, Charles, Yokohama,
1
1
Orio Keep Nun, Marylebone, Sydney, N.S.W.,
1
1
Sam Lee, Hongkong,
1
1
Smith, John, Timore, Victoria, Australia,
1
2
Steeple, Miss, 1, Post Office Place, Birmingham,
1
Taylor, Mr., Compradore, Foochow,
1
.1 Sample and 1
Taylor, James, 1, Charles Terrace, Poplar, London, Wallers & Co., Hongkong,.
1
1
Witzel, E., Ship Gryfe, Hongkong,
1
1
Young, Esq., H.M.S. Zephry, Jamaica,
1
F. W. MITCHELL,
General Post Office, Hongkong, 16th September, 1874.
Postmaster General.