THE HONGKOng governmENT GAZETTE, 26TH SEPTEMBER, 1874.
NOTICE.
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On and after the 1st January, 1874, every British Ship, of whatever Port of Registry, is re- quired by the Merchant Shipping Act, 1873, to be marked as follows:-
(1.) With her name on each bow;
(2.) With her name and Port of Registry on her stern, in conspicuous letters at least four inches
long;
(3.) With her Official Number and Registered tonnage cut in on her main beam;
(4.) With a scale of feet denoting her draught of water cut in on each side of her stem and stern post, and painted, the figures being numerals or Roman figures at least six inches long, the lowest coinciding with the draught line marked thereby.
The above markings are required to be satisfactorily made and permanently maintained under a penalty not exceeding £100. Vessels may be detained until they are sufficiently and accurately marked. The colours allowed are white or yellow lettering on a dark ground, or black lettering upon a light ground.
Harbour Department, Hongkong, 15th November, 1873.
H. G. THOMSETT, Harbour Master, &c.
WEATHER TABLES FOR THE WEEK ENDING 25TH SEPTEMBER, 1874.
REGISTER AT HARBOR MASTER'S OFFICE, PRAYA WEST.
10 A.M.
NOON.
4 P.M.
THERMOMETER.
1874.
Baro-
meter.
Thermo- Baro- Thermo- meter. meter. meter.
Self Registering.
Baro-
meter.
Thermo- meter.
Min.
Max.
September 19
30.00
85
29.91
20
29.87
80
29.86
""
21
29.94
81.5
29.96
"
00
29.88
82
29.84
""
23
29.89
81
29.90
"
24
30.06
82.5
30.03
""
25
30.07
81.5
30.05
*******
82
76.5
82
29.86
82
82
77
82.5
29.84
80
83.5
78
85
78.5
82
77.5
83
*74
82
73
88888
83.5
29.89
84.5
85
29.74
85
86
29.92
83
85
30.03
82.5
85
30.04
82.5
""
REGISTER AT BLOCK HOUSE, VICTORIA PEAK. Height above Sea Level 1,823 feet.
THERMO-
BAROMETER.
HYGROMETER.
DRY BULB,
WET BULB.
WINDS.
RAIN.
METER.
DATE.
Self Registering.
6 A.M.
6
9 A.M.
'NOON
3 P.M.
P.M.
6 A.M.
*NOON
P.M.
Min. Max.
NOON.
Force, range from 0 to 12.
6 A.M.
NOON.
Dirn. F. Dirn. F.
In inches during the previous 24 hours.
REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.
6 P.M.
Dirn. 1 F.
NOON.
1874.
Sept. 19 28.06 28.07 28.05 28.03 28.03 68.0 71.5 70.5 64.0 68.5 69.5 67.0 75.0 N 20 27.98 27.99 27.99 27.98 28.00 70.0 71.0 71.0 70.0 70.5 71.0.69.5 72.0 E
6 N
7
NE
5
0.00
8 E
8 E
8
0.15
I
21 28.04 28.06 28.08 28.05 28.06 70.0
74.0 73.0 70.0 73.0 72.0 70.0 74.5 E
7 E
6E
0.50
91
22 27.98 27.97 27.97 27.88 27.74 70.0
73.0 72.5 70.0 70.0 69.5 69.5 76.5 N
6 E
7 N
0.00
"3
23 27.82 28.04 28.08 28.06 28.06 70.0 72.0 71.0 70.0 72.0 71.0 69.0 74.0 S
6 SE
8 SE
0.00
"
24 28.02 28.03 28.04 28.02 28.02 72.0 72.5 72.5 72.0 72.5 72.0 70.5 74.5 E
6 E
6 E
7
0.00
"
25 28.02 28.02 28.02 28.02 28.01 73.0 73.0 73.5 72.5 72.5 73.0 72.5 74.0E
6 E
5 E
0.00
"
Fine, overcast, hazy; 4 30 P.M., slight
rain.
Overcast, blew a gale with rain and
fog at intervals throughout. Strong wind and showery past night; 6 A.M.,
fine, overcast; 11 A.M., cloudy.
Fine, very cloudy, hazy; 4 P.M., overcast: 8 P.M., blowing a gale; barometer 27.48 at 12, midnight; 27.10 and blowing a hurricané from N.; I A.M., N.N.E.; 2 A.M., E., and barometer rising.
6 A.M., blowing hard, overcast and
fog at intervals.
Passing showers past night; 6 A.M.,
overcast, squally.
Fog; 10 A.M., Overcast, passing fog at
intervals.
REGISTER AT STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.
BAROMETER.
HYGROMETER.
THERMO- METER.
WINDS.
DRY BULB.
WET BULB.
Self
DATE.
1 Registering."
Force, range from 0 to 12.
Min. Max. 6 A.M. NOON.
NOON. Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dirn. F.
REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.
6 P.M.
1874.
i
39
""
A
Sept. 19 29.84 29.85 29.85 29.79 29.79 78.0 81.5 80.0 70.5 74.0 72.0 75.5 82.0 N 20 29.76 29.79 29.80 29.77, 29.76 78.0 83.5 80.0 75.0 77.0 75.0 76.0 84.0 N 21 29.83 29.77 29.81 29.81 29.76 809 84.0 81.5 75.5 76.0 74.0 75.5 82.5 N
4 N
6 NNE
4 N
4
8 NNE
8
6 NE
4 ESE
2
39
22 29.76 29.80 29.79 29.68 29.65 80.0 84.0 82.0 73.5 75.0 75.0 78.0 84.0 N
6 N
21
23 29.76 29.81 29.81 29.86 29.86 80.0 81.5 80.0 72.5 79.0 77.0 75.0 83.5 SE
ESE
8 | N
3 ESE
6
cloudy:
3
29
24 29.94 29.98 29.98 29.96 29.86 81.0 83.0 80.0 78.0 80.0 77.0 78.0 84.5 ESE
6 ESE
6 ESE
4
1
25 29.98 30.00 30.01 30.00, 30.00 80.5 84.0 83.5 78.0 89.0 79.0 79.0 84.5 E
4 E
4 ESE
4
6 A.M., moderate breeze, fine & cloudy: 9 A.M., N. moderate breeze, fine & cloudy; noon, moderate breeze, fine & cloudy: 3 P.M., N. moderate breeze & gloomy weather: 6 P.M., moderate breeze and gloomy weather; 9 P.M., N. light breeze and cloudy.
6 A.M., fresh breeze & gloomy weather; noon, strong breeze & cloudy;
6P.M., heavy rain squalls: 9 P.M., heavy squalls at intervals.
6 A.M., strong breeze & cloudy; 9 A.M., moderate breeze and cloudy;
8 noon, fine and cloudy: 6 P.M., fine and cloudy.
fine and A.M.,
noon, gloomy weather; 6 P.M., threatening appearance; heavy typhoon during the night & following morning. 6 A.M., fresh breeze & gloomy weather; noon, gloomy weather; & P.M., fine & cloudy; 9 P.M., E.S.E. moderate breeze, fine & cloudy. 6 A.M., gloomy weather; noon, fine and cloudy; 6 P.M., fiue and
cloudy: 9 P.M., E.S.E. fine and cloudy.
6 A.M., fine and cloudy; noon, fine and cloudy; 6 PM., fine and
cloudy; 9 P.M., N.E. light breeze and fine.
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