717479-1864-POST-OFFICE-NOTIFICATION

DATE.

478

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 31ST DECEMBER, 1864.

POST OFFICE NOTIFICATION.

It is hereby notified for general information that commencing with the mails dispatched from the United Kingdom by way of Southampton on the 20th March, and by way of Marseilles on the 27th March next, which are due in Hongkong on the 15th May, the system of delivering letters from or through the United Kingdom, addressed to Shanghae, to the Agents of the persons to whom such letters are directed at this place, will be discontinued, and from and after the arrival of the before mentioned mails all such correspondence will be forwarded to Shanghae direct from this Department.

General Post Office, Hongkong 28th December, 1864.

F. W. MITCHELL,

WEATHER TABLES FOR THE PAST WEEK. REGISTER AT HARBOUR MASTER'S OFFICE, QUEEN'S ROAD.

Postmuster General.

Ő A.M.

NOON.

& P.M.

1864.

Barometer.

Thermometer.

Barometer. Thermometer. Barometer.

Thermometer.

December 24

30.30

61

30.29

64

80.27

64

25

30.38

60

30.33

60

30.32

59

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26

3084

59

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59

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27

30.24

58

30.24

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29

30.24

61

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63

30.25

64

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63

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GA.M.

9 A.M.

BAROMETER.

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P.M.

6 P.M.

REGISTER AT BLOCK HOUSE, VICTORIA PEAK.

Height above Sea Level 1,770 feet.

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WINDS.

HYDROMETER.

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DRY BULB.

WET BULB,

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NOON.

GP.M.

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6 P.M.

6 A.M.

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Force, ranges from 0 to 12.

NOON

Dirn. F. Dien. F. Dira. F.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

6 P.M.

1864.

Dec.

*

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POST OFFICE NOTICE.

Letters. Fapora,

Letters Papers.

Letters. Papers.

Anglo Saxon

1

Courimulzie 12

Australian

Constance

2

Friendship Fanny

1

1

1

Messenger

Colombo

1

Falcon

1

List of LETTERS and PAPERS lying at the Hongkong Post Office for Merchant Vessels, 30th December,

Kensington

1864.

Jets. Paps.

Spirit of the Deepl Shakespeare

2

Sea Adventure 1

Keoka

Letters, Pupers.

1

Letters. Papers.

Milbrook

1

1

Kestrel

1

Maribelle

1

1

1

Artic

1

Crimea

2

Frederica

Kahlamba

1

Niewland

8

Sophia

1

Amoy

1

Castor

1

Fattahool Aiziz 2

Kirkland

1

Noami

1

St. Fillans

1

Arima

4

Cambalu

8

Formby

G

North

1

Sovereign of India2

Aberdeen

Clara

4

Northern Crown 1

Star of the North2

Lucknow

Agamenon

3

Conheath

1

Gharra

1

Lord Dalhousie 5

Santiago

}

Annie Archbell 2

Clylo

1

Gustave Adolphe6

1

Odin

1

Su

خوه

Akbar

3

Canda

1

Golconda

Landsborough 3

Ofair

1

Sharp Shooter

Lonesie

2

Avabhoy

Conference

2

Grabuin

1

Lotus

1

Ocean Spray

4

1

Africana

Garibaldi

1

Oithona

G

I

Tricolor

3

Louisa

2

Adriana

Alexandra

4

Delmina Diadem

1

Oriental

Thames

G

Harperville

1

Lady Franklyn 1

Abou

1

Denmark

9

Harvest Queen 1

Lochnagar

Oriental Queen 1

Tweed

16

2

1

Thomas Blythe 2

Lilla

1

Albertine

1 1

Dilkinson

Holmusdale

2

Areta

1

Dartmouth

Heretta

1

1

Lady Agues Duffl

Pant

2

Trebizond

2

Pilaron

1

Tana

1

Lieut. Bellot

1

Arabia

1

Dalkeith

У

1

Horst

I

Prince of Wales 1

Lord Clyde

1

Daisy

2

Hardresser

1

London

2

3

Papic

I

Tamana Tricolor

4 6

4

Benclench

4

Doris

2

Henry Dailing 1

Prouse

1

Berar

1

Desalemona 1

Procy Matis

12

1

Vernon

1

Beaufront

*

Douglas

3

Jona

3

Maria

Phillip 1

1

Verbena

1

Bristow

I

Indomitable

Manderin

Vanda

1

Bolden Lawn

1

Edith

3

1

Ina

2

Mariou

Queen of the Seas2

Voronica

1

Borealus

1

Equinox

5

2

Mary Ann

6

5

Blencathra

2

Emperior

I

Johanna

Montia

Robert and

3

Brechin Castle 1

Ed. Perey

2

Jack Frost

1

Maggie Leslie

Alexander

Bedford

I

Ellenborough

5

Bonnie Lessiť

L

Empress Engeniet

NN

2

Job Duncan

1

Margaret Jane 4

Bamolino

2

West Derby 1

2

Jola Brightmanl

Mand

1

Robin Hood

1

War Hauk

Wandering Jow 2

William Simpson!

Banda

Eastern Light 2

Janey Douglas 1

Manfred

6

2

Race Horse

1

Wave

3

Berwickshire

1

Euphrates

12

Cr

5

Joana Frederika2

Mary

1

Kajah of Cochinl

1

Water Witch

1

Baron Keller

1

Eloisa

7

Julian

1

Mala

1

Rosella

Wild Darule

1

Blairmore

4

Endora

1

Jappann

1

Mail Buck

1

Rival

8

Winged Arrow 8

Bengal

1

England

John Temperley2

Meteor

Ꭵ

Rance

+2

W. A. Fanworth 1

Eduard

1

Joe

Mary Croker

1

William Candal12

ì

Canaan

2

Etheldreda

1.

Cvelone

1

Empress of India 1

John Stuart 1 Juna

Malude

1

Schah Jehan

1

Windlow

I

Magnet Pamil:1

Star King

1

Water Lily

2

Contest

Fairy Belle

6

2

Johu Lidgett

}

Mars Nicholson 2

Seaton

1

Comet

堇

Mudge

1

Salacia

i

Carrington

1

Fulkin

I

Kinginsoon

I

Monarchy

1

Sandringham