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The Chin Jail.
PEWPURE CREAM,
No. 15.942,
THORNE'S
No. 4,
OLD VAT
SCOTCH
WHISKY.
As supplied to the House of Lords and House of Com
mons.
A. S. WATSON & Co., Ld
WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS Alexandra Bullores, Hongkong. !
THE HONGKONG OBSERVATORY.
OBSERVATIONS DURING 1913.
The firector at the Royal Observatory, Alr, P. F. Platon, in his report to the Legislatiaw Council upon the work of his deportment during last year, makes the following observations upon the priuciped! features of the weasier:
The principal feature of the weather in the rear 1913 was the irregular dis tribution of rainfall. The full was 4 inches glove normund in Morek, 2ļ irchen above in July and 5 inches in September, head was 3 inches belów normal in April, 21 inches below in May, 4 inches in, Auguest, and 13 inches in October: The total reisfull fox, the year, was, $3,70 mehes, or 0.56 inch above norm.
A drought ocenated from October 12 in December 8, brokrú only by a full of 1,13 hình train on November 8 worl 171 inel on November 13 to 15. This word hatu estased la shortage in the water supply had it not been for the rsin which fell in the typhoon of big- tuber 17 to 20.
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Pressure was moderately above normal in January, Detošwer, November and Des comber, bed, moderüteis belos, nezme
***Temperaturo was 2ideg, where bore
d in February and 10deg. blow normal in December. In the reinsining swathe the departure from normal did not exord 1 deg, Tas mean tempere ture for a year was 71.9dez, ör 02dez. ada va matunt. The highest temperte Tore was 12'dez, 1 cù July 20 and Augsál 1. us against 91.3leg. in 1912 and 17 deg i for the past 30 years. The lowest tenseratura was 44 deg. on January, 26 as against 45.5deg, in 1912, and 32 deg. 0 for the past 30 years.
Arding to the reges of the Berk- Iny Anemogople the wind velocity was belene porraad in such month of the year. hot there is evidence to show that the instrument is more sluggish than for mely, the mean veheity for the period 1944 1900 being 121 m.p... and for the period 1901 to 1913 only 12,41 .p.b. This represents a defect of 12,000 miles of wind in the last 15 yours.
A comparative table giving the rainfall. n the Observatory the Police Station,
j, and to Botanical Gardens, Hong.. kong shows that" at the finer station MIL730 in. was recorded in the year, at Tai .84 in, and at the Botanical Gerent 92.42 iu.
A typhoon psed within 50 miles to the south of the Observatory of about. 13. t. on August 17, who pho. baro- meter fell to 29.816 inches, and the wind timized ma velocity of 8in.ph as recorded by the Brekey Anetnograph. All at the fate of 105 m.ph. was recorded by the Dises. Anemography, ak 11 m. This storm was travelBug as the rate of 24 miles per how when Pressing Hongkong. A second typhoon passed within 100 miles to tho, north of the Observatory in the airly morning September 19, dis barometer falling
to 20.270, Incites af 1 a.m. The max m wind velocity for one hour, recorded by the Beckley Anemograph, wu 10 miles at th... and the muin squali velocity, as recorded by the Pines Anemograph, 70 miles at 1h 15m ... 4 inches of rain fell in the Brut Explore and 6 Inches in the second. Owing to their short duration, compara tively a draags was done by either stem, though in the 'second certain
unkunt of uncooked-for damage Ta Caused on LCDount of its unusual track, and the consequent strong winda froto- wisted Instead of from cadwande The tracks of 14 typhoons and 8 of the principal depressions which cCCETTE
the "Far East" in the year 1918, weer
two plates in
Bulletin: Ave
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SIMPLY
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+
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HONGKONG - CANTON LINE.
HONGKONG TO CANTON.
DE ATUESDAY,
2 LM.
10 p.m.
HEUNGSHAN.'--- *FATSHAN.
CANTON. TO HONGECNO
3 A.M.
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1
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$ 8,0
4.00 1.50
The attention of the travelling Publie is drawn to the comfort afforded by the Companies' vessels. Passengers arriving by Night Steamers from Canton (due at Hongkong about 11 p.m.) are permitted to sleep on board till next morning without exten ebarge. Electie fans and eletric light aso available all night.
TONGKONG MACAO LINE.
A
8.S. SUI TAI
5.8. TAISHAN HONGKONG TO MACAO
Week daya at 5 A.M. and 2 P.M. from the Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf Sundays, st. and 19.30 v.M. fmm the Company's Wing Lok Street Whart.
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MACAO TO HONGKONG.
Week days no 7.30) .. and 2 r.m. Sundays, at 7:30 A.M. und 5 v.1.
EXCURSION TO MACAO. BUNDAY 14TH JUNE.
The Company's Steamship "TAISHAN,”
will depart from the COMPANY'S WING LOK STREET WHABF at 9. and return from Macao at 5 2,31,
N.B-The Company will also run a steamer trom Maows on Sunday morning að 7.30.M., and from Hongkong at 12:30 F.x. from the Company's Wing Lok Strest
Whart.
This steamer connects with the excursion Mesmen returning from Macao at 5 p.m.
FARES AKU UAL.
CANTON-MACAO LA
8.S.
HOISANG,'
Departures from Mio Cantou in Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at #ra Inpartores from Canton to Macao on Tuesday, Thursday and Bavurday, at 4.00
CANTON-WUCHOW LINE.
H.8. SAIN AM. 588 Toms, and 6,8. ^NANNING." 669 Tone
Oss of the above Steamers learn Canton for Wachow very Monday, Wednesday and Friday, at about 8 m, and the other lowres Wachow for Canton on the days at 8.30. Round trips take about 5 days." Passengers can return to Bongrong or vice vers by the Company's dirach Steamers * LINTAN and 4 SANUL These rompels have superior Cabin accommodation mda nto, lighteci throughout by slectricity. Electric Fan in each Cabức.
Booking Do open daily (Bunday excepted) 9 1,8. to 5 rucho
Further partimians may be obtained at the Office of the
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