HONGKONG VOLUNTEER
RESERVES
Major Wakanan, Commanding H.X.Y.R.
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DETAST
Ou duty from the morning of Sunday the 9th July to the morning of Sunday
the 15th July ti. R. V. C.
Next for duty."B" Coy, H. K. V.R Orderly Officer Lient. C. H. Blason.
PLADES FOR XEIT WEEK.
Mentisy, 9th instant :----
Becruits on the Cricket Ground at .15 p.. tinder Instructor Sergt.
xberry. Dreka: Drill Ordar.
Signalling Section: The whole section il parade at Happy Valley for Station Work. Fall in at monument 5.30 p.mx B: Clean Fatigue
Machine Ginn Sertion at Wellingt Dress: Cen Barracks at
Rogue.
5.1.
Mainted Section at Polo Ground at
Dress: Deill Order. L' 5,30-1 Tuesday, 10th instant
"A" and "B" Loys, on the road outs side the Orderly Romat&p.m. Kowloon and Taikoo Sections of Coy. ontsile
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Signallin retin: "A" and Classes at Volunteer Headquarters & 6.15 p.m. and Class at Volunteer Hendy asters at 3.3m Dress: Clexa Fatigue
Machine Gnn Section at Wellingto Barracks at Al pr. Drass: Clean Fatigue.
Mounted Section at Palu Ground at 430p.m. Driss Drill order.
Friday, 17th instant:
Recruits on the Cricket Grand at 3.15 pim. under Instructor Sergt. Ozberry, Dress: Drill Onlet.
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EXCHANGE. Rongkong, July 6, 19173
On London-
Bank Wire
Un demand.
30 days sight
4 months right i
Credita, 4 mon the right,
2/6.13/18 2/815/16
Doedimentary, 4 months sight 1773
On Paris
On demand,
Credita, 4 months" right On New York
On demand,
Creta, 60 days high Do Bombay
Wire On demands On Calcutt
Wire On demand
Da Singapor
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Bar Silver in, tongkrong Uhines Copper Lash Chiama Copper Cent Bate of Native Inter Chliess Bub Dom
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Santin, Stanley.. 4.30 г.x.
(7.30 AM
Canton, Samui Regis. 3 r.
and Wuchow Letters 6 P.M.
£.15 .. ***11.30 P...
SUNDAYS & HOLIDAYS
مكابد 8.30
5.00 PM.
NEW TYPHOON SIGNALS.
WEATHER REPORT.
On the 6th at 10:39-No returns from
New Lokal And Non-Local Storm Signal Codey will be introduced at Japan. Pressure has increased moderate" Hongkong on lat July, 1911, in placely at Weibalwei and decreased slightly of the old Local Code, and the China
from Formosa to-Haiphong. Const. Corle
The depression in the China Sca
appears to bave filled up. The depression over the lower Yanatze Valley romains
The principal change in the Local. Code is that the new signals will show the direction from which the gale is expected, whereas the old signals stationary. A somewhat deep depres ahowed the position of the typhoon.sion is shown over Tongkin.
The latter will be indicated, is bereto- fore, by the Non-Local Signals. The new Local Code in given below:-
DAY SIGNALS..
1-Red enne point upward, will mean a typhoon exists which may possibly cause a gale at Hongkong within 24 hours. 2-Black cone point upward-Gale expected from the North (N.W. to N.E);
3--Black cone point downward-Gale expected from the South (SE to S.W.H
Black drum-Gale expected from the East (N.E to S.E); 5-Black ball-Gale expected from
the West (N.W to S.M.) 6-Two black cones, top one invert- ed, bottom, one point up-Gale expected to increase. 7-Black cross-Wind of typhoon
force expected (any direction). Signal No. 7 will be accompanied by three explosiva bombs, fired at intervalu of 10 seconds at the Water Police Station and repeated at the Harbour Offico..
The signals will be lowered when it is considered that all danger is over."
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 houri ording at 10a.m. to-day, 000 inch, Total since January 1st, 39,88 inches, against
average of 41.35 inches. Forecast for the 34 hours ending at noon on the 7th July
1-Hongkong to Gap Rock: 8.W. to S. winds, moderate cloudy, some Imin...
„
-Formosh Channel: The same as
No. 1
3-South coast of China between Hongkong and Lamocks: The same as. No. 1.
4.-South coast of China between Hougkong and Hainan: The
No.. 1.
OFFICIAL NIGHTS IN JULY
The following Table shows the Stati- dard Time at which Official Night ends! and begins during the month of July,
1917-
Date.
10th, 13th.
5.35
* 5.36
The Day Signals will be displayed at July 6th, 5.33 the masthead of the storm signal mast on Blackhead Hill, the Harbour Office, H.M.S. Tamar, Green Island signal mast, the flagstaff on the premises of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company" at Kewicon, the flagstaff on the premises of the Standard Os Company at Lai-chikek, and the Officer's Quarters flagstaff near the Field: at Lyemun
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NIGHT SIGNALS (lamps.) White, White, White. 3.—White, green, green, i 3-Green, white, white." 4.-Green, green, white.
9.00 k.
Macro
Kongpoor
(6.00 P.M. Except Saturday's
5.00 P.X.
Namtau and
Sanmei
Shamchun......
5.00 P.M. $10.00 AM- 4.00 FM.
5.00 p.m. 9.00 A.M.
5.-White, white, green
FROM SHEUNGWAN WESTERN «
BRANCH P.0,
WEEK DAYS SUNDAYS &
HOR
A
7.30 4.3. 11.30 PM. ƒ.30 A.3. 19.30 F.M.
8.30A.M.
8.30P.M.
HOLIDAYS
[7.30 A.M 11.30 PM. f.34 A.M. 19.30 r.M.
Minead.....
Cunton
Tai Ping,
Tang.....9.30 PM. 9.30 P.M. 3. P.M. Shek Fi....-9.30 P.X. 9.30 PM. 9.3 P.M. Kongmoon 86.00 г. 6.007.. 6.00 PM. Kumchak...6.00 P.. 8.00PM 6.00 P.M.
Kauzorg ...600 F. 16.00 P.K.. 6.00 r...
Except Saturdays.
In the case of Mails closing before 9 m. Fegistration closes at 5 o'clock on the previous evening,
HONGKONG TIDES.
The tide-table" aven below has been compiled at the National Almanse Office in London from the result of the analysis of observations taken by means of an satomsic tide-recording machine in
6.-Green, green, greca. 7-Red, green red.
The Night Siguals will be displayed, at sunset on the tower of the Railway Station, oa H.M.S. Tamar, and on the Harbour Office Bogstaf. They will have the same signification as the day signals..
Signal, Na, 7 will be accompanied by explosive bombs as above, in the event of the information conreyed by this signal being first published at night.
SUPPLEMENTARY WARNINGS:
7th, 5.34
14
8th. 1.34
9th, 0.35.
5.35
13th, 5.36
14th, 5.36
15th, 5.37
18th 3.37
17th 5.38
18th 5.29
5.35
21st, 5.39
5.40
5.40
24th, 1.40
25th.
20th 5.41
$7th,
28th 5.12
99th 5.43
-30th, 5.13
31st, 5.44
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15:
Ends.
· Begins.
П.
p.m.
7.21
KOYAL OBSERVATORY HONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER
When local signals are displayed in Station., the Harbour, a Cone will be exhibited at the following stations:-Gap, Rock, Waglan, Stanley, Aberdeen, "Sau Ki
REPORT.
JULY 6, 1917.
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Wan, Sai Kung Sha Tau Kok, Tai Po Wostock-6.
Momure to notify the fact to native craft and Hakodate passing ocean vesacle on demand, by Tokio Kochi signal from lighthouses.
Sagasaki- Kagoshima The object of the code is to give at Oslims... least 34 hours warning of a gale (Force Naha
Fshijima.
Water Police Basin at Tsim Sha 7th
during the years 87-8-9.
The
zero of the table corresponds with the zero of the sounding in the Admiralty Chest, which has been found to be 4 feat 3 inches below mean sea level.
To chtain the depth of water on the tile mage at the Victoria Naval Yard add 3 feet 4 inches, and on the gange at Lamont Dock, Aberdeen, add 10 foot 4 inches to the height given in the table..
July 7th to 13th, 1017.
FISH WATER
Boogkong
Estuch,
馆
8 by Beaufort Scale, or 40-44 1-P, Botin Plană mesa velocity by Dines Anemometer) Weihaiwei 629,60
Hankow and also warnings of exported changes in fchi
Tchang.. the direction and force of the wind.
Changsha "Owing, however, to the uncertain move-Slangbai
Gutalaff ments of typhocas and to insufficient
Sharp Pk telegraphic observations, it will occasion- Amoy
Swatow... ally happen that signal 2 to 5 may be sick. displayed without a gaie occurring at Taichu Hongkong, or even Gap Rook, but the Tinan reverse is not likely to happen, ezept Pescadores in the case of typhoons forming in the Canton A
Hongkong Ticinity and travelling rapidly towards Gap Rock Hongkong, or of a located typhoon
Koshun
Wuchow
LOW WATER
Mongkong: (2).
increasing its rate of progression Fakhoi abnormally
Bojhow Flulien
Signal No. 1 is intended as a warning
C.St. James Aparri Dagupan
1383303323333
approximate wel
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Wind
FRIDAY, JULY 6, 1917.
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JULY OTH, 1917.
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HONGKONG-REGISTER:
to Stand By and watch for the Dexte signal
In the now Non-Local Code the Legnapi
velocity of the storm
centre will be shop,
in addition to its Surig Gram
direction of motion, and the position of the centre will be given in degrees of latitude and longitude. The time at which the warning yes isnod will also be shown.
T. F. CLAXTON, Diretor Hongkong Observatory, July 6, 191
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2. TEMPERATURE, in the shade, in de arees Fahrenheit.
2. Homier, in percentage of
bio the humidity of air maturated with moisture being 1503
4 DIRECTION OF WISD, to two
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31 final and bonos U
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day.
29.66.
88
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