CHURCH SERVICES.
BT. JOHN'S CATHEDRAL.
HONGKONO
SITE BOXDAT AFTea Therty, JouY STIL
Holy Communion (1.5
Madina (11) a. 11. ).
m.)
Kesponses, Forial: Verite, Savage;
Fals, Turton: Te Deum Wood ward, Smart and Türle; Benedictus, Garrett Hymns. 350, 200,
tod nre the King.
Evensong (4 p.)
Responses, Ferial: Psalmus, Binalool, and Stainer Magnitient, Wesley (12th evening): Sang Dimittis Poland and morning); Hymus, 271,
St. Androw's Church, Kowloon. Holy Communion and Morning Prayer
ut it at.
Bespouses, Ferial: Wonite,
Save:
Palms, 20th - Morning CXXXIX
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Vesper Hymn.
Când Save the King.
Union Church, Kennedy Road
Sunday Services, July 20th.
Morning at 1
Evening at 8 pm
Proncher: Rev. J. Kirk Maéonachie
St. Pator's Church. West Point. 6.30 pm.--Freacher: Rev. J.
Navonachie.
Peak Church.
5.18 Holy Communion.
0.30 pm.
Kirk
Hvening Prayer. Treacher: The Bishop Victi
The Gospel Hall.
10 & ProDER STEET.
Weekly Services Sunday, Breaking of
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Friday, Ladies fühle sandy 5.30 pm. Saturday, Prayer Meeting," pan..
First Church of Christ Seloncist.
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Wosleyan Methodist Church
Ben Wanchni. · Sunday Forning Service 10,15 sm. Sunday Evening Service 6.76 pins.
Soldiers' and sailors' Homa,
· Arsenal Street.· Sunday Evening, Gospel Meeting, & pan.
St. Joseph's Church. Garden Road.
Mace al Sernion at 10a.m. followed by the Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament.
Roman Catholic Cathedral,
Glenealy.
Low law at, 6, and 9.30 1.XXX.
High. Mas at 3am. 40p-Benetiiction of the Blessed
Sachueut.
OFFICIAL NIGHTS IN JULY.
The following Table shows the Stan- dard Time at which Oficial Night ends and begins during the mouth of July, 1917-
Dute
Ende.
July 28th, 6.42 3.11.
20th, 5.13 0th, 2
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WEATHER REPORT.
On the 99th at 11.45-No returns from Japanee stations Pressure has in- cruised alightly over Annam and the south coast of Chira, and decreased lightly disewhe: it probably remains highest over or near Japan. The de- pression over Toogking has partially filled up, and there are indications of a depression or typhoon to the east, of, Luzon.
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Hongkong Rainfall for the 4 hours ending at 10 am to-day, 3.28 inch. Total
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SATURDAY, JULY 28, 1917.-
SHARE REPORT.
JULY 28TH, 1917.
"Qtions 11.30 ..
Last Dividend.
Approximate facro casod
notless
your'r
div......
since: January 1st, 51.74 inches, against Hongkong & Shel2121|8863
| an average of 50,217 inches.
Forecast for the 24 hours ending at goon on the 29th July
-Hongkong to Gap Rock: S. to E.. or variable winds, moderate to light cloudy, and showery at first, probably improving later.
-Formosa Channel: The tame as Na 1.
3.-South coast of Chins between Hongkong and Lamocks: The saMG BA
NEW TYPHOON SIGNALS.No I.
South coast of Chins between. Now Local and Non-Local Storm Hongkong and Hainan The same na Signal Codes will be introduced at No. 1. |Hongkong on 1st July, 1917, in place at the old Local Code, and the China Coast Code.
The principal change in the Local Gode is that the new signals will show the direction from which the gale, is expected, whereas the old signals showed the position of the typhoon. | The latter will be indicatel, as hereto- fore, by the Non-Local Signals. The new Lowal Code is given below :-*
L
ROYAL OBSERVATORY
EONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER
Station.
REPORT.
JULY 28, 1917.a.11.
DAY SIGNALAS, 1-Red cone, point upward will stock
mean a typhoon exists which may possibly cause & gale at Hongkong 'within 24 hours.
-
Wind
Hour.
at Ben Level.
Barometer
Humidity.
|Direction.
Weather,
Force.
Memuro
5.
Hakodate... Tokio Kochi
2-Black core point upward--Gale / -- GasBE
expected from the North (N.W. to NE);
Ostinia Saba Labijima Sonar Island Veinsive: Sankow... Tchang
Black drum-Gale expected from the East (NË SE) ;-
Shanghai
Gutalaff
3-Black cone point downward-Gale expected from the South (SB to S.W.);
5-Black ball-Gale expected from Sharp Fr...
the West (N.We to S.-W.)
Swatow
6Two black cones, top one point | Taiboku .........| 5 |
Taichu... down, bottom ung point up,-Gale expected to increase. 7-Black cross-Wind of typhoon
force expected (any direction). Signal No. 7 will be accompanied by three explosive bombs, fired at intervals of 10 seconds at the Water Police Station and repeated at the Harbon Office.
The signals will he lowered when it is considered that all danger is over.
The Day Signals will be displayed at 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 premiacs of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf.. and Godown. Company at Kowloon, the flagstaff on the premises of the Standard Oil Company at Laichi-kok, and the flagstaff near the Field Officer's Quarters dt. Lyemun.
*
NIGHT SIGNALS (Lamps.) 1.-White, white, white. -White, green, green.
4-Greed, green, white.
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Except Saturdays.
5.White, white, greca. 6. Green, green, green. 1.--Red, green, red.
The Night Signals will be displayed, at sunset, on the tower of the Railway Station, on H.M.S. Tumar, and on the Harbour Office flagstaff. They will have the same signification as the day signals.
Signal No. 7 will be accompanied by explosive bombs as above, in the event of the information conveyed by this sigual being first publiabed at night.
SUPPLEMENTARY WARNINGS. When local signals are displayed in the Harbour, a Cone will be exhibited at the following stations-Gap Rock, Wagia, Stanley, Afordeen, San Ki Wan, Sai Kung Sha Tha Kok, Tai Po to notify the fact to native craft and passing ocean vessels, on demand, by signal from lighthouses
The object of the code is to give at least 24 hours warning of a gale (Force
Tainan.... Koshun Peseadores Canton Bongrong Gap Rock..
Pakhoi ..... Hoihow.... Phulien Tourne.... C. St. James
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.T. F. CLAXTON, Director. Hongkong Observatory, July 28, 1917. 1. BAROMETER, reduced to 32 degrees Fahrenheit, on the level of the sea in inches, tenths and hundredths.
TEMPERATURE, in the 'shade, in 'de- grees Fahrenheit
3 EDITY, in percentage of atura tion, the humidity of air saturated with moisture being: 100.
4 DIRECTION OF WIND, to two points.
FORCE OF Wrip, according to
Beaford Scale.
8. STATE OF WEATHER, b blue sky, c
MARINE INSUE-
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HONGKONG TIDES,
The tide table saven below has been compiled at the National Almanac. Office
/. 1916.
87 /c: 1916.
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Direction of
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mover um.. ments of typhoons and to insutiolent aca
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Telegraphic
HIALTO
Hongkong, or of a located typhoon approximate velocity of the storm its rabed of progression centre will be shown, in addition to its dicection of motion, and the position of Signal No. 1 is intendesi ns wering the centre will be given in degrees of
and watch for the unit latitude and longitude. The time
which the warning was issued will also
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