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TAI MEMORANDUM ·
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Temperature. Hongkong, August 7, 1917,
Dol
1. PM.
11.00 ↑ Tuan,
20
HONGKONG REGISTER."
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4:0
Barometer Temperature Humidity Direction of
Wond
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Previous
day On date si On date at Tat ze jean
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WEATHER REPORT.
On the 7th at 1.15-No returns from Japanese stationa. Pressure has de- ereased slightly to moderately over Aunsin and the Philippines, and in creased slightly elsewhere. Ete'depres- sion has now merged into the general law pressure covering China.
Hongkong Rainfall-for-the-24-hours ending at 10a.m. to-day, 0.58 inch. Total since January lat, 09.30 inches, against an average of 55.01 inches.
Forecast for the 24 hours ending st neer on the 8th August
1-Hongkong to Gap Rock: "S.
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necasional showers.
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TUESDAY, AUGUST 7, 1817. SHARE REPORT.
AUGUST 7, 1017.
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No. 1.
NEW TYPHOON SIGNALS Hongkong and Hainan : The same le
Now Local and Non-Loçal Storm Signal Codes will be introduced at Hongkong on 1st July, 1917, in place of the old Local Code, and the China. Coast Code.
The principal change in the Local Code is that the new signals will show the direction from which the gala is expected, whereas the old signala showed the position of the typhoon. The latter will be indicatel, as bereto- fore, by the Non-Loral Signal. Tha new Local Code is given below-
DAY, SIGNALS,
1-Red conc, point upward, will mean a typhoon exists which may possibly cause a gale at Hongkong within Af hours.
-Black cone point upward--Gale expected from the North (NW, to NE);
3--Black cone point down al-Gale expected from the South (5.1 S.W.);
4-Black drum-Gale expected from
the East (NE to S.E); 5---Black ball-Gale expected from
the West (N.W. to SW.) 6-Two black cones, top one point down, 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 explosive bomba, fired at intervals of 10 seconds at the Water Police Station and repeated at, the Harbour Office.
The signals will be lowered when it
No. 1.
OFFICIAL NIGHTS IN AUGUST."
The following table shows the" Stan- dard Time at which Official Night ends and begins during the month of Aug, 1917
Date. Ends. ang. 7th. SAT A.m.
Donglas
825
19 and Interim of 18 al 1916. ******
·Int. div. of 18 % = 156- At 36 5/16, 84.25 per abure */ 1018
Final of 9 and bonus.
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IF
MARINE INSUR- ANTOES.
Cantona
87 final making
North Chenar
T. 140
$100 2830
Intarim of $30
1916
4-South Bosat of China between Tangtoos 50 $195. b.
315 making $21
for
1913 and special of $3
A mount 1016.
11 p.s
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China Fires
Hongkong Ytre
SHIPPING...
Stowmare 30 | 366
20 $14 b.
$305 b.
$7 and bonus 12 for
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6 p.o.
$27 for 1913-
Int.of 83 a/c 1916-1917–
15819
$1.25 for 1918
7 r.ċ
Begins. 7.11 p.m.
Indo-China
#
19th 348
8th, 547 9th, 3.17 10th 47 11th. 5.47
7.14
(Preferred...£5940 m.
Delerred)...£[BI013..
Final 3 af 1916...... Fiual of 40-a/c 1915, ...
6.4.
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7.10.
11
7.10
7.00
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7.07
14th 3.43
7.06
5) p.c
15th, 3.49
7.00
"Star Ferr ......$.10 829
.. 10th, 5.49
7,00
17th 5.80
7
7,04
18th
18th,
531
China Suga10C | $98. Malabon Sugara 30$39_b.
$12 for 1916
P. & fot 191.
12 pic.
131 p
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6.58
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6.57
6th 3.5+
6.56
esth 4.64
6.56
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203.34
6.55
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Kailan 34/8 b.
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4/ 1916-1917 *oupon No. 9
7 p.
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4. p..
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- interim making 4
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15.p.c
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5.31
203.31 20th, 5.31
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and 4.31
23rd, 6.51
24th, 159
261 6.93 28th 353
1 31st, 6.54
*
KOYAL OBSERVATORY EONGEONG, DAILY WEATHER REPORT.
AUGUST 7, 1917.-4.11.
Station.
Hour.
BB
Barometer
at Sea Level.
Temperature.
is considered that all danger is over. Wrestock...)6 x.[29.69, 70
Memuro... The Day Signals will be displayed at
Hakodate the masthead of the storm signal mast Tokio Коспі fon Blackhead B, the, Harbour Office, ava
H.M.S. Tagar, Green Island signal mast,
Kagoshima the flagstaff on the premises of the Oshima
Naha Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and
Ishijima Godown Company at Kowloon, the Bonin Island flagstaff on the premises of the Standard Weikaiwei
Hankow Oil Company at Lai-chi-kok, and the flagstaff bear the Field Officer's Quarters at Lyemun.
NIGHT SIGNALS.' (Tampa), 1.-White, white, white
White, green, green.
3. Green, white, "white. 4-Green, green, white. 5-White, white, greer. 6.-Green, green, greed. 7.-Red, green, red.
P
Amoy......
Swatow.... Taiboka. Taichu
68.2.66 73
11
Tainan.... Koshua..... Peseadores Canton 6 N Hongkong Gap Rock.. The Night Signals will be displayed, Macao
Wachow at sunset, on the tower of the Railway | W
Pakhoi Station, on HMS. Temar, and on the Bobor Harbour Office flagstad. They will Phulien have the same signification as the day.
Tourane C. signals.
Signal No. 7 will be accompanied by Dagupan... 29.
Manila explosive botabs as above, in the event Legaspi ... of the information conveyed by this Tacloban
Iloilo signal being first published at night, Surigao...
Guam 4,20 SUPPLEMENTARY WARNINGS. ~
Labuan
When local signals are displayed in the Harbour, a Cone will be exhibited is the following stations:-Gap Rock, Waglan, Stanley, Aberdeen, Sau Ki Wan, Sai Kung Sha Tau Kok, Tai Po to notify the fact to native craft and
passing ocean vessels, on demand, by signal from lighthouses
5.23.74 20
Wind
Humidity.
Direction.
Weather.
To Force.
T. F. CLAXTON, Director.
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1. BAROMET, reduced to 32 degrees. Fabrenheit, on the level of the sea is Hongkong Ico......28151 incbes, tenths and hundredths.
2. TEMPERATURE, in the shade, in de grees Fahrenheit.
Hongkong Ropes... 10 (27) a.
Hongkong Tramways 57% | 48:40-
STATE OF WEATHER, b blue sky, Past Tran detached cloud d drizzling rain, I fog, g gloomy, h hsil, I lightning, 207 rast, p passing showere, a squal, rain suo thunder. v vinblity w dew, web)
Tix. for year ending
31-10-18 1. div. ato year ended
30-8-15,
Tha. 0.90 for 1418
po. for year ending Jounts for 1918
13 for
31-716
Joar ending
80 cents for 1916
12 al 1913/17 Bonus
75 cent
411 on / 191
$1 final and bonus $1,
making
Entering of-9--1/0-1017-
LE 10 ]P9,10 -1 90
7% for 1918/1917
HOMITY, La percentage of siuro The object of the code is to give sition, the humidity of air saturated with least 24 hours' warning of a gale (Force moisture being 100.
by Beaufort Scale, or 40-45 mph
DIRECTION OF WIND, to two points. Steel Fandry... 8:0 D. FOROR OF WIND, according to mesa velocity by Dines Anemometer) Bea lord Scale and also warnings of expected changes in the direction and force of the wind. Owing, however, to the uncertain move ments of typhoons and to insufficient telegraphic observations, it will occasion ally happen that signals 2 to 5 may be displayed without a gale occurring at to Stand By and watch for the next was Hongkong, or even Gap Rock, but the signal" reverse is not likely to happen, except
Him in inches tenths and han-Steam Laundry, dredths.
Calon Wat
In the now Non-Local Code the illiam Powell
in the case of typhoons forming in the approximate velocity of the storm vicinity and travelling rapidly towards direction of motion, and the position of -ventre will be shown, in addition to its
Hongkong incrons abnormal
Sigust No. 1 is intended as a warning
or of a
Fate of
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124 % for 1916 Ma
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