WEATHER REPORT..
On August 9th at Noon N. returns from Peasure has decreased Japanese stations.
lightly to moderately at other reporting stacions; it is highest in the Pacif, to the
outh of Japan and to moderately in exces of the normal at the majority of ouutinental nations. A depression is situated to the west of Usiphong, and an irregular area of relatively low pressure extends from the south of Annam, across the Visayar into the Pacific.
Hongkong rainfall for 24 hours anding st Total sizos 1st 10a.m. to-day, 0.38 Inch.
JAN 47, 63,18 inches, against an average of 56.04 inches,
J'ae forecast for the 14 hours ending at noon today is as follɔwn --
DISTRICT
FORMOANT.
Hoog to Gap Rook.
ape Cumul
8. & S.E winds, *** į moderate; fair,
¿The time as
No. 1.
SouthCosm of Chins between The same Be
No. 1. Hongkong mod Lammocks
Bath Coast of China bauwoon, The same sa
Hongkong and Barro,... 1 No. 1.
HONGKONG'S STORM SIGNALS
Naw Bignals
A NEW CODE
local and non-local storm codes will be introduced at Hongkong on July 1st, in place of the old Local Code and the China Const Code
The principal change in the Local Code
in that the now signals will show the direction from which the gale is expected, whereas the old signals showed the post-
tion of the typhoon. The latter will be indicated, as heretofore, by the non-local. signals. The new Local Code is givan below:
DAY BIGNALB.
Signal, Symbol. 1.-Red
Meaning.
one.A typhoon exists which may possibly CLUBS A gale at Hongkong with in 24 hours.
-Black one.-Gale expected from the
-Binck cone
North (N.W. to N.E.).
inverted.--Gale expected from the
South (S.E. to 8.W.). 4-Black drum.--Gale expected from the
East (N.E. to B.E.).
s-Black ball. Gale expected from the
West (N.W. to B.W.).
THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, AUGUST 10TH, 1917.
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HONGKONG METEOROLOGICAL
REGISTER
Hongkong Observatory, August 8th
Pratlone Os Date On Data
Day
at 2p.m.
6.1
Barombber.... Temperature
29.79
29,84
99.86
79
85
87
78
Wind Direction
Weather
Bot
East
Foros
3
с
Rain
0.50
0 39
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HONGKONG TIDE TABLE
From 10th to 18th August.
Day of
Week or
HIGH WATER.
Alonta
Days of
Hkong
Height
Height
LOW WATER
Bring
Mean
Mean
Time,
Tine.
b. m. ft. ix KL 102 16
Sater. 11 m3 16
b. m.
19
4 3
10
NETH. INDIA. MANILA. HONGKONG & SAN FRANCISCO | Sam.
12
438 7
798
Mon.
13 m
Tues
14 im
Wcd. 16 m
6. 9 Ft
Thurs 16 m
19th August,
93 8 16 9 58
43. 701
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1 30 3 4
4 4
3 31
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-Black cross.-Wind of typhoon force
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Signal No. 7 will be accompanied by three explosive bombs, fired at intervals of. 10 seconds at the Water Police Station
MANILA SHANGHAI
and repeated at the Harbour Offlos.
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armerpinamorise-s-pitia. "YUENSANⱭ” Saturday, 11th Aug., 3 P.M.
"WINGSANG Friday, 17th Aug., D'light. "LOKSANG" Ve va
Friday 17th Ang. 7.. dapperens – pumpar sakin... "LOONGSANG" Saturday, 18th Aug. 3 p.m.
CHIPSHING" Saturday. 18'h Ang.. Dlight
The signals will be lowered when it CALCUTTA LINE-Three sailings per month from Hongkong to Calentta Calling o
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.6. Tamar, Green Island signs! mast, the flagstaff on the premises of the Hong- kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company at Kowloon, the flagstaff on the premises of the Standard Oil Company at Laichikek, and the flagstaff near the Field Officer'e Quarters at Lysmun.
NIGHT BIGNALS. (Lamps)
1.-White-white-white,
-White-green-green.
8. Green-white-white.
4.--Groen-green white.
White-white-green. -Green-green-green. 7.---Bed-green-red.
The Night Signals will be displayed, at sunset, on the tower of the Railway Station, on H.M.8. Tamar, and on the Harbour Office flagstaff. They will have the same signification as the day signals. Signal No. 7 will be sccompanied by explosive bombs as above, in the event of the information conveyed by this signal being first published at night.
BUPPENMENTARY WARNING,
When local signals are displayed in the Harbour Cone will be exhibited si the following stations: Gap Rock, Waglan, Stanley, Anerdeen, Ban Ki wan, Sal Kung, Sha Tau Kok and Tai Po to notify the fact to native craft and passing oosen wossola.
Further details can always be given to pesan vessels, on demand, by mgnal from lighthouses.
The object of the code in to give at lesan 24 hours warning of a gale (Foros 8 by Besafors Scale, or 40-45 m.p.h., mesa velocity by Dines Anemometer) and also warnings of expected changes in the direction and force of the wind. Owing. however, to the uncertain movemente, of typhoons and to insufficient telegraphia observations, it will occasionally happen that signals" 2 to 5 may be displayed without a gale occurring at Hongkong, or even Gap Rock, but the reverse fa not likely to happen, except in the case of typhoons forming in the vicinity and travelling rapidly towards Hongkong, or of a loosted typhoon increasing its rate of progression abnormally,
Signal No. 1 is intended as a warning to" Stand By" and watch for the nare signal, s
In the new non-Local Code the approxi mate velocity of the form centre will be shown, in addition to its direction of motion, and the position of the centre will be given in degree of Intitude and longituda. The time at which the war- ing was Imued will also be shown.
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Returning from Calcats steamers proceed to Kobe and Moji, frequently calling at Shanghai
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