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FROM
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bank (3)
Hale
Chicago
Shanghai
Manila
Chanting
...Sandahan
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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 201я 1917.
WEATHER REPORT.:
Ostoler 19th at 11.55,--No returns from Japan and Vladivostock Pressure has in created tightly over the Philippines and South Formen and with low exceptions, has deuraamd slightly elsewhere. The anti-cyclone probably continues to move enatwarde, and another sppest to be form ng orer N. Chins an anset relatively low pressure comes the central portion of the Chica Sea,
Frès monsoon will confinse along the Chins cost, and over the N Chins Sea,
OHINA
COAST METEOROLOGICAL
REGISTER.
19TH OCTOBER, AM
Wind
Station.
Hongkong rainfall for $4 hour ending a 10 am, "to-der, 0.00 inah, Total 18 Vladivostock Jébrag, 17.65 inches, against an average Nemuro *79,49 liber. T
The forecast for the 34 kbors ending at mod! Kocht toddar kus Lallows com
DISTRICT
Forecast.
Hakidate
Tokio
Nagasaki mar Kaguahimsa Ushimatt
Ishi'ima
INE. winde, strong.
Bonin Island Waibaiwer
63010
Hankowe
ichang
Į E. & NE windı, Yaha
Bongking to Gap Rosk treab; fair.
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The following unclaimed telegrams, are. lying in the Great Northern Telegraph Company's offices at Hongkong:-0.
Tack Chong
* ADDRE93
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* Osaka
Yoshiwar
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Miura
Morrita Specia
CHURCH
SERVICES.
ST. JON'S CATHEDRAL, Hongkong, 2146 Sanday after Trinity, 14th October, 1917. Holy Commanlon (750 m). Ferial : Venile, Hanby Peal me, Smart, Pie and Smart; To Deum, Woodard, Szart and Turie : Jubilate, Paresil 193th evening); Hymns, 197 and 368 (T. 393). God Save the King Holy Con muuion (12 Noon). Evensong 6 p.m. P. sponses. Ferist: Palm Ceten and Medley; Magnificat, Woodward (28th Morning); None Dimittis, Parceli (28th evening); Hymns, 285, 59) and 369 (T. 165).
USION CHUZOR, Kennedy Road. Sunday, 21st October, Sunday Services, Morning Service at 11 and Evenlog Service at 0. Preacher, Rev. J. Kirk Maoonachie.
FIRST CHURCH OF CHRIST, SCIENTIST, MacDonnell Road. Sunday, 11.15.a. Wed- notay, 5.40 p.m.
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No. 1. Hagkong una. ZÉ VÁLKUNDE...
Kinklang ** Uhangaha
Quizat
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HONGKONG'S STORM SIGNALS Tainoko.................
HE Homeward Mail Steamer, carrying His Majesty's Maits, will be despatched
STEAM from this port as usual, taking Passengers and Cargo for the above Ports. Passengers, sccommodation in the connecting vessel
PACKET
CO. secured before departure from Hongkong
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AN UNSURPáren Hux-ULáns PashENGER
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Silk and Valuables and Tea and Cargo for France and London (ander arrange- Italy meat) will be this
Steamer to Marseilles and proceeding vis London.
Parcels will be received at the Ofice until 3. the day before miling. The contents and value of all packages are required.
For further particulars, sailing dates, etc. apply to
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Should Purchase "FROM HONGKONG TO CANTON
BY THE PEARL HIVER,
UAPTAIN C. V. LLOYD,
With Illustrations, Haps and Flaga.
PRIOR
On Bale at:-.
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tong: “5 Daier Pass Offca
· Mesira. - KALLY & Waian, Laa. Honors, BexWER & Co, Mensen, AB, Winson & Co
Canton:
A NEW CODE
Nar locs! and non-loca] signal codes will be
LES ARAS
storm Pesekiores introduced auto
Houku...
at Hongkong on July tet, in place of day) the old Local Code and the China Com Code
The principal change in the Local Co
20.10
30.06
197
72
* 29.75 73 5.29.92 72 92
*39.6972 29.83.79 29.69 70
NNE
NNE
NA
N
29.04 7095 83
170
40
Macau
*194
59.00
TO 8 NE
WANAOW A Hothow 290
Prumen remane
is that the now, signals will show the direction from which the gale te expected, Cape Jawe:
Aparri wheres the old signals showed the post: Dagupan.
B tion of the typhoon. The latter will b indiated, sa heretofore, by the non-local Legaspi... Tacleums ins eigas. The new Local Code is given ložte
Bangau below:
tinam Labuan
DAY SIGNALS.
Meaning: Signal, Bymbol. 1-led cone-A typhoon exists which may possibly cause i gale at Hongkong with in 24 hours. -Black sone.--Gals expected from
M.-Black cons
inverted Gale expected from the
Booth (8.2. to 8.W.).
North (N.W. to N.).
29.73 75
4.20,28.82 73 €29.76,894
T. E CLAXTON, Dirtekor.
1. BABONBIFU, reduced to as degress Fahren. heit, on the level di the son, in fiches, tencus and hundredtoa.
2. TEMPERATURA, in the shade, in degrees Fahrenheit.
1. Humidity, in percentage of maturation, the humidity of siz maturated with moisture being
100.
4. DiBzOTION OF WIND, to two points
4. Black drum.-Gale expected from t
East (N.E. to 8.E.), 5. Fonun or Wism, sacording to Beaufort Boule. 6. STATS OF WRazums, & blue sky, e detached -Black bail-Gale expected from s
cloud, à drinking main, i fog, g gloomy, h hail, I West (N,W. to B.W.). -Double cons.-Gale expected to in-lightning, o overcast, p'passing showers, q squal, rxain, snow, t thunder, v visilility, w den (Wut).
7. hai in inches, syntha and hundrede
சாகன்.. 7-Black orom-Wind of typhoon fore expected (say dire tion); Signal No. 7 will be accompanied by thrie explosiva bomba, fired as intervili of Ú seconds at the Water Polics Staidon. and repasted at the Harbour Offen.
HONGKONG
METEOROLOGICAL
REGISTER.
Hongkong Observatory, October 19th
Bromerer ... Temperature Humility. Wind Direction..
Foroa
The signals will be lowered when it is considered that all danger is crot.
The Day Bignals will be displayed si the masthead of the storm signal mass co Blackhead Hill, the Harbour Of H.1.8, Tamar, Grosa Island signsi mari, thị fagstaff on the premises of the Horg kong and Kowloon Wharf and Godorn Weather Company at Kowloon, the flagstaff on the | Rain primises of the Standard Oil Compay at Laichikok, and the flagstaff near the Find Officer's Quarters sa Lyemua.
NIGHT SIGNALS. (Lampa) · 1-White-white-white.
White-green-green.
#.-Green-white-white,
&-Green-green-white.
-White-white-green.
6-Green-green-green. 7.--Had-green-rød.
The Night Bignals will be displayed, at sunset, on the tower of the Bailey Bustion, on H.118. Tamar, and on the Harbour Office fagstad. They will have
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HONGKONG TIDE TABLI,
From 20th to 28th October
HIGH WATI,
Menth
Height
Low Water.
H'kong
H'kong
M+
Mean
Time.
Time
b. m. ft. in!
b. m.
fa
9 18 4 7
5 68 1 7
11 17.7 8
4 29 3 9
the sums signification as the day signis.
Signal No. T will be socompanied by Batur. 20 explosive bombe as above, in the event of
21 1 32 x 4 4 [m2 6 55
1 8 the information conveyed by thin signal | Sax.
4 53 a 4 1 being Erst published at nigh
22 0 8 7.7m 6412:0
No infer high.] 'mor kw. water 23m 1 10 74 m 9 23 | 21
No infer high or ow watər
SUPPLEMENZART WARNIER,
Mook
Mom
Tuen
water 2. 2 13344
When local signmis ara dieplayag in the Harbour & Cone will be exhibited at Wod. 24 m 2 26 7 1 m 10.30 2 1 the following: mations:-Gag
No inter, blgh• Lor\ww¬ Wigian, Stanley, Aberdeen, Ban Ki Wai, Thurs 26 m 352 16 8 11 26 Bu Kang, Bha Tau Kok and Tai 20, to notify the fact to nativa orafé 12# Pri. paising ocean vessela
Further details can always bo giran to coesa vassals, on demand, ky ngial from lighthouse.
The object of the code is to give në Isus si hours?: warning of a gule (Fozon # by Bisufors Beale, or 40-45 m.p.h, min vélaity" by Dinsa Anemometer) and Lan wirnings" of "expected changes in the disction and force of the wind. Owing, however, to the, uncertain movements al typhoons and to insuficiens telegraphie olarvatione, it will occasionally happen that signals 9 to 1 may be diaplajıt willous a galo pocurring at Hongkong. or even Gap Bock, but the reverse is not litsly to happen,"except in the oude of typhoonsforming in the vicinity and travelling rapidly towards Hongkong, or of a located typhpon inersssing its rate of progression abnormally."
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