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5. TEMPERATUR*, in the shade," in degrass Fahrenhalt.
B. KUMIDITE, in percentage of enturation, the humidity of afr stunted with moisture being
100.
4. Dukhozzon or WIRD, to two points.
6. Foron of Want, according to Banufort Scale 6. STATS OF WHazuun, b blue sky, o detachad alond, d drizzling rain, I fog, g gloomy, h buil, 1 1 ghining, o overcant, p ganung zl overi, q squad, z zalo, s. mow, † thunder, † a£ibility, w dow wat
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HONGKONG METEOROLOGICAL
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Highest open-air Temperature on 1st 83 Lowest open-air Temperature on 2nd 83
Wonsab
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Fingyang.
Mokpo. Chianampa, Bongohin.
HONGKONG TIDE TABLE
Fraxen Inno-ÜBENA,
From 3rd to 9th April, 1918
Tourene. Baigon. Cambodge.
HIGH WATER
LOW WATER.
Mazis.
PHILIPPINES Hailo. BORNEO.
Hyong
Ceba
Height
H'kong
Meen
Time
Height
Sarawak, Brunet
Labuan, British North Borneo,
Wed.
36 38
6
38
BANGKOK.
Thurs.
MALAY STATES.
1452 64
Perak.
Selangor
Negri Sembilan. Johore, Kelantan.
Pabang Kedan
Frt
5 Nointer, high 3206 63.
Satur.
6m 6 12 4 2
10 041
No infer, high
nor low water
por aw water. 114417
10 398 19
770 4 6 m 0 27 1-6 6.108 6.6 m 11 602 6
8 m 7 13 5 1 m 113 15
9 m 76186 m 150 16
8 10 6 81603