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|HALEBY'S COMET.
THE PASSAGE ACROSS THE SUN The following account of observation made- at the Observatory of Zo-se has been courteously communicated to the N. C. D. News by the Scawei Fathers, PAR
WEATHER FORMOA ST
ESTORM-WARNINGS ISSOED.
FROM THE HONGKONG
· OBSERVATORY.
METEOROLOGICAL SIGNALE.
Meteorological signals are holsted on the mast in front of the Water Police Station at Tsim Sha Tsui for the information of masters of, vessels leaving the port. They do not necessarily imply that bad weather is expected
According to calculations by Mr. Aš Č. D. Cremells of Greenwich observatory Hallay's Comet was due to cross the sun between 10,21 a.m. on May 16, as observed in China Prompted by an article is the journal of the French Astronomical Society, we decided.to make every effort to verify the presence or absence in the nucleus of the comet of slecal No
y opaque bodies measuring twelva
kilometres (73 miles) in the diamster... · Thosg dimensions are practically about the smallest that aby opique body must passers in order to be visible on earth; but at such dimensions the object can only be perceived when the pictures of the sun are exceptionally clear, an ideal that it is difficult, to attain, at 'ten" o'clock in the morning. At least we hoped to be able to: "determine the largest dimensions of solid pos sible in the comet. According to no observa tion made on May 16, the nucleus appears to measure about fifison degrees in diameter, The question was then whether, although much smaller than the rest of the head of the comel, the nucleus might not be big enough to cast
Steam Lanches of Steel or Wood Lighters, Stool Buildings and Reph, Bridge upon the sun's disc suma small shadow less Work, and all klodi ál Machtuary are made on the premisas,
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luminous than the surrounding body,
On the morning of the spik, the aky was at first by ma means favourable for observation. The sun was obscured by a densa - bank of clouds; at balf past nine, however, the sky had
spots on the sun could be taken for purposes of comparison with later obsatyatlone Atat
The cost of Docking, and "epair work, will be found to compare favourably with that a far cleared that two photographs showing the ∙of any port is the world."
A large mooring basta is available alongside our own works for mooring vassals whilst | quarter past ten, we began to watch the waliota" under repairs.
Telephons: Nos 876, 506, or 681,
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edge of the sun at the place where the comet- was due to enter. We adopted the method of observation by projection which had the advant age of enabling several people to keep watch simultaneously for the comate appearance. The... smallness of the field allowed by the eye-piece of the telescope madethe,uis of this means danger. ous and it was reserved for mare 'miante, ex•. amination of special points, but in any case the condition of the image was so mediocre that there was no great advantage in sening by diect vision. At 10.27 the sun was still occa-
itionally obscured by light clouds, but at 10.30,
Kowloon (K. M. L. 51), with 100
L.M. ALVARES,
the clouds had almost completely disappeared. No. observer had yet seen anything that led him to suspect the presence of any obícurity, or trace of shadow corresponding to the nucleus of the comet. We took two photographs, ona. 49, Wyndham Street...
at 10.36.5 and the other at 10.38.30. The Hongkong, 6th May, 1910,
[356 pictures were still indifferent, but we attached TU LII.
an enlarging apparatus directly to the telescopa ia, the ford hope of being able to find any auch photographic details that might be mis sling in direct photography. Tan work, of taking these photographs occupied a long time and was unfortunately useless owing to the indefiniteness of the pictures.
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RESULTS OF THE OBSERVATION. Sean by the eye, the sun did not exhibit the Blightest change that could suggest any point of obscurity or spot less luminous than the rest of the body. Two of those who were watching noticed a little 'reddish tinge in the sun's, the writer ofthese notes and another observer could ran nothing. In the photographs it is easy to determine what must have bean the,comet's position, bat no trace of this bucleus could be Also NEW EUROPEAN FLATS ad-seen. Following closely upon the great spot one joining the new Seaman's Institute, could perceive a number of darkish cells, the Praya East,
diameter of those, judging under the magnifying glass, would be approximately can degree.; the image of any opaqus 'body in the nucleus of the comet would necessarily be much more
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A CONE polat upwards,
Indicatesa Typhoon 10 the North of the Colony
Indicates a Typhoon
A CONE polat upwardoylik Unto, the Horth-East and Bk UM below
DETX
A. CONE point down wards and DRUM below
5.
A CONE point down- wards
A CONE point down- wards and BALL below
A BALL
8. A CONE
pelot upwards and BALL balow
of the Colony.
Indicates a "Typhoon to the East of the Colony.
Indicators Typhoon [to the South-East
of the Colony,
Indicatesa Typhoon
to the South of the Colony.
Indicatos a Typhoon
to the BouthWes
of the Colony...
· Indicates a Typhoon. to the West; of the Colony.
Indicates a Typhoon to the North-Wes] of the Colony.
Red Signal Indicats that the cantes is believed to be more than goo miles away from. the Colvay.
Black Signal Indicate that the centre le balloved to be less than 300 miles away from the Colony,
"The above, alguals "will," an keratofore; "be hoisted only when typhoons exist in such positions or are moving in such directions that information regarding them fi considered to be of importance to the Colony or to shipping leaving the karbour,
These signals are repeated at the Harbour" Office, H.M.S. Tamar, Great Island Signs! Mast, and the Flagstaff on the premises of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company at. Kowloon.
'URGENT SIGNAL.
In addition to the above, when it is expected
that the wind may increase to fall typhoon force at ang moment, the following Urgent Signal
Amade at the Water Police Stallon,Speated at the Harbour Offca *-*
-THREE EXPLOSIVE BOMBE, AT INTERYALS
OFTEN SECONDS.
obscure than that of these cats. We can then declare that any paclaus of the comet must have left on our photograph some trace. Can we assume that an opaque body half that diameter might also have left its record on our plates? The absoluts obscurity of these points renders such a supposition very probable, Father, any obscurity that measdied two millimetre in-diameter.wban_objcived_by_projection, time, superior to the other shapes, would.very probably have been perceived at tha moments of best deficition, But it is scarcely porsible to found on these observations say argument disapproving the presence in the ancleus of the comat of solid bodies less than
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A Black Cross will be" holsted at the same.
NIGHT SIGNAL
The following Night Bignals will be azhibit." ad from the Flagstaff on the roof of the Water Police Station at Kowloon, the Harbour Offe
Flagstaf, and H.M.S. Tamar
I. Throw Lights Vertical, Green Green Green, fudicates that a typhoon is believed to be situated more than 300 miles from the Colony,
II. Three Lights Versal, Green Red Green, indicates that a typhoon la belleved to be situated less than goo miles from the Colony,
III; Three Lights – e tical, Red Green Red, indicates that the wind may be expected to fecrease to fall typhoon force at any moment,”
156, PRAYA EAST from sat June, sixty kilometers in diameter.
Also
The total absence of any spot correspofding OFFICES at No. 2, PEDDER STREET from to the nucleus of the comst confirms the, fact int July..
already sufficiently known, namely, the comer's extreme transparency. We can distinguish Messia JARDINE, MATHESON very clearly on our photographic plates
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the groups of granulat mister surround Hongkong, gist May, soto,
f4ing the spots at the centre of the sun's disc, although the difference of lumines TO LET.
ity between thate groups and the photosphere. ODOWN, No. 4, FRAYA, Kennedy Town. is very feeble. We can also distinguish, if not exactly the granulations of the photosphere, at Apply to
least the less clear" places which separats them. Such places are innumerablo nad many " No. III. Signs! will be accompanied by, the of them corresponding to the diameter of the Explosive Bombs, as above, in the event of the 6s comer's nucleus; but with no greater degree of Information conveyed by this algual being inst
obscurity then these the nucleus would not be published by night.. recognizable. We can then only affirm that | 1995
These Night Sigusis will be substituted the 'ODOWN
the obscurity produced by the collection of O. SA, DUDDELL STREIT,
the corpuscules of the nucleus is not sensibly the Day: Signals at sunset, and will, when Apply 10
greater than that which characterizes the ex- || necessary, be altered during the night THE HONGKONG LAND INVESTdinary varieties of the photosphere. But the
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qually of the (magos that we could obtain dur ing the whole time of the o:met's passage across the sun does not permit is to arrive at any clear. solation of this problems undertaken.
AN APPEAL.
HE SUPERIORESS "of the ITALIAN TOONVENT DADE ROAD, begu, most raspectfully to APPEAL to the Residenta of Hongkong and the Coast Ports, for their kind patronage and support, and desires to state. that she will be pleased to receive orders for, * MERTING of those interested in the | all kinds of NEEDLE WORK A
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SUPPLEMENTARY WARNINGK
For the benefit of Native Ont and passing Ocean Vessels, a Cone will be exhibited each of the following stations during the time that any of the shove Day Signala ari, kola od to the Harbour.'
Gap Rock Waglan,
Collinson.
This will fadicate that there somewhere in the Chins Sea Varning is holand in the