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more and more understood and rightly interpreted by the boat and seafaring people as the time Senta, *Shanghai, *Shantung, *Sherard Osborne, *Siam, *Singan, *Sishan, *Suit, *Socotra, *Spinaway on, as is always the case, the Committee believe, when a system of signalling is introduced. Tebqt.), *Store Nordiske, *Strathallan, *Suising, *Sumatra (bk.), *Sunda,* Sungkiang, *Sullberg, likewise convey to masters of ships intimations of the state of the weather at a distance on the voya Sydney, Szechuet, *Tacoma, *Taicheong, *Taichiow, *Tailee, *Taisang, *Taiwan, *Taiyick, on which they are about to sail, information which the present storm-warnings do not supply.” Taksang, *Tancarville, *Tantalus, *Terrier, *Tetartos, *Thales, *Thames, *Thekla, *Tientsin, *Tokio 6. The China Coast Meteorological Register was printed daily at the Observatory, and infcu, Tordenskjold, *Toyo Maru, *Trieste, *Tritos, *Triumph, *Trocas, *Tsinan, *Vega (bk.), ation regarding storms was telegraphed to and exhibited on notice-boards in Hongkong and of ports in China and neighbouring countries as often and as fully as such information could be justif by the weather telegrams received. This happened on 69 days in 1897.

Verona, Victoria, *Victoria (N.P.S.S.Co.), *Vindobona, *Wakasa Maru, *Woosung, Wosang, Wuotan, *Yamashiro Maru, *Yamaguchi Maru, *Yarra, *Yashima (H.J.M.S.), *Yutensang, *Zafiro. 10. The entry of observations made at sea in degree squares for the area between 9° sonth and north latitude, and between the longitude of Singapore and 180° East of Greenwich for the con-

een entered.

Table I.

Meteorological Observations entered in 10o Squares in 1893, 1894, 1895, 1896 and 1897.

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Feb. March.

April.

May. June. July. August.

Sept.

October.

Nov.

Dec.

7. Telegraphic connection with Victoria was interrupted on the 16th April, 1897, from 10 af noon; from the 8th May at 8.12 a, to 9th May at 8.12 a.; on the 18th May from 11.45 a. to 2.26truction of trustworthy pilot charts has been continued, and 161,784 observations in all have now from the 21st at 5.50 p. to 23rd May at 6.48 a.; on the 23rd May from 10,15 a. to 1,34 p.; on t 24th May from 1.10 a. to 9.8 a.; on the 27th May from 4.13 p. to 5 p. ; from the 30th May at 11.555 to 31st May at 1.34 a.; on the 5th from 4 p. to 6.45 p.; on the 17th June, from 1.10 a. to 6.26) and from 7.26 a. to 10.30 a. ; on the 15th July from 2.58 p., to 7.54 p.; on the 28th August fr 9.50 a. to 10.43 a.; on the 5th November from 11.25 a. to 0.20 p. Interruptions occurred therefo on 16 days, and, of course, during thunderstorms.-Telephone connection with the Peak was inte rupted on the 15th January from 6 a. to 11 a.; from the 8th April at 8 a. to 10th April at 6 u.; fro the 1st August at 11 a to 2nd August at 10 a.; from the 17th September at 5 p. to 18th Septemb at 6 a.;

from the 6th October at 6 a. to 20th October at 1 p.; from the 13th November at 6 15th November at 6 a., ie., on 26 days as well as during thunderstorms.

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8. During 1897 in addition to meteorological registers kept at 40 stations on shore, 2,635 ship 25 logs have been copied on board or forwarded by the captains. The total number of vessels, whose le 26 books have been made use of, was 283. The total number of days' observations (counting separate those made on board different ships on the same day) was 20,899.

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9. The following is a list of ships from which logs have been obtained in 1897. The majorit are steam ships, and the others are distinguished as follows: bk., barque; sh., ship; bqt., barquentine:- 60 *Activ, *Aden, *Agenor (sh.), *Aglaia, *Airlie, *Amara, *Ancona, *Antenor, *Argyll, *Arak 1582

*Bello Maru, *Arratoon Apcar, *Ask, *Astral, *Atagosan Maru, *Australian, *Bayern, *Belgic, 63 *Beualder, *Benlarig, *Benledi, *Bisagno, *Bormida, *Borneo, *Braemar, *Brindisi, *Calédonie 191 *Cantou, *Canton, (P. & O.), *Carmarthenshire, *Catherine Apear, *Centurion (H.M.S.), *Cere 22 *Ceylou, Changsha, *Chelydra, *Chêunan (C. C. H.), *Chibli, *China, *Ching Ping, Chingt *Ching Wo, *Chi Yuen, *Chowfa, *Chowtai, *Choysang, *Chun Sang, *Chunshan, Chus *City of Rio de Janeiro, *Clara, *Congo, *Cosmopolit, Daphne (H.M.S.), *Dardanus, *Decin 07 *Deike Rickmers, *Deucalion, *Deuteros, *Devawongse, *Diomed, *Donar, *Dordogne, *Doric, *Dow Maru, *Ekaterinoslav (R.V.F.), *Else, * Einpress of China, *Empress of India, *Empress of Japa *Energia, *Ernest Simons, *Esmeralda, *Falkenburg, *Federation, *Formosa, *Formosu (P. & 0.) *Framnes, *Frejr, *Frigga, *Fushun, *Gaelic, *Ganges, *Gerda, *Gisela, *Glenartuey, *Glenavon *Glenfalloch, *Glenturret, *Grafton (H.M.S.), *Guthrie, *Hailan, *Hailoong, *Haiman, *Haiphong 32 *Haitan, *Hangchow, *Hansa, *Hector, *Hertha, *Hikosan Maru, *Hinsang, *Hiogo Maru, Hinsh 63 Maru, Hohenzollern, *Hoihow, *Hongkong, *Hongleong, *Humber (H.M S.), *Hupel, *Hydaspe 65 *Idzumi Maru, *Independent, *Ingraban, *Irene, *Irene (H.G.M.S.), *Jacob Christensen, Diederichsen, *Japan, *Java, *Kachidate Maru, *Kagoshima Maru, *Kaisar-1-Hind, *Kaiserinn August 67 (H.G.M.S)., *Kalgan, *Kamakura Mara, Kanagawa Maru, *Kashing, *Keong Wai, *Kiangan *Kinai Maru, *Kintuck, *Kinshin Maru, *Kongbeng, *Kostroma (R.V.F.), *Kriemhild, Kri *Kutsang, *Kwnuglee, *Kyoto Maru, *Laurel Branch, *Letimbro, *Likin (L.M.C.C.), *Loongme *Loosok, *Loyal, *L. Shepp (sh,), *Lyeemoon. *Macduff, *Machew, *Malacca, *Maria Valeri Marquis Bacquelem, *Mathilde, *Mazagon, *Medusa, *Mecfoo, *Melbourne, *Melpomene, *Memn *Menmuir, *Merionethshire, *Mirzapore, *Mogul, *Mongkut, *Monmouthshire, *Morven, *Mou Lebanon, *Moyune, Myrmidon, *Namoa, *Namyong, *Nanchang, *Nanshan, *Nanyung,

*Oolong *Ningchow, *Niobe, *Oanfa, *Ocampo, *Océanien, *Olympia, *Omba, *Omi Maru, *Onsang, *Dopack, *Orcstes; *Oscarshal, *Oslo, *Pakhoi, *Pakling, *Panther, (H.A.M.S.), *Pathan, *Patrocin *Pectan, *Peiyang, *Peru, *Petrarch, *Phra Chom Klao, Phra Chula Chom Klao, *Phra Naka *Phoenix (H.M.S.), *Picciola, *Pingsuey, *Poating, *Pongola, *Port Adelaide, *Poseidon, *Prenst *Priam, *Prinz Heinrich, *Progress, *Pronto, *Queen Elizabeth (sh.), *Rainbow (H.M.S), *Ravers *Rohilla, *Rosetta, *Sabine *Rickmers, *Sachsen, *Sakura Maru, *Salazie, *Sarpedon, *Sendai M

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11. As stated in the "Instructions for making Meteorological Observations, etc.", meteorological struments forwarded by observers who regularly send their registers to the Observatory are verified

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