METEOROLOGICAL TABLE FOR 1860,
SHOWING THE RANGE OF THE BAROMETER AND THERMOMETER, HUMIDITY, DIRECTION OF THE WIND, RAIN-FALL, ETC,
COMPILED FROM THE RECORDS IN THE ROYAL ENGINEER DEPARTMENT, HONGKONG.
BAROMETER.
THERMOMETER.
HUMIDITY 0.1.
WIND,
Mostn
Afar.
Med.
Min.
Mez. Mad.
Min. Max. Aled. | Min,
RAIN.
No. of | Inches.
days.
CLOUD.
0.10.
REMARKS,
January,...... 30 363
30.122
20.795
721
February...... 10.803
20 073
29.682
751
120
19
49
49
65309
N.-N.E.-E.
$
1.100
********* | § More than usually humid & cloudy
1 for the time of year.
N.-N.E.-E
Nil.
+
Very fine dry month.
March....................... 80.142 29.872
20.960
754
бал
36
707
N.E, and E.
4
910
9
Humid and cloudy.
May...........
30.009
29.039 April............ 30.229
29.933
99.727
$8
70
53.919
.763
N.-N.E-E.
9
1.680
7
Fine light showers,
29.703 29.463
91
77}
67,
.690
N.E.-E
12
10.795
7
29.672
29.422
911
$28
69
.676 E.-3.E-S.—S.W.
15
8.153
9
Heavy rains.
Very wet month ; light winds,
Juls.............. 29.890
August, ....... 29.826
29.721
29.532
06
83
E.-S. E.-S.
17
13.550
6
Do.
230 GT
29.300
831
731.954
S.E.-9.-5.W.
13
16.090
6
Heavy rains.
•
September..... 29,807
29.756
29.561
87
81|
741 .935
W.—S, W.-E.
6
0.535
LO
5
Fine generally.
October,....... 30.146
29.970
29 758
871 79
November,... 30.310
30.075
29.916
70
December......
20.274
30.111
20.038
$99
ម ន ន
N.W.-E
4
.560
31
Very fine.
N.-N.E.-E.
2
.230
3
N.-N.E.
1
120
Do.
(Fine; unusually warm for Decem
1 ber.
Total, 59,725
CHINA DIRECTORY
insura tee Advertisements,
الخلافات
Alliance Fire Assurance Company
OF LONDON.
The UNDERSIGNed, Agents in Cats for the above COMPANY, are prepared to accept Assurance as under :-
On Buildings of brick or Stone, coverc ' with Tiles, Slates, or Metals, detached from Chineso Tenements, and on their Coutents, a. the rate of 1 per cent per annum, to the extent of £10,000 on each separate building.
A Building and its Contents taken togeth form one risk. Thus the above may be underwritten on a Building alone, or on the Co1ents alone, or part on the Building and part
on the Contents.
Assurances for six months will be charged th co-fourths, and for three months one-half of the annual rate.
No Assurance is to be considered in force until 1 ve Premium be paid.
Amongst other advantages of the Company, tlie A sured will be entitled to participate un the Profits after five successive payments,
Parties upplying for Assurances will please send in full particulars of the Risk to bo taken; any deviation from which, without the consent of u.e Company, will vitiate the l'ulicy. JARDINE, MATIESON & Co., Agents in China.
China, January 1st, 1861.
SUN FIRE OFFICE, LONDON.
ESTABLISHED IN 1710.
MANAGERS.
Chairman & Treasurer—WILLIAM R. HAMILTOk, Esq. Right Hon. W. M. BERESFORD, M.P.
Hon. P, PLEYDELL BOUYERIE, Harry Chester, Esq. SAMUEL PEYYS COCKERELT, Esq. Raikes Currir, Esų., M.l'. Joum Duummond, Esq.
Russell Elice, Esq.
1
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THE MANAGERS of the SUN FIRE OFFICE, LONDON, bu have to inturn the British and Foreign Residents at Hongkong and Canton, that they have constitutes) and appointed the undersignal as their Attorneys, to jesue Policies of Issurance against FIRE on Buildings, Goods, Merchandize, and other Property, at those places. Full particulars of RATES, &c., may be obtained on application to
Ilongkong, January 1st, 1861.
LONDON AND ORIENTAL STEAM TRANSIT INSURANCE OFFICE.
Established in 1843,
LINDSAY & Co.
VICTORIA FIRE & MARINE INSURANCE COMPANY OF MELBOURNE,
7/1116 above Office accepts Risks by dio. UNDERSIONED are authorized to accept
STEAMERS of the l'eriNSULAR & ÜRIKN-
Marine Risks and grant. Policies in heltalf
TAI STRAN NAVICation Company, and also by of the above Company to Ports in the ColonieSİ, any other first-class Steamers,
MAXTM. FISCHER,
Tiongkong, 1st January, 1961. }
Agent.
and to the Unitko KisuZIOM,
A. ELLISSEN & Co., Agents.
Hongkong, Ist Jamary, Bill.