1917-07-06 — Page 8

HONGKONG VOLUNTEER

RESERVES

Major Wakanan, Commanding H.X.Y.R.

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DETAST

Ou duty from the morning of Sunday the 9th July to the morning of Sunday

the 15th July ti. R. V. C.

Next for duty."B" Coy, H. K. V.R Orderly Officer Lient. C. H. Blason.

PLADES FOR XEIT WEEK.

Mentisy, 9th instant :----

Becruits on the Cricket Ground at .15 p.. tinder Instructor Sergt.

xberry. Dreka: Drill Ordar.

Signalling Section: The whole section il parade at Happy Valley for Station Work. Fall in at monument 5.30 p.mx B: Clean Fatigue

Machine Ginn Sertion at Wellingt Dress: Cen Barracks at

Rogue.

5.1.

Mainted Section at Polo Ground at

Dress: Deill Order. L' 5,30-1 Tuesday, 10th instant

"A" and "B" Loys, on the road outs side the Orderly Romat&p.m. Kowloon and Taikoo Sections of Coy. ontsile

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the Verry Wharf howle At 3.15 1.4G LTE and The Dress: Prill Onder. N.CAN and men of "Loy, who did attend the Dis tange Jishing Practice on Toy 3 J4y will fall in on the left of Cuy. Bursday, 12th instant

Electric Lifts, Faps and Lighting, European Bathe and Sanitary Fittings. Hot and Cold Water System throughout. Best of Food and Service.

Signallin retin: "A" and Classes at Volunteer Headquarters & 6.15 p.m. and Class at Volunteer Hendy asters at 3.3m Dress: Clexa Fatigue

Machine Gnn Section at Wellingto Barracks at Al pr. Drass: Clean Fatigue.

Mounted Section at Palu Ground at 430p.m. Driss Drill order.

Friday, 17th instant:

Recruits on the Cricket Grand at 3.15 pim. under Instructor Sergt. Ozberry, Dress: Drill Onlet.

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HOUSES in Shameen, Canton. No

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THE CHINA MAIL.

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The Post Office will forward all corres- pondenes posted by the fastest routes.

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FFICES at 2 Connaught Bond.

OFFICES

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EXCHANGE. Rongkong, July 6, 19173

On London-

Bank Wire

Un demand.

30 days sight

4 months right i

Credita, 4 mon the right,

2/6.13/18 2/815/16

Doedimentary, 4 months sight 1773

On Paris

On demand,

Credita, 4 months" right On New York

On demand,

Creta, 60 days high Do Bombay

Wire On demands On Calcutt

Wire On demand

Da Singapor

Chri demanastirly THE Ja Manila

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30 days sight(p

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On demand,

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Sovereigna (Banks Bay

Silver (per OE)

Bar Silver in, tongkrong Uhines Copper Lash Chiama Copper Cent Bate of Native Inter Chliess Bub Dom

Sai Kung

Santin, Stanley.. 4.30 г.x.

(7.30 AM

Canton, Samui Regis. 3 r.

and Wuchow Letters 6 P.M.

£.15 .. ***11.30 P...

SUNDAYS & HOLIDAYS

مكابد 8.30

5.00 PM.

NEW TYPHOON SIGNALS.

WEATHER REPORT.

On the 6th at 10:39-No returns from

New Lokal And Non-Local Storm Signal Codey will be introduced at Japan. Pressure has increased moderate" Hongkong on lat July, 1911, in placely at Weibalwei and decreased slightly of the old Local Code, and the China

from Formosa to-Haiphong. Const. Corle

The depression in the China Sca

appears to bave filled up. The depression over the lower Yanatze Valley romains

The principal change in the Local. Code is that the new signals will show the direction from which the gale is expected, whereas the old signals stationary. A somewhat deep depres ahowed the position of the typhoon.sion is shown over Tongkin.

The latter will be indicated, is bereto- fore, by the Non-Local Signals. The new Local Code in given below:-

DAY SIGNALS..

1-Red enne point upward, will mean a typhoon exists which may possibly cause a gale at Hongkong within 24 hours. 2-Black cone point upward-Gale expected from the North (N.W. to N.E);

3--Black cone point downward-Gale expected from the South (SE to S.W.H

Black drum-Gale expected from the East (N.E to S.E); 5-Black ball-Gale expected from

the West (N.W to S.M.) 6-Two black cones, top one invert- ed, bottom, one point up-Gale expected to increase. 7-Black cross-Wind of typhoon

force expected (any direction). Signal No. 7 will be accompanied by three explosiva bombs, fired at intervalu of 10 seconds at the Water Police Station and repeated at the Harbour Offico..

The signals will be lowered when it is considered that all danger is over."

Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 houri ording at 10a.m. to-day, 000 inch, Total since January 1st, 39,88 inches, against

average of 41.35 inches. Forecast for the 34 hours ending at noon on the 7th July

1-Hongkong to Gap Rock: 8.W. to S. winds, moderate cloudy, some Imin...

„

-Formosh Channel: The same as

No. 1

3-South coast of China between Hongkong and Lamocks: The same as. No. 1.

4.-South coast of China between Hougkong and Hainan: The

No.. 1.

OFFICIAL NIGHTS IN JULY

The following Table shows the Stati- dard Time at which Official Night ends! and begins during the month of July,

1917-

Date.

10th, 13th.

5.35

* 5.36

The Day Signals will be displayed at July 6th, 5.33 the masthead of the storm signal mast on Blackhead Hill, the Harbour Office, H.M.S. Tamar, Green Island signal mast, the flagstaff on the premises of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company" at Kewicon, the flagstaff on the premises of the Standard Os Company at Lai-chikek, and the Officer's Quarters flagstaff near the Field: at Lyemun

"

W

NIGHT SIGNALS (lamps.) White, White, White. 3.—White, green, green, i 3-Green, white, white." 4.-Green, green, white.

9.00 k.

Macro

Kongpoor

(6.00 P.M. Except Saturday's

5.00 P.X.

Namtau and

Sanmei

Shamchun......

5.00 P.M. $10.00 AM- 4.00 FM.

5.00 p.m. 9.00 A.M.

5.-White, white, green

FROM SHEUNGWAN WESTERN «

BRANCH P.0,

WEEK DAYS SUNDAYS &

HOR

A

7.30 4.3. 11.30 PM. ƒ.30 A.3. 19.30 F.M.

8.30A.M.

8.30P.M.

HOLIDAYS

[7.30 A.M 11.30 PM. f.34 A.M. 19.30 r.M.

Minead.....

Cunton

Tai Ping,

Tang.....9.30 PM. 9.30 P.M. 3. P.M. Shek Fi....-9.30 P.X. 9.30 PM. 9.3 P.M. Kongmoon 86.00 г. 6.007.. 6.00 PM. Kumchak...6.00 P.. 8.00PM 6.00 P.M.

Kauzorg ...600 F. 16.00 P.K.. 6.00 r...

Except Saturdays.

In the case of Mails closing before 9 m. Fegistration closes at 5 o'clock on the previous evening,

HONGKONG TIDES.

The tide-table" aven below has been compiled at the National Almanse Office in London from the result of the analysis of observations taken by means of an satomsic tide-recording machine in

6.-Green, green, greca. 7-Red, green red.

The Night Siguals will be displayed, at sunset on the tower of the Railway Station, oa H.M.S. Tamar, and on the Harbour Office Bogstaf. They will have the same signification as the day signals..

Signal, Na, 7 will be accompanied by explosive bombs as above, in the event of the information conreyed by this signal being first published at night.

SUPPLEMENTARY WARNINGS:

7th, 5.34

14

8th. 1.34

9th, 0.35.

5.35

13th, 5.36

14th, 5.36

15th, 5.37

18th 3.37

17th 5.38

18th 5.29

5.35

21st, 5.39

5.40

5.40

24th, 1.40

25th.

20th 5.41

$7th,

28th 5.12

99th 5.43

-30th, 5.13

31st, 5.44

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15:

Ends.

· Begins.

П.

p.m.

7.21

KOYAL OBSERVATORY HONGKONG, DAILY WEATHER

When local signals are displayed in Station., the Harbour, a Cone will be exhibited at the following stations:-Gap, Rock, Waglan, Stanley, Aberdeen, "Sau Ki

REPORT.

JULY 6, 1917.

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Wan, Sai Kung Sha Tau Kok, Tai Po Wostock-6.

Momure to notify the fact to native craft and Hakodate passing ocean vesacle on demand, by Tokio Kochi signal from lighthouses.

Sagasaki- Kagoshima The object of the code is to give at Oslims... least 34 hours warning of a gale (Force Naha

Fshijima.

Water Police Basin at Tsim Sha 7th

during the years 87-8-9.

The

zero of the table corresponds with the zero of the sounding in the Admiralty Chest, which has been found to be 4 feat 3 inches below mean sea level.

To chtain the depth of water on the tile mage at the Victoria Naval Yard add 3 feet 4 inches, and on the gange at Lamont Dock, Aberdeen, add 10 foot 4 inches to the height given in the table..

July 7th to 13th, 1017.

FISH WATER

Boogkong

Estuch,

馆

8 by Beaufort Scale, or 40-44 1-P, Botin Plană mesa velocity by Dines Anemometer) Weihaiwei 629,60

Hankow and also warnings of exported changes in fchi

Tchang.. the direction and force of the wind.

Changsha "Owing, however, to the uncertain move-Slangbai

Gutalaff ments of typhocas and to insufficient

Sharp Pk telegraphic observations, it will occasion- Amoy

Swatow... ally happen that signal 2 to 5 may be sick. displayed without a gaie occurring at Taichu Hongkong, or even Gap Rook, but the Tinan reverse is not likely to happen, ezept Pescadores in the case of typhoons forming in the Canton A

Hongkong Ticinity and travelling rapidly towards Gap Rock Hongkong, or of a located typhoon

Koshun

Wuchow

LOW WATER

Mongkong: (2).

increasing its rate of progression Fakhoi abnormally

Bojhow Flulien

Signal No. 1 is intended as a warning

C.St. James Aparri Dagupan

1383303323333

approximate wel

58.

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Wind

FRIDAY, JULY 6, 1917.

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JULY OTH, 1917.

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HONGKONG-REGISTER:

to Stand By and watch for the Dexte signal

In the now Non-Local Code the Legnapi

velocity of the storm

centre will be shop,

in addition to its Surig Gram

direction of motion, and the position of the centre will be given in degrees of latitude and longitude. The time at which the warning yes isnod will also be shown.

T. F. CLAXTON, Diretor Hongkong Observatory, July 6, 191

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2. TEMPERATURE, in the shade, in de arees Fahrenheit.

2. Homier, in percentage of

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4 DIRECTION OF WISD, to two

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