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Signal Station.

VICTORIA PEAK, HONGKONG.

THE Union Jack will be hoisted at the Mast-head when any vessel is being signalled.

The Red Ensign at the Mast-head will denote that a British Functionary of Rank is on board of a Vessel approaching,

The National or House Play will be hoisted over the symbol, when either is flying an board the vessel signalled.

The signals of Vassols in the offing will be repeated. In making signals to Mm-of-war in the Harbour or in the offing a White Ensign will be hoisted at the Flag Staff, and at the Mast-licad, of the Men-of-war.

The Commercial Code of Signals for all Nations, will be used at the Staff. All distance signals will be made at the Mast-head, and all Compass Bearings will be made at the Yard.

On a Steamer or the smoke of a Steamer being sighted, the Compass bearing over the proper symbol will be hoisted at the Yurd-arm; and the distance off in miles will be hoisted at the Mast-head. Tho Distance Signal will be kept up ten minutes and the Compare Signal until the Steamer is made out. When the Steamer is mudo out, if it is an English, French, or American Mail Steamer, a gun will be fired and the distance of at that moment will be hoisted undor a ball at the Mast-hand. The Compass Sigual will then be hauled down and the proper National or House Flag will be substituted for it. The Mast-head Signal will be kept up ten minutes, and the Yard-arm Signal until the Steamer anchors,

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For any other than a Mail steamer, the same signals, with the exception of the gun and ball, will be used.

River Steamers will not be signalled.

Other Steamers from Macao and Canton will be made known by shewing the National Flag, and symbol, at West Yard-arm only.

COMPASS SIGNALS.

Signal

Line of Patile Ship

Victoria

Station.

E

W

Peak.

MEN-OF-WAR, Inner Halliards

Frigate

Corvette

P. Stormer

Despatch or

Gun-boat

MERCHANT VESSELS, Onter Halliards

Steamer

Ship

Barques

Brig

Schooner

MAIL STEAMERS.

No. BEARING.

No.

BEARING.

No.

BEARING.

No.

BEARING.

MI

C. B.

North

D. B.

East.

F. B.

South,

G. B.

West.

C. 7.

N. by E.

D. F.

C. E.

N. N. E.

D. X.

C. L.

N. E. by N. D. K.

C. M.

N. E.

D. M.

E. by S. E. SE, S. E. by E. F. K. S. E

F. D.

S. by W..

G. 1,

W. by N.

F. I.

F. N.

S. S. W. S.W. by S. G. E. S. W.

G. A.

G. M.

W. N. W. N.W.by W. N. W.

American

English

French

NUMERAL TABLE FOR DISTANCES-MILES.

0.2.

N. E. by E. D. F.

G. E.

N. N. E.

D. E.

C. T.

E. by N.

D. T.

S. E. by S. S. 8, E. S. by E.

F. P.

F. B.

F. T.

S. W. by W. W. S. W. W. by S.

G. P.

N. W. by N.

VWL........**

5 VWT

G. R

N. N. W.

VWM.. VWN..

G

WBC

.18

7

WBD

.12 WBK WRL. .14 WBY

.19 WBS........ .20 .21 WBV

WBT

G. T.

N. by W.

VWP TwQ. VWR..

8

WBF

15 WBN

.22

WCB

.29

0

WBG.

.16 WBP

.23

WCD

.30

.10 WBH.

.17 WBQ.

.24 WCF

YWS.

.11 WEJ..

.18 WER.

25 WCG

.$2

2586868

.27

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HONGKONG