HONGKONG TYPHOON SIGNALS
▲ Cone point upwards indicates a typhoon to the north of the Colony.
A Cone point upwards and Drum below indicates a typhoon to the north-east of the Colony. A Drum indicates a typhoon to the east of the Colony.
A Cone point downwards and Drum below indicates a typhoon to the south-east of the Colony. A Cone point downwards indicates a typhoon to the south of the Colony.
A Cone point downwards and Ball below indicates a typhoon to the south-west of the Colony. A Ball indicates a typhoon to the west of the Colony.
▲ Cone point upwards and Ball below indicates a typhoon to the north-west of the Colony. Red Signals indicate that the centre is believed to be more than 300 miles away from the Colony. Black Signals indicate that the centre is believed to be less than 300 miles away from the Cɔlony. The above signals will as heretofore be hoisted only when typhoons exist in such positions, or are moving in such directions, that information regarding them is considered to be of importance to the Colony or to shipping leaving the harbour.
NIGHT SIGNALS
Tico lanterns hoisted vertically indicate bad weather in the Colony and that the wind is expected to veer.
Two lanterns hoisted horizontally indicate bad weather in the Colony and that the wind is expected to back.
The signals are repeated on the flagstaff of the Godown Company at Kowloon, and also (by day only) at the Harbour Üffice, and on H.M.'s Receiving Ship.
LOCAL STORM-WABNINGS
The Colony itself is warned of approaching typhoons by means of the Typhoon Gun placed at the foot of the mast, which is fired whenever a strong gale of wind is expected to blow here.
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