HONGKONG TYPHOON SIGNALS
A Cone point upwards indicates a typhoon to the north of the Colony.
A Cone point upwards and Drum below in licates 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 Clony. A Ball indicates a typhoon to the west of the Colony
A 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 Colony, 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.
Two lanterns hoisted vertically indicate bid 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 Office, and on H.M.'s Receiving Ship.
Local Storm-WarninGS
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,
THE CHINA COAST CODE.
From 1st January, 1906, signals according to the China Coast Code will be hoisted on the signal mast on Signal II 11, Kowloon.
SIGNAL STATIONS
(VICTORIA PEAK AND BLACKHEAD'S HILL) HONGKONG
The following Notification was issued from the harbour Office in January, 1904: — The Commercial Code of Signals will bo at the Signal Stationɛ.
All signals made by vesse's in the "Offing" will be repete at Victoria Poak, arrangements can also be made to have them forwarded to the addressee by telephone from the Harbour Master's Office.
Signals can also be passed between vessels in the "Offing" and any one prepared to take them in on the harbour side, and "vice versa:" The "attention" flag for these signals (to be hoisted at the mast head of the ship and of the Station flagstaff) is the White Ensign in the case of Men-of-war, and Red Ensign over the House Flag in the case of Merchant Vessels.
Vessels approaching the Eastern entrance to the Harbour will be signalled on the Eastern Yard- arm, those approaching the Western entrance on the Western Yard-arm.
When a vessel is sighted from Victoria Peak Station the Compass bearing and symbol at the Yard- arm, and the Distance Signals at the Mast head, will be hoisted. If, when the vessel is made out, she is not a Mail steamer, her House Flag will be substituted for the Compass Signal, and it will be kept fly- ing till she anchors. The Distance Signal will be kept up for fifteen minutes after the vessel in made
oat.
If the vessel is a regular Mail Steamer, a gun will be fired and a Ball over the English, French, American, or German Ensign or the Canadian Pacific House Flag, with the Distance Signal under, will be hoisted at the Mast head, an the Compass signal and symbol will be hau'ed down. The Distance signal will be kept flying, and will be changed each successive half h ur. When the vessel is between Green Island and North Point the Code Pendant will take the place of the Distance Signal, and will be kept up till the vessel is at her moorings
At Blackhead's Hill Station, signals similar to the foregoing will be hoisted to denote vessels passing Cape D'Aguilar and the Gap Rock.
All House Flags, symbols and distance sigaals hoisted at Victoria Peak will be repeated at Blackhead's Hill, and “ vice versa.”
When a mail steamer is reported by telegraph from the Gap Rock or Cape D'Aguilar, the distinguish- ing signal will be hoisto 1 at once, the gun will be fired, and the distance symbol hoisted when she is sighted from Victoria Peak Station.
Any special flag hoisted on board an incoming vessel denoting the presence on board of on Officer of high rank will be repeated at the Flag Staff Mast head.
The approach of Men-of-war will be notified by their proper symbols and National Colours, at the Quarter of the Yard.
The approach of British Transports will be notified by the Blue Ensign over the appropriate symbol, hoisted at the Quarter of the Yard.
The Distance signal will denote the distance (estimated at Victoria Peak) of the vessel from Green Island on the West and Cape D'Aguilar on the East.
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