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HONG KONG TYPHOON SIGNALS HONGKONG

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 typhon 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 bele indicates a typhoon to the south-west of the Colony. 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 in licate bid weather in the Colony an1 that the wind is expected to veer.

Tiro lanterns hoisted horizontally indicate bad weather in the Colony and that the wind is expected to back.

The signs are repeated on the flugstuff of the Godown Company at Kowloɔn, and also (by day only) at the Harbour Office, and on H.M.'s Receiving Ship.

LOCAL STORM-WARNINGS

The Colony itself is warael 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, 103, signals accor ling to the China Coast Code will be hoisted on the signa mast on Signal Hill, 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 be used at the Signal Stations.

All signals made by vesse's in the "Othing" will be repeate l at Victoria Peak, arrangements can also be made to have them forwarded to the ad Iressee by telephone from the Harbour Master's Offica. 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.

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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 hearing 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 out.

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 i the Compass signal and symbol will be hauled down. The Distance signal will be kept flying, and will be changed each successive half hour. 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 signals hoisted at Victoria Peak will be repeated at Blacklicnd's Hill,

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When a mail steamer is reported by telegraph from the Gap Rock or Cape D'Aguilar, the distinguish- ing signal will be hoiste i at once, the gun will be fired, an 1 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 Meu-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 aymbol, hoisted at the Quarter of the Yard.

The Distance signal will denote the distance (estimated at Victoria Peak) of the vessel from Green sland on the West and Cape D'Aguilar on the East.

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