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CORRECTIONS AND ADDITIONS ́

Manila, Continued:-

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Agencies

"Norwich Union Fire Insurance Society Scottish Union and National Insce. Co. Yorkshire Insurance Co., Ld. Marine Insurance Co., Ld.

British Traders' Insurance Co., Ld. London Assurance Corporation New Zealand Insurance Co., Ld. Osaka Marine and Fire Insce. Co., Ld. Peninsular & Oriental Steam Nav. Co. Ben Line Steamers

Blue Funnel Line (New York Service) Ellerman & Bucknall S.S. Co. (Euro-

pean Service)

Osaka Shosen Kaisha

Chicago Milwaukee & St. Paul Rly. Andrew, Weir & Co.

John Letham & Sons

White Horse Distillers, Ld.

On page 1511-

The following entries should read-

HANSON, ORTH & STEVENSON, INC., Mer- chants, Steamship and Insurance Agents

F. B. Richards, agent

R. J. Hughes C. Hofmann Agencies (Same as Manila)

ISAAC S. ECETA (Member of National Association of Cost Accountants), Con- sulting Accountant and Auditor-PO Box 189

On page 1508--

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The following entry should read-

HANSON, ORTH & STEVENSON, INC., Mer- chants, Steamship and Insurance Agents

J. R. Thornton, agent

Agencies-Same as Manila with the ad-

dition of--

States Steamship Co. Bank Line

DAVAO

HANSON, ORTH & STEVNSON, INC., Mer- chants, Steamship and Insurance Agents

B. A. Batterton, jr., agent

N. W. Ramsay

Agencies-(Same as Manila with the ex- ception of the Blue Funnel Line-New York Service)

HONG KONG TIME SIGNALS.

The Time Ball on Kowloon Signal Hill is dropped daily at 10 a.m. and 4 p.m., except on Saturdays when it is dropped at 10 a.m. and I p.m., and on Sundays and Holidays when it is. dropped at 10a.m. only.

The Ball is hoisted half-mast at the 55th minute and full mast at the 57th minute, Should the ball fail to drop at the correct time it will be lowered at 5 minutes past the hour and the ordinary routine repeated at the following hour, if possible,

Should the Time Ball be out of order, the above routine will be carried out with the flag "Z" on the Storm Signal mast,

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Time Signals are also given at night by means of three white lamps mounted vertically on the Observatory wireless mast. From 8h 55m 0s to 9h 0m 0 p.m. the lamps are extinguished momentarily every sccond, except at the 28th, 29th and 54th to 59th second of each minute.

The hours refer to Hongkong Standard Time (8 hours East of Greenwich).

ROYAL OBSERVATORY, HONGKONG.

T. F. CLAXTON,

Director.