THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, SEPTEMBER 11, 1914.
APPOINTMENTS, &c.
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No. 354.-His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint the Honourable Mr. EDWIN RICHARD HALLIFAX to be his Private Secretary and Lieutenant H. G. Bagnall, R.G.A., to be his Aide-de-Camp, during the absence on leave of 2nd Lieutenant R. B. HATFIELD, 8th Battalion, City of London Regiment, and Lieutenant G. N. ALISON, Seaforth Highlanders, respectively, or until further notice, with effect from this date.
11th September, 1914.
NOTICES.
ROYAL OBSERVATORY.
No. 355.-Extract of Meteorological Observations made at the Royal Observatory, Hongkong, during the month of August, 1914.
BARO- METER
TEMPERATURE.
HUMIDITY.
WIND.
DATE.
CLOUDI- SUN-
NESS. SHINE.
RAIN.
AT M.S.L.
Mean. Min. Max.
Rel.
Abs.
Dir.
Vel,
O
I,
ins.
29.78
O
p. c.
jus.
p. c.
hrs.
ins.
Points. Miles
p.h.
86.3
80.3 76.5
84
0.87
87
2.8
0.250
S by W|14.7
.86 86.6
81.0 76.8 83
.87
62
9.9
0.085
S by W
9.7
2,
K
.83
88.0
82.2 78.6
79
.86
32
II.I
WSW
6.3
3.
.80
4'
878
82.5 79.6
77
.86
SI
11.0
SW by W
7-7
.79
86.6
82.3
79.9 79
.87
76
8.8
SW by W
8.7
5+
6,
.82 86.9
7.
8,
.87
88.0
.87 88.4 82.5 78.7 77
80.0 82.1
79
.86
90
5-9
0.215
SSW
10.0
.85
74
8.4
S by W
7.8
81.6
77.5
79
.85
11.2
SE
3.7
.84
87.2
9,
81.3 77.0
.90
8.5
ESE
5.7
IO,
.79
88.2
82.4 77.5
.86
10.8
SE
4.0
II,
.74
82.7 90.0
78.0
.86
48
9.2
NW by W
2.2
.70
12,
90.3
82.8
79.8
77
.86
8.6
0.135
W
3.4
.62
13.
90.9
85.8
80.4 74
.91
26
II. I
W by N
8.0
.50
14,
92.5
86.3
80.7
69
.87
90
2.6
0.070 NW by W
9.4
15,
.50
85.9
80.1
75.0
84
.87
99
0.0
1.625
SW
12.8
.68
16,
83.5
80.8
77.3
.88
92
0.080
SSE 13.4
17,
83.0 .77
80.2 78.4
.89
78
0.050
ESE
9.9
18,
.76
84.7
79.4
$77.0
.87
77
0.060
E by S 13.4
81.9
19,
78.4 76.3
.87
91
0.1
0.190
E by N 13.6
20, .............
.65
85.4
80.8 77.4 79
.83
43
9.5
E by S 11.7
.66
25,
85.9
80.9
76.3
.65
22)
86.4
81.7
76.5
.63
86.6
82.1
77.6
23,
.63
24.
85.2
81.6
78.1 82
25,
93.1
84.3
77.8
26,
90.5
82.3
76.6
27,
89.7 82.2
76.8
28,
.64
89.9
83-5
78.4
.68
29,
90.5
84.1 78.7 73
.66
+
30, 31
91.4
85.9
82.2
.59
94.0
87.2
82.6
K R ∞ X N NKERKA
75
.80
32
10.8
ESE
7.5
79
.85
39
ESE
9.9
8.5
80
.88
51
ESE
9.0
12.1
.88
75
4.I
0.120
E by S
10.5
73
74
75
77
oo oo oo oo oo
.85
80
9.4.
0.425
N by E
8.6
.81
87
6.9
0.705
NE by E
7.2
.83
47
10.7
0.095
SSE
6.8
.89
58
10.0
0.075 SSW 7.3
.85
50
9.0 0.005 NE
4.1
77
.95 .91
8.9
SSE 8.5
10.1
0.020
8.1
Sum.
Sum.
Mean.
29.70
87.9
82.3
78.2
79 0.87
63
244.9
4.205
SSE
.86
Maximum,. Mean,
Minimum,
MEANS OF 30 YEARS (1884 TO 1913 INCLUSIVE) FOR AUGUST:-
29.74 29.63
29.82 88.8 83.2 79.1 86
86.4 81.4 77.6 83.6 80.0 75.9
.92
78 281.2 30.060
13.2
83
مومن
.89
.85
65 200.5 14.362 53 151.8 3.970
SE
9.5
5.4
The rainfall for the month of August at the Botanical Gardens was 613 on 17 days, at the Matilda Hospital, Mount Kellett, it was 3ins53 on 11 days, and at the Police Station, Taipo, it was 5ins. 32 on 15 days.
7th September, 1914.
T. F. CLAXTON,
Director.
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