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No. 207.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, MAY 12, 1916.

TYPHOON-WARNINGS ISSUED BY THE ROYAL OBSERVATORY, HONGKONG.

Day Signals.

Typhoon Signals, according to the following Code, will be displayed when necessary at the MAST HEAD of the Typhoon Sigual Mast on Signal Hill, Kowloon Point, from sunrise to sunset. They do not necessarily imply that bad weather is expected here :-

Signal No.

Signal

No.

I.

A CONE point upwards

indicates a Typhoon to the North of the Colony.

5.

A CONE point downwards

indicates a Typhoon to the South of the Colony.

point downwards

indicates a Typhoon to the South-West of the Colony.

A CONE point upwards and DRUM

indicates a Typhoon to the

6.

A CONE

North-East of the Colony.

·

below

and BALL below

3.

A DRUM

indicates a Typhoon to the East of the Colony,

7.

A BALL

1.

A CONE

point downwards

indicates a Typhoon to the - South-East

8.

of the

and DRUM

Colony,

below

A CONE point upwards and BALL below.

indicates a Typhoon to the West of the Colony.

indicates a Typhoon to the North-West

Colony.

of the

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 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.

These signals are repeated at the Harbour Office, H.M.S. Tamar, Green Island Signal Mast, the Flagstaff on the premises of the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown Company at Kowloon, the Flagstaff on the premises of the Standard Oil Company at Lai-chi-kok, and the Flagstaff near the Field Officer's Quarters at Lyemun.

Urgent Signal.

In addition to the above, when it is expected that the wind may increase to full typhoon force, the following Urgent Signal will be made at the Water Police Station, and repeated at the Harbour Office :—

THREE EXPLOSIVE BOMBS, AT INTERVALS OF TEN SECONDS,

A. Black Cross will be hoisted at the same time above the other shapes at the Signal Stations.

Night Signals.

The following Night Signals will be exhibited on the tower of the Kowloon Railway Station, the Harbour Office Flagstaff, and H.M.S. Tamar";-

1.—Three Lights Vertical, GREEN GREEN GREEN. Indicates that a typhoon is believed to be situated

more than 300 miles from the Colony.

II.-Three Lights Vertical, GREEN RED GREEN. Indicates that a typhoon is believed to be situated less

than 300 miles from the Colony.

III.-Three Lights Vertical, RED GREEN RED. Indicates that the wind may be expected to increase to full

typhoon force.

No. III Signal will be accompanied by the Explosive Bombs, as above, in the event of the information conveyed by this signal being first published by night.

These Night Signals will be substituted for the Day Signals at sunset, and will, when necessary, be altered during the night.

Supplementary Warnings.

For the benefit of Native Craft and passing Ocean Vessels, a CONE will be exhibited at each of the following stations during the time that any of the above Day Signals are displayed in the Harbour :-

Gap Rock.

Waglan.

Stanley,

Cape Collinson.

Aberdeen. Sau Ki Wan. Sai Kung.

Sha Tan Kok.

Tai Po.

This will indicate that there is a depression somewhere in the China Sea, and that a Typhoon Warning is displayed in the Harbour,

Further details can always be given to Occan Vessels, on demand, by signal, from the lighthouses.

All previous notices are hereby cancelled.

Royal Observatory, HongkoNG,

12th May, 1916.

T. F. CLAXTON,

Director.