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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JUNE 8, 1906.
HARBOUR MASTER'S DEPARTMENT.
No. 501.-It is hereby notified that ships conveying Chinese passengers, under the provisions of the Chinese Einigration Ordinances, 1889 to 1901, will not be allowed to carry them on the upper weather deck, between the 1st of June and the 15th of October, inclusive.
L. BARNES-LAWRENCE, Captain, R.N.,
Harbour Master, &c.
5th June, 1906.
OBSERVATORY.
No. 502. Extract of Meteorological Observations made at the Hongkong Observatory during the month of May, 1906.
BARO-
METER
TEMPERATURE.
HUMIDITY,
WIND.
DATE.
AT
CLOUDI SUN-
NESS. SHINE.
RAIN.
M.S.L.
Rel. Max. Mean. Min.
Abs.
Dir. Vel.
1,
ins.
29.89
о
p. 6.
ins.
p. c.
hrs.
ins.
Points. Miles
P. h.
71.7 69.8
67.4
93
0.68
100
0.870
E
15.1
2,
.88
73.4 70.8
66.7 91
.69
100
0.2
0.835
E by S
8.4
3,
.91
72.2 70.9
69.9 91
.69
92
0.045
E
21.0
.90
75.0
72.3
69.1 94
.71
93
5.2
0.605
E
19.3
5,
.86
79.2
73.6:
71.2 95
.78
95
1.3
0,470
E by S10.8
6,
.80
74.3
71.7 69.2 96
.74
1.425
6.9
7,
.79
76.5
72.7 69.2 93
.75
0.4
0.490
E by S 8.1
8,
.85
79.2
74.1 69.6
.75
91
2.5
SE
6.3
9,
.94
75.5 73.6 71.8
.77
E by N | 17.9
10,
30.01
76.0 73.9 72.2
.75
1.4
E by N 18.2
11,
29.99
76.9 74.8 71.9 90
.76
90
3.7
0.010
E
16.7
12,
.94
79.9
75.6 73.6 94
.83
61
8.2
E
11.8
13,
.90
85.2 78.9 73.9 85
.84
45
10.1
W by N
3.8
14,
.88
85.6 79.6
74.9
84
.85
10.6
SE
5.1
15,
.89
87.3
80.7 76.9 85
.89
70
11.2
ESE
6.8
16,
.90 87.4
81.6 77.8 82
.88
66
8.2
by E
6.6
17,
.89
87.7 81.6
77.8 83
.89
50
9.0
4.0
18,
.87
80.9 77.5
74.7
88
.82
81
4.2 0.105
E
12.3
19,
.77
86.8 78.4 74.0
84
.82.
75
9.7
E by S
20,
.68
86.9 82.3 76.7
69
.76*
65
8.3
21,
.51
89.4
83.8 79.2 64
.75
81
2.6
22,
.58
87.3 82.6
78.8
74
.82
66
11.5
23,
.70
86.4 80.9 75.8
74
.78
74
2.7
0.080
8.3
E by N15.3 NNW 13.9 W by S 10.0 ENE 13.7
24,
78.4
75.6 72.1
.75
100
0.325
E by N 33.9
25,
.76
77.5 75.1
78.0
94
.82
100
3.760
E 30.9
26,
.68
80.9
78.8 77.4 91
.90
94
0.2
0.875
SE by E 15.5
27,
.58
86.4
80.9
77.0 88
.93
81
6.3
0.305
SE by S❘ 5.8
''8,
ذار..
80.0 75.0
73.0
100
1.280
ENE
16.7
29,
.68
75.2 73.3 71.6
100
0.595
E by S 6.5
30,
.75
78.1
74.9 71.7
53
8.4
0.005
E by N 19.8
31,
.81
80.2 76.1
71.9
.62
17
E
23.5
Mean or Total,
29.80
80.6 76.5 73.2 86 0.78
79 137.6
11.580
E
13.3
MEANS OF 20 YEARS FOR MAY.
Max'm,
29.91
Mean,
Min'in,
83.9 79.4 76.0 87 0.85 29.86 81.4 76.8 73.7
0.78 29.83 78.6 73.4 71.9 79 0.71
83
283
1212
54
85 256.0 48.84 148.2 13.43 82.5 1.15
16.0
E by S
13.2
10.3
The following notices have been issued by Mr. F. G. FIGG during the month :-
On the 17th at 12.55 p.-The barometer has risen considerably over N China, and fallen moderately in the Philippines. A depression is situated to the E of Luzon. It is probably moving towards WNW at present. An area of high pressure lies over Central China. The wind will shift to the NE and freshen in the Formosa Channel, and over the NE part of the China Sca. Forecast: Light variable to moderate NE winds; fair at first, showery later,"
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