THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JUNE 7, 1918.
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No. 214.-His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint Mr. FRANK BIRLEY JOHNSON, Assistant Land Officer, to act as Land Officer during the absence on leave of Mr. PHILIP JACKS, or until further notice, with effect from the 11th June, 1918.
6th June, 1918.
NOTICES.
COLONIAL SECRETARY'S DEPARTMENT.
No. 215. With reference to Government Notification No. 227 of the 18th May, 1917, His Excellency the Governor has been pleased to appoint the Superintendent of Imports and Exports to be the Priority Authority in the place of the Director of Public Works, with effect from the 8th June, 1918.
All enquiries should in future be addressed to the Superintendent of Imports and Exports.
7th June, 1918.
CLAUD SEVERN,
Colonial Secretary.
ROYAL OBSERVATORY.
No. 216.-Extract of Meteorological Observations made at the Royal Observatory, Hongkong, during the month of May, 1918.
DATE.
BARO-
METER
AT M.S.L.
TEMPERATURE.
HUMIDITY.
WIND.
CLOUDI- SUN-
NESS. SHINE.
RAIN.
Max. Mean. Min.
Rel.
Abs.
Dir.
Vel.
ins.
p. c.
ins..
p. c.
hrs.
ins.
Points. Miles
p.h.
29.94
80.7 75.2 71.1
87
0.76
84
4.5
E by S
7.1
2y.
.92
76.7
74.7
73-4
99
.78
100
O. I
0.010
E
16.2
.88
3,
78.6
75.2
73.4
.80
99
1.3
S E by 13.0
77.2
71.7 74.0
93
.78
0.595
SW by W
4.3
5,
72.5
69.5
66.3 87 .63
85
0.4
0.035
E by N
24.6
6,
72.0 69.6
67.2
86
.62
94
0.050
E by N
22.8
7,
.89
73.3
71.8
70.0
91
.71
100
0.075
E
16.6
8,
.78
71.8
70.0
68.4
94
.69
100
1.610
E
j24.2
9,
.82 77.8 71.8 68.3 69
.54
86
NNE
4.7
9.5
10,
.9T
76.9
71.4
67.6 56
.43
20
11.9
E
7.8
[1,
.93
78.4
72.2
68.2 82
64
40
E
10.9
9.3
12,
.91
82.9
75.5
68.7
79
.70
19
10.9
ENE
3.9
13.
.96
79.3
74-9
72.0
82
.71
67
11.2
Ε
16.0
.99 74.2
71.9
70.1
81
.63
100
0.025
E by N 26.2
15,
.95
72.3
70.9
69.7
.71
100
0.035
Ě
20.6
16.
.84
83.0 76.3
717
.82
95
0.080 ESE 11.8
17,
.78
80.1 78.2
76.2
.87
100
0.540 SSW 12.4
18,
.84
84.4
19,
20,
.93 .88
21,
.89 84.8 79.2 76.4
75.8
73.4
78.4 81.6 76.6 73.3
79.4
76.8
.87
92
2.3
0.020
SW
8.it
1.5
4.7
90
0.3 0,010
10.4
9.2
10.4
22.
.83
85.1 79.9
75.6
i
75
8.4
8.c
.81
23,
85.8 80.5 75.3
80
8.9
0.235 SW 11.6
24,
.76
86.3 81.0
76.1
88
8.0
25,
.70
83.5
79.7
75.2
84
95
2.4
0.280 SW by S11.5
0.190 SSW 6.7
26,
84.5
79.8
76.5
---
85
90
4.2
0.180
27,
85.0
82.1 80.1
84
97
1.6
SSW
SW by $18.7
4.8
28,
86.3
81.2
76.3
81
.86
4.0
0.040
SW
12.0
29,
83.8
78.5
74.8
89
30,...
31,
.79 86.9 82.7
86.7
82.9 80.9
80.6 83
668
.87
96 2.6 2.620
ESE 8.0
.92
99
5.4
0.025
SSW 14.2
.92
89
Sum.
Mean........
29.85
80.3
76.2
73.1
84 0.77
85
124.5
Sum.
SW by S 13.5
6.655 SE by E 12.6
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