THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, JUNE 13, 1919.
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IMPORTS AND EXPORTS DEPARTMENT.
No. 269. The attention of merchants is drawn to the fact that Full Trade Returns for the first quarter of 1919 have been compiled by the Statistical Branch of this Office and are now obtainable from the Government Printers, Messrs. NORONHA & Co., No. 14A Des Voeux Road Central, at the price of $3 a copy.
C. W. BECKWITH, Commander, R.N.,
Superintendent.
13th June, 1919.
ROYAL OBSERVATORY.
No. 270.-Extract of Meteorological Observations made at the Royal Observatory, Hongkong, during the month of May, 1919.
DATE.'
BARO-
METER
AT
TEMPERATURE.
HUMIDITY.
WIND.
CLOUDI SUN-
NESS. SHINE.
RAIN.
M.S.L.
Max. Mean. Min. Rel. Abs.
Dir. ¡Vel.
ins.
p. c.
ins.
P. c.
hrs.
ins.
Points. Miles
I,
29.89
$6.5 81.3 76.6
p.b.
76
2,
30.01
83.5 78.1
73.6
56
66
0.82
61
10.5
.54
72
6.0
SW by S 6.6 N by E 13.4
3,
.00
77.3
72.7
69.1
.42
53
7-7
.05
75.8
73.0 70.3
.61
32
10. I
5,
.02
80.6
76.2 73.0
.76
82
9.I
6,
29.98
83.3 78.1
74.6
.82
66
9.5
E by N 13.8
E
15.0
E by S 12.1 E by S 9.0
7.
.91 86.0
8,
.88 86.4
79.1 75.4 80.7 76.7
9,
.87
86.6 82.0
79.9
80
10,
.80
87.6
I 1,
.75
81.7
71.8 77.3
82.3 80.1 79
12,
.78
80.9 77.1
74.0
0000~
86
89
.81
13,
77-7
76.0
73.2
92
.80
14,
81.4 77.1
74.3 89
15,
.81
79.8
90000 ON O∞
.79
77
6.9
W by W 2.7
.84
90
4.2
S by W 4.2
.87
95
3.3
.87
97
3.4
S by W 10.0
SSW
.80
99
0.2
1.405
SW
14.6 9.8
¿
.83
96
2.8
0.660 E by S
.83
96
1.420
.83
97
4.5
0.255
7519 715
.79
98
2.8
0.065 E by N 14.3
16,
.81
73.9
71.9 70.8
17,
.78
81.0
75-7 71.9
18,
.75
83.2 77-4 745
19,
81.7
77.6
73.3
81.6
20,
78.3
75.7
88.6
21,
81.5
75.6
∞ ∞ ~ 00 00 ~
82
7+394,
.60
100
0.4
E
.74
5.8
.78
.........
90
3.9
.75
50
10.2
EWEEE
E by S
8.4
N 23.7
10.9
11.4
15.0
.82
62
7.6
E by S 13.2
.88
94
6.0
0.505
SW
6.2
22,
.92
75.5 73.1 70.4
77
.63
100
0.005
NNE
6.1
23,
.92
71.7
70.369.2
89
.66
100
0.110
NEby E
2.7
24,
.91
77.0 72.7
69.0
88
.71
100
0.085
E by N
4.1
25,
.92
73.5 715
69.2 88
.68
100
0.240
E
16.0
26,
.88
76.4 73-3
88 70.2
27,
.83 80.6 76.7 73-7 77
28,
.......
.80 81.3 77.3 74.5 77
777
.72
91
0.4
0.030
E
14.3
.71
39
10.9
15.9
.72
49
9.3
E
15.5
29,
.81
79.5 -76.8 74.8 84
.78
84
0.350
E by N 16.7
30,
.85
77.8 76.4 75.5
92
.84
100
0.2
0.280
E by N 21.3
88
31,
79.6 77.6 75.9
92
.87
100
1.540
16.8
Sum.
Sum.
Mean,....
29.86
80.6 76.6 73.6
82
0.75
82 137.5
6.950
Ε
11.6
MEANS AND EXTREMES FOR MAY:
:-
Maximum............
29.92
84.1 79.4 76.0 Mean, (1884-1918), 29.86
81.3 76.8 73.5 Minimum,
29.80 78.6 73.4 70.9
.85
89
261.348.840
16.0
.77
75
155.3 11.602
E by S
12.7
77
.71
54
82.5 1.150
9.4
The rainfall for the month of May at the Botanical Gardens was 7. 43 on 15 days, at the Matilda Hospital, Mount Kellett, it was 6ins 38 on 16 days, and at the Police Station, Taipo, it was 12. 24 on 16 days.
6th June, 1919.
T. F. CLAXTON,
Director.
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