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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 14TH JULY, 1894.
On the 24th at 10.33 a. "Depression SE of Hainan." At 10,55 a. "Barometer unsteady. Moderate to strong E breezes. Sea rather rough. Weather squally and showery." At 4.10 p. Black South Cone hoisted. At 4 25 p.
"Depression SSW of Hongkong apparently moving towards
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a point on the coast between Macao and Hoihow. E to SE gale expected in Hongkong." Gun fired At 7.10 p. two lanterns hoisted vertically. On the 25th at 7.35 a. Black Ball hoisted. At 11.20 a. Depression has moved westward in the direction of Hoihow. Barometer rising. Fresh E to SE winds. Sea moderate. Weather fair to showery and squally." At 4.10 p. Black Ball taken down.
The centre of a small typhoon was at noon on the 24th in about 20°, 113°. It moved WNW and entered the coast during the early morning of the 25th. At noon the centre was in about 22°, 110°.
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Trough-like area of relatively low pressure appears to exist across the China Sea in about 17° latitude. Fresh NE winds are indicated to the northward and SW winds to the southward of the area. Sea moderate. Weather showery and squally." On the 27th at 10.10 a. Red Drum hoisted. At 11.22 a. "Typhoon appears to be situated near S. Formosa. Observations from Swatow, Amoy and Anping not yet received. Moderate NW winds and fair weather probable here." At 5.30 p. 27th at 4 p., typhoon East of S. Formosa appears to be moving towards NNW." On the 28th at 11.15 a. "The barometer continues to fall on the S and SE coasts. Moderate W winds and fine weather probable here. Observations from Swatow, Amoy and Anping not yet received." At 12.15 p. 28th at 10 a., the typhoon is East of Formosa moving slowly towards NNW at present." At 4.10 p. Red North Cone hoisted. "Bad weather prevails in the N part of the Formosa Channel." On the 29th at 11 a. Red North Cone taken down. At 11.28 a. "29th at 10 a., the typhoon has entered the coast between Foochow and Wenchow. Barometer rising slowly here. Moderate SW winds, squally, with thunder showers." On the 30th at 11.15 a. "30th at 10 a., the typhoon is moving northwards in the interior of China to the West of Shanghai. Strong SE gales probable off E Coast. On S Coast, barometer rising with strong SW monsoon and fair to showery weather."
There is no information available, at present, from vessels in the Pacific to the East of Formosa, but the centre passed to the Eastward of N. Formosa towards midnight of the 28th. At noon on the 29th it was in 27°, 121° and it entered the coast during the afternoon near Wenchow. At noon on the 30th it was in about 31°, 120°.
JOHN I. PLUMMER,
Hongkong Observatory, 13th July, 1894.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.- No. 276.
Acting Director.
The following Notice is published.
By Command,
J. H. STEWART LOCKHART, Acting Colonial Secretary.
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 11th July, 1894.
NOTICE.
A special sessions of Her Majesty's Justices of the Peace will be held in the Justices' room, at the Magistracy, at eleven o'clock in the forenoon of Monday, the 23rd day of July, A.D. 1894, for the purpose of considering an application from one I. P. MADAR to be allowed to remove the business licensed on the premises known as The Victoria Hotel situate at houses Nos. 27, Praya Central, and 61, Queen's Road Central, to the premises situate at house No. 9, Queen's Road Central, under the sign of The New Victoria Hotel.
H. E. WODEHOUSE, Police Magistrate.
Magistracy, Hongkong, 10th July, 1894.
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