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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 1ST SEPTEMBER, 1894.
Memo. from the Post Office Telegraph Room during the Year 1893.
Signals of Vessels,
Meteorological,
GAP ROCK.
484*
1,632
CAPE D'AGUILAR.
731*
PEAK.
3,033
*Not including several Vessels that have passed these Stations in foggy weather and also during the time of interruptions.
Relieving days,...................
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Table I.-Interruptions to Communications with Gap Rock.
Dates and Hours of Interruptions.
Dates and Hours of Restorations.
Causes of Interruptions.
26th January,. 17th March,
1.45 p.m. 1.00 p.m.
28th January, 18th March,
6.40 a.m. 11.55 a.m.
Unknown.
28th
6.00 a.m.
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29th April, 17th May, 21st
6.00 a.m. 6.00 a.m.
6.00 a.m.
30th
1st May, 17th 24th
9.00 a.m.
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2.17 p.m.
1.30 p.m.
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10.10 p.m.
Do.
Do.
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3rd June,
2.17 p.m.
3rd June,
5.05 p.m.
13th
19th July,
2.17 p.m.
13th
5.05 p.m.
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2nd October,
15th
12.45 p.m. 19th July, 6.00 a.m.
6th October, 6.00 a.m.
15th
4.45 p.m.
9.40 a.mi.
The wires outside broken by Typhoon,
Connecting wire outside Deep Water Bay. Cable-house
broken by wind.
Relay fused by Lightning.
Lightering guard at Deep Water Bay.
Unknown.
Do.
Relay out of order.
5.30 p.m.
Line and Earth wire were rusty through salt water.
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Table J.-Interruptions to Communications with Cape D'Aguilar.
Dates of Interruptions.
Dates of Restorations,
Causes of Interruptions.
29
18th April, 24th
20th May,
27th June,
28th
19th April,
Unknown.
24th
1st June,
**
1st July,
5th
2nd July, 9th
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39
10th
12th
"
20th
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31st
29
13th August,
10th September,
21st
59
3rd August,
16th
23
10th September,
Do.
Telephone damaged by Lightning. Unknown.
Do.
Telephone damaged by Lightning. Unknown.
Do.
Telephone Poles blown down.
Telephone out of order at Shaukiwan.
Unknown.
17th
18th
Do.
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11
19th
20th
Do.
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29th
30th
Do.
35
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2nd October,
22nd
10th December,
17th
9th October, 26th 12th December, 18th
Do.
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Telephone Poles blown down.
Shaukiwan's Telephone out of order.
Do.
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General Post Office, Hongkong, June 30th, 1894.
G. STAFFORD NORTHCOTE, Acting Postmaster General.
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