THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 10TH JUNE, 1893.
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On the 8th at 10.27 a. the following notice was issued: "barometer falling slightly, gradients gentle for easterly winds. slight sea, weather overcast, rather coi and showery." At noon a typhoon was forming in about 11° N, 120° E. On the 9th at 10.41 a.: "barometer falling, gradients gentle for N winds, sea smooth, weather overcast, cool and wet." At noon the centre of a small typhoon was in 11° N, 118° E. On the 10th at 10.20 a. : "barometer rising, gradients very moderate for NE winds, slight sea, weather fine, warm and rather dry." At noon the centre was in 12° N, 115° E. On the 11th at 10.30 a.: barometer steady, gradients increasing for NE winds in China, SW winds over China Sea, sea rough, weather cloudy and dry." At noon the centre of the typhoon was in 131° N, 112° E. On the 12th at 11.12 a.: "barometer falling, gradients moderate for E winds in China. strong N wind in Gulf of Tongking, SW winds over China Sea, rough sea, weather overcast, squally and wet.' At noon the centre was in 16° N, 109° E, but the a phoon was moderating. On the 13th at 10.55 a.: "barometer steady, gradients rather steep for E winds over southern China, depression in Gulf of Tongking, moderate SW winds and sea over China Sen, weather cloudy, cool and showery.” At noon the centre of the depression was in 20° N, 103° E, ang at noon on the 14th in 23° N, 108 E. On the 13th at 7.30 p:“13th 4 p. typhoon E of Luzon." At noon the centre was in about 13° N, 1274° E. On the 14th at 11.8 a.: "typhoon approaching E coast of Luzon," and at 11.10 a.: "barometer falling, gradients increasing for NE winds in China, SW winds over southern part of China Sea, moderate sea, weather fine, warm and dry." At noon the centre was in 13 N, 124 E. On the 15th at 10.30 a.: "the typhoon appears to have entered the China Sea S of Luzon," at 11 a.: "barometer falling, gradients very slight, sea slight, weather warm, clear, and dry." At noon the centre was in about 15° N, 120° E.
At 4 p.:
dead calm at Bolinao, very bad weather S of Luzon.” On the 16th at 10.53 a.: "barometer falling, gradients very slight for NE winds, sea smooth, weather clear, hot and dry." At noon the centre was in about 17° N, 119° E. On the 17th at 10.52 a.: "the small typhoon announced on the 13th is now NW of Bolinao, barometer falling slowly in South China, rising in Luzon, gradients slight, sea slight, weather waria and cloudy with passing showers."
At noon the centre was in about 20° N, 120° E. At 4.40 p: "the centre of the typicon is situated near South Cape moving NEward. At 11.20 a on the 18th: "barometer rising, gradica s very slight, sea smooth, weather cloudy, warm, and perhaps thundershowers." At noon the centre was in 22° N, 1234° E moving towards Japan. On the 24th at 10.18 a: "depression in northern part of the China Sea," and at 10.56 a: "barometer falling slowly, gradients gentle for E winds in South China, weather overcast, gloomy and wet, very squally weather and swell over the China Sea." The centre of the depression was in about 20° N, 113° F. On the 25th at 11.12a: "depression approaching coast between Shanghai and Foochow." The centre was in about 25° N, 125° Ê.
Hongkong Observatory, 8th June, 1893.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 216.
W. DOBERCK,
Director.
A competitive examination for the post of Interpreter to one of the Inspectors of Nuisances in the Sanitary Department will be held in the Council Chamber, Government Offices, on Thursday, 22nd June, at 9 A.M.
Duties....... Salary,.......
Interpretation.
..$180 per annum, rising to a maximum of $240 per annum by annual
increments of $12.
The examination will be held in accordance with the Regulations made by the Governor in Council, and published in Government Gazette No. 23 of 1891. Interpretation from English into Chinese and vice versâ will form a special subject of the Examination.
Applications with copies of testimonials of character and certificates of age and health to be sent to the Honorary Secretary, Board of Examiners, not later than Saturday, the 17th June, at Noon.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 6th June, 1893.
G. T. M. O'BRIEN,
Colonial Secretary.
GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.- No. 217.
The following Minutes are published.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 10th June, 1893.
G. T. M. O'BRIEN, Colonial Secretary.
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