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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 6TH AUGUST, 1892.
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At the end of June and the beginning of July the SE monsoon blew steadily over the greater part of the Far East. On the last day of June a very small depression, which had its origin a short distance from Saint John's harbour towards the SW, crossed that harbour and was observed on board the S.S. Activ, while all other vessels at the same time in the China Sea have reported rather fine weather and moderate S winds. Storm-warnings in connection with this disturbance could not have been issued with advantage and no damage is reported.- No signs of depressions were then noticed till the 17th when the following notice was issued (at 2.15 p.):- typhoon in China Sea West of Luzon,' and the red south cone was hoisted. The centre of the typhoon appears to have been in 154° N, 113° E and it moved N-Westward. At noon on the 18th the centre was in about 16° N, 1114° E. At 10 a. on the 19th the black south cone was hoisted and the following notice issued :- typhoon S of Hongkong moving N-Westward in the direction of Hainan." At noon on the 19th the centre was in about 19° N, 112 E. At 7 p. two lanterns were hoisted vertically. At 11 a. on the 20th the following notice was issued: -"the typhoon appears to have recurved and to be now rather near to and SE of Hongkong. Bad weather but no great storm is expected in the neighbourhood." At noon on the 20th the centre was in about 21° N, 115° E within 100 miles and SE of Hongkong moving N-Eastward. The lowest reading of the barometer here 29.415 was made at 4 At 9.30 a. on the 21st the black north cone was hoisted and the following notice issued :-"it is blowing hard in the Formosa Channel” and at 10.36 a.. " the centre of the typhoon appears to be situated in the southern part of the Channel moving Northwards." At noon the centre was in 234° N, 119° E moving N-Eastward. At 8.45 p. the red north cone was hoisted. This typhoon did fearful damage in Formosa especially in Anping. At 11 a. on the 22nd the following notice was issued :-"the typhoon appears to be situated near the north coast of Formosa." At noon the centre was in about 24° N, 122° E, at noon on the 23rd in about 25° N, 125° E and at noon on the 24th in about 27° N, 127° E. At 3 p. on the 23rd the red north cone was taken down.-At 10.30 a. on the 24th the red south cone was hoisted and the following notice issued:- "typhoon south of Hongkong," and at 4 p. "the typhoon appears to be moving W-N-Westward." At noon there was a shallow depression in about 20° N, 114° E, and at noon on the 25th about 201⁄2° N, 111 E. It had increased in violence. At that time the cone was taken down. At noon on the 26th the centre was in about 21° N, 108° E. At 4 p. the following notice was issued:-"the typhoon is raging in the Gulf of Tongking" and at 10 a. on the 27th "last night the centre of the typhoon crossed Haiphong without causing any damage." Some damage is, however, now known to have been done to smaller craft on the river.
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. Some of the positions of centres of typhoons given above are subject to slight alteration after the discussion of such observations as have not yet been received.
Hongkong Observatory, 4th August, 1892.
GOVERNMENT ‘NOTIFICATION.-No. 340.
W. DOBERCK,
Director.
The following Returns of the Average amount of BANK NOTES in Circulation and of Specie in Reserve in Hongkong, during the Month ended 31st July, 1892, as certified by the Managers of the respective Banks, are published.
By Command,
Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 6th August, 1892.
G. T. M. O'BRIEN,
Colonial Secretary.
BANKS.
AVERAGE AMOUNT.
SPECIE
IN RESERVE.
$
::
Chartered Mercantile Bank of India, London and China,
602,413
300,000
Chartered Bank of India, Australia and China,.
1,513,231
750,000
Hongkong and Shanghai Banking Corporation,
3,165,850
1,400,000
TOTAL,......
.$
5,281,494
2,450,000
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