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SUPPLEMENT

To the HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE of 19th March, 1887.

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GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 109.

The following report from the Director of the Observatory for the month of January, 1887, is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 19th March, 1887.

HONGKONG OBSERVATORY.

FREDERICK STEWART,

Acting Colonial Secretary.

Weather Report for January, 1887.

In the China Coast Meteorological Register, based on information transmitted by the Great Northern and the Eastern Extension Telegraph Companies, which was daily published, is given a summary of the atmospheric circumstances in Luzon and along the Coast of China, and information concerning the weather in Nagasaki and Wladivostock.

It was hazy on the morning of the 1st.

Slight fog was noted on the morning and evening of the 11th, and thick fog on the morning of the 24th.

Dew fell on the evening of the 13th.

A rainbow was seen at 6h. 45m. a. on the 29th.

The total distance traversed by, as well as the duration and average velocity of winds from differ- ent quarters were as follows:-

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Direction.

Total Distance.

Miles.

Duration.

Hours.

Velocity.

Miles per hour.

N

686

99

6.9

NE

873

57

15.3

E

8508

421

20.2

SE

224

20

11.2

S

5

1

5.0

SW

74

12

6.2

W

550

67

8.2

NW

328

44

7.5

Calm

14

23

0.6