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SUPPLEMENT

To the HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE of 17th July, 1886.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 269.

The following report from the Director of the Observatory for the month of April, 1886, is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 17th July, 1886.

FREDERICK STEWART,

Acting Colonial Secretary.

HONGKONG OBSERVATORY.

Weather Report for April, 1886. .

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 tmospheric circumstances in Luzon and along the Coast of China. It also contains information oncerning the weather in Nagasaki and Wladivostock.

Unusual visibility was noted on the 8th and the 29th.

Dew fell on the 4th, the 5th, the 16th, the 24th, the 29th and the 30th.

Solar halos were observed on the 25th and 26th.

Fog occurred during the night between the 1st and the 2nd, and on the mornings of the 4th and he 30th, and at sea level on the 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th, the 11th, the 24th, and the 27th.

Lightning was seen on the evening of the 1st.

On the 12th between 12.45 and 1.45 p. a thunderstorm passed from SSW round by W towards NNE. It was nearest (9) at 1.20 p. Thunder was heard on the 13th, 14th and 15th. Thunder and lightning were noticed on the mornings of the 17th and of the 20th.

On the 24th between 11 a. and 1.30 p. a thunderstorm passed from NNE towards SSW. It was learest 10) at 11.15 a. and 12.10 p. It commenced with a sharp squall from N and occasional flashes of lightning with thunder continued till 3.30 p.

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

Direction.

N

Total Distance.

Duration.

Miles.

Hours.

Velocity. Miles per hour.

85

10

8.5

NE

632

40

15.8

E

10529

586

18.0

SE

360

30

12.0

S

127

11

11.5

SW

19

4

4.8

W

116

23

5.0

NW

28

4

7.0

Calm

7

12

0.6

TABLE I.

BAROMETRIC PRESSURE FOR THE MONTH OF APRIL, 1886,