668611-1886-Post-Office-Notification — Page 1

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 23RD OCTOBER, 1886.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 143.

969

The following Notice from the Director of the Observatory is re-published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 24th April, 1886.

NOTICE.

FREDERICK STEWART,

Acting Colonial Secretary.

Meteorological Signals will be hoisted on the mast in front of the Police Barracks at Tsimshatsui:-

A red drum indicates the existence of a typhoon in the China Sea to the East of the Colony. A red cone pointing upwards indicates, that a typhoon exists in a latitude more Northern

than the Colony, or, that it is progressing towards North.

A red cone pointing downwards indicates, that a typhoon exists in a latitude more Southern

than the Colony, ar, that it is progressing towards South.

A red ball indicates the existence of a typhoon somewhere to the West of the Colony.

2. The shipping community is supposed to be guided not solely by these signals, but to consult

The China Coast Meteorological Register issued daily from here."

3. The Meteorological signals do not imply that a typhoon is approaching the Colony. Local Storm-warnings are given by firing the gun placed at the foot of the mast. It will be fired one round, whenever a strong gale of wind is expected here. It will be fired two rounds, whenever the wind is expected to blow with storm or typhoon force, and it will be fired again, if possible, when the wind is likely to shift round suddenly, such shifting being frequently accompanied by great disasters to the shipping.

4. In cases where special information is urgently required, enquiries at the Observatory should, if

possible, be made between 1 p. and 4 p., as I am particularly engaged at other tiines.

Hongkong Observatory, 25th May, 1885.

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郵近

付亞付政有

舊總付

W. DOBERCK, Government Astronomer.

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付舊山信一封交梅宗桔收入 正利付三巴冷信一封交李惜叔收入

郵政總局如有此人可卽到本局領取茲將原名號列左 亞生付檀香山一封交陳炳昭收入

近有付往外埠吉信封無人到取現由外埠付回香港 西歷十月初二日第三百八十六號憲示取看可也特示 十月二十五日卽禮拜一下午四點鐘當衆開投如欲知詳細者可將 第二百六十一號第二百六十二號均坐落堅利德城准於西歴本年 十月

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一封交義興公司收入 付奴約信一封交曹龍偉收入

付舊山信一封交馬恒賀收入

郵政總局如有此人可卽到本局領取兹將原名號左

一封交莫潤全收入

* 一封交富全勝收入 一封交郭有收入 一封交李法收入

一封交邱三訓收入

一封交讓長收入

一封交錦泉收入

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一封交源鳳收入

封交直剃收入

一封交泰開收入

封交曙收入

一封交佑藝收入

一封交麥灼林收入

一封交蔡德發收入

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