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SUPPLEMENT

To the HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE of 12th December, 1885.

GOVERNMENT NOTIFICATION.-No. 484.

The following report from the Government Astronomer, for the month of September, 1885, is published for general information.

By Command,

Colonial Secretary's Office, Hongkong, 12th December, 1885.

FREDERICK STEWART,

Acting Colonial Secretary,

HONGKONG OBSERVATORY.

Weather Report for September, 1885.

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. It also contains information concerning the weather in Nagasaki and Wladivostock, and the first appearance and progress of typhoons.

Fog was noted in the afternoon on the 10th, in the morning on the 20th, the 21st, the 23rd and the 24th.

Dew fell in the evening on the 4th, the 9th, the 22nd, the 23rd, the 24th, the 25th, the 28th and in the morning on the 6th and the 26th.

Unusual visibility was noted on the 14th, the 24th and the 25th.

A rainbow was seen at 5.30 p. on the 27th, and at 4.30 p. on the 28th.

Faint lightning and thunder were observed in the afternoon on the 2nd and the 4th, and lightning in the morning on the 1st and in the afternoon on the 5th and the 6th, during the night between the 7th and the 8th, in the evening on the 11th and the 25th and during the night between the 25th and the 26th.

The Total Distance travelled by, as well as the Duration and average Velocity of Winds from different quarters were as follows:-

Direction.

Total Distance.

Miles.

Duration. Hours.

Velocity.

Miles per hour,

N

303

41

7.4

NE

-729

77

9.5

E

3484

260

13.4

SE

213

26

8.2

S

255

41

5.8

SW

356

47

7.6

W

922

112

8.2

NW

244

48

5.1

Calm

36

65

0.6