THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 16TH JANUARY, 1875.
NOTICE.
21
It is hereby notified to all parties who may be desirous of storing Gunpowder in the Government Depôts that under the provisions of Section XVI of Ordinance No. 4 of 1867 some increase of the charges hitherto made is contemplated, and that all parties storing after this date will be liable to increased charges.
Harbor Department, Hongkong, 16th December, 1874.
H. G. THOMSETT, Harbor Master, &c.
WEATHER TABLES FOR THE WEEK ENDING 15TH JANUARY, 1875.
REGISTER AT HARBOR MASTER'S OFFICE, PRAYA WEST.
10 A.M.
NOON.
4 P.M.
THERMOMEter.
1875.
Baro- Thermo- meter. meter.
Baro- Thermo- meter.
Self Registering.
Baro-
Thermo-
meter.
meter.
meter.
Min.
Max.
January
30.11
66
30.10
66.5
54
62
30.08
67
10
30.25
65.5
30.23
66
55
67
30.22
65
"
11
30.24
63
30.22
61.5
59
67
30.19
66
"
12
30.19
65
30.15
64
61
65
30.13
67
12
13
30.15
65
30.14
63
62.5
65
30.14
67
"">
">
14.
30.20
51.5
30.18
58
57
64
30.14
61.5
15
30.08
62.5
30.04
56
55
59.5
30.03
63.5
""
REGISTER AT BLOCK HOUSE, VICTORIA PEAK.
Height above Sea Level 1,823 feet.
BAROMETER.
DATE.
HYGROMETER.
DRY BULB.
WET BULB.
THERMO- METER.
WINDS.
RAIN.
Self Registering.
3 A.M.
A.M.
*NOON
P.M.
6 P.M.
6 A.M.
'NOON
co
6 P.M.
Min. Max.
Nook.
Force, range from 0 to 12.
6 A.M.
NOON. 6 P.M.
Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dirn. F.
In inches during the previous 24 hours.
NOON.
1875.
Jan. 9 28.28 28,27 28,27 28.29 28.29 57.056.0 57.5 57.0 56.5 57.0 56.0 58.5 ESE
5 N
72
10 28.29 28.32 28.32 28.30 28,29 56.056.0 55.0 55.555.0 54.0 56.0 58.0 ENE
3E
5 NE
5 E
3
1.03
0.13
"
11 28.28 28.30 28.30 28.31 28.31 54.0 55.0 55.5 54.0 54.0 55.0 54.0 56.5 E
8 NNE
2 NNE
3
0.32
11
12 28.33 28.37 28.37 28.37 28.36 56.0 56.5 57.0 55.5 56.5 50.5 55,057.0 ESE
6 E
5 E
3
0.23
1328.40 28.42 28.44 28.44 28.43] 57.5
58.0 58.0 57.5 58.0 58.0 56.0 58.5 ESE
""
14 28.39 28.36 28.36 28.34 28.32 54.5
4.0 53.5 53.0 53.5 52.5 53.5 58.0 ENE
2 E
3 ENE
3 NNE
2
0.05
5 ENE
4
0.03
"
-
15 28.29 28.29 28.29 28.27 28.25 52.0 53.5 50.5 52.0 53.0 50.0 51.0 54.0 E
6 NE
4 NW
6
0,78
REGISTER AT GUNPOWDER Depôt.
REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.
Light breeze & fog past night; 7 A.M., fog & rain; 1 P.M., fine, clear; 5 P.M., fog.
Fog and rain past night; 7 A.M., de- tached openings in fog; 4 P.M., set fog and rain.
Light breeze, fog and rain past night; fog with detached openings thr'out. Fresh breeze, fog and rain past night; 6 A.M., fog with detached openings throughout.
Light breeze, fog and rain past night; fog with detached openings at in- tervals throughout.
Fog and rain past night; 6 A.M., open-
ings in fog; 3 P.M., rain.
Fog and rain past night; 7 A.M., fog
and rain; 5 P.M., openings in fog.
BAROMETER.
IIYGROMETER.
THERMO- METER.
WINDS.
DATE.
DRY BULB.
WET BULB.
Self Registering Min. Max.
NOON.
Force, range from 0 to 12.
6 A.M.
NOON, 6 P.M.
Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dirn. F.
REMARES AS TO WEATHER.
1875.
!
Jan. 9 30.01 30.03 30.04 30.02 30.07 66.0 66.0 66.0 64.5 63.5 63.5 61.0 66.0 Calm
10 30.16 30.17 30.19. 30.16 30.16 63.0 63.0 61.061.5 61.0 60.0 61.0 67.5 NE
11 30.16, 30.18 30.16 30.16 30.15 61.0 62.0 62.0 60.5 61.5 61.0 58.5 64.0 Calm
,, 12 30.09 30.10 30.13 30.10 30.08 63.5 65.0 64,5 62.063.0 62.5 60.0 64.0 E
,, 13 30.08 30.07: 30.08 30.06 30.08 62.5 63.0 65.0 61.562.0 61.0 60.5 63.5 |E
,, 14 30.08 30.19 30.11 30.09 30.09 58.0 58.5 59.0 56.5 57.0 57.0 56.5 66.5 N
15 30.01 30.00; 29.96; 29.96 29.95 57.058,556.0 55.0 58.0 55.0 54.560.5 N
0 Calm
1 NE
0 Calm
0 Calm
0
6 A.M., rain; 2 P.M., cloudy.
4 ESE
2
Fine, cloudy; noon, overcast; 3 P.M., rain.
0 E
1
Rain throughout.
4 ESE
4 E
2
Rain past night; 6 A.M., overcast all day.
4 E
4 N
4 N
3 N
5 N
4
5
Do.,
Overcast with drizzly rain at intervals throughout.
do.,
do.
5 NW
5 Rain throughout.
POST OFFICE NOTICE.
List of LETTERS and PAPERS lying at the Hongkong Post Office for Merchant Vessels, 15th January, 1875.
Lettera. Papers.
Letters. Papers.
Letters. Papers.
Letters. Papers.
Letters. Papers.
Lets. Paps.
Aarhems
2
Avonmore
1
Charlie Palmer 1 1 Chowfa
Earl of Shaf-}
3
Anuara
1
Comodor
1
tesbury, 5.5.1 Eastern Isles,s.s.1
Highlander H. L. Havilah
123
1 Lotus
1
Osaka
2
2
Lanercost Lord Macaulay 2
1
Pilgrim
6
Albert Victor
2
1
Charmar
1
Amoy
1
Copernicus 1
Agustina
Courier
1
Frank N. Shayer 2
Indiana
2
Maid of Judah 1
Paouting, s.s. Peeress
1
3
Invincible
2
Frances
1
Aberdeen
Castance
1
May Flower
1
Agnes Meir
C.rricks
2
Fyen
Rosebud of
4
Formosa
Janet Stewart 3
11
Magdala
1
1
1
Malvern
Peterhead
1
August
1
*ty of Bengal 1
John Steward 1
Frederich
C. Coline
1
Juan F. Pearson 2
Mariner
Rifleman
1
1 1
Alexandro,
1
Bengal
I
British Empire 1
Dover Castle 1 Devana
George Noble 2 Gerque
1 Golden State 1
Miako
Race Horse
1
2
Lammermuir
1
Mangerton 1
Louisa
1
4
Green Jacket 1
Laju
1
Naworth Castle 3
Star of China 2 Sir Harry Parkes2 St. Phillans
1
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