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British Consulate, Hiogo, Japan,

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THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 15TH AUGUST, 1874.

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No. 125.-List of DEAD LETTERS which have been returned from the General Post Office in London, and other places, for

the various reasons assigned upon them, and which can be returned to the writers on application.

Archer, Mrs., care of Mr. Talbot, 119, Union Street, Stonehouse, Ply-

mouth, England,

Banajee, F. R., Hongkong,

Gibson, William, Painter, 45 or 47, Burnside, Street, off Gurscube

Road, Cowcaddens, Glasgow, Scotland,.. Heslop & Co., Walter, Sydney, Australia,

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Hill, Mrs. F. A, General Post Office, Melbourne,

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Brown, William, No. 2, Church Street, Barking Road, Camden Town,

London,

Johnson, Ernest, care of Captain Cowey, Barque Queen, Post Office,

Singapore,.

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Benwell, H., Byculla, Bombay, East India,

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Cassidy, Captain F. G., late 31st Regiment, Gun Hill House, Essex,

England,

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Long, Miss Constantia, Lithgow Street, Simpson's Road, E., Melbourne, 1 Marshall, George, Market Square, Newcastle, New South Wales, Mitchell, Mrs., 29, Chester Terrace, Northam Road, Southampton,

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Cheung, Shoy Wo, Chinese Merchant, Ceylon,

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England,

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Cheong, Soy Woo & Co., Colombo, Ceylon,...

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Morgan, Miss Ruth, No. 21, Dubre Street, Cardiff, England,

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Carey, A. E., care of Post Office, Ceylon,.

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Chalmers, Mrs. W., No. 111, West North Street, Aberdeen, Scotland,. 1 Davies, Miss E., 45, Lorrimore Street, Kennington, London,

Newman, Mrs. S., Gladstone Street, Quary Hill, Sandhurst, Victoria,... 1 Pollard, Mrs., No. 31, Charles Street, West End, London,

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Dayle, Edward, care of Parish Priest, Revill, Co. Wicklow, Ireland, Foreman, Mrs. Wm., Colonial Wine Shop, Beach Street, Sandridge,

Melbourne,

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Pape, M., 2nd Mate Ship Ocean Queen, Port Phillip, N.S.W., Australia, 1 Russell, W. H., 28, Park Lane, Piccadilly, London,

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Roberts, Henry, De Beers New Rush Diamond Fields, South Africa,

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Santos, Da. Maria dos, Hongkong,

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Ferereri, C., Ferina in Posta, Torino, Italia,

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Sarrett & Roade, Startmoore, Sydney,

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Fine, Mrs., care of Mr. French, Nassam, New Providence, Bahamas, Gomes, A., Rayailee, Ceylon,.

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Talram, Gaihemull, India Merchant, Cairo,.

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Graham, Miss F., 94, Moray Street, Emerald Hill, Melbourne, Grenberg, Mrs. W., Port Said,

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Williams, Samuel, Chief Officer American Bark Aconium, Hongkong,. 1 Williamson, W. F.,

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Weitstech, Martin, care of Hugo Herzer, Basel, Switzerland,

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F. W. MITCHELL, Postmaster General.

General Post Office, Hongkong, 14th August, 1874.

WEATHER TABLES FOR THE WEEK ENDING 14TH AUGUST, 1874.

REGISTER AT HARBOR MASTER'S OFFICE, PRAYA WEST.

10 A.M.

NOON.

4 P.M.

THERMOMETER.

1874.

Baro- meter.

Thermo- meter.

Baro- Thermo- meter. meter.

Self Registering.

Baro-

meter.

Thermo- meter.

Min.

Max.

August

8

29.81

88

29.82

91

82.5

91

29.77

89.5

9

29.84

82.5

29.84

79.5

78.5

91

29.79

81.5

10

29.87

81.5

29.88

80

777

83

29.83

83.5

""

11

29.89

87.5

29.89

89

79

89

29.85

78.5

"

12

29.94

81.5

29.96

76.5

89

29.92

80.5

""

13

29.96

84.5

29.97

77

84

29.92

83

"

14

29.94

83.5

29.95

86

77.5

86

29.90

83.5

"

DATE.

6 A.M.

BAROMETER.

'NOON

A.M.

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3 P.M.

6 P.M.

6 A.M.

REGISTER AT BLOCK HOUSE, VICTORIA PEAK. Height above Sea Level 1,823 feet.

HYGROMETER.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

*NOON

P.M.

6 A.M.

'NOON

P.M.

THERMO- METER.

WINDS.

Self Registering.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

6 A.M.

NOON.

6 P.M.

NOON. Dirn. F. Dirn. F. Dirn. F.

Min. Max.

RAIN.

In inches during the

previous 24 hours. 1

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

NOON.

1874.

Aug. 8 28.23 28.23 28.28 28.21 28.20 75.0 76.0 75.0 75.0 75.5 75.074.0 76.5 SSW

6 SSW

5 SW

5

0.07

"

"

9 28.21 28.20 28.20 28.20 28.20 74.0 72.0 70.5 74.0 72.0 69.5 72.0 77.0 SW

1028.21 28.22 28.24 28.23 28.22 74.0

71.0 72.5 73.5 71.0 72.5 70.0 76.0 S

5 SW

1 S

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}

""

11 28.24 28.24 28.28 28.26 28.27 74.0

75.5 70.0 74.0 75.5 69.0 70.5 76.0 SW

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12 28.28 28.31; 28.33 28.33 28.82 72.0

75.0 73.0 72.0 74.0 71.0 70.0 77.0 SE

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13 28.33 28.33 28.33 28.33 28.33 72.0

75.0 75.0 71.5 74.0

14 28.32 28.32 28.32 28.31 28.32 73.5 76.0 74.5 73.0 75.0 78.5 72.5 77.0

73.5 71.5 77.0, E

SE

5 SSW

5 SE

3 SE

4 ESE

6 SW

8 SW

4 SSW

5 SE

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4.94

6

0.92

5

10

0.30

1

0.25

2 SW

2

0.00

4 ESE

2

0.00

"

REGISTER AT STONE CUTTERS' ISLAND.

BAROMETER.

HYGROMETER,

THERMO- METER.

WINDS.

DATE.

DRY BULB,

WET BULB.

6`A.M.

9 A.M.

Self Registering.

Min. | Max.

NOON.

6 A.M.

Dirn. F.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

NOON. 6 P.M.

Dirn. F. Dirn. F.

1874.

Aug. 8 29.72 29.73 29.74 29.79 29.79 83.5 85.5 84.0 82.0 83.0 82.0 81.0 86.5 SSW

9 29.72 29.76 29.79 29.74 29.72 81.0 81.0 80.0 79.0 79.0 77.5 79.5 85.0 Calm

5 SSW

S

4 4 SSW

1 SSW

2

"

鲁

10 29.77 29.81 29.81 29.78 29.70 80.5 80.0 81.5 79.0 79.0 80.0 79.0 82.0 E

2 SSW

6 SW

1

""

R

į

i

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1129.78 29.81 29.81 29.80 29.80 81.5 80.5 78.0 80.0 82.0 76.0 78.5 86.0 SSW

1

SW

2 Calm

12 29.83 29.88 29.90 29.87 29.85 79.0 82.0 80.0 78.0 79.5 78.0 77.0 85.0 ESE

1 E

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13 29.87 29.88 29.90 29.87 29.83 83.5 83.5 83.5 77.0 81.0 81.0 77.0 84.5 E

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ESE

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14 29.83 29.88 29.90 29.85 29.84 79.5 84.5 82.5 78.5 81.5 80.5 78.0 85,0 Calm

E

3E

2 N

F 2 E

2

Calm

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Wet fog with detached openings

at intervals.

Fine, cloudy; 9.30 A.M., rain; noon, fog with detached openings at intervals. Fog with rain at intervals; 6 P.M.,

fine clear horizon.

Wet fog; 8 A.M., overcast with fog

and rain at intervals.

Overcast with passing fog at intervals.

Fog; 8 A.M., passing fog; 10 A.M.,

cloudy; 4 P.M., horizon clear. Passing fog; noon, cloudy; 4 P.M.,

horizon clear.

REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.

6 A.M., 8.S.W. fresh breeze & gloomy weather; 6.30 A.M., pass- ing showers; 9 A.M., S.S.W. moderate breeze & fine; noon, S.W. mo- derate breeze, fine & cloudy; 6P.M.,W.S.W. moderate breeze & fine. 6 A.M., calm, fine & cloudy; noon, heavy showers: 3 P.M., calm and

gloomy weather; 6 P.M., S.S W. light breeze and showery.

6 A.M.. E. light breeze, fine & cloudy: 9 A.M., EN.E. light breeze, fine

and

cloudy; noon, heavy rain squalls; 3 P.M., S.W. light air, fine and cloudy

6 P.M., fine and cloudy.

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6 A.M., S.S.W. light air, fine and overcast; 9 A.M., calm & fine; noon, light breeze, fine and cloudy; I P.M., heavy rain squalls; 3 P.M., calm and drizzling rain; 6 P.M., calm and rainy.

6 A.M., fine & cloudy: 9 A.M., E. gentle breeze, fine & cloudy; noon, gentle breeze, fine & cloudy; 1 P.M., heavy rain squall; 3 P.M., E.S.E. light air fine & cloudy; 6 P.M., E. gentle breeze & fine.

6 A.M., light breeze, fine and cloudy; 9 A.M., calmo, fine and cloudy;

noon, fine and cloudy; 6 P.M., calm, fine and cloudy.

6 A.M., fine and cloudy: 8.30 A.M., passing showers; 9 A.M., calm, Ane

and cloudy; noon, fine and cloudy; 6 P.M., fine and cloudy.