THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 7TH JANUARY, 1871.-
NOTICE.
Consignees and Masters of Ships are hereby informed that, after the 15th Proximo, the Boundary, North of which Vessels shall not anchor, is as follows:-
Kellet's Island bearing E. by S. † S.
All Ships to be properly moored with 35 fathoms Chain (East and West).
The passage between the North Boundary of Men-of-War anchorage and the Kowloon Peninsula is to be kept clear.
Steamers and Vessels not having definite employment will remain on the North side, not mooring within 500 yards of the "Gunpowder Depôt."
Harbor Master's Office, Hongkong, 6th September, 1870. ·
H. G. THOMSETT, R.N., Harbor Master, &c.
NOTICE.
The Undersigned begs to call the attention of the Community to the requirements of Section XXIX of The Victoria Registration Ordinance 1866, which are as follows:-
Every Person who shall engage himself, after the Commencemer t of this Ordinance, as a "Servant, shall within Seven Days thereafter report the same at the Registrar General's Office "and produce his Certificate of Registration for the purpose of having the Name of his Employer "endorsed thereon and recorded in the said Office."
Employers, when engaging Servants, are requested to send them to this Office that the proper endorsements may be made on the Certificates, and that a record of the change of employment may be made in the Registers.
On the Certificate, the Column shewing the date of expiration of service should alone be filled in by the Employer.
Registrar General's Office, Hongkong, 25th August, 1870.
CECIL C. SMITH, Registrar General.
WEATHER TABLE FOR THE WEEK ENDING 6TH JANUARY, 1871. REGISTER AT HARBOR MASTER'S OFFICE, PRAYA WEST.
6 A.M.
NOON.
6 P.M.
THERMOMETER.
1870-1871,
Baro- meter.
Thermo- Baro- Thermo-
meter.
meter. meter.
Self Registering.
Baro- meter.
Thermo- meter.
Min.
Max.
December January
31
30.10
1
30.09
30.10
"}
30.13
"
30.15
"
30.11
"
30.08
8958988
60
30.11
30.12
57
30.11
60
30.11.
30.17
30.04
60
30.09
3858885
63
66
67
66
66
70
65
8588898]
50
57
55
60
62
5858822
67
30.03
66
30.00
67
30.09
€8
30.12
66
30.19
72.
30.03
70
30.07
38358*8
63
61
60
62
"
BAROMETER.
DATE.
REGISTER AT BLOCK HOUSE, VICTORIA PEAK. Height above Sea Level 1,770 feet.
HYDROMETER.
DRY BULB
WET BULB.
THERMO-
METER.
Self Registering.
WIND9.
RAIN.
Force, range from 0 to 12.
In inches during the
REMARKS AS TO WEATHER.
previous 24 hours.
'X' 9
9 A.M.
*NOON
3 P.M.
6 P.M.
6 A.M.
*NOON
6 P.M.
6 A.M.
*NOON
G P.M.
Min. Max.
Noos. Dirn.
6 A.M.
F.
NOON.
Dirn. F.
6 P.M.
Dirn
9 A.M.
F.
1870-71.
Dec. 31 28.32 28.35 28.33 28.24 28.25 57.0 60.557.0
53.5 55.0 53.5 56.0 63.5 |E
"
2 28.34 28.39 28.35 28.32 28.34 54.0
3
28.37 28.42 28.39 28.34 28.35, 57.0 58.5 | 56.0
Jan 1 28.35 28.87, 28.36 28.34 28.34 56.0 61.0 60.0 52.0 | 62.0 4.0 55.0 61.0 E
63.0 E
52.0 52.5 51.0 55.5 61.0 E
61.0 58.0 | 51.0 |53.0 | 55.0 | 54.0
4 E
4 E
4 EbN
4E
0.00
Fine overcast; 9 A.M. very hazy,
4E
0.00
Fine very hazy.
6 E
7
0.00
Fine cloudy.
5 E
5E
6
0.00
Fine cloudy; 9 A.M. overcast.
"
4 28.36 28.40 28.40 28.34 23.32, 56.0 67.0 57.0 | 54,0 55.0 55.054.0 59.0 EьN
6 E
E
0.07
Rain past night; passing all day.
"
"
6 28,33 28.36 28.84 28.30 28.80 57.058.0 57.5 | 55.5 36.5
528.34 28.37, 28.34 28.30 28.28, 56.0 60.0 59.054.057.0 57.0 55.0 59.5 ENE
56.0 56,000.0 E
5 ENE
2 E
0.00
[
7 EbN
.6 E
6
0.00
Fog; 8 A.M. passing fog; 12 noon, fine
overcast.
Dense wet fog; 3 P.M. fine overcast ş
5 P.M. fog.
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