706259-1870-WEATHER-TABLES — Page 1

DATE.

THE HONGKONG GOVERNMENT GAZETTE, 3RD DECEMBER, 1870.

NOTICE.

595

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. 1 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."

H. G. THOMSETT, r.n.,

Harbor Master's Office, Hongkong, 6th September, 1870.

NOTICE.

Harbor Master, &c.

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:-

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Every Person who shall engage himself, after the Commencement 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 TABLES FOR THE WEEK ENDING 2ND DECEMBER, 1870. REGISTER AT HARBOR MASTER'S OFFICE, PRAYA WEST.

6 A.M.

NOON.

6 P.M.

THERMOMETER.

1870.

Baro- meter.

Thermo- Baro- Thermo- meter. meter. meter.

Self Registering.

Baro- meter.

Thermo- meter.

Min.

Max.

November 26

30.11

27

30.16

"}

28

30.17

>>

29

30.01

17

30

30.08

December

1

30.08

2

30.12

3256685

69

30.13

70

30.10

76

67

30.15

67

30.08

72

67

30.08

75

30.11

75

61

30.16

69

2RNRRES

79

77

8865885

69

69

67

67

66

79

""

61

77

22NNRZN

79

30.15

79

30.09

777

30.11

77

30.04

75

30.04

30.09

30.11

2638830

70

69

69

69

69

6 A.M.

REGISTER AT BLOCK HOUSE, VICTORIA PEAK.

Height above Sea Level 1,770 feet.

BAROMETER.

HYDROMETER.

THERMO- METER.

WINDS.

RAIN.

DRY BULB.

WET BULB.

Self Registering.

'K'Y (

'NOON

Min. Max.

Nooy.

Force, range from 0 to 12.

6 A.J.

NOON.

Dirn.

In inches during the

REMARES A8 to Weather,

previous 24 hours.

6 P.M.

9 A.M.

F. Dirn. F. Dirn.

P.

1870.

Nov. 26 28.40 28.45 28.42 29.38 28.38 68.0 71.0 68.001.008.0 65.566.0 71.5 E

4 EbN

1E

5

0.00

Fine cloudy; 4 P.M., fog.

31

27 28.40 28.45 28.40, 25.38 29.5566.0 68.0 65.0

65.0 60.063.0 65.0 71.0 E

4! Ebs

3 E

12

0.00

!

Wet fog; 9.20 A.M., fine cloudy.

"

28 28.40 28.45 28.43 25.39 28.39) 62.0 65.0 66.5 59.0 61.5 63.5 61.0 69.0 E

7 E

11

29 23.35 28.38 28.35 23.97 28.83 65.0 66.066.0 63.0 61.064.0 64.0

67.0 E

3 E

1 E

E

2

0.00

0.00

30 28.37 28.39 28.35 28.30 23.32 03.068.5 66.0 60.5 64.0 62.0 62.0 67,5 E

4 E

5 E

5

0.00

Heavy squalls of wind at intervals

during past night; fine cloudy. Dense wet fog all day.

Slight passing fog; 8 4.M., fine clóity;

+3

228.35 28.87 28.40, 28.54 28,9566.0 63.5

Dec. 128.35 28.36 28.58 28.37 28.3565.0 66.0 62.062.0 61.0 50.0 |64.0 69.0 INNE

61.0 50.0 55.155.1 55.0 66.0 N

4 N

5 N

5

. ¡0.00

Fine overcast.

5 NE

4 NE

0.00

Fine overcast.