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Signals of Vessels,
Meteorological,
Memo, from the Post Office Telegraph Room during the Year 1893.
GAP ROCK.
484*
1,632
CAPE D'AGUILAR.
731*
PEAK,
3,033
* Not including several Vessels that have passed these Stations in foggy weather and also during the time of interruptions.
Relieving days,....
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Table I.-Interruptions to Communications with Gap Rock.
Dates and Hours of Interruptions.
Dates and Hours of Restorations.
Causes of Interruptions.
26th January,
1.45 p.m.
28th January,
6.40 a.m.
Unknown.
17th March,
1.00 p.m.
18th March,
11.55 a.m.
28th
6.00 a.m.
30th
9.00 a.m.
29th April,
6.00 a.m.
17th May,
6.00 a.m.
21st
6.00 a.m.
1st May, 17th 24th
Connecting wire outside Deep Water Bay. Cable-house
broken by wind.
Relay fused by Lightning.
2.17 p.m. | Lightering guard at Deep Water Bay.
1.30 p.m.
+
"
10.10 p.m.
Do.
Do.
"
3rd June,
2.17 p.m.
3rd June,
5.05 p.m.
Unknown.
13th
2.17 p.m.
13th
5.05 p.m.
Do.
19th July,
12.45 p.m.
19th July,
4.45 p.m.
Relay out of order.
2nd October,
15th
6.00 a.m. 6,00 a.m.
6th October, 15th
9.40 a.m. 5,30 p.m.
The wires outside broken by Typhoon.
Line and Earth wire were rusty through salt water.
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Table J.-Interruptions to Communications with Cape D'Aguilar.
Dates of Interruptions.
Dates of Restorations.
""
19th April, 24th
1st June,
*
18th April, 24th 20th May, 27th June, 1st July,
28th
""
2nd July....
3rd August,
10th September,
Unknown.
Do.
Causes of Interruptions.
Telephone damaged by Lightning. Unknown.
Do.
Telephone damaged by Lightning. Unknown.
Do.
Telephone Poles blown down. Unknown.
5th
9th
29
""
10th
12th
+
??
20th
21st
**
27
31st
"
13th August,
16th
>
10th September,
Telephone out of order at Shaukiwan.
17th
ร
19th
18th 20th
Do.
21
Do.
91
**
29th
30th
Do.
2nd October,
22nd
9th October, 26th
Do.
+5
Telephone Poles blown down.
10th December,
17th
12th December, 18th
Shaukiwan's Telephone out of order.
Do.
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General Post Office, Hongkong, June 30th, 1894.
G. STAFFORD NORTHCOTE, Acting Postmaster General.
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