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INWARD MAILS.

WEATHER REPORT.

Feb. 154. 12h. 12m.-Pressure has increased considerably at Vladivostock, and slightly from Waihaiwei to Foochow. It has decreased slightly from Amey to Tourane and over Luzon.

The anticyclone is now centra over S.W. Manchuria.

SHIPPING.

VESSELS ARRIVED.

The N. Y. K.'s TAIAN MARU! arrived from Calcutta this morn-) ing with 1,772 tons of genera! cargo for Hongkong.-Mooring Kowloon wharf.

The TSUSHIMA MARU arriv

yesterday from Yokohama with 1,995 tons.

Fresh to moderate monsoon may be expected along the south-ed east coast of China and over the northern portion of the China Sea.

Hongkong Rainfall for the 24 houra ending at 10 am, to-day, 0.00 inch. Total since January Manila and U.S.A.-Por. ECUA-1st, 1.23 inches, against a

average of 2.29 inches.

DOR, 16th Feb.

Europa via Suez (Newspapers only London 13th January, January)-Per parcels 5th TITAN 17th Feb. Japan-l'er YAMAGATA M.;

18th Feb.

Straits-Per SADO M., 19th Feb. Straite & Calcutta-Per YEBO-

SHI M., 21st Feb. Straits and Calcutta-Per MUR-

ORAN M., 22nd Feb.

OUTWARD MAILS.

To-morrow.

Saita, Bangkok, Calcutta & Aden-For LAKE GITANO, 4 p.m. *3watow. *Amoy and Takao- Per SOSHU M., 9 a.m. *Swatow, *3hanghai & *N. Chine -Por TIEN TSIN, 9 a.m. Swatow, Amoy & Foochow-Per

HALLOONG, 11 a.m.

FORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW,

District.

Forecast.

E. winds, fresh to. 1 Hongkong to Gap moderate;

Rock

cloudy, drizzling rain or

mist.

2 Formosa Channel N.E. winds

strong.

3 South coast of The same

China between H.K. & Lamocks.)

4 South coast of)

As No. 1.

The same

China between

H.K. & Hainan.

as No. 1.

T. F. CLAXTON,-Director. H.K. Observatory, Feb. 15, 1921.

TIME SIGNALS.

*

Swatow, Straits & Bangkok- The time ball on Kowloon

Por LINAN, 9 a..

Signal Hill is dropped daily at 10 Straite, Bangkok, & Calouttaa.m. and 4 p.m., except on Satur- For TAKADA, Noou. days when it is dropped at 10 Itelo, Australis and

Now a.m. and 1. p.m., and on Sundays Zealand via Thursday In- and Holidays when it is dropped Per KANOWNA, Reg. 9.45 | at 10 a.m. only, a.m. Letters 10.30 a.m.

The ball in hoisted half mast at *Kraita, Bangkok, Ceylon, the 55th minute and fall mast at Mauritius, L. Marquez, B. the 57th minute. Should the ball Africa, India via Dhan fail to drop at the correct time, it dekodi. Bombay and Aden will be lowered at five minutes -Per TSUSHIMA M.9 á.m.1 past the hour and the ordinary "Corresponder co bearing vessel's, routine repeated at the following

siam clly.

1 hour, if possible.

The KANOWNA · consigned hore yesterday from Kobe 1,800 tons of cargo.

The CHUSAN came in to-day from Bangkok with 2,250 tons,- Mooring C 15.

CLEARANCES AND DEPARTURES.

The AKI MARU left at li a.m. to-day for Melbourne with 150 tons.

The TOSHIMA MARU leaves at 10 a.m. to-morrow for Bombay with 500 tons.

The HWAH CHIE left at noon to-day for Saigon with 200 tons,

The TAMING departed at 3) p.m. for Manila with 2,000 tons.

The KWAISANG left at 4 p.m. for Calcutta with 2,000 tone.

The TAKADA leaves to- morrow for Calcutta at 11 a.m. with through cargo.

Should the time ball be out of| order the a ove routine will be carried out with the flag "Z", on the storm signal mast.

Time. signals are also given at night by means of three white. lamps mounted vertically. on the Observatory wireless mast. From 8b. 56m. Os. to lL Om. De. p.m. the lamps are extinguished momentarily at the even seconds, except at the 2nd, 28th, 50th, 52nd, and 54th of each minute.

The hours refer to Hongkong Standard Time (8 hours of east Greenwich).

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METEOROLOGICAL.

Previous

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on date.

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| Lau Kung Mows b

Orientals

b.

S'ani Cottons b. 116 8a 117 Yangiszepooa

Cements

n.

Miscellaneous

1.27745

b. 11.80 sa. 11 B

Do. Light *ld China Light new b..

China Providente b. 2 p....as P. Dairy Farms Barometer......29.93 29.94 29.96 Electrics H. K. Temprature...

66 60 62 Electrics Macao a. Hum Jity.....

65 92 83. Hongkong Ropes b. Wind Direction E. E.. EHk. Tramways b Wind Force Weather........ Rain............... 0.00 0.00 0.00 Highest open air

Temperature on the 14th 66 Lowest оред

air Temperature on the 15th 59 T. 1. CLAXTON, Diruotor, HE. Observatory, Fab. 15.

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