READING oF THE Banowmren.—At p.m. signals indicating the Barometer observed at Sicawei Observatory at 4 p.m. and reduced to $2° and to mean sea-will be given in inches and tenths of an inch by omitting the 3 of 30 and 2 of 29 or Locat. Tre.—Shanghai mean time ix reckoned from the 120th meridian Sh. Om.
Examplos:—025 90.25; 994=20.04; 898=28-08
Tome BALt.—Tho signal is s ball hoisted at the Semaphore, which is in connexion with the Sicawai Observatory; it is made daily as follows:—The ball is hoisted half-mast at 11h. 45m. a.m, to the masthead at 11h. 60m. s.m., and drops for the frst time at 11h. 85m. Shanghai mean time. The ball is immediately hoisted again to the masthead and drops a second time at noon.
1 from whatever cause the time ball fails to drop, or drops at the wrong time, the numeral fag No. 0 will be hoisted at the masthead for te, and the noon eigaal one minut will be tried. If the noon signal should also fail, the came flag will be again noon hm Time of the Ist extinction: 8 58 0.0 Time of the 4th extino: ion: 58 0.0 8 58 00 " by 8 BB 00 lid) 8 57 00 th a 0 00
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