REApixo oF THE BaxoMerre.—At 4 p.m. signals indicating the Barometer readii a observed at Sicawei Observatory at 4 p.m. and reduced to 32° and to mean sea-level ill be given in inches and tothe of an inch ty omitting the 3 of 30 and 2of 29 or 28. Examples:—025 30.25; 994 =20.94; 808 Locat, Trae—Shanghai' mean time is reckoned from the 120th meridian, 8h. Om. and drape for the frst time at Ili tin: Shangha moon nes The ball a immediately hoisted again to the masthead and drops a second time at noon.
If 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 one minute, and the noon signal will be If the noon signal should als fi, the same dag will be again Point, simultaneously with the fung of " gus.
2 dose ball i ens crops ab noon noon from the Custom' signal tower st Pootung
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