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29. HONG KONG, . 



THE VOYAGE OF H.M.S. CHALLENGER. 



fLat. 22 17' 20" N. 

 (Long. 114 10 10 E. 



On Kowloon hill, just over the police station on the point. The 

 following true bearings were taken : 



The clock opposite the landing place at Hong Kong, N. 139 w. 

 The flagstaff on Stonecutter's island, N. 40 w. 



Soil, clay and decomposed granite, apparently free from magnetic 

 attraction. 



30. ZEBU, 



fLat. 1017'30"N. 

 \ Long. 123 54 E. 



The site was selected on open ground, just inside the outer circle of 

 the Plaza de Magelhaens, and 60 yards from the s.w. angle of the fort. 

 The ground consisted of sand and shells. 



31. ADMIRALTY ISLANDS, 



f Lat. 1 55' 0" s. 

 ( Long. 146 40 E. 



On Observation island, Xares Bay a small island covered with 

 shingle and shells. 



32. YOKOHAMA, JAPAN, 



33. KOBE, JAPAN, . 



J Lat. 35 26' O"N. 

 (Long. 139 39 E. 



On the Bluff in the middle of the parade, Camp of the Royal 

 Marines. Soil, mould and gravel. The nearest iron visible was in a 

 well 60 yards off. 



fLat. 31"41' S"N. 

 (Long. 135 12 15 E. 



On the south end of the Mole at the east side of the Land con- 

 cession. The Mole is composed of blocks of granite with a sandy 

 beach near : no iron. 



34. MIWARA BAT, JAPAN, 



fLat. 34 22' 15" N. 

 (Long. 133 6 30 E. 



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On the beach just above high-water mark, close to the little creek 

 that cuts off Matsuhama on the N.W. side. The beach consists of 

 shingle, and borders the neighbouring paddy fields. 



35. HONORURU, 



SANDWICH ISLANDS, 



fLat. 21 18' O"N. 

 ( Long. 157 51 w. 



On the spit to the southward of the town, 200 yards s.w. of the 

 Observatory occupied by the Transit of Venus Expedition, 1874. 



