638 
THE VOYAGE OE H.M.S. CHALLENGER. 
Hong Kong — Victoria Peak. 
Meteorological Table compiled from observations taken at tbe Signal House, Victoria Peak, between 
Nov. 30th, 1872 and Nov. 30th, 1874. Barometer reduced to 32° but not to sea level. Height of 
Victoria Peak on Admiralty Chart, 1825 feet. 
Barometer. 
di 
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o • 
Rain. 
W I N D. 
MONTH. 
Mean 
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cD 
G 
a 
B o 
£ S3 
G “ 
c 3 d* 
* 2 
M „o 
It 
P.-2 
o 
EH g 
c 
B 
l < 
Total 
Fall. 
No. 
G & 
No. OF 
DAYS FROM 
0 . of (lu 
Gales. 
2 a 
o£ 
Height. 
V, 
w 
a,- .G 
3 
a 
S 
x ,2 
,G 
.5 G5 
S d 
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5 3 
of 
clays. 
£ o 
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N. 
N.E. 
E. 
S.E. 
S. 
SAV. 
W. | 
■ i 
N.W. 
C’lm 
PS 
55 
JANUARY, 
. 
ins. 
28*426 
ins. 
•42 
51 *S 
7‘5 
67*0 
40*0 
inches. 
114 
7 
5 
6 
12 
l 
0 
l 
i 
• 
5 
0 
2 
FEBRUARY. 
28*407 
0*43 
55"4 
7*1 
69*0 
39*5 
1*00 
7 
3 
4 
14 
2 
2 
0 
i 
i 
1 
4 
MARCH . 
28*343 
0*27 
58'5 
6*5 
71*0 
44*0 
2*53 
14 
\ 
9 
2 
16 
8 
2 
0 
0 
i 
0 
3 
APRIL, . 
• 
28-286 
0*33 
64*3 
6*0 
73"5 
49*0 
4*21 
1G 
9 
1 
16 
4 
4 
1 
0 
i 
1 
2 
MAY, 
• 
28*134 
0*32 
70*8 
4*6 
77*5 
61*0 
23*44 
26 
0 
i 
9 
3 
10 
5 
1 
2 
0 
4 
JUNE, 
• 
28122 
0*39 
74*1 
4*1 
79*5 
04*0 
7*17 
21 
0 
0 
8 
4 
11 
6 
0 
0 
1 
3 
JULY, 
28*125 
0*34 
74*7 
3*9 
82*0 
68*0 
14*50 
21 
1 
0 
4 
4 
11 
9 
1 
1 
0 
3 
AUGUST, . 
28*131 
0*41 
74*9 
4*2 
81*5 
68*0 
11*77 
21 
0 
1 
10 
5 
7 
7 
0 
0 
1 
1 
SEPTEMBER, 
28*114 
0*73 
75*0 
5*0 
83*0 
G7*0 
8*53 
1G 
4 
3 
10 
2 
4 
2 
2 
2 
1 
4 
I OCTOBER, 
28*230 
0*34 
70*1 
6*0 
80*0 
56*0 
2*31 
7 
4 
3 
21 
0 
1 
i 
0 
1 
0 
0 
j NOVEMBER, 
28*281 
0*49 
61*7 
6*8 
72-0 
42*0 
0*42 
2 
6 
6 
17 
0 
0 
0 
0 
0 
1 
1 
| DECEMBER. 
1 
28*452 
0*29 
GO *9 
8*1 
70*5 
47*5 
1*07 
6 
3 
3 
21 
i 
0 
1 
0 
1 
1 
1 
| 
Means and Totals, 
28*254 
0*73 
60*0 
5*8 
83*0 
39*5 
7S*09 
1G4 
30 
30 
158 
34 
52 
33 
6 
15 
28 
All the zoological and other specimens collected during the cruise between Sydney 
and Hong Kong were landed at Kowloon and placed in a house belonging to the dock- 
yard, where they were carefully packed ; one hundred and twenty-nine cases and several 
casks being placed on board H.M.S. “Adventure” on the 1st January 1875 for trans- 
mission to England. 
The British residents and naval and military officers at Hong Kong received the 
members of the Expedition with great hospitality, and a similar hospitality was extended 
to those members of the Expedition who visited Canton. 
The chief event during the stay at Hong Kong was, however, the appointment, much 
to the regret of every one on board, of Captain Nares to the command of the Arctic 
Expedition, and his departure for England accompanied by Lieutenant Aldrich, the first 
lieutenant of the ship ; previous to their departure they were entertained to dinner by 
the naval officers and members of the Civilian Scientific Staff. 
The late Captain Frank Turle Thomson of H.M.S. “ Modeste,” who was then serving 
on the China station, was appointed to the Challenger, and joined the Expedition on 
the 2nd January 1875. 
The water at Hong Kong was brilliantly phosphorescent during the whole of the stay 
