WEIGHT.
Milligrammes
to
Grains.
Kilogrammes
to
Grains.
Hectogrammes
to Ounces
Avoirdupois.
Kilogrammes
to Pounds
Avoirdupois.
1 =0.0154315432.363.52742.20462
2 =0.0308630864.717.05484.40924
3 =0.0463046297.0710.58226.61387
4 =0.0617361729.4314.10968.81849
5 =0.0771677161.7817.637011.02311
6 =0.0925992594.1421.164413.22773
7 =0.10803108026.4924.691815.43236
8 =0.12346123458.8528.219217.63698
9 =0.13889138891.2131.746619.84160
Quintals to
Pounds
Avoirdupois.
Milliers
or tonnes
to Pounds
Avoirdupois.
Kilogrammes
to Ounces
Troy.
1 =220.462204.632.1507
2 =440.924409.264.3015
3 =661.396613.996.4522
4 =881.858818.5128.6030
5 =1102.3111023.1160.7537
6 =1322.7713227.7192.9044
7 =1543.2415432.4225.0552
8 =1763.7017637.0257.2059
9 =1984.1619841.6289.3567

SALUTES.

Salutes are fired between sunrise and sunset, and, as a rule, never on Sunday. Salute to the Union, one gun for each state, fired at meridian, July 4th; the international salute, 21 guns.

The President, 21 guns, both on arriving at and departing from a military post.

On arriving at a military post:

The Vice-President and President of the Senate19guns
Members of the Cabinet, Chief Justice, Speaker of the House of Representatives, Governors in their respective states and territories, Committees of Congress visiting officially17"
Assistant Secretary of War15"
Sovereign or Chief Magistrate of a foreign state21"
Members of Royal Family21"
Viceroy, Governor-general, or Governors of provinces belonging to foreign states17"
Ambassadors Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary17"
Envoys Extraordinary and Ministers Plenipotentiary15"
Ministers Resident accredited to the United States13"
Chargés d'Affaires or subordinate diplomatic agent in charge of mission in the United States11"
Consuls-general accredited to the United States9"
To General-in-Chief, Field-marshal, or Admiral17"
To Lieutenant-General or Vice-Admiral15"
To Major-General or Rear-Admiral13"
To Brigadier-General or Commodore11"

An officer on duty, according to brevet rank, receives the salute of that rank.