TUESDAY,
SEPTEMBER 2, 1902.
HONGKONG OBSERVATORY.
The Storm Warning Question. We have received about ten enlumos of cops (intre er less) degling with oun. plaints make in and of our contemporaries respecting the ierau of storm warnings by the Hongkong Qloervatory, and we have been requested to publish the whole of it as it is of interent to the seafaring commu- nity. We regret that we cannot accede to this request, but give as full a summary ne we can. The following letter was address ed to the Culonial Secretary by the Becru
tary of the Chamber of Commerce (---- Hongkong General Chamber of Commerce,
17th May, 1902.
THE
This Observatory cannot be unlu re
The Scentury of the Chamber replied, į sponsible for the issue of storm warnings and still urged tħu adoption of flag signals received in the Cony from institutions for the benefit of foreign shipping, white elsewhere. Such publiention on our part would naturally imply agreement therewith, the old drum and cone siguals could be and frequently this does not exist, and this made from the Tamar for the native boats, Obervatory aught set to ho placed in the the the bees August, the Secretary forward false paraition of being obliged to publish the warnings of others, without commented the following latter to the Colonial
which it might fully believe to be Secretary: erroneous. I have little hesiraton in say times, and this might on occasion lead to fing that droit confusion would result at ull
disaster. -
The important ststion in the Slanghai district is Gutz1q2′ lighthoase, from which we receive observations. Shanghai could bo dispensed with altogether, but the Isperial Maritime Customs there for warded observations to Flongkong. I ba lieve, hofure this Observatory started work in 1884, and they have continued to do over siner. The more observing stations the butter as long as they are judicially disisilmed, but threg observing stations in the immediato neighbourhood of sneh other aro quite unnecermary, and it is far on whour we ate absolutely dependent, more important that the Cable Companies, and who are desirous of limiting rather
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Swatow, 4th August, 1902.
Hongkong.
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THE FINANCES OF SIAM.
A Favourable Report.
In the multitudy of counsellors thor) is
To-day's Advertisements
PUBLIC AUCTION.
HE Undersigned has received instruc
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wisdant, but it is often sonwhat difficult Ttions to S it by Public Auction, to find in the case of the large number of vary candid counsellars of Siami. There is no end to their criticism, but it is not by any means always well informed. Plain
facts are not too easily come by in Siam ;
SATURDAY, the 6th September, 1862, at Noon,
at No. 16 D'Aguilar Strect.
FOR ACCOUNT OF THE CONCERNEJ,
Intimations.
A. G. GORDON,
M.IN. MI, MECH. E.. MEMBER INSTITUTION OF ENGINERES AND SIPBUILDERS IN SCOTLAND, CONSULTING MARINE ENGINEER.
MANH
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the 4th Telegrams: Pendado.'
A QUANTITY OF PROVIS.ONS In assorted tote. En view From Saturday,
Terms: Cash on delivery.
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UNDERTAKERS AND MONUMENTAL MASONS, BROWN, JONES & CO.,
Sir,-We, the undersigned, who have one cannot lay ang's hand at a moment's passed through the recent typhoon between notice on the definite results of the nation's Hongkong and Swatow, wish to bring to activity that can be tabulated year by year, your notice in the strongest possibio man.and that after all keep criticism of the Soptember. nor the inadequate and misleading systera | country's progress or decadence, within of storm warnings in the Port of Hongkong.ane bounds. Still, equusthing is now he Relying on the weather forecast, and the ing Tone, says the Kinght Times. Mare. absence of storm warnings, we left. Hong, of the Governinienz. Dysstments are pub. kong for Swatow at 7 p.m. on Friday, 1st lishing antal reports that show what is August, and met the typhoon soon after really being accomplished in their respec- midnight.
tive provinces. The first official report on the finances of the country was issued a interest all over the world. That roport showed both that Sinne Innd already gone a hong way towards establishing the munge
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Six-The attention of the Committee has been drawn to a statement in the Daily Prew to the effect that the storm-warnings issued by the Sicawei Observatory, Shang hai, were not received by the Kowlom Observatory for remona known best to the asked to send un observations from districts Director, and that in the absence of sucht ront anrepres. nted, such na Wei-hai- notices venuela leaving hore for Japan last we than that they should be asked to do summer had been caught in the typhoon of from one already sufficiently served. August in which one had been lost, and another, the Indo-Chins steamer Laicang, placed in gront juopardy.
This Observatory is only too glad rail it if of all the information obtainable for the purpose of its weather service, and bna continacusly sought to obtain and has in fact heen lang ly instrumental in obtain- tder to improve the forecasts. The Jesuit
In reply to an enquiry from this Chatning, observations from various sources in her to the crereeings of the statvinent
receive the Shanghai store-warnings,
that the Kuwim Observatory and refuseditions in Sical and Maniin have ultimately benefited by these extensions. Storm warnings are always issued at the orliest possibile aranent consistently whh the observations received, Sundays
the Director of the Sicasci Observatory says it is true tat the Government Astronomer at Hongkong has objected to vervive them, and they breve unfortunately been lacking in internomas with the Houg Konz Oservatory,
anys making no difference, the for caste being posted, as usual, on the notice board
the time of issue of the C. C. M. H. and But it is here newessies to point cut thist storm-warrings depende on the early or Inte arrival of the serrations telegraphed to us by the Cable Companies, eases absolutely beyond the control of the
We, and I believe the great majority of have adequate notice of weather changes,
The prosent system better than a gnare aula delusion. We Jaro, Sir, yours faithfully,
of foreciats is Inda
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and that the rivers was advancing each yer by large amounts. A cecond of these ublications has now be issued, and at the present moment when Siam is being kept so much in evidence the Financi Adviser's report on the Budget of the cur rent year will be sturdind with some cari
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It is not merely the fact, that sound finance is the basis of successful government, which Weather information is published daily
eently lengthy heal record of any in the China Const Meteorological Regis
makes the Budget important; but a sulli- er. The informaticas hat a typhoon exists
nation provides a barly accurate test of This is not, the Comptrition regret ty telegraphed to us, but is shown by tho
in the vicinity of any station is not definit
the health of the body politic. I bis notice, the first time the Chamber has had deervations aude at such station, and is
The Colonial Secretary's reply may be turw Report. Mr Rivett-Carnac Kives & tan! attention to a want of co-opuration thus at the disposal of anybody who very interveling, but as it reaches === statement showing the revenue and ex. shown by the Director of the Kowloon chooses to look at the Register andlowy outline on a sheet of flickering penditure of Siam for the past ten years. Ulmerlatory with other bitailar establish that more copies of the Register be
printed, and that it more wistely distri-isyour readers must be denied the In that time, with a decrease ther the ments, and of apparently causelo il feel-fated, say to all shipping firms and others pleasure of reading it. Artached to il, ay increase in taxation, the revenue has. ing against them. They are strongly of Information issued at ather bears and nove
to whom it is thought it any be useful. however, is the following report by Mincrsed narrellasly-from 15 to 3 opinun that either professional jealousyed on the notice boards can be printed Fig
milline ticals, odd, We think, therefore, aur disapproval of the methods of other and circulared in the form of expressed,
that there will be general agreement, worl meteorologeal ustalishunts should be
PIE Band of the 23rd Burms Intawiry allowed to influence Dr Doberck, but that
enclosure, I attach the storm warnings ay view the satisfactory condition of dinner on the 3rd lost at the above the Financial Advisor when he writes will play a selection of music during he should be caly cúp glad to avail himself
issued prior to the departure of the S.eani-be finances is one of the chief exilences
Hotel, Talbes banan? in wirance. of all information obtainable in order to
ships Derine und iching.
H RUTTONJEL enable him to issue timely warning of Observatory.
As the Masters of these vessels admit of teality of the administrative and
Propritor receiving thi information it is incorprent, other reforms that have ten intretued impending bad weather. It appears that
The fast paragraph of the letter points as usual in the Weather forests of by the Government during the last deende.”
Hoogkong, September 2, 19.2. on the cusion in question the necessary the aystem of signaling storms in Hong-stiched)-it would appear that they left Some people seem to be antinge to duny out the pressing nevessity for a change in July 31st and August 1st (See C.C.M.R warnings were given by Sier wei Obscrving. I have to call your attendon to it this pet on Int August for Swatow with the reality of these reforms, but pri
WANTED. tory to cath bons vessels much earlier letter from the Chamber of Commerce date! full knowledge that a phron oxisted to conceived theories trust gives way to face, the the Hongkong Observatory in 23rd December, 1897 (in C.SO. No. 3,073 the Bastward and that it was hely to theus to veel band math, and had the of 1897), in which the following remarks approach the Seather entraner of the and there is questianling the increased two Obervatorier been in close touch, the occur:In the interests of the shipping Formosa Channel about 16 hours after their prosperity and security of the people Yels leaving Bongking for the north et community my Comittee would respect the time would have has the benefit iufore fally segist au ently return to the system The necompanying letter from the Cap their departure of the enclier warnings of metrorological signalx in use from Jan-tain of the riching throws some light from Shanghai.
of the Decima. It would appear that the Those his wn setion and on that of the aptsin uary 184 to Decrínber 1890.
letter vessel was love to off Cheloog Point shout midnight of the 1st and there quiet
waited the arrival of the ostre of the typhoon, which must have passed over her at 15 hours later, say at 3.0 p.m. the 2nd
departure.
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The revenue is divided into twenty-fiv bends, of which nine are fans, pieding over 18 millions out of the 39.
Somu of these farms are being done away with. but others will always remain an important source of revue. The most important
www is the opium farm. The reserve from the Iural is increasing, and is now just appears to me to have acted in a more sa The lug of the wicking, where Captio
under four milions, but that is of course meandika inconer, shows that he put buckar from waking it one of the great main ce Bina Bay for stolter that he experienclays of the revenue. Tix cipitation tes no more that a fresh breaze umil Inj
With the shore expression of opinion, usat emphatically agree. The interests of the beat a pit stiu must lo considered as well as that of others. The sim) Just system in that case is certainly the best, and the adegion of any complicated or extensive system of 1 g sigual, the visible in the statement in the letter that the typhoon was such as wed in Shanghai, would in ray calm went her tally preceding plicom,el by them at midnight on August 1st,
My Committee trust that the Govern-signis, laving been in go for 13 years, ment will take steps to soare reciproc acre recoming pure ant more understood exchange of storm warnings at the Kowloon and righly interpretal by the bar and Observatory not only with Sicavel Uber-absting Community, as is always the ease vatory but also endeavour to bing bout the Committed betive when a system of friendly co-operation with all meteorological Mignalling is introduced. They lewise establist Dents throughout the Far East They would sich like to point out the great the state of the weather at a distaries on |erovey to musters of ships infinuation of importateer of the varliest possible issue of the voyages on which they were about to stuna-warnings, when ser rencived. MERİL matter if it be on Sundays or holidays.
The Committee would also point but the presing noosity that exists, in view of the ens value of the shipping posing through the pur for the establish
wal of a condete de of fag signals by day and hinter signals by night,
Very variery ilmatia the basis of vessels, weather Without in any way wishing to instituce yogurists, it may be metalo su guide to what in required, to saration that Shanghai prenses n'es du of signals worke on inflation supplied by the Sie w Ostrvatny at various hours during the day, which is admitelly the best in the Far East. In a uniter sing the safety of vessels and the lives of these on beard thero should be delay who ver, ani certainly no room for the imagenes of private feeling or petty jealousy. I have, &c.,
TO APER
on the 2nd and that the pestre did not has been a good died talked about lately, re-ch the neighbourhood of his ship until but is niso an estimated to yield under fuur 7.0 8. the same evinin
muito. though the population must be ab at double that figure.
The ματά vi the
I give lese facts in zostavention of th
opinies, bes step in the wrong directin. this post in spite of the forests issued with the expenditure of
The fact is simply lost both "slipy left
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adopt its pret attitude and seek to alter separately puldished and widely distulo-to-day, but it contains see unlewathy
system of signalling typhoons-in seed hours before their departe, and the mitted had world stones.ully in the new for 18 yarn-which, in 1996, they risk the ran at me bees well known figures Ten years ago the Ministry of the | - past,
A flag sigual code to be slut must, in ay pinion, le short and give definie formstion. The indications of the us istence of a depression are often of such chucarter nos tan funkce: the hoisting of a signal conveying definite informatica gate un justifiable, Such information indicating The Incating and movements of typhoone Mr May replied on the 1st July enclqfar ont at sea or far away from buy ing the following menorendum from the oberving station must ceesily be vague
A. B. Lowe, Secretary.
and may be misleading because the dat available for forecasting purposes is quite insufbeient, But a Beg signal would give the information in a dethata form, unless a very extensive and therefore impractical
mode were adopted.
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22/8/02
(S).). F. G. Pion.
sent out and the following letter:--
Mr Figg appends the various warnings
A.2.
Interior expeidel a sum of Tiels 197, | Bial; this year it is cxpending close on Len millions and a baif, half of which goes in provincial seministration. Porhaps the i most sign licnut statement in the Budget Is the atmonndenient chat a
system lew
been introduced, under which the whole of the revenue derived from the Siamese Malay provinces is in future to be expended
YKON CAPTAIN A.. HODYSH.
*HATCHING' TO THE DIRECTOR HANG. KOFU METEOROLOVICAL STATION.
Swator, 5th August, 19' 2, Dear Sir-lo sealing my lor of the receul Typhoon, I would feel obliged it
if you would let me know if the conditions were solely within the provinces in which it not abruck The extraordinary display has been collected. Sian is waking op af biling lightning over a bank of benvy clouds to the E. S. E all night. The to the needs of the interior, and the sherre of swell from the coatre. The backward Mady States are to have tho N. W. wind in the advancing semicircle.
Was the Captain of the Deion routin prend attention leg require. Table housing on off Ch long Point? How could works in the Interior generally figure I get the genito over i Did this for a very large amodel. L A new scheme Typhoon recurve to the W. S. W7
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With regard te paragraph 1, I wish to pa mu that the fir. saring of the Typhoon in question was issued from this Observatory on August 1-1, 11.50 1.10. A Again, fez pemula wou'd frequently haro wanting from Nani's dated August 18, 10 to be listed in onden weather, in which 3.0, was received here the same day.asters of vinsels.
case they would often be unreadabug by In the Fonche men'hly weather reports For these reasons 1 up of opinion that ander date August Jet, I find the following ments, and further, a atisfactory ede for flag iguals are not suivd to local reguito waaning, recsival from Sicawei, entered-conveying meteorologiai information in the Typhoon S., of Louches going N.Worm thecary, dues not exist. While It is thus seen that warming was received desirous of meating, as far as possible, the at tant port from Sigawel also on the 1st. shes of the Committee of the Chamber of I had the full fates of the Typhos, I works in the provinces in which they are
As a matter of fact two warnings with re-
Commerce, 1, respectiully, aubunit, that in would feel very much niliged if you would | surveying. atter of this kind, involving as it does enlighten me and a number of my en- ference to this typhoon pereceived at responsibility, something must be left to fretes. Thanking you in anticipation, construction programme has been framed
devoted to ronds and causis. The railway And widely circulate in Malaga, Cochin Hongkong Observatory from Sienwei at
China, the Straits Settlements. 8.10 a., on the 4th. They wore as fol
the discretion of the forecaster.
Yours, &c., lows: 3rd, 12 am, typhoon N. of the
| for three years, 34 millions being provided Foress Channel going N. Wangi, '3rd
for the current your, 3 for 192 and 2 for 4 pan. typhoon on hand near Fanchow gu
19. Altogether the report is one of great ing N.W.
interest and value, and the Financial Ad
On referring to the monthly weather port of the Hongkong Observatory herewith enclosed, it will be noticed that simibar ij. formation was iseed bure 24 hours earlier and 5 hours earlier re postively,
24th July, 2002.
F. G. FIG.
with the wind from NW. and that to I must own I would think myself sate
ers are appointed to the Survey Depart-1 heave too or run back was the proper thing ment in order that they may act as peurin-
de, but clhough I ran to the W. Wcial engineers for the execution of public THE LEADING NEWSPAPER 5931. nail the anchored in Fun-bo-Kong,
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for the storm warnings of other institutions, representatives, shows steady progress.
It would appear that the Chamber of and that having regard to Sicawer's position In 1901, the Company issued 4,446 policies No Money No Tamil.
Commer & has been misled by the state- within a chain of stations from which thay representing new assurances to the e-mount The Government of India has refused ments of snymous writer in the Daily Hongkong Observatory receives observa of £2,038,300, so that while the director to allow coolie recruitment For Straits Fyr, and it in to be regretted that they tions it would serve no useful purpose for of half a century back were content to deal Settlements and the F.M.S. from the did not endeavour to verify tho said states ments. On the contrary, I find that the observations to bo also received from the with los than a score of policies weekly Bombay Presideogy. It tells planters that
9. Laisy left Hongkong on July 30th Stewai Observatory, sboat ni, two days before the first
the present directors have to pass between Madras can supply them with all the warming was issued frojn Hongkong Obser- His Excellency has also arrived at the 87 and 3 at each weekly mooting. For labour they want, if they will only pay the vatury, and two days lufore a similar earn- conclusion that an alteration in the Hong the fourth year in saccession the Standard labourers fair wages. In short, with the ing was received from Sicarei at Foochow kong system of signalling sturms is not has exceeded two millions sterling in the planters it is now a case of no money no Such a ship could not possibly be herefterl by the information possessed at time of her desirable, and that a system of flag siguals way of new business returne, and the Tamil. departure, by either of the Observatorica,
Cho As, De Ville, which is doubtles the
ressons indicated by Mr Figg not suited to total will be maintained in fotore years. You can't eat your cake and have it, but vassol referred to in paragraph as having fundured in consequence of insufficient local conditions, and owing to the absence Whether this will be the case or nut gether fellow'r.
you can eat your own cake and swipe the warning from this Observatory, was really of observing stations to the west and south-mains to be seen, but the very fact that in a voyage from Moji, Japan, to Sing west of Bobgkung might at times be very though the South African business must apore, and met the typhoon on her southm sleading,
Bat His Excellency finds that the orist-have been practically a last year, the two
ward voyage.
to onvoy weather information is for the directors seem confident that this annual
Sica wel obtains its typhoon warnings ing system of issuing weather infortuation million mark was attained, goes a long way. Tram information furnished by a chein of dapable of improvement, and has given to justify the directors' confidence in future statiqna stratching from Jepan through the directions by which it is hoped that the
Lonchoo Islanda to Formosa, "ne shown in | China Coast Meteorological Register issued | devolopancats.. With accumulated funda the accompanying map, and the whole of by the Hongkong Observatory may be exceeding ten millions sterling, an annual the information from every one of these more quickly and more widely distributed, stations is also received telegraphically by and bae authorised arrangements by which revenue of more than £1,300, 600, and the Hongkong Observatory dully. It is the romarks that appear at the foot of the tabla of insuranco which are calculated to the actual observations that are required Register, will, in special cases, when tho supply soy and every want in that direc by the forecastòr, not expressions of Director of the Oli-ervatory consider it opinion by others of the weather conditions useful and desirable, be cirqulated by ex- tion, it is indeed, dificult to place any likely to prevail.
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