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HONGKONG
40 YEARS AMONG WEATHER MAPS.
TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 1932,
MR. T. F. CLAXTON LEAVES
THIS WEEK..
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When the forthcoming summer brings its usual crop of typhoons, their progress will no longer he watched by the keen eye of Mr. T. F. Claxton, Director of the Royal Observatory, for aftor more than 20 years spent in re- cording
forecasting and vagaries of Hongkong's weathor, he is to leave by the P. and 0. liner Rajputana on Saturday, on retirement. He is leaving the Colony with
and It many regrets. is only on medical advice that he is retiring. During the week. Mr. with a was honoured Claxton handsome address from the mem- ters of the staff of the Observa- tory
Baby's Teething Troubles | CONSIGNEES" NOTICE.
The distressing pains which 'baby suffers whilet cutting teeth are duo, more than anything, to the derangement of stomach and the bowels which accompany process. In the past, sleepless and distraught parents have been compelled to resort to various so- called soothing medicines, most of which contained opinto, narcotic or other harmful ole- ments, in order to bring the child relief. 4
Kiven Modern science has now parents something far better for Own In Baby's the purpone
ablots, which act in an entirely different way. Baby's Own Tablets.
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The Steamship,
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Arrived Hongkong on Sunday. the 20th March, 1932. From DUNKIRK, ANTWERP, ROTTERDAM, LONDON &c vis SAIGON, Consignees of Cargo by the above named aro hereby informed that!
of thelt goods with the excoption Oplum, Treasure and Valuables are being landed and placed at their risk In the Gudowne of the Hongkong Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co. Ltd., Kowloon, whenco delivery can be obtained as the goods are landet.
Good not cleared within 7 days including date of arrival, will be sub- Jeet to rent,
tho be sent to An claims must whatover, are narcotic elements
casing
the Wednesday. they will not remarkably efficient in teething pains and helping baby
Mr. Claxton has lived n life-over this trying period. These time in an atmosphere of isobara, weather mapa and Beaufort scales. As a youth he joined the world famed observatory at Greenwich and six years later went to Mauri tins as Assistant Director of the Later Royal Alfred Observatory, he became Director and in addi tion was Secretary of the Meteoro- logical Society, a member of the Board of Directors and Secretary and of the Mauritius Institute Museum and a member of the com- mitter of Primary Education.
on
Knows in Typhoons. His experience of year the island prepared him well for Hongkong, for Mauritius is an-1 other of the world's spots where the community look to the meteoro logist to warn them of the impend- the typhoon, or hurrienne, us they are called there. The greater portion of Mr. Claxton's meteoro- logical years, therefore, have been pent under the harassing strain
of keeping a watch on typhoons. and he will say that in be easy Job in Mauritius, where he had reports from only two stations un which to base his forecasts.
Appointed Director Designate to the
Hongkong Observatory in 1911. Mr. Claxton arrived in the Colony on May 31 that year, and took over from Mr. P. G.
Figs. He was appointed Director in 1912 and it that capacity attended minny meteorological conferences in the Far East and brand. The inst one at which he was present was as President of the Conference of Directors of Far Eastern Weather Services, held in Hongkong in 1930, when the local typhoon signals were alterel to include more symbols in order to meet the needs of the Philippines.
He was present si the Moteurs togical Conference at Tokyo in a mission to other 1013
went on a observatories in the Far Eust in 1921 and again in 1924 and in 1929 attended the Conference of Empire Meteorologists in London and the International Conference. of Directors of Weather Services: in Copenhagen.
Ja addition Mr. (nxion neted as cable censor during the closing years of the war.
Dn
Interested in Earthquakes. During his service in Hongkong, Mr. Claxton has seen the work of the Observatory and the extent of its reports row considerably.
his eommendation,
Neis- molory was added to its depart ments after the
1918
earthquake and the magnetie work has been considerably extended and the time service improved. Mr. Claxton is a great advocate of seismology not only for its local interest, but also for co-operating in International investigation.
During
the past years the advent of wireless telegraphy has aided Mr. Claxton's work in plotting the positions of the various weather systems. When he first took over there were no reports from the weather ever Koren was an quantity and all the was doubtful. Wireless brought a daily synopsis
Alloc district
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I SHANGHAI
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Observatory and from even further afeld than that. But mistakes Atill
to make the much oceur maligned job of weather forecast- ing no easier, Mr. Claxton declares. Sometimes the mistakes can be detected: on other occasions, they cannot, and the results may be 'disastrous.
Value of Pratas. Wireless has so much alded Mr. time Claxton's work, that with signals popping out of the ether at every hour of the day, the time
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CONVICTS AGAIN TROUBLESOME.
EXTRA PRECAUTIONS STOP OUTBREAK.
Landon, Mar. 21. After several weeks of quiet at Dartmoor Prison, extra precautions were taken to-day as a result of un- rest last night when the convicts in three halls apent the night shout- ing, swearing, ringing bells and threatening to break out this morn ink.
All the convicts were kept with- in the walls except a few trusted men whose sentences are due to ex- pire. These were allowed to carry farm out essential duties on the under guards.
were
Armed guards were also on duty The wives and outside the walls. tumilies of all the warders wired to remain in their homes. nothing happened. However Evidently egwed by the strength of the guards, the convicts allowed themselves
undersigned bofore the 30th March, 1932, be recognized.
Damaged Packages must be left In the Godowns for examination by the consignees, and the Company's and Surveyor Mears:-Goddard Douglas at 10.00 a.m. on Saturday, the 28th March, 1932. Consigneen must have n Revenue Officer In dutiable attendance. when damaged goods. are examined by the pany's Surveyors,
Com-
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and Return
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ball on Flagstaff Hill, which is controlled by the Observatory, is hardly necessary!
The erection of the Pratas ata- tion has been another boon to the Mr. Claxton de- Observatory. clares it is of tremendous service and functioning excellently. When typhoons are in the air it is in- valuable and sends reports hourly.
Mr. Claxton's job is one without set hours: typhoons find him por- ing over his charts at all hours, and consequently does not leave him much time for other activities. What spare time he has had, Mr. on the golf Claxton has spent links or the tennis courts or round the bridge table. His main in- terest has been the United Ser Club, on which vices Recreation committee he has served as civi- for many liens' representative усага.
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