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TELEGRAPH. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 1932.
THE WEATHER PROPHET,
MR. JEFFRIES EXPLAINS FORECASTING,
ROTARY TALK, Rotarians yesterday listened with interest to the story of the weather prophet and his work as told by Mr. C. W. Jeffries, F.R.AS., Director of the incal Observatory, at the weekly tifin of the Rotary Club.
The Hon. Mr. Ts'o presided, and welcomed the President of the Singapore Rotary Club, Mr. It. St. J. Braddell, who delivered a short address on Rotary
Mr. Jeffries said:
that the said premises, had boen completed for six years. A little Insight into the methods employ-
WHAT CAUSES TEETHING PAINS?
ed may Interest you, and I hereby It is generally conceded nowa- promine not to be profoundly days that teething pains result scientific. Firstly I should like chiefly from the upset In
the
to allude to a method that is not stomach and bowels which usually ased and in doing so I may per accompanies the teething process. haps be forgiven an anecdote. A distinguished scientist was at one The obvious treatment is thereforg time travelling In Australia when one which aims at settling these he heard of a farmer in the back- organs. The old-fashioned opiate blocks who had achieved a reputa- and narcotic remedies for teething tion as a weather prophet at the pains, besides being only of tem- time that an official meteorologi-porary effect, were also harmful cal service was showing much and often positively dangerous.
All these so-called "soothing activity. The scientist called up- on the old man and questioned remedica" have now been replaced him na to his methods and to his in the modern nursery by Baby's surprise was told "I carefully Own Tablets. This splendid read what that man in Sydney stomach and bowel regulator em- says and then any the opposite."
It is not quite so simple as that, bodies a physician's prescription
and has proved remarkably effec but it may give a hint to any ro-
Though the title of this address la somewhat after the style of those delivered by Messrs. Champ.ments.
to contain no tarian who would like to add tive for teething pains, although his accomplish-It is guaranteed forecasting to
oplate or narcotic elements whint- ever. The Tableta
also
kin and Bowen-Smith, I cannot Essentials of Forecasting. designed to provide an efficien!
лте
There are still many worthy | all-round health-guard for babies Baby's citizens who, never having given and children up to six. the matter expecial consideration, Own Tablets banish stomach probably have elaborate instrumenta
Rome iden of necessary
troublen and constipation rapidly
hope to emulate the bright man- ner of elther, but I trust to hold your attention for a brief period, comply and shail endeavour to with the request of a distinguished Histener and refrain from being "scientific."
Meteorology is not an exact
statement science. This The Bidding.
made many years ago, and, in The hand was played at contract spite of the many advances and South opened the bidding with recent years, it is still true. one heart, West passed, and Northfact the meteorologist who has the|teresting. If I promise that the tasting children's medleine, Baby's
Fast passed and duty of forecasting is not regard South boldly jumpert the contract as an exact person at all. He is told so frankly by all sorts of people, his efforts are criticised And he is the recipient of more chaff than any member of
bid our spade.
to Toor spades.
game.
Wornia.
for successful weather forecast and gently, relieve Batulence and ing, or of extraordinary ability in Indigestion, allay feverishness, In this con- colds and croup, check diarrhoea, Rome individual. WAR
All wise parents nexion the public estimate of the expel
well by An of comparative ability of the weather keep their children in forecasters of Far East is in- occasional dose of the pleasant-
All chemists can
n
saying concerning prophets and Own Tablets.
particular application here- honour in their own country has supply you. abouts, you will quickly be able tive weather characteristics. Tu construct a weather map in great The Play.
to grade the local product. the The foundation of modern detail requires a large number of Fast has the opening lead and itcommunity. A sunny disposition weather forecasting is the synopsimultaneous observations, and in
and placid temperament in quite a problem. He does not
are tie chart or weather map. There the Far East these are not avail-
The weather are few for whom a map has no able.
maps there- care to open the ace of hearts as
essential if weather prophet is
broad Ture can only exhibit the that suit has been bld by South, to function professionally. nnd fascination; I must confess to n His club suil is only three cards continue to dwell amongst his weakness for poring over the de- features of pressure distribution. He plects trump for the fellow mortals. I am convinced tails of a map that has lasted since and IL is to the impossibility of re- opening lead, and leads the eight that all the old-time hermita start-
that the failure of many of spades which North. the de- life as weather prophets, and my school days. A little while producing the more detailed fea- It must be re- elarer, wins with the nine-spot.after careers of varying length go I was examining one in com-tures North's next play is the singleton and invariable failure, retired to pany with an aviator. The map forecasts is due.
and grew long gave some indiention of the vary-membered that although certaln eight of hearts and if East goes snug caverns, up with the nee, it would be an
beards in the hope of disguising ing elevation of China, and al- types of weather accompany cer- though probably not of a high detain forms of pressure distribu- easy matter for declarer to go themselves.
gree of accuracy, was extremely tion, without the details, errors In many ways, however, we are
are likely to occur. An essential hardier race to-day for the interesting, and in many ways a small In East's proper play is
a weather feature of successful forecasting heart Dummy plays the queen modern prophet does not retire in could be compared to
envern, he walks mup. Where height of the land is the ability to anticipate the pro- Declarer diagnst to a
bable changes in pressure distri- which holds the trick. beads a small heart from dummy boldly into the club, hoping every-wasimlicated the weather map bution, and here again with only and trumps in his own band with one has forgotten what an in- would show the height of the the 10 of spades. His next play is efficient individual he is, and as barometer, and where the rivers can state from experience he were drawn the weather map the three of eluts which East wins
exhibit wind direction. often gets away with it. Never would with the ner of clubs, East re- turns another spade which the de-theless there in one occasion when There is also this similarity, that
The practice of weather fore- elarer wins with the queen. De he should be left severely alone, if equal altitudes are shown in an elarer then plays the nine of clubs and that is when, having stated ordinary map by contour lines the casting depends mainly upon con- of the rivers is across etusions derived empirically from winning in the dummy with the that the weather will improve and
that firm belief betaking him these lines from high to low. The the study of synoptic weather jack, and leads the nine of hearts
arrows in the charts. Its rates are parlly trumping in his own and with self to Fanling, he experiences wind direction
have a similar formulated and partly exereined his last spade--the ace. Duclarer with other members of the golf synoptie chart then leads a small diamond to the club the felicity of watching a tendency .e. broadly speaking by the subconscious induction of
from regiony of high prolonged experience." tommy's king which West wins steady downpour of rain for the they fly with the ace, and now all the op-
whole of the time that play is barometer pressure to regions ponents can take is their nee, of normally possible. It saya much where it is low, across the lines subject, I must explain that the hearts. If a diamond is returned, for us that no casualty has ever of the declarer will trung in the been recorded when the prophet isobars. dummy with the jack of spades, has been reminded of his prolicey. lead the king of spades which picks up the last Trump and the king and queen of clubs are good in dummy.
By refusing to lead Trump North, the declarer, has success- of four fully made his contract
del.
A THANKS BADGE.
GIRL GUIDES PRESENTATION TO MRS. I M. DYER
T
#8
course
equal
the broadest features delineated on the map before, him, the fore- easter frequently errs. Sir Napler Shaw has epitomised the matter as follows:
Before leaving this part of the
known pressure
as searcity, of observations to which I have referred is only relative. Here then you have the essen- Actually we are in receipt of re- tials of the weather map buro- ports from 45 to 60 stations twice Prophet Not Spared.
metric pressure, wind direction dally, but the difficulty of the pro- "Shop" is usually regarded as being somewhat outside the pale and force from as many stationsblems becomes apparent when it is can be obtained. These are remembered that the aetations are of conversation during hours of relaxation
Is from toll.
the plotted upon a blank map, isobars irregularly distributed over some are drawn and from the shape million square miles. The ab- Not he. that the isobars assume, deduc fervations are received free of weather prophet spared? How can he expect to be when the tions are made and weather forecharge to the Hongkong Govern weather is the never failing topie
casts issued, of conversation with us all. Yet it seems a little harsh sometimes,
the
The Cyclonic Conditions.
the
ment from the weather Bureaus of the Far East, by the generosity of the Eastern Extension and Great for your prophet often helles the Some conformations of isobars Northern Telegraph Companies. Several gratuitous radio services old adage that “He who is weather-represent the regions of low pres
are received, among which wise is seldom otherwise"; gure in which the winds converge collection of observations trans have known him to have a fair in a rough sort of spiral towards mitted personally by Fr. Gherzi of knowledge of interesting and im- the centre. These are cyclones:Siccawel deserves honourable men portant topics, such as angling, those occurring in the tropics betion and our most grateful thanks. A very pleasant and informal stamp collecting, golf or
wit-
league prospects of the Arsenal.ing known as tropical cyclones, The weather services of Japan. Girl Guide ceremony was
and those of more temperate re- Formosa, the Philippines and Indo nessed at Government House, on I suggest therefore that you en-gions as extra tropical cyclones. China send with great promptitude Tuesday morning, when Mrs. R. courage him to speak of other While each has certain charac-daily, the wireless stations at
Culouy things, in order that he may con-
varieties teristics the two 31. Dyer, who has been
are Pratas is an invaluable outpoat Treasurer for the past ten years, tinue to appreciate the society of generally similar in the main and the light houses at Gap Rock ever since the inception of Guid his fellow men, and not relegate features of cyclonic circulation. and Waglan vigilant sentries on ink in Hongkong, was presented himself to golitude. I once knew and in consequence the term our behalf. Finally the Colony with arold "Thanks Badge."
ไย areas owes a debt to the masters and This badge, which is one of the weather prophet who as nearly anticyclone is given
high
in pressure
the officers of the mercantile marine greatest tokens of esteem a Guides possible became a hermit. He
atmosphere where the who have sent copies of their logs can show, was given to Mrs. Dyer laboured amongst you and but few earth's
winds show a circulation of a for nearly 50 years. Many vessels by Mrs. W. T. Southern, Colony know him, although his name was
now communicate their observa- a household word, and was on one contrary nature. Commissioner, behalf of the
occasion used in a topical verse
In addition to the main distributions by radio telegraphy and Executive Committee.
Those present included Mrs. T. of a comic song. He had to make tions of pressure exemplified by when requested, observe hourly for on the the cyclone and anticyclone, are our benefit. To do this while voyage to Hongkong H. King. Mrs. H. T. Creasy, Mrs. E. R. Halifax, Mrs. J. R, Wood, ferry and in doing so met one of forms known a wedgen, cols, navigating in the vicinity of a Mrs. A. R. H. Phillips. Mrs. R. II. his few acquaintances and renark-troughs and secondaries. The lat- storm centre, is surely in keeping Kotewall, Mrs. W. G. Robertson, Mrs. W. J. Anderson, Mrs. Alan Jones, and Mrs. C. E. 1. Grist.
SALESMAN SAM
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ed upon the fine premises the ter are usually subsidiary on the with the finest of the fine tradi- Godown Co. had recently erected. weather map to the cyclone and If was really staggered to find anticyclone, but each has distinc-
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