452

Month.

F 6-

British (including

H.M. Ships).

Other National- ities.

Total.

H.M. Ships

in Port.

F 7

-

10. Weather forecasts, storm warnings and time signals are distributed by radio telegraphy as detailed in the "Notice to Mariners" issued by this Department. Storm warnings to Hong Kong and vicinity are also given by means of the local and Non-Local Signal codes. A telegraphic adaptation of the Non- Local Code is used for issuing warnings by cable to places out- side the Colony.

11. The following table gives the results of the weather forecasts for the past 5 years. The methods of analysis are described in the 1918 Report.

453

Year.

Complete Success.

Partial Success.

Partial Failure.

Total Failure.

January,

February,

$9

144

10

144 67 121

166

409

%

%

%

132

220

*+

124 36 35 182

399

1928

66

31

3

1929

70

28

2

March.....

99

164 II 158 56 97 166

419

1930

65

31

1931

67

30

3

April,

104

150 9

152

Do

78 164

380

1932 1933

27

2

26

3

оооооо

May,

119

175

16

154 38 64

173

393

June,

109 187 14 143

July,

[ 21

203 19

208 60

August,

107 184 18

ag to

48

79 171

409

99

62 104 187

200 510

461

September,

139

226 16

167 53 109

208 502

October,

131

234

=

I

109]

82 134

224

477

Warning Signal.

Year.

Number of times.

Number of hours displayed.

12. Local signals, day and night, have been hoisted during the past 5 years according to the following table.

Signals 2-9

Number of times.

Number

of hours

displayed.

No. 10 Bombs.

Number of times fired.

Signal

November,

108

213 II

159 54 95 173

467

December,

83

147 | 10

135

81 158 174

440

1929

3

28

2

46

I

1930

S

88

37

1931

7

93

88

I

( 1933,

1341

2247 159 1826 688 1193 2188

5266

1932

IOI

104

1933

5

62

75

1932,

1534

2692 192 2704 831 1405 2557 6801

Totals

193,

1827 417644410098 829 1432 3100 15706

1930,

1515

3117 414 8464 695 1234 2624 12815

2624

V.-METEREOLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS FROM SHIPS, TREATY PORTS, ETC.

13. In addition to meteorological registers kept at about 40 stations in China, meteorological logs were received from 119 ships operating in the Far East. These logs, representing 5699 days observations, have been used for amplifying the weather maps and verifying typhoon tracks. The corresponding figures for 1932 were 112 and 5,111.

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