6. Although the Hoihow and Pakhoi telegrams continue to be received too late to be used in framing the morning forecast, a distinct improvement has taken place latterly, the morning observations usually reaching here the same afternoon or evening.
7. By the courtesy of the Naval Authorities, meteorological observations made on H.M. Ships were occasionally forwarded to the Observatory by wireless telegraphy.
8. In addition to the ordinary code-warnings, special warnings were sent to the Authorities in Canton whenever typhoons threatened the coast in this neighbourhood.
9. In view of the erection, at an early date, of a wireless telegraph station on Pratas island, five operators of the Imperial Chinese Telegraph Administration were attached to the Observatory for six weeks in May and June last for the purpose of being trained to make meteorological observations. The value for storm-warning purposes, not only to Hongkong but to the whole of the South coast of China, of a reporting station on the island cannot be over-estimated, and it is hoped that the Chinese Authorities will proceed with its erection shortly.
10. The thanks of the Government are due to the Telegraph Companies who continue, as in former years, to forward the meteorological telegrams from outports to Hongkong free of charge; and also to the staffs of the Eastern Extension, Australasian and China Telegraph Company at Sharp Peak, Iloilo, Bacolod, and Cebu who make and transmit observations twice daily.
11. During the year 1910, in addition to meteorological registers kept at about 40 stations on shore, 3,115 ship logs have been received. A few of the latter have been copied on board, but the majority have been forwarded by the captains. The total number of vessels whose log books have been made use of was 370. The total number of days' observations (counting separately those made on board different ships on the same day) was 24,326. Acknowledgment is here made of the courtesy of those masters of vessels who have been good enough to forward their observations.
12. The entry of observations made in degree squares for the area 9° South and 45° North latitude, and between the longitude of Singapore and 180° East of Greenwich has been continued by Miss Doberck, and 389,218 in all have now been tabulated in the books.
The calculation of the means of these observations has been continued. During the year under notice, those for the month of February have been completed and those for the months of March and April partially so, for the area comprised by the Equator and 25° North latitude and 100° to 125° East longitude.
13. The tracks of the typhoons of 1910 will be ready for press shortly.