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Wireless Weather Telegrams.-The development of this service has been impeded by the war. Wireless weather telegrams have been received from Japanese and Dutch ships, however, as follows:-
Month Dutch Japanese January, 8 11 February, 7 4 March, 4 ∞ April, 7 7 May, 4 4 June, 9 7 July, 4 7 August, 7 6 September, 6 9 October,.. 9 11 November,. 3 3 December, 95 60 Total,.Telegraphic Code.--The six-letter code for daily weather telegrams, which was brought into use on February 15, 1915, has continued to give satisfaction. The Director of the Japanese Weather Bureau reports that he is still unable to introduce the code for transmitting the Japanese telegrams, or to substitute the 12 stations agreed upon at the Tokio Conference of 1913 in place of the 10 stations now reporting.
Results of Weather Forecasts.-The results of the comparison of the daily weather forecasts with the weather subsequently experienced are given below, with the results of the previous five years:-
Year Complete Success Partial Success Partial Failure Total Failure 1911 55 32 8 3 1912 62 I I 3 I 1913 66 28 3 3 1914 62 32 5 I 1915 54 37 8 I 1916 67 29 3 IStorm Warnings.-Storm warnings according to the "China Coast" code, and the local code, are displayed at Blackhead's Hill, Kowloon, when necessary. Others according to the Hongkong telegraphic code are sent to the following ports:-Sharp Peak, Amoy, Swatow, Macao, Canton, Pakhoi, Hoihow, Phulien, Manila, Labuan,