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Extra Weather Telegrams.-The following stations send extra weather telegrams at half-rates during typhoons, on receipt of certain code words from Hongkong :- Amoy, Canton, Macao, Phulien, Sharp Peak, and Taihoku. The Director of the Philippines Weather Bureau also sends extra telegrams, at his discretion, from Aparri or some other station nearer the typhoon centre.
The extra 9 p.m. telegram usually received from Swatow during the typhoon season, was frequently lacking, owing probably to the disturbed condition of the country.
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, 1 9 February, 1 12 March, 7 6 April, 6 9 May, 3 2 June, + 3 August, 12 September, 7 2 October, 1 2 November, + 2 December, 7 6 Totals 1917, 93 37 Totals 1916, 95 60Results 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 1912 62 34 28 3 1913 66 32 37 I 1914 54 67 29 3 1915 I 1916 1917