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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 outside 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.
Year Complete Success Partial Success Partial Failure Total Failure 1928 66 31 1929 70 28 1930 65 31 4 1931 67 30 1932 71 27 1933 26 32 + 322; 1212. Local signals, day and night, have been hoisted during the past 5 years according to the following table.
Year Warning Signal Number of times Number of hours displayed Signals 2-9 Number of times Number of hours displayed Signal No. 10 Bombs Number of times fired 1929 3 28 46 I 1930 5 88 3 37 1931 7 93 4 88 1932 8 ΠΟΙ 5 104 1933 62 6 75 VV.-METEOROLOGICAL 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.