11. 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.
12. 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 % % % % 1930 65 31 4 1931 67 30 3 1932 71 27 2 1933 71 26 3 1934 73 26 1 013. Local signals, day and night, have been hoisted during the past 5 years according to the following table.
Warning Signal Signal Number of hours displayed No. 10 Bombs Number of times fired Signals 2-9 Year Number of times Number of hours displayed Number of times 1930 120 5 1931 88 7 1932 93 8 1933 5 62 1934 5 177 3 456 37 88 ... 104 75 30V.—METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS FROM SHIPS, TREATY PORTS, ETC.
14. In addition to meteorological registers kept at about 40 stations in China, meteorological logs were received from 126 ships operating in the Far East. These logs, representing 6166 days' observations, have been used for amplifying the weather maps and verifying typhoon tracks. The corresponding figures for 1933 were 119 and 5,599,