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casionally by extra observations from stations in the Philippines and Southern Formosa, during the prevalence of typhoons in those localities. The fullest use could not be made of this arrangement owing to the interruption of telegraphic communication, so apt to occur at these times, in the islands.
These observations were forwarded by the courtesy of the Directors of the Philippine Weather Bureau and the Formosa Weather Service, and many of them proved of great value.
5. The Imperial Maritime Customs authorities at Swatow kindly forwarded an observation made at 9 p.m., from May till October. Unfortunately owing to delay in telegraphic transmission the greater part of these messages failed to reach the Observatory until next morning. Nevertheless they have been frequently useful.
6. It is to be regretted that the meteorological telegrams forwarded from Hoihow and Pakhoi, while showing some improvement in the time of receipt as compared with former years, are still received too late for forecasting purposes.
7. At the request of the Government I visited Manila Observatory in the spring, when I was received with the greatest courtesy by the Reverend Fr. Algué, the Director. During my short stay he was good enough to afford me every facility for seeing the equipment and the working of the establishment under his control.
Opportunity was taken to arrange details for the forwarding of the extra meteorological observations mentioned in paragraph 4.
8. In addition to the ordinary warnings, special warnings of the approach of typhoons have been sent regularly to the Authorities in Canton,
9. By the courtesy of the Naval Authorities meteorological messages were received occasionally from H.M. Ships during the year by wireless telegraphy, and in the case of the typhoon over the China Sea in November which caused so much delay to shipping, some valuable observations were received by this means from H.M.S. Kent, then en route to Singapore.
10. As already announced by His Excellency the Governor, the Chinese Authorities have promised to erect a Wireless Telegraphic Station on Pratas Island, and this Government has agreed to allow the staff for the station to attend at the Hongkong Observatory in order to receive some training in making the necessary meteorological observations.
These latter will be of material assistance in the framing of weather-forecasts and storm-warnings.
11. The thanks of the Government are due to the Telegraph Companies who continue to forward 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.
12. During 1909 in addition to meteorological registers kept at about 40 stations on shore, 1,480 ship logs have been copied on board
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casionally by extra observations from stations in the Philippines and Southern Formosa, during the prevalence of typhoons in those localities. The fullest use could not be made of this arrangement owing to the interruption of telegraphic communication, so apt to occur at these times, in the islands.
These observations were forwarded by the courtesy of the Directors of the Philippine Weather Bureau and the Formosa Weather Service, and many of them proved of great value.
5. The Imperial Maritime Customs authorities at Swatow kindly forwarded an observation made at 9 p.m., from May till October. Unfortunately owing to delay in telegraphic transmission the greater part of these messages failed to reach the Observatory until next morning. Nevertheless they have been frequently useful.
6. It is to be regretted that the meteorological telegrams for- warded from Hoihow and Pakhoi, while showing some improvement in the time of receipt as compared with former years, are still received too late for forecasting purposes.
7. At the request of the Government I visited Manila Observa- tory in the spring, when I was received with the greatest courtesy by the Reverend Fr. Algué, the Director. During my short stay he was good enough to afford me every facility for seeing the equipment and the working of the establishment under his control.
Opportunity was taken to arrange details for the forwarding of the extra meteorological observations mentioned in paragraph 4.
8. In addition to the ordinary warnings, special warnings of the approach of typhoons have been sent regularly to the Authorities. in Canton,
9. By the courtesy of the Naval Authorities meteorological messages were received occasionally from H.M. Ships during the year by wireless telegraphy, and in the case of the typhoon over the China Sea in November which caused so much delay to shipping, some valuable observations were received by this means from H.M.S. Kent, then en route to Singapore.
10. As already announced by His Excellency the Governor, the Chinese Authorities have promised to erect a Wireless Telegraphi Station on Pratas Island, and this Government has agreed to allow the staff for the station to attend at the Hongkong Observatory in order to receive some training in making the necessary meteorological observations.
These latter will be of material assistance in the framing of weather-forecasts and storm-warnings.
11. The thanks of the Government are due to the Telegraph Com- panies who continue to forward 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.
12. During 1909 in addition to meteorological registers kept at about 40 stations on shore, 1,480 ship logs have been copied on board
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