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There was no improvement in the services from Hoihow and Pakhoi, nor from the central China stations until the month of December, when telegrams from Hankow, Ichang, Kuikiang, Chang-sha and Chung King arrived with fair regularity, from 12 to 36 hours late, however.
Telegraphic communication between the Observatory and Gap Rock, an extremely important station, was interrupted during the typhoon of October 30 and had not been restored by the end of the year.
The new 6-letter code for daily weather telegrams was brought into use on February 15, by the Observatories in Formosa, Indo-China, Macao, the Philippines, and Zikawei; and a simplified form of the code, obviating conversions and reductions, by the observers at Amoy, Labuan, Sharp Peak and Weihaiwei. Formerly the only elements received from Labuan were barometric pressure and temperature, but at the request of the Acting Director of the Observatory, the Government Medical Officer of Labuan has kindly forwarded in addition the wind direction and force, humidity, and weather from the beginning of July. The Japanese Weather Bureau has not yet adopted the new code.
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.
From May to October the 9 p.m. observations at Swatow, in addition to the 6 a.m. and 3 p.m., were forwarded to the Observatory by the Customs authorities, as in previous years.
A wireless telegraphy station at Cape d'Aguilar was opened on July 15, and since that date Meteorological Observations have been received by wireless telegraphy from ships as follows:-
Month. American. British. French. Japanese. Dutch.
September, N ΙΟ 5
October, 7 I 2 14
November, 16 I 2 ZI
December, 9 16
In return for these observations ships within range of Cape d'Aguilar station receive weather forecasts daily at 1 p.m., and also any storm warnings that may be issued by the Observatory.
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There was no improvement in the services from Hoihow and Pakhoi, nor from the central China stations until the month of December, when telegrams from Hankow, Ichang, Kuikiang, Chang- sha and Chung King arrived with fair regularity, from 12 to 36 hours late, however.
Telegraphic communication between the Observatory and Gap Rock, an extremely important station, was interrupted during the typhoon of October 30 and had not been restored by the end of the
year.
The new 6-letter code for daily weather telegrams was brought into use on February 15, by the Observatories in Formosa, Indo- China, Macao, the Philippines, and Zikawei; and a simplified form of the code, obviating conversions and reductions, by the observers at Amoy, Labuan, Sharp Peak and Weihaiwei. Formerly the only elements received from Labuan were barometric pressure and temperature, but at the request of the Acting Director of the Observatory, the Government Medical Officer of Labuan has kindly forwarded in addition the wind direction and force, humidity, and weather from the beginning of July. The Japanese Weather Bureau has not yet adopted the new code.
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.
From May to October the 9 p.m. observations at Swatow, in addition to the 6 a.m. and 3 pm., were forwarded to the Observatory by the Customs authorities, as in previous years.
A wireless telegraphy station at Cape d'Aguilar was opened on July 15, and since that date Meteorological Observations have been received by wireless telegraphy from ships as follows:-
Month. American. British. French.
Japanese. Dutch.
September,
N
ΙΟ
5
October,
7
I 2
14
November,
16
I 2
ZI
December,
9
16
In return for these observations ships within range of Cape d'Aguilar station receive weather forecasts daily at 1 p.m., and also any storm warnings that may be issued by the Observatory.
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