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V.—WEATHER TELEGRAMS, FORECASTS, AND STORM WARNINGS.
Daily Weather Telegrams.—The improvement in this service received a set back by the disastrous earthquakes near Yokohama on September 1—2. No weather telegrams were received from Japanese stations between September 1 and October 2.
On March 8 the service of weather telegrams from Wei Hai Wei ceased, owing to the closing of the Eastern Extension Telegraph Company's Office at this station, in view of the impending rendition of Wei Hai Wei. Through the courtesy of the Cable Company and the Chinese Maritime Customs this station was replaced by Chefoo from which weather telegrams have been promptly and regularly received since September 5.
A welcome addition to the list of telegraphic reporting stations is Basco, one of a group of islands midway between Luzon and Formosa. By the courtesy of the Director of the Philippines Weather Bureau observations from this station have been received, with few interruptions, since October 2, via Manila.
Occasionally belated weather telegrams are received from South China, but as a rule the observations from these districts are posted in batches to Hongkong, as are those from Central China.
Extra Weather Telegrams.—The following stations send extra weather telegrams at half rate during typhoons, on receipt of certain code words from Hongkong:—Amoy, Canton, Macao, Foochow was not mentioned but "Phulien" is likely to be "Foolien" or "Fu Lien" or actually "Foochow", 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 p.m. telegram from Swatow, kindly sanctioned by the Chinese Telegraph Administration during the typhoon season, was seldom received,
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Weather Telegrams by Radio.—The following table gives the monthly number of ships from which radio meteorological messages have been received, and the number of messages received (each arrival and departure is counted separately) :-
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V.-WEATHER TELEGRAMS, FORECASTS, AND STORM WARNINGS.
Daily Weather Telegrams.-The improvement in this service received a set back by the disastrous earthquakes near Yokoliama on September 1—2. No weather telegrams were received from Japanese stations between September 1 and October 2.
On March 8 the service of weather telegrams from Wei lai Wei ceased, owing to the closing of the Eastern Extension Tele- graph Company's Office at this station, in view of the impending rendition of Wei Hai Wei. Through the courtesy of the Cable Company and the Chinese Maritime Customs this station was replaced by Chefoo from which weather telegrams have been promptly and regularly received since September 5.
A welcome addition to the list of telegraphic reporting stations is Basco, one of a group of islands midway between Luzon and Formosa. By the courtesy of the Director of the Philippines Weather Bureau observations from this station have been received, with few interruptions, since October 2, ria Manila.
Occasionally belated weather telegrams are received from South China, but as a rule the observations from these districts are posted in batches to Hongkong, as are those from Central China.
Extra Weather Telegrams.-The following stations send extra weather telegrams at half rate during typhoons, on receipt of cer- tain code words from Hongkong:-Amoy, Canton, Macao, Phulien, Sharp Peak, and Taihoku. The Director of the Philippines Wea- ther Bureau also sends extra telegrams, at his discretion, from Aparri or some other station nearer the typhoon centre. The extra p.m. telegram from Swatow, kindly sanctioned by the Chinese Telegraph Administration during the typhoon season, was seldom received,
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Weather Telegrams by Radio.-The following table gives the monthly number of ships from which radio meteorological messages have been received, and the number of messages received (each arrival and departure is counted separately) :-
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