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Extra Weather Telegrams.-The following stations send extra weather telegrams at half rates during typhoons, on receipt of certain code words from Hong Kong:-Amoy, Canton, Macao, Phu-lien, Sharp Peak and Taihoku. The Director of the Philippine Weather Bureau also sends extra telegrams, at his discretion, from Aparri or some other station nearer the typhoon centre. The 9 p.m. observations from Swatow, kindly sanctioned by the Chinese Telegraph Administration, were received only occasionally; sometimes on the following day. The Director of the Taihoku Observatory sends extra weather telegrams from the two stations in Formosa nearest to the centre during the passage of a typhoon.
Weather Telegrams from Ships 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):-
Month British (including H.M. Ships) Other Nationalities Total H.M.S. in Port January, 66 272 19 147 1 107 156 526 February, 61 343 18 105 49 172 128 520 March..... 59 163 26 100 66 191 151 454 April, 74 200 13 73 60 140 147 413 May, 49 140 16 103 55 113 120 356 June, 66 173 17 118 74 197 152 488 July, 8 216 72 9 222 163 510 August, 12 189 87 68 157 September, 283 October, 83 323 32 November, 34 211 141 December, 8 136 94 99 224 143 640 58 187 149 539 55 101 128 331 147 433 1929, 794 2549 210 1285 748 1982 1752 5816 1928, 789 2645 203 1202 588 1893 1380 5740 Totals 1927, 544 1802 154 1838 435 1386 1133 5026 1926...... 1058 5216 2376 1889 8883-F8-
Extra Weather Telegrams.-The following stations send extra weather telegrams at half rates during typhoons, on receipt of certain code words from Hong Kong:-Amoy, Canton, Macao, Phu-lien, Sharp Peak and Taihoku. The Director of the Philippine Weather Bureau also sends extra telegrams, at his discretion, from Aparri or some other station nearer the typhoon centre. The 9 p.m. observations from Swatow, kindly sanctioned by the Chinese Telegraph Administration, were received only occasionally; sometimes on the following day. The Director of the Taihoku Observatory sends extra weather telegrams from the two stations in Formosa nearest to the centre during the passage of a typhoon.
Weather Telegrams from Ships 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):-
Mouth.
British (including H.M. Ships).
Other National- ities.
Total.
H.M.S.
in Port
January, ...........
66
272
19 147
1-
FI
107
156 526
February,
61
343 18 105 49 172 128 520
March.....
59
163 26
100 66
191
151 454
April,
74
200 13
73
60
140
147 +13
May,
49
140 16
103 55
113
120 356
June,
66
173 17
118 74 197
152 488
July,
216 8
72 9 222
163 510
Angust,
189 12
87
68 157
September,
283
October,
83
323 32
November,
211 34 141
December,
136 8 94
ប, លោក ភ
99 бо 224 143 боб 46 53
171 168 640
58 187 149 539
55 101 128 331
147 433
[ 1929,
794
2549 210 1285 748 1982
1752 5816
1928,
789
2645 203 1202 588 1893
1380 5740
Totals
1927,
544 1802 154 1838 435 1386
1133 5026
1926......
1926, ......|1058
5216
831 2376 1889 8883
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