Month.
F 5
British (Including H.M. Ships) H.M. Ships in Port. Other Nationalities. Total. No. of ships No. of messages No. of ships No. of messages No. of ships No. of messages No. of ships No. of messages January 208 321 9 94 73 114 290 529 February 175 294 10 90 78 122 263 506 March 221 362 9 79 87 136 317 577 April 204 324 10 82 77 120 291 526 May 218 367 10 91 103 161 331 619 June 247 363 8 75 76 120 331 558 July 280 422 9 94 83 137 372 653 August 276 442 10 82 100 158 386 682 September 340 595 65 70 108 418 768 October 339 646 66 98 195 444 907 November 304 500 39 122 204 430 743 December 259 427 4 52 106 180 369 659 Totals..... 1938 3,071 1937 1,874 2,955 1936 1,896 3,049 115 1,575 1935 1,795 2,864 128 1,612 98 909 1,073 1.755 4,242 7.727 100 1,184 1.016 1,699 2,990 5,788 1,001 1,568 3,012 6,192 935 1,519 2,858 5,9959. 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.
10. Local signals, day and night, have been hoisted during the past 5 years according to the following table.
Year Signal No. 10 Bombs. Warning Signal. Signals 2 - 9. Number of times. Number of hours displayed. Number of times Fired Number of times. Number of hours displayed. 1934 10 40 10 1 5 177 1935 5 93 5 80 34 1936 1 30 3 1937 5 77 1 5 53 1 1938 29V-METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS FROM SHIPS, TREATY PORTS, ETC.
11. In addition to meteorological registers kept at about 40 stations in China, meteorological logs were received from 112 ships operating in the Far East. These logs, representing 7596 days observations have been used for amplifying the weather maps and verifying typhoon tracks. The corresponding figures for 1937 were 125 and 7689.
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Month.
F 5
British (Including H.M. Ships)
H.M. Ships in
Port.
Other Nationalities.
Total.
No. of ships
No. of messages
No. of ships
No. of messages
No. of ships
No. of messages
No. of ships
No. of
messages
January
208
321
9
94
73
114
290
529
February
175
294
10
90
78
122
263
506
March
221
362
9
79
87
136
317
577
April
204 324 10
82
77
120
291
526
May
218 367
10
91
103
161
331
619
June
247
363
8
75
76
120
331
558
July
280 422
9
94
83
137
372
653
August
276 442
10
82
100
158
386
682
September
340
595
65
70
108
418
768
October
339 646
66
98
195
444
907
November
304 500
39
122 204
430
743
December
259 427
4
52
106
180
369
659
Totals.....
1938 3,071 5,063 1937 1,874 2,955 19361,896 3,049 115 1,575 1935 1,795 2,864 128 1,612
98
909
1,073
1.755 4,242
7.727
100 1,184
1.016 1,699 2,990 5,788 1,001 1,568 3,012 6,192 935 1,519 2,858 5,995
9. 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 adaption of the Non-local Code is used for issuing warnings by cable to places outside the Colony.
10.
Local signals, day and night, have been hoisted during the past 5 years according to the following table.
Number of
hours displayed.
Signal No. 10 Bombs.
Number of
times Fired
Warning Signal.
Signals 2 - 9.
Year
Number of
times.
Number of hours displayed.
Number of
times.
1934 1935
1936
1937 1938
10 40 10 1
5
177
86
5
93
5
80
34
THOD LO LO CO
1
30
3
60
5
77
1
5
53
1
29
V-METEOROLOGICAL OBSERVATIONS FROM SHIPS, TREATY PORTS, ETC.
11. In addition to meteorological registers kept at about 40 stations in China, meteorological logs were received from 112 ships operating in the Far East. These logs, representing 7596 days observations have been used for amplifying the weather maps and verifying typhoon tracks. The corresponding figures for 1937 were 125 and 7689.
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