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THE MARCONI INTERNATIONAL MARINE COMMUNICATION CO. LTD.

DRAFT GIRGULAR. NO :

494

(Revised by the Director of the Royal Observatory, Hongkong).

Operators employed on board ships trading to the Far East will note that arrangements have been made to transmit from the Cape d'Aguilar (Hong Kong) Radio-telegraph Station to ships at sea a summary of meteorological conditions and weather forecasts. In

return, ships will forward meteorological observations through the Cape d'Aguilar station to the Royal Observatory, Hong Kong.

Details of the arrangements are given hereunder:-

1. A summary of meteorological conditions and weather

forecasts will be transmitted by Cape d'Aguilar at 1.0 p.m.daily.

2. Information concerning position and direction of motion

of typhoon centres will be transmitted to Captains of ships on

request.

3. When within range of Hong Kong the Captain will arrange for observations to be made at 6.0 a.m. and 2.0 p.m. (120 th

meridian Time) and a message will be handed to the operator for

transmission containing information:-

(a) Ship's name, position, and the time of observation.

(b) Barometer reading. (with no corrections whatever)

(c) Thermometer reading (if the barometer is of the

mercurial type).

(a) Wind direction and force.

(e) State of weather (in plain language).

4. Messages sent from the ship will be addressed to the

Royal Observatory, Hong Kong.

5. All messages handed in under the above conditions shall

be dealt with as follows:-

They shall be communicated to the coast station at the

first opportunity and shall receive priority as Government

messages.

The greatest care shall be observed to have them correct-

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