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HONGKONG AND AVIATION.
Upper Air Research.
THE HONGKONG
TELEGRAPH.
FRIDAY, APRIL
8. 1921.
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Colony. The Director visited the Straits-Per KAMAKURA M... T Mark
upper air research stations at 10 April.
Bonson and South Farnborough, Shanghai-For SOOCHOW, 11th and also conferred with the Director
Apr.
the London Shanghai-Per Meteorological Office and the 11th Apr. Superintendent of Instruments Japan-Per soveral times. Facilities for
Apr.
obtaining the necessary informa-Australia & Manila-Por AKI tion were courteously accorded M., 11th Apr.
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As result of his enquiries tho
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Apr.
Director recommended the pur-Saigon-Per METHOVEN, 12th chase of the following outfit Two theodolites, ten Dines meteorographs. one microscope for measuring meteorograms, ten hygrometers, 400 pilot balloons. two Manheim slide rules, calibrating outfit for meteoro- graphs.
The Hongkong Government, however, were unable to sanction theappointment of the Profession-
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Sir Napier Shaw wrote to the Director as follows: "I cannot tind that there is any immediate prospect of developing air routes on the line of which Hongkong will lie. It is quite clear that if] putes were to be developed bo- tween Japan and Australia or between India and Japan, Hong-
3.30 p.m. kong would he
The following Unclaimed Tele- information of the most vital Swatos, Shanghai & N. China
Por TUNO SHING, 9 a.m.grams are lying here:- importance. but T AIJ hot Shanghai, North China and Iwata Passenger Samaran awaro that projects of
Jupan-Per FOOKSANG, 5| Maru, from Tokyo, kind are being actively pro- JAN.
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& "Europe, via Victoria from Shanghai. time useful for the study of
---Per ARABIA M., 11 am. cyclones and other alings- pheric visitations of Hongkong, Tuesday, 12th April.
that
While, therefore, I cannot say Shanghai, N. China & *Japan that aviators will forthwith ---Per NAGOYA. 9.30 a.m.
p.m. Swatow
&
2
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claim your assistaner, meteoro-Japan---Per AKI M., 10 a.m. logists will look to you as the Straits Bangkok Calcutta natural centre of information for Ader-Pr NAMSANG, the region between Calcutta and the Philippines and between the equator and latitude 50 degrees, It is very desirable that you should be equipped with means of exploration of the upper air and provided with facilities for acquiring information from a network of stations in the region specified."
BLUR FUNNEL VESSEL TO RETURN TO ORIENT RUN. The Blue Funnel's, Protesilaus will return to the Pacific run,
couver-Oriental trade.
Amoy, "Shanghai and N. China
Per-SINKLANG, 18 a... Wednesday, 13th April. Swatow, Shanghai and North China-For CHOY SANG, 5
p.m.
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roplacing the Ixion in de Van- PASSENGERS DEPARTED.
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TH. KRING Superintendent.
Hongkong. April 8, 1921.
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Observatory, April: 8, Shanghai.
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TH.K.
Previous
Day
on date.
on date.
12 p.m. asta.. M
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77 61
68
April 8d. 11h 55m.-Pressure has decreased slightly at Wei- haiwei, and increased moderately Changes since yesterday are 75 61 55 small in southern districts.
Anticyclone bas formed over China.
B.E.
1
✪
0
Strong, but moderating mon- 10.00 0.00 0.00 soon may be expected along the east coast of China, and over the Bir opon
air
7th 79 northern portion of the China Sea.
Hongkong Rainfall for the 24} 8th 61 hours ending at 10 a.m. to-day. 0.00 inch Total since January 1st, 5.74 inches, against an average of 7.23 inches.
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11
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Нор, 4 m7 54 4.3
25.3. FL, 3 87 5.0 41.9 5.4 Northerly Wed, 6 m 8-2
829 61 5.2 Thur. 7 m 6 4 mode-
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PORECAST FOR THE 24 HOURS) ENDING AT NOON TO-MORROW,
District.
Forecast.
N. to N.E.
South coast of} China between H.K. & Lamocka.)
4 South coast of)
Chine
between H.R. & Hainan.)
The same as No. 1.
The seme
as No. 1..
T. 5. CLAXTON;-Director. H.K. Observatory, April 8, 1921.
4th to 10th April, 1921.
1 34 61 9at. 9m 9 34 6.5 1 2 48 10 1-8.7 11 11 54
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