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TYPHOONS.

CONVENTIONAL THEORY OF

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In the Aral number of the Hong- kong University Engineering Journal, Mr. T. F. Clnxion. F.R.A. S., Director of the Royal Observa tory, contributes an Interesting article on the subject of "Typhoons in the Far East," in which he ex- plains that they are, in their general features, the same ne the hurricanes of the West Indies and the cyclones of the Bay of Bengal and the South Indian Ocean.

THURSDAY, MAY 2, 1929.

A NEW JOURNAL.

UNIVERSITY' ENGINEERING SOCIETY PUBLICATION.

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A new publication has just been issued in the Colony in the form of a Journal; pablished by the H. K. University Engineering Society. This is the only en- gineering journal in South China, and it is hoped, with the port of the graduates from the College of Engineering, to form a strong and permanent connecting link between the past and present members of the Society, and a Mr. Claxton points out that medium for setting forth the pos much has been written on the sibilities. of development of on- origin of these impressive mani-aineering works in South China.

It to also hoped to make the festations of nature's forces, that much of what was formerly ac- journal serve as a means of creat- cepted as truth, has been chaling and sustaining interest all lenged by recent investigators, over the Far East in the work of and that the old conventional the Hongkong University. theory of their origin has been modified and supplemented in the light of modern investigation.

Cyclones, he says, are caused by the rotation of the earth on its axis. By the aid of tables and charts he continues to explain the essential technical facts. Re garding the tracka made by these storms he says:

If the tracks of typhoons in the Far East for the past 30 years were plotted on a chart, practical- ly the whole of the ocean area would be covered by them, and a certain part of the land area; though generally speaking, ty- phoons break up on reaching China. A few survive, however, and emerge into the ocean again on a N. E track. Though such a map would at first sight appear to be a confused mass of lines, closer Inspection would reveal three principal stream lines. One from the cast of the Philippines swoop- ing over the Loochoos and Japan; another from a little to the north- weat of the above origin towards the south-east coast of China; and a third from a little to the south of the accond origin over the Philip pines towards the coast between Pakioi and Tourane.

Aa regards the weather during the approach of a typhoon per- haps the most striking feature is the fine weather experienced at Hongkong from the time the centre renches the Philippines until it approaches to within about 200 miles of Hongkong. This seems to be the one guide to weather forecasting in Hongkong which nover fails. No matter what the weather conditions to the north or west of Hongkong may be, with a typhoon elossing Luzon in the summer months there will be fine weather at Hongkong.

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Itain usually commences when the centre is about 200 miles from Hongkong. But when the centre passes to the south.on a westerly track it frequently happens, parti- cularly in the autumn, that no rain falls at Hongkong even though the centre passes as near as 200 miles.

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Life's Outlook

is always overcast to the man whose nerves are all awry or who suffers habitually from dyspepsia. Cheer-lessly he gazes out on the world's activities and pleasures, unable to understand how others can find happiness therein.

The need of such a man is a

The first number contains an in- troductory article from the able pen of H. E: the Governor, and a lengthy but vory interesting though technical article by Mr. T. revivifying of his nervous forces. F. Claxton, F.RAS, director of And this can only be accomplish- the Royal Observatory on "Tyed through his blood, for it is the phoons in the Far East."

blood that supplies nourishment to every nerve and fibre of man's being.

Professor Middleton Smith, Tai- koo Professor of Engineering, con- tributes an article on "The Work

In Dr. Williams' Pink Pills in- Done by Coal and Oil," Mr. S. 8. numerable gloomy nerve-racked Ahmen one on "Tides and Some dyspeptics have found just this. Tidal Features in Hongkong," Pro-long-sought help. Speedily and fessor F. A. Redmond one on "The Age Factor in Reinforced Can surely these world-famous tonie crete Design." Mr. T. K. Ian con- pills purify, enrich and strengthen tributes some interesting extracts the blood, and thus, at every does, are fed with now from "The Diary of an Old Student the nerves in the Borneo Jungle," and Pro- strength, the digestivo organs are fessor M. H. Roffey, D.S.O., one charged with fresh vigour, spirits on "The Student Apprentice revive, old interests re-awaken, Course for Engineering Students." life is found again well worth the The Introductory article by living. "I feel a now man, since H. E. the Governor follows:

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hour or less is sure to make a strong appeal to business men; and, once, airways aro establish- ed, the flight from Hongkong to many of the grent cities of China will only be a matter of one, or at most two days' journey.

The debt of this Colony to en- gineers is immense. Engineers have made the level land along the harbour front, where our daily business is transacted, and they have directed the very specialized work of cutting down hills and throwing them into the sea, which is so characteristic of Hongkong. They have made the Peak District accessible to us, both by tramway and by road. They have built the houses in which we live on the tops, at the foot of the hills, and in every nook and cranny of the hillsides, into which a house can be fitted. They have built our wharves and docks, our railways,

Another enormous field for en- telegraphs' and telephones. They

activity in Chinu, have stored up the water of this gineering Island of Fragrant Streams for scarcely touched at present, is the use of its steadily growing sanitary engineering, in which I water-worka, sewage- population. They have lit up the include whole Peak District with electri-works, anti-malarial work, alum city, so that at night one hardly improvement, town-planning · and knows where the lamps end and the like. Then again, electric the stara begin. In a word, they light is much desired by Chinese have made life on this once barren of all classes and, so for island both healthy and comfor-know, hydro-electric engineering

a start has not yet made table.

where in China. There are alão telegraphy, telephony, wireles broadcasting and other electrical inventions. of which the exploita ion in China has only just begun, but the demand for which is like- ly. to be prodigious.

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Moreover, the vast foreign trade of China results from the work of engineers. Almost all of it is borne in ships designed, built, worked, docked and kept in repair by engineers. The steam naviga- tion of China's inland waterways is another achievement of сл- Therefore, when law and oider gineera; and, especially on the have been restored in China, the upper Yangtse, the ploneers have need for engineers in bound to be surmounted not only difcullles very grent. We in Hongkong can but serious dangora. Railway en- do much to supply this need by gineering in China only dates from training Chinese students in Bri- 1870. It has made great progress, lish engineering standards and but its future is bound to be ideals at the Hongkong Univer greater still; and the day is sure sity. The generosity of the great to come when residents in this firm of Messrs. Butterfield and Colony will take through tickets Swire has endowed the Taikoo from Kowloon to Calais, and re- Chair of Engineering at that turn tickets at that. Road con- University; but it in for all Bri struction in the European sense le tish engineers and all British en- only just beginning in China;gineering firms in this Colony to but, now that engineers have in-collaborate in making the En- vented and are continually per-gineering Faculty of the Hongkong feeting the motor car, and seeing University into the signal success what a hold motor transport al- which it ought to be. There is rendy has upon the Chinese mind, a unique opportunity before this Luxemburg, May, 1.

the pressure of public opinion is Colony of becoming intimately Revolvers were used in serious likely before long, to compel re-associated with future..engineer- rioting between Italian Fascists gional authorities to build motoring developments all over Chin's and anti-Fascists, following the roads in all the Eighteen, Pro- through the medium of young Chi- murder of a man named Arena. vinces. Air transport in China | nese engineers, who will have The assailant declares his motive hardly yet exists; but it is bound been trained in Hongkong and was to avenge his brother-in-law, to come, and we are already at then go into all the eighteen pro- the thoroughness and the high for our Chiness neighbours with whom the Fascists murdered, also work on an aerodrome for thie vinces of China, taking with them ideals of British engineering us which we in this. Colony are his brothers, who are imprisoned. Colony. The idea of travelling an affection for their alma mater well as of the genuine friendship Junimated. Reuter..

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