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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 15, 1932.

THE WEATHER PROPHET.

MR. JEFFRIES EXPLAINS FORECASTING.

ROTARY TALK.

WHAT CAUSES TEETHING PAINS?

that the said premises had been comploted for six years. A little insight into the methods employ. ed may interest you, and I horoby It la generally conceded nowa- promise not to be profoundly days that teething pains result sclentille. Firstly I should ke chiofly from the upset in the to allude to a method that is not stomach and bowels which usually used and in doing so I may per accompanies the teething process. haps be forgiven an anecdote. A The obvious treatment is therefore distinguished scientist was at one time travelling in Australia when no which aims at settling theso he heard of a farmer in the back organs. The old-fashioned opiate Rotarians yesterday Istened blocks who had achloved a reputa- and narcotle remedies for teething with interest to the story of the tion as a weather prophet at the pains, besides being only of tem- weather prophet and his work as time that an official meteorologi- | porary effect, were also harmful told by Mr. C. W. Jeffries, F.R.A.Seal service was showing much and often positively dangerous. Director of the local Observatory, activity. The scientist called up- All those Rà-called "soothing at the weekly tin of the Rotary on the old man and questioned remedies" have now been replaced him as to his methods and to his in the modern nursery by Baby's surprise was told "I carefully Own read what that man in Sydney stomach and bowel regulator em- Tabicta. This splendid says and then any the opposite. It is not quite so simple as that,

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The Hon. Mr. Tato presided, and welcomed the President of the Singapore Rotary Club, Mr. R. St. .. Braddell, who delivered a short address on Rotary.

not 441 statement

but it may give a hint to any ra- and has provel remarkably effec- tarian who would like to add tive for teething pain, although forecasting to bia accomplish-It is guaranteed to contain no opinto or narcotic elements what- ovor. Tho Tablets are also

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Mr. Jeffrien said: Though the title of this address is somewhat after the style of those delivered by Messrs. Champ- kin and lowes-Smith. I cannot

Essentials of Forecasting. designed to provide an efficient hope to emulate the bright man-

There are still many worthy all-round health-gaard for babies ner of either, but I trust to hold your attention for a brief period, citizens who, never having given and children up to six. Baby'# and shall endeavour to comply the matter especial consideration. Own

bave some idea of with the request of a distinguished probably

necessary from being elaborate instruments listener and refrain 250

"scientifle."

for successful weather forecast and gently, relieve flatulence and indigestion, allay feverishness, Meteorology is

exacting, or of extraordinary ability in This

colds and croup, check diarrhoea. selence.

In this nome individual. WIN

worms, All wise parents made many years ago, and, in nexion the public estimate of the expel

well by un spite of the many ivances of comparative ability of the weather keep their children

in- occasional dose of the pleasant- recent years, it is still true. In forecasters of Far East is fact the meteorologist who has the teresting. If 1 premise that the tasting children's medicine, Baby's duty of forecasting is not regard saying concerning prophets and Own Tablets. All ed as an exact person at all. He honour in their own country has supply you. is told so frankly by all sorts of particular application here- people, his efforts are criticisel[abouts, you will quickly be ablo tive weather characteristics. To and he is the recipient of more to grade the local .product.

construct a weather map in great char than any member of the The foundation of madern detail respres a large number of Fast has the opening lead and if community. A suniy disposition weather forecasting is the synop- simultaneous observations, and in is quite a problem. He does not and placid temperament are tie chart or weather map. There the Far East these are not avail- care to open the nee of hearts 69 essential if a weather prophet is are few for whom a map has not ablé.. The weather-maps there- that suit has been bid by South. to function professionally, and fascination: I must confess to a fore can only exhibit the broad His club suit is only three cards

continue to dwell amongst his the follow mortals.

weakness for poring over the de- features of pressure distributiou, lang. He selects trump for

I am convinced opening lead, and leads the eight that all the old time hermits start-tails of a map that has insted since and it is to the impossibility of re- of spades which Nurth, the deed life as weather prophets, and my school days. A little while producing the more detailed fen- thin the failure of many telarer, wins with the nine-spot.after careers of varying length ARO I was examining one in com- lares

The map forecasts is due. It must be re- North's next play is the singleton and invariable failure, retired to pany with an aviator. eight of hearts and if East goes snug caverns, and

To Have some indication of the vary-membered that, although certain up with the ave, it would be an

beards in the hope of disguising ing elevation of Chins, and al- types of weather accompany cer- easy matter for declarer 11 580

though probably not of a high detain forms of pressure distribu- themselves.

free of accuracy, was extremely tion, without the details, errors are likely to occur. An engential interesting, and in many ways

a weather feature of successful forecasting could be compared to map. Where height of the land the ability to anticipate the pro- bable changes in pressure distri- was indicated the weather map bution, and here again with only

samin.

The Play.

East's proper play is a small heart. Dummy plays the queen which holds the trick. Declarer lends a small heart from dummy

and fruns in his own hand with the 10 of spades. His next piny is the three of clubs which East wins with the are of clubs. East re- taras another spate which the de- Jelarer wins with the queen. De

elarer then plays the nine of clubs winning in the dummy with the jack, and leads the nine of hearts trumping in his own hand with his last spade-- the ace. Declarer then leads a small diamond to the dummy's king which West wins with the nee, and now all the op- ponents can take is their ace of hearts. If a diamond is returned, the declarer will trump in the dummy with the jack of spades, lead the king of spades which picks up the last trump and the |king and queen of clubs are good

in dummy.

By refusing to lead trump, Nurth, the declarer, has success- fully made his contrael of four odd.

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In many ways, however, we are

ti hardier race to-day for modern prophet does not retire in disgust to a cavern, he walks holdly into the club, hoping every

can #4

the broadest features delineated an the map before him, the fore- easter frequently erra. Sir Napier Shaw bas epitomised the matter as follows:

one bas forgotten what an in would show the height of the efficient individual he is, and a barometer, and where the rivers. I can state from experience he were drawn the weather map often gets "away with it. Never would! exhibit

wind direction. theless there is one occasion when There is also this similarity, that he should be left severely alone, if equal altitudes are shown in an

"The practice of weather fore- and that is when, having stated ordinary map by contour lines the casting depends mainly upon con- that the weather will improve, and course of the rivers is across elusions derived empirically from in that firm belief betaking hinthese lines from high to low.

The the study of synoptic Weather self to Panling, he experiences wind direction Arrows in the charts. Its rules arc partly with other members of the gulf synoptic chart have similar formulated and partly exercised club the felicity of watching a tendency Le. broadly speaking by the subconscious induction of steady downpur of rain for the they fly from regions of high prolonged experience." whole of the time that play is barometer pressure, to regions Before leaving this part of the normally possible. It says much where it is low, across the lines subject, I must explain that the for us that na ensualty has ever af

equal pressure known apenrcity of observations to which been recorded when the prophet isobars.

I have referred is only relative. has been reminded of his prohery. liere then you have the essen- Actually we are in receipt of re- tink of the weather mag. baro- ports from 45 to 60 stations twice Prophet Not Spared. "Shop is usually regarded as metric pressure, wind direction daily, but the dimeulty of the pro- being somewhat outside the pale and force from as many stations blems becomes apparent when it is be obtained. These are remembered that the stations are of conversation during hours of plotted upon a blank map, isobars irregularly distributed over some relaxation from toil. Is the weather prophet spared? Not he. are drawn and from the shape million square miles. The oh- of are received free assume. dedue-servations How can he expect to be when the weather is the never failing topictions are made and weather forecharge to the Hongkong Govern- ment from the weather Bureaus of of conversation with us all. Yet casts Issued.

the Far East, by the generosity of it seems a little harsh sometimes, The Cyclonic Conditions. the Eastern Extension and Great for your prophet often belies the

Some conformations of isobars Northern Telegraph Companies. old adage that "He who is weather- wise

represent the regions of low pres-Several gratuitous radio services seldom otherwise". I in

are received, among which the sure in which the winds converge collection of observations trans- in a rough sort of apiral towards mitted personally by Fr. Gherzi of the rentre. These are cyclones: Siccawei deserves honourable men- those occurring in the tropics be-tion and our most grateful thanks. A very pleasant and informal

ing known as tropical cyclones, The weather | Girl Guide ceremony was wit-league prospects of the Arsenal.

services of Japan, Bessed at Government House on I suggest therefore that you egions as extra tropical cyclones. China send with great promptitude and those of more temperate re- Formosa, the Philippines and Indo Tuesday morning, when Mrs, courage him to speak of other White each has certain M. Dyer, who has been Colony things, in order that he may con teristics the two

charac daily, the wireless stations Treasurer for the past ten years,

are Pratus is an invaluable outpost tinue to appreciate the soc'ty of generally similar in the ever since the inception of Guid-

main and the light houses at Gap Rock ing in Hongkong, was presented himself to solitude. I once knew had in

his fellow men, and not relegale features of cyclonic eirenlation, and Waglan vigilant acntries on with a vold. "Thanks

Consequence the Badge,"

our behalf. Finally the Colony weather prophet who as nearly This badge, which is one of the

anticyclone le given to a.eus owes a debt to the masters and as possible became a hermit. He of high areatest tokens of esteem a Guide

the officers of the mercantile marine can show, was given to Mrs. Dyer laboured amongst you and but few earth's atmosphere where

the who have sent copies of their logs ig Mrs. W. T. Southurn, Colony knew him, although his name was

winds show a circulation of П for nearly 50 years. Many vessels Choumissioner, on behalf of, the a household word, and was on one

contrary nature.

now communicate their observa- Executive Committee.

Gerasion used in a topical verse

In addition to the main distributions by radio telegraphy and

A THANKS BADGE.

GIRL GUIDES PRESENTATION TO MRS. R. M.. DYER

have known him to have a fair knowledge of Interesting and im portant topics, such as angling stamp collecting. golf or

the

that the isobars

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Those present ibeluded Mrs, T. Jof a comic song. He had to make tions of pressure exemplified by when requested, olmerve linurly for H. King. Mrs. II. T. Creasy. Mrs.a voyage to Hongkong on the the eyelone and anticyclone, are our henefit. To do this while E. R. Halifax, Mrs. J. R. Wood, ferry and in doing so met one of forms known as wedges, cols, navigating in the vicinity of a Mrs. A. R. H. Phillips, Ales, R. H. his few acquaintances and remark-troughs and secondaries. The lat-storm centre, is unrely in keeping Rotowall, Mrs. W. G. Robertson, ed upon the fine premises the ter are usually subsidiary on the with the finest of the fine tradi- Mrs. W. J. Anderson, Mrs, Alan Godown Co. had recently erected, weather map to the cyclone and ¦ tions of the sea. Jones, and Mrs. C. E, L. Grist. He was really staggered to And anticyclone, but each has distine- (Continued on Page 11,

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