1936-05-22 — Page 7

THE HONGKONG | TELEGRAPH. FRIDAY, MAY 22, 1936.

Manufacturing An Ideal Climate In Hongkong:

Can Be Done, Says Local Scientist

MAKING YOUR OWN

SPRING WEATHER

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HUMIDITY PLANTS FOR H

HOME AND OFFICE

By Professor C. A. Middleton Smith, M. Sc. "Why do we always blame the weather? enquired Mr. Basil Murray in the Hongkong Telegraph recently. The obvious answer is because we don't like it. "This Month," he wrote, "it is the cold spell that is the chief object of attack. In two or three months it will be. the humidity"

ile stated that if you had, a half, recorded usile and outside rooms on an hour's conversation, with the ex-the Peak and in Des Voeux Rond tarts at the Kowloon Observatory daring April 1945. Both rooms were "you will thank heaven that you live where you do".

MEAN DAILY

HUMIDITY

DAY OF

MONTH

Fig. 1. Air Conditioning on the Peak

RECORDS OF HUMIDITY INSIDE AND OUTSIDE

The top curve shows the relative humidity of the outside air on the provided with a manufactured and an Peak during the month of April 1935. The lower curve shows the relative

climate. In both Hent machine kept the air inside the roam, humidity inside an air-conditioned room on the Peak during April, 1935. nt a temperature of about 70°F with

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a relative humidity of about 85. On

the Peak the air outside was proba the air has a higher humidity figure ROUND-THE-

bly at about 80F with (an average) than is recorded in Malaya, relative humidity of about 95; but, in

At an air temperature of 80°F we comfortable if the relative Des Voeux Road the relative humidiare

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The writer may have many reasons to be pleased with the conditions of life in Hongkong to-day, but he will find it dißeult to convince the majori- ty of British residents, during the summer months, that they should "thank heaven" for the warm moist atmosphere--for on many-ocensions of the outside air, on the average humidity figure_js_20, but to at- that kind of weather makes us love for the month, was much less than | tin the figure of 20 in a room when vitality by day and sleep at night. the Peak, On the Peak every the outside air at 80 is saturnied,

Neither the eloquence of local cubic foot of air inside the room had we must extract from the air 80 peri Observatory officers, nor the every about 5 grains of water vapour fin- cent. of the day, in every way, better and hotter visible) in it, while the air outside

(at 80 F and bf relative humility) | but we feel some relief if we extract. and butter" system of Coué will per

10.5 grains of considerably less moisture. suade the average Peak resident to would have about

in every cubic foot. "thank heaven" for the wenther that water-vapour gives un

unpleasant and saturated his water vapour became visible ns a relative humidity of 100, atsphere when his home is en-fog at

when the air contained 13 grains of veloped in fog, and the air tempern-water per cubic foot, int 80°F). Fog ture enches 80°F or more.

Nor will workers in oflers, and fat 85 contains 13 grains of water to absorb the moisture do not reduce |

SATURATION

residents on lower levels, cease to vapour per cubic foot. complain about heat and humidity | during the lot and moist weather when it depresses them during er tain days in the summer.

LET'S STOP CROUSING There is, however, the final se- tence in Mr. Murray's contribution with which we can all agree. It rends "Let's stop grousing about the

water vapour Huspen-j

WORLD FLIER

sion in the air. That is expensive: WILL PASS

MECHANICAL COLD

There are various methods of re- moving excessive water vapour from the air. Those that employ chemicals

NEAR H.K.

RADIO

BROADCAST

Pianoforte Recital By Nura Kanis

MUSICAL RELAYS

From Z. H. W. on a wavelength of

355 metres (845 kilocycles):

4-7 p.m. Chinese Programme,

7 1.1. "Leonore Overture" (Beethoven).

7.13 p.m. Excerpts from "The Mikendo", (Gilbert and Sullivan).

7.30 p.m.

A Relay from Daven-

try,

The 1. B. C. Dance Orchestra, directed by Hemy Huli.

7.50 p.nt. From the Studio.

"Book Reviews" by A.D.

8 p.m. Time, Weather, Stock Qno-

tations and Announcements.

8.05 p.m. Three Songs by Len Bermen (with Step Dancing).

1. We Agree perfectly; 2. On top of a Bus: 3. Leave the pretty girls alne.

8.15 p.m.

From the Studio,

A Saxophone Recital by L. Palapo accompanied by Professor F. Gon- zalez.

Programme.

2.

1. Valse Caprice, Thomson; Melodie, Toschníkovsky; 3. Berceuse, Godard

8.30 p.m. A Jazz Plane Recital by Patricia Rossborough.

1. The Town Talks-Selection; 2. Rose-Marie Selection; 3. Broadway Melody of 1940-Selection; 4. Please Teacher-Selection:

Jog

the Candy Man. 8.45 p.n.

Sweetmeat.

Kuliman by Charles

I. Stal s the Night. (Bohm); 2. Serenade (Ravini); 1. Thora Clyde Pangborn, trans-dreams (Lockton); 5. Les Millions (Adams); 4 Vienm City of my

the temperature but are useful in Atlantic aviator, is tuning D'Arlequin (Drigo), certain adustries. The most satin-1 factory method in Hongkong of im proving the atmosphere is by the up two acroplanes for am-and Announcements.

adventures- mechanical production of cold. Abitious

and some of the misture in the wir

air

On the other hand, the curves show that there never was a completely saturated atmosphere (fog) in Desis blew by a fan on to cold surface record distance and globe- Voeux Road during April 1935.

A portable machine, not unlike a condenses, and so is easily removed, girdling attempts which will gramophone, has been produced to Any well designed air-conditioned give a manufactured elimate in system for a building cleans and pari, possibly include refuelling in fies the cooled air supplied, as is done for the Bank building, and owing to midair over Manila in the smoke from ships in the harbour and;

Philippines.

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In a bed room of average size weather". It is obviously much 20'x20' x 18' (7.200 culie feel) more sensible to work to cure dis-1 comfort than to grouse about it. Nature produces such warm and, excessively humid weather in Hong" kong that many residents find it affects their working efficiency and makes them feel uncomfortable. Ex- under artificial weather periments,

conditions created in a

in a laboratory. have convinced me that a healthy man in the atmosphere of

of one of Hongkong's worst days was able to do only about 60 per cent of the physical work that he did n

an artificial atmosphere similar to that of one of our-best-days-in-winter.j The history of civilisation is one long story of man's triumph over his environment. The utilisation of the forces of Nature for the benefit of mankind has, in comparatively recent times, transferred the toil and drud- of human labour on to the iron gery

The creation

backs of machinery.

in the tropics

is one of the

of an ideal atmosphere within build- inga Intest gifts of selener to humanity.

ALL TYPES OF WEATHER

П

Anyone in Hongkong with enter- prise, nd willing to spend reasonable sum of money. CAR

the create

of particular MOYI weather he fancles in his ollice ar home.

It is not, of course, possible to con- trol the weather in the streets, ur n

the golf courses of the Colony.

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in Hongkong the weather nowadays

is controlled inside certain buildings.

INSIDE

OUTSIDE

MEAN DAILY

HUMIDITY

BAY OF MONTH

Fig. 2. A romu in Der V oraz Rond in April, 1935.

The top curvà shows the relative humidity of the outside air in Des

You have but to step inside the Voeux Road during the month of April, 1935. The lower carve shows the H.K. and S. Hank building. relative humidity inside in air-conditioned room in Des Voeux Road during during the summer months, in order April, 1935.

new

to appreciate the difference in the

weather provided outside by heaven, dimensions,

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He wants to break the world's distance record of 5,657 miles set by M. Rossi und P. Codos, the French airmen, in 1933.

9p.n

Daventry News Bulletin

9.20 p.m. "With the Classica" (arr. Sidney Crook).

9.30 p.m. Two Numbers by Sir

larry Lauder (Comedian),

1. It's A Roon Th’Toon (Lauder);

(Lauder).

Always take care of your pennies

9.40 p.m. From the Studio, A Pianoforte. Recital by Nura Kanix.

1.

Programme-

2.

Polichinelle Rachmaninoff; Valse Rachmaninoff; 3. Prende in G Minor Rachmaninoff: 4. Elegy Rachmaninoff.

10 p.m. Big Ben from Daven-

New Dance Music.

11 p.m.

Then he wants to fly non-stop around the world, with two or try possibly three re-fuelling con- tucts in midair, a thing never be. fore attempted,

Pangborn has already accepted delivery of the arroplane in which "he hopes to make the round-the- world flight and has taken it up for several satisfactory tesla.

Close Down.

ZEESEN PROGRAMMES

Special

BOLTAMN

for For Eastern

tenor will be broadnat from Zeesen a

1 DJIS

DJN nin

19.24 m 15,200 ke 1.30.1′′ D.MA 19.74 m 15,200 ke 4.45-8.16 pam. 1,5 m 0,540 * 4.49-8.15 p.m. 39.74 m 16.286 ke 9 yəm.12.11 4.8,

BOUTH ABIA ZONE

South Asim Zone, broadbent from DJB,

His intest plans are to start the distance flight during the latter (16.7 metres) and DJN (81.45 metres). part of next month, either from Dallas or Daytona Beach,

Moscow, about 6,000 miles from either Dallas or Daytona Beach, will be his objective. The light to Russia will serve a double pur pose.

In addition to the hoped-for breaking of the distance record, Pangborn wants to make arrange. ments with the Russian Governs ment for refuelling · stations at Mostow and Chita, in Siberia, for the round-the-world flight, the dile for which is indefinite.

The globe encircling flight will be via Russia, Europe, Egypt, Singapore, Manlia, Wake and Midway Islands and Hong- tulu. The light probably will start from New York.

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4.80 p.m. German Falk Bong.

4.35 p.m.

Greetings to our latenem. .5 p.m. Folk Munic.

8.30 p.m. News and Review in English. 5.45 m. "Die verwandelten Weiber," 6.45 am, New and Review in German, 7 p..

Concert of Light Mile. Nawa in English. $.15 p.m. Little

A.1.C.

..

German firoadcasting

H.30 .. Concert of Light Auric

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tinued).

BAHT ASIA ZONE

(can:

East Asia Zone broadcast through DJQ ua 10.03 metrem (16,280 k.) 1.30-3 p.m. Concert, now at 2 p.m.

5.05 p.m. German Folk Song 0.10, Greetings to our Listener 9.15 PJ.

News and Review in GerMKI, 9.30 p.m. All Borte of Wandering Pelk. 10 pm News and Review In English on

DIN. DIE.

19.15 p.m. Tə-day in Germany. 10.30 .. Scandinavian Evening. 145 mm. Lili Krober-Ascha playa the

minor Sonata by the eleven-years- uld Beethov on an Instrument

of his dayan.

DAVENTRY PROGRAMMES ·

Frequency

6.050 k..

The following wave-deristha and frequencies are observed by Daventry. “

Bign

Wavelength 43.59 metros 31.85 metres 21.30 metres

Mett 26.53 76.26 metree

СВА

*SB

..

C90

5.586 k.r.

Gun

11,752 k..

GYE

CKP

CAC

do

Con CHI GBJ GAL

11.885 Ix. 15.10 he -19.52 metres 17,700 k.. 16.84 melew 21,470 k.c. 13.97 Fortres 18,200 kc. 19.84 mes 21,840 k.c. 10.00

4,110 .c. 49.10

the difference in the Chinese cooking methods, air in the or-city is not pure. There are twice as nad that which is created inside by quantity of water vapour with

USE "FLYING WING" man and applied science: The elec-dinary atmosphere 85 F and 100 11, many heat units in a cubic foot of tric motors installed for driving all and a manufactured atmosphere nfair that is saturated than in air st

For the distance fight, Pangborn Jus day. It

the same tenperature that is fairly 65 1, the machinery used to provide a 70°

will therefore be realised will use the "flying wing" developed manufactured elimate in the Bank

weight of water-vapour, In other that, when there is saturation with years ago by the lute Clair Vance, words building total about 800 h.p.

must extract

more temperature above 85F, it requires of Oakland, California. He believen small; than ♬ gallon of water from the air a considerable amount of electric it can do from:8,000 to 8,000 miles. During April, 1936, machine, consuming one unit of electo obtain an ideal atmosphere in the power to create an ideal atmosphere. The aeroplane he plans to use for; tricity costing & cents, was used to rom. But you must to remove moru But "half a loaf is better than no the round-the-world flight can drive & cooling machine at work in heat than that in order to maintain bread" and any appreciable heat and possibly 3,000 miles on 2.300 gallons small office which is only pleasant conditions. It is calculated moisture abstraction from a hat and of petrol. Pangborn will fly alone on feet by 13 feet floor area and 18that every human being in a room humid atmosphere is a relief.

the distance attempt, but will carry feet high-say 3,000 cubic feet gives out heat and moisture equal to

a co-pilot and a radio operator on Hitherto we have tried to increase the round-the-world flight, hours that 500 British thermal unita an hour. volume of air. In G

one-and-a-half leat from the outside air and sun-Jour comfort by using fans. When the extracted machine gallons of water from the atmosphere light lenks Into any room, even if air is saturated fans are useless-we only waste power, for they cause no hermotically sealed. So that, even

from the body in health, energy and enterprise is when the humidity and temperature | evaporation of the room is redveed, heat must be saturated atnaphere: the nearer worthy of careful consideration. The continually pumped out of it to the air is to anturation point, the less two electric supply companies in the The difference in my re-action 30(naintain ideal conditions.

useful is the fan.

Colony will greatly benefit from the increased demand for power when the

Sir William Peel remarked that he conditions before the machine was at work, and after it had ex-found the weather in Hongkong dur-

alr-conditioning in olleen and homes tracted that quantity of water from Ing the summer months more trying

is a common in practice us is the use

household refrigerators.

In the rooni.

life

JANUARY OR JULY?

NOT TOO COSTLY

to, the critics

گردی

In

the air was remarkable. It was feel than that experienced at any time of Many years ago the writer lectured

the difference between the local his long residence in Malaya. It was in public, in Hongkong on this sub- Surely they will use their advertising climatic confiions of a hot and humid not remark caused by prejudice, Jeet of "Cold in the Tropics". He resources to convince the pets of day in the summer and the stimulat-for there is a reason which explains urged the adoption of household re the benefit to health and human effi- ing dry days of January.

why he felt more discomfort here frigerators in place of the ice-box, bo ciency of this Istest gift of science residents in this Colony, in was the difference between a than in Malaya. Body comfort, in fore they were in use in Hongkong. He lo It

Was then told that people in any cake Wo depressed and a cheerful outlook on any air that has a temperature above

must be grateful the 71 F. depends upon the amount of Hongkong would never pay the price for

enterprise shown by The total cost of the machine, moisture in the air. Water vapour No one who can afford a machine the famous British banking cor installed subsequently in a home, is invisible until there is fog, e, now uses an ice box. That is the poration

denionstrating

the together with wiring etc., was slightly until the air is saturated. Saturated answer

of machine advantages of thin latest effort toria- under £100. It was used by one of air at 91 contains just about twice made weather. With only an acade- crease human efficiency in the tro- my friends in a bedroom. The coat as much water vapour per cubic foot mic interest and "as a citizen of no ples. For anything that makes us

city," the writer anxious more active in thought must acceler of air'as dogs saturated air at 71°F. mean for power was about $15 a month.

The fortunate owner of the We are confortable in saturated air that the life of residents in Hongate the development of the Colony. machine-it was loaned to me for at 71 F, but unless the relative kon should be made as pleasant and No now building should be designed has humidity Agure falle rapidly as the officient na is possible. He realizes for Hongkong without a careful la- found it the best investment he had air temperature increases, we be that in these hard times people head-vestigation concerning, manufactured made In Hongkong.

and late to spend money. But expendi- weather. como very uncomfortable, The curves (Figs 1 and 2) repro-"grouse about the weather" There turo on apparatus that will increase

Enough to boll lb. weight of tap duced show the relativa humidities are summer days in Hongkong when (Continued at foot of next column.) water into steam (water vapour),

experiments--states that he

Transmission 1

(06.N, 0.8.0.)

12.10 p.m. Big Ben. A Recital by Cedric

Sharpe (Violpasuliw). **Under Big Ben,“ A talk by

Howard Marshall.

1 ..

1.15 pts.

Frederic Lamond (Pianoforte). 1.26 p.m. "Affairs Piratie.” Berry modes: La

'neath the "Jolly Roger."*

musical burlesque, Greenwich Time Signal at 1.30 pm.

2 pm. The Nawa and Announcements.

Transmission 2

(0.0, 0.211.)

A

7pm. Bila Ben. A Programme of New

Gramophone Records,

7.10 p.m. The $1.1.C. Danes Orchestra. 8. "Forelan Affairs." 8.15 p.m. Priday Midday Cancers.

Greenwicks Time. Bignal at p..

The News and Annotnesments. 9.25 pm Ord Mnale-17all Bang Favourites.

Transmission 3

(G.AG., OR.F., G.S.D.)

10 p.m. Big Ben, “Londen Wighta." 10-20 p.m. Alecia by Oscar. Lampe

(Violin)

18.45 p.m. Talk on Brillah Agriculture, 11.pam. Symphony · Conzert." The BJL,C.

Midland Grchestra.

1185 m. The News and Annruncements. Greenwich Time Blana) at 12 km.

· 12.15 - a.m. · Walter Callina and his Links

Orchestra.

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