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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, 1938.

NEW ANEMOMETER AT OBSERVATORY WILL REGISTER UP TO 220 M.P.H.

Only Apparatus Of Its Type In Far East

SIMPLE DEVICE

THE first Anemometer of its type to be

used in the Far East has just been in- stalled at the Royal Observatory and is now other in operation. It is capable, among things, of recording wind velocity up to 220 miles per hour, and simultaneously accurate- ly indicating the direction of the wind.

The apparatus, which is the lates' method of registering wind pressure, and which has only just been put on the market, is known as the "Dines" Pressure Tube Anemometer. Its instal- lation means that Hongkong will be able to record severest the maximum wind velocity in the typhoon.

On-September 2 last year the Royal Observa- tory anemometer could not record above 160 m.p.h., and so high was the wind during that. typhoon that the instrument was shattered. It is estimated that wind velocity reached at least 180 m.p.h.

This particular problem appears to have been solved once and for all, and the Royal Observatory will now be able to record Hongkong's worst

. hurricanes.

The construction of the instrument is extremely simple. It consists of two independent parts--the head, which in the part exposed to the winul, and which, ut the Royal Observatory, towers 30 feet above the roof, and the recording apparatus, which is set up on the first floor verandah of the Observatory. These two points are connected with ench other by two metal tubes.

The head consists of a vane formed of a horizontal tube open ut one end, and supported on the top of a vertical tube in which it leads. Just below the vane this vertical tube is surrounded by another of much larger diameter, the exterior of which is perforated by four rings of holes placed close together around its circumference.

The recorder consists of a float, which is a specially shaped cylindrlent vessel, closed at one ent; it is placed with its opened end downwards in a vessel partially ext with water and sealed from the air in the room in which It is placed.

vant is

The vane is kept with its open end facing the wind, and every increase in the wind pressure in transmitted through it down the vertical tube and through the con- necting pipe to the Inside of the float, which causes it to rise. This part of the process is pressure. tube below the The outer perforated connected by means of the second pipe with the top of As the wint the closed vessel containing the font. blows across the perforations, the air in the tube is sucked out, with the result that a reduction of pressure takes place in the vessel above the float simultaneously with the increase of pressure within it. This part of

the method is suction.

The two forces thus act, together but in opposite ways to produce the same results, namely, to raise the float in the water. As the wind-pressure decreases the Boat falls again by its own weight until on equilibrium in established between it and the diminished pressure.

TO BE USED ON PEAK

Under this principle two-thirds of the effect upon the float is caused by pressure, and one-third by suction.

To the top of the float is fixed a

rod which passes through what is }

... Hare is the new anemometer from beginning to end. Top picture shows the mast and vane on the roof of the Royal Observatory, and below, how the pipes connect with the recording float. The pipa which connects at the bottom of the float providon the wind pressure. That which can be seen entering the recorder at the top is for suction purposes. Staff Photographer.

practically an air-tight collar in the instrument is that attached to the cover of the water vessel; this rod recorder is a cylinder indicating the carries a pen, the point of which resta precise wind direction at any time. against a sheet of paper attached to a drum which is rotated by a clock. With every upward or downward movement of the Boat, corresponding to an increase or decrease of wind force, the pen leaves a trace upon the paper, and thus the amount of

every variation in the strength of

The "Dines" Anemometer which at present in operation at the Royal Observatory is later to be used un the Victorin Peak, while recand like apparatus is to be installed in the Observatory.

Drug Scarcity

Due To War

Despised Indian Herb As Substitute

RELIEF OF ASTHMA

RADIO BROADCAST

Recital by J. McNaught Thomson from Studio

ORCHESTRA HOTEL

A year ago there were fears of a famine in a drug which is recognised by the medical profession as of great Radio Programme Broadcast by value in the treatment of asilima. Z.B.W. on a Frequency of 845 k.e's. This drug, ephedrine, a standard for and on Short Wave from 1-2.15 pan. on 9.52 m.c's. per which is laid down in the Pharma- and 8-11 p.m. copoela, is obtained from herb second. which grows wild in China and also In Spain.

None has been

0.00 Sibellus-Symphony No. 1 In E Minor, Op. 39.

Played by the Symphony Orches- tra conducted by Professor Robert

obtainable from Spain since the civil war began, and as the small district of China in which the herb grows was the scene Kujanus, of hostilities in the early part of the 0.38 Japanese campaign, even that part of 'tions.

Was the growing crop which downtrodden by the troops could not

not

Closing Local Stock Quota-

0.40 Charica Kullmann (Tenor) be collected, says a Daily Telegraph and J. II, Squire Celeste Oetet. correspondent,

Operatica (Famous Operalle Me- lodies-arr. J. H. Squire)....J. 11. The consequence of this sloppany Squire Celeste Octet; Thorn (Wen- of supplies of raw material was that therly and Adams); Beautiful Gar and Schmid) the price of ephedrine soared towards

Charles Kullman with Orchestra; famine figures, and manufacturer. den Of Roses (Dampsey scoured the world's warehouses for Phantom Minuet (Hope); Souvenir hidden stocks of the raw material. (Drdla, ars. Willoughby) J. H. The Dark alkaloid remained The price of the

Celeste Octet; By Squire at four times the normal user a con- Lagoon (An Island Serenade-Bad- siderable period, but a famine was deley and Leigh): The World Is Mine averted and the large autumn and To-night (Marvell and Posford).... winter demand was met.

two

Churles Kullman with

The

LUXURY

ALOFT

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From Hong Kong to Bangkok by landplane in the day- then from Bangkok onwards you fly in one of the four-engined Imperial flying-boats.

It's the luxury which surprises so many passengers in these big Imperial flying-boats. They find themselves taking meals in the comfortable soundproof saloons, enjoying the passing scenery from the promenade deck, a steward always at or smoking in the smoking cabin Orchestra;

their service. Nights are spent quietly on land in hotels or rest houses. The fare includes everything-even tips, Try this luxurious method of travel. A single experience will make you an enthusiast

Valse Blucite-Air De Ballet (Drigo); Narcissus (Nevin)...J. 1. Squire Celeste Oelet.

7.13 Musical Comedy. nynthetic

in the Con-

FED TO THE PIGS The problem was solved ways: the production on tinent of ephedrine by a process and the collection of the raw material, ephedra herb, in India.

The Indian herb had hitherto been rejected by drug manufacturers be- enuse its percentage content of the

"The Miracle"-Selection (Hum- perdinck)....London Symphony Or- chestra cond. by Einar Eilson; "PERRY Ann"-Vocal Gems (Rodgers); "The Gems (Rod- Girl Friend"--Vocal

Opera Comnay with Kera).. Light active principle was FO far below Orchestra; Musical Comedy Medley; that of the Chinese material that it Intro: Waltz (The Lilac Domino'), was not profitable to extract it when If you were the only gir! (The Ding of the supplies of the herb from China were Boys are here); Waltz (Maid

ert Mountains'); I'm on the staff ('Ar- available. Nor did it pay to collect

lette') Song of the Vagabonds (The the Indian

and it herb commercially

Vagabond King') Waltz ("Chocolate was commonly fed to the pigs. But Soldier, Please don't flirt with me in the circumstances the use of the ("To-night's the Night'): Wallz Indian herb became a necessity and

Love's); Waltz (Count of

Love The

Nest now London drug dealers are enger (psy

„Luxembourg')

Waltz and to buy every bale which arrives from

Finale ("The India.

Merry Widow')....Sydney Gustard playing on the Organ of Gaurmont Paface Cinema, Chester.

EXPERIMENT IN KENYA

with

7.30 Variety Programme Gerry Moore, Frances Day and Nat Gonella and His Georgians,

As a result of arrivals from that source the price of, ephedrine has moved steadily downwards and is now not more than 25 per cent, above

Way Down Youder In New Or- the average in normal times. It may be noted, however, that the Indian Jeans-Fox Trot: The Man From The material tas merely filled the gap South-Fox Trot fi vocal retrain by ....Nat Gonelia and

by

enused the absence of the Chinese is Georglans with

Nat Gonella; Slow Fox-Trot Medley; all probability herb and in Indian herb will again become food Intro: Serenade to the Stars; Sweet for pigs when supplies from China as a song; Quickstep Medley: Intro: n' I; One Song: It are freely available, unless a variety I can dream, can't

Gerry Moore of the herb very much richer in the piano) time trans;

with

Swing (film active principle can be cultivated in

Public Nuisance No. 1); And India.

Don (Alm 'Public Nuisance No. My

Me

It is interesting to know that cul-1). Frances Day (Soprano) with tivation on an experimental scale Orchestra; After You've Gone-Fox

has been begun in Kenya, material Trot....Not Gonella and His Geor- vocal refrain by Nat having been supplied from Kew for glans with the purpose. The result of this Gonella,

awaited with experiment will be Interest by drug manufacturers, fər nouncements. the demand for ephedrine is steadily

sald that expanding. It is

8.00 Time, and Weather und An-

the 8.05

Family Lives In present cost of producing ephedrne Thought".

A Church

VESTRY IS NOW A KITCHEN

the wind is graphically registered Soda Pop Flows In Street combined church and school which is

together with the ume of its occur-

rence,

the

Sapulpa, Okla. Sapulpa's Oak street ran red-with

It should be noted that two pena sodu pop. About half a truck landi work nutomatically. It

wind of 9,995 bolties allthered to the direction shifts beyond a certain pavement when the side of a truck point one of the pens automatically

gave way, "It was quite a mess," comes into operation. If the wind James Sawyer, the truck driver, said. then changes to the opposite direc- of the broken glass and splattered tion, the second pen operates.

liquids. A further interesting feature of the

A close up of the recording apparatus. The automatic needles can ba boen opérating on the graph and registering the wind velocity. The sekzylinder sonstantly reacts to indicaid/the'preolis direction of the

Star, Photogra

In Stockley, ↑ hamlet between Yiewsley and Hayes, Middlesex, is n

now used as a home by Mr. C. Dodds, aged 63, a Welsh miner for 40 years and his wife and one son.

"My husband started work in the mines when he was 12 years old, but he had to give up because he went practically blind," said Mrs. Dodds.

"When

we came this way, we

synthetically is well above the mar ket price of the natural product when Chinese raw material is available.

2 ARMY REMOUNT DEPOTS CLOSED

Only 5,000 Horses

Left In Service

Mechanisation of the Army and the reduction in the number of horses required for military purposes have led to the closing down of the two remount depois at Arborfold, near Mowbray, Reading,

und Melion

Lelcestershire,

From 1924 onwards, the number of could not find a house, and Mr horses in use in the Army has Jones, the vicar of Yiewsley, offered fallen from 21,000 to just over 5,000. us this place, and we have made it to-day, only two ekvalry regiments as comfortable as possible." "

remain the Royal Dragoons and the Greys and apart from The family live in the back part Household regiments and

4

the

a Low

London Relay-'Food

for

Three short talks on mutters of topical interest.

8.25 Studio-A Recital by Capt, J. McNaught Thomson (Baritone) with Nura Kanis at the Plane.

1. Crossing the Bar (A. H. Beh- rand); 2. Hear a Song (Gerald McNaught Thom- Carne)...Capt. son; 3. Piano Selection by Nura Kanis; 4. Droop Not Young Lover

Where (Ifandel); 5.

the Abano Flows (A. D. Pinden).

8.50 A Scottish Programme, Medley of Scottish Ales; Intro: Mac's Rambles; Paddy O'Rafferty Stella's Jig Lord Lovat: The Laird

Cockpen;

In the cold n; My! lodging's In of

The Q. O.

O. Cameron Highlanders un- ground... Pipers of The 2nd Bait der the direction of Pipe-Major T. and Herbert Dawson K. Marshall (Organ); McLeod's Galley (Kennedy Fraser): O Whistle And I'll Come To You, My Lad (Folk Songs Of Scot- (Continued on Page 15.)

Madame Sun

of building, which has been convert- | Yeomanry units, the Army has no Returns From

ed into two bedrooms, a living room, more use for the horse in this coun-

kitchen and sitting room. The kli-try. In recent years thousands have Canton Visit

chen was formerly the church vestry, been sold or otherwise disposed of. and in the sliting room is part of the uitar.

nre

are

With the closing of remount depots | farriers, grooms and other clvilluns The establishment of a Women's thrown National Salvation Association was The residential portion the employed there have been

of building is partitioned off from the back on the labour market. Because the result of her recent visit, to Can- fewer horses in ton, Madame Sun Yat-sen told press- main hall, which is 33ft. long and there

found new

men upon her return to Hongkong: 24ft, wide. One end of this, near the generally, they have

diflcult to get. Organized for a centralised control entrance porch, above which still employment very hangs the church bell, is screened off Many of them have become chauf- of Kwangtung women's activities

teurs or gardeners.

during the present realstance, the for use as a lodger's bedroom.

new association will undertake to "I have had 20 children. Seven- In 1923 the strength of the Army form, first aid units for practical ser- teen of 21 grandchildren aro still Veterinary Corps was 540, including vices at the front, encourage women living," said Mrs. Dodds. "The 433 civilians. To-day it is only 116. building is dry, but very cold in the Most of these on duty ni to "comfort soldiers, and launch a winter, because of its isolated post-Weedon. In Northamptonshire, campaign for the collection of warm

home of the Army School of Equita- garments for the troops.

Madame Chiang Kai-shek, Ma- tion, which has itself been reduced

damo Liao Chung-kal, and herself, in strength.

Madamu

said, have been chairmen of the The Arborfleld depot is being elected honorary converted for use as a technical association, while Madame Yu Hon Canberra,

training school for boys, where 1,000 mou, Madame Wu Te-chen, Madame Han-ping, Madame Taeng The first contingent of

arüficers and business trades for service osy Jewish professional men who have been obliged to quit armourers,

executive officers.

While in Canton, Madame Sun Germany and Austria has arrived

Melton Mowbray is closed down visited the refugees and wounded here. They number 30 and include

camps and hospitals- doctors, lawyers, university lecturers, entirely. The land has been retained soldiers in dentists and commercial -men.

for grazing.

Central New08.

tion and the height of the rooms."

Exiles Reach Australia

Sun

German-boys at a time will be taught useful-fu and several olhera servo us

or

61 DAYS FROM HONG KONG TO ENGLAND

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A blend of the lowest Whiskies

ALL OVER TEN YEARS OLD

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says:

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for Again

Sole Agents

THE CENTRAL

TRADING CO.

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Buliding.

GAS TREATMENT

The Hon. Dr. Li Shu-fan, St. John Ambulance Brigade Surgeon, will

give a lecturo on "The Treatment of Am- The Hongkong Stock Exchange War Garce" at the St. John

on Wednes- weekly report at 3.15 p.m. yesterday,bulance Headquarters

p.m. 28 at 3.30 day, September Trading conditions during the This will be the fifth lecture of the brics of the Voluntary Aid Course. week

under review bove by no WUCH means been easy, cables conveying All interested are invited. news that could be regarded in un optimistic vein being closely follow- Providents (New) 48%, $6.38, 00:55,” 10,65, ed by others that gave rise to ap$0.50/6.70 prehension as to the outcome of the European crisis. Under theso cumstances it would have caused little or no surprise had the local market given way. There has been a moderate turnover of business dur- ing the week and holders have dis- played no signs of being eager sol- iers; in

have consequence prices

dir.

been well maintained and on balance show marcely perceptible differences in range over the period. Closing tong qulet.

Business Bone During the Week: Hongkong Bank $1,430, $1,440 $1,955 - Union insurance $510, $309, 85014. $910 Wharven Si28%, $130, $131, 1304 Providente (Old) 99%, 90.70, $7.99, $7.00

Hotela $165, $7 $7.10, $7.00, $7. $0.00/

2

Lands $37.70, 138%

Realics $8.70, 15%

Tramways #17, $17.15, $17, $18.80, $16.00 15

"China Lights (Old) ́$19.00, 411.25, $11.20

Electrics $50%, 300%1⁄2 $595 Cementa $175

Dairy Farms (20.40, $35/ Watson $7,00

Govt. 4% Loan 184 % pm. Ewo Cottons 5. 117

1.15 p.m. Changes (Closing Quotallons):

TAME $16.860

Mayora

Kalen

Hotela 56.28/05% Frovidents (NEW). 14.80/10 Trame $16.80/95

Ch. Lights (Ốld) $11.20 Oort. Lord 4% 80% an