Very interesting statements re. garding the Weather were made a representative of the "North-China Daily News" by the Rev, Father Froe, director of the Siccawei Observatory. It is noteworthy that the rain for the first-eight days of July was higher than the average for 56 years, during which the Observatory -has deen in existence, that, during the past few days, there has been com plete humidity, and that, with the exception of 1929, the humidity for June and July has been 100 per cent.
Father Froe stated that his figures involved only the first eight days: this month so far as the rainfall was concerned. The fall had been exeeptionally heavy and up to July 7 100 millimetre, or four inches, had been recorded. Since the beginning of this year, he said, there had been 15.33 inches of rain, The Wettest Period "The wettest permit," said Father Froe, "is from June 20 to July 10, but in July sometimes it is very fine. For the month of Ju! at during the month of July as 303 millimetre. This was in 1903, The lowest fall we had was in 1880, when only throe millimetre fell for hole of July, there being prac:
rain at all, This last figure! fs closely followed by those of 1802 and 1924, when only seven and nine millimetre, respectively were reistered. The most rain for the month of July for the past ten years fell in 1919 when 8.8 inches were recorded."
The mean rainfall for June, the average, is 186 millimetre-and that for July 149. The largest number of days on which it rained for the month of June was in 1889, when 325 millimetre were recorded Dut in 1875 in fewer days the downfall was 492 millimetre. Tt was in 1880 that July had the most number of days of rain, 22 in all, and "in 1924, when' we had only three days. On the average, the mean number of days for June is 11 and the mean mumber'for July is 14, The Humidity 'During' the past few days, we! have had complete humidity, 100: per cent. The mean humidity for June and July for the past 5G years was 84, Since 1918, the months of June and July all have reached the highest humidity, with the exception of 1929, when $9-was recorded. The dryest period was in June 1925 when 79.3 was recorded. In July, 1924, i: was slightly higher, 79.6.
In conclusion, Father Froz stated that a typhoon was Formosa and, if it continued, Amoy. Foochow and' Wenchow would be hit and there was a possibility Shanghai night or to-morrow. at latitude 22 and longitude 122 and was moving in a northwesterly direction. There was a possibility of its turning back or that it would] be interfered with by the mountains. every precaution had to be taken with a view to avoidance of the possibility of disturbers gaining entry and fomenting. trouble amongst our native staffs. Unfortunately the class in question were in the majority of eases well dressed and exceedingly plausible.
We can assure you that our guards or watchmen at the Hotels Ge mot instructed fo refuse admit tence to Chinese' of the gentlenen class, and we are not aware of ftuch instructions being in. existence in other British Hotels in Skanghoi—We are Dear Sir, Your For and on behalf of Hongkong & Shanghai Hotels, Ltd, Percy H. SUCKLING,
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