The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-12

submarine bells. All ocean going yes
seis shall be provided win means for
detecting submarine bell signals
y The committee recommends that
the International Rules or the Road
be modified that carrying OF range
lights shall be obligatory instead OF
optional as at present, and Jhat all
vessels shall also carry fixed stern
light The International Rules shall
also ne amended 10 provide that every
vessel navisated IN the vicinity OF ice
pergs or ice foes during darkness
should go AT moderate speed, having
careful regard to circumstances and
conditions; tile use OF rockets show
ing red should be restricted 10 dis
tress signals at night
& The application OF radioteiegraphy
10 the collection OF weather reports
from oceanic areas gives promise of
securing to naviSators a greater meas
ure OF safety from the pe,ils OF the sea
man has hitherto been possible. such
4 service necessarily would be inter
national III character. the expense OF
which should lie shared Jointly bv
the nations most directly concerned.
The committee recommends. in the in
tcrests OF the future de. clopment of
radio meteoroioaical services. that the
existing meteorological service OF each
administration adopt part of it's
program the organization Of radio
service for the coastal waters per
tanning 10 that administration
. The committee recommends that
meteorological observations be made
1T Greenwich noon Whenever n vessel
curing the preceding four hours has
experienced barometer reading ne
low 80 inches and falling continuous
~ or has discovered other symptoms
OF approaching storm. That class OF
meteorological information which
transcends all others as regards its
value 10 shipping is the storm or hur-
ricanc warning, particularly the lat
ter. Ii should not be difficult mat
ter to ultimately provide n system OF
warnings for these destructive storms
which shall be little ii any, inferior
10 the system OF warnings for storms
which pass over the land The com
mittec considers this warning service
as promising more beneficial results
ihan the project OF distributing warn
Tags TO vessels in mid ocean, and there
lore emphasizes the Importance or
concentrating all means at the com .
nand Of meteorological services on the
development OF an efficient warning
service for coastal and subtropical
waters.
.. The United States Naval Obscrva-
tory has developed n time service b..
radio. which has proved Of great value
10 shipping, and the committee recon :
mends consideration of the dcsir-
ability of requesting MI governments
10 establish a like service.
Z. For many years the important
steamship lines traversing the North
Atlantic Ocean. between New. York.
Philadelphia, Boston and tho ports Of
Europe have agreed among themselves
thu; their vessels should hold 10 Ger
tain prescribed lanes. This plan
should DO broadened by making the
steamship lanes obligatory to steam
SHIPS GOvcrnm ents should pass leg
islation requiring the steamships un-
der their respective flags to adhere
strictly 10 steamship lanes prescribed
by them. Ties. lanes should be agreed
upon in the international conference.
s. The committee recommends that
an international ice patrol be estab-
i.shed. and that the annual RESPONSE
s,bility and expense OF maintaining
this patrol be assumed by each. ofs.the
several :naritlmc nations in turn. tho