Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-08-16

the auspices Of the Pan-American Union
and which are broad beast not only
throughout the United States but on
short wave to the other nations of the
Western Hemisphere Starting some
years ago music from these countries.
most of it Vttle known in the United
States, was secured by the Pan-Amer-
lean Union and furnished to the Marine
Army and Navy Bands to play. Today
they possess large repertoire of choice
selections by the best composers in all the
Latin American countries. An outstand-
ing artist from one of these countries
sings at each concert a number of which
are given each year. At the next one, to
be given on the evening Of September 2,
the United States Marine Band will play
and the guest singer will be Mario
Martinez Silveira, well-known Argentine
baritone.
Weather forecasts play such an i'm
portant part in the development of avia-
ton that every advance toward greater
accuracy in these predictions is looked
on as a step forward in the progress of
flying. The United States Weather
Bureau. which is constantly making i'm
provements in the methods and ma
chinery which it has set up for this
purpose. is now engaged in mapping out
an enlarged program to make its air
way weather observations more precise,
according to w. R. Gregg. chief of the
bureau. AS result Of larger appropria-
lions to permit an expansion in this
work, there will be an increase in the
number OF pilot balloon observations to
be made daily at all airway stations in
the country providing information on
the velocity and direction of the wind.
Further. an increased staff OF trained
meteorologists will be assigned to the
alrWay weather forecasting centers to
prepare the additional charts and maps
necessary for regional and terminal fore
casts. Outmoded equipment in many
instances will be replaced by improved
and speedier apparatus. A system of
authorizations now being used permits
sending OF reports by machine faster
than they could be transmitted by the
speaking voice
Japan holds second place in the i'm
port trade OF the Philippine Islands, hav-
ing passed 1ndo-China in 1917 to take
rank next to the United States in this
commercial field and having held that
place ever since. with the exception of
1924, according to report just received
here from j. Bartlett Richards United
states trade commissioner at Manila.
The definite campaign on the part of
the Japanese for increased trade with
the Philippines became fruitful in 1884,
tne commissioner states, when their
share OF the total imports into the islands
rose to more than II per cent, to be fol-
lowed by further gain the next year
to more than IA per cent In several
instances, particularly in the case of
iron and steel goods, the report reveals,
gains in the Japanese proportion of trade
were accompanied by losses in the
American share. and in some cases jap
anese advances have been at the expense
OF Europe also.
In the midst of the troubled condition
with which Shanghai is now beset, comes
report which shows that China is en-
joying some Of the most up-to-date COM
forts Of modern life. conditioning.
which has made great strides in the
United States since its beginning several
years ago. Is thought of by most citizens
here as an American innovation. But
Julean Arnold, commercial attache at
Shanghai. reports that ir-conditioned
cars are now available in first accommo-
dations on the capital express, which
makes the 200-mile run between that
city and Marking
(Copyrisht, 1879