══════════════════════╤═══╤═══╤═══╤═══╤═══╤═══╤═══╤═══╤═══╤═══╤═══╤═══ LOCALITY. │Jan│Feb│Mar│Apr│May│Jun│Jul│Aug│Sep│Oct│Nov│Dec ──────────────────────┼───┼───┼───┼───┼───┼───┼───┼───┼───┼───┼───┼─── │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ No. Atlantic and W.I. │ 5 │ 7 │ 11│ 6 │ 5 │ 10│ 42│ 96│ 80│ 69│ 17│ 7 │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ South’n Indian Ocean │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ & Mauritius. │ 9 │ 15│ 15│ 8 │ 4 │ │ │ │ 1 │ 1 │ 4 │ 6 │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ North’n Indian Ocean; │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ Bay of Bengal— │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ N.E. Monsoon. │ 1 │ │ 3 │ │ │ │ │ │ │ 12│ 7 │ 6 S.W. Monsoon. │ │ │ │ 6 │ 16│ 4 │ 1 │ 2 │ 1 │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ Arabian Sea & Bomb’y— │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ N.E. Monsoon. │ 1 │ 1 │ 1 │ │ │ │ │ │ 8 │ 12│ 9 │ 5 S.W. Monsoon. │ │ │ │ 5 │ 9 │ 2 │ 4 │ 5 │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ China Sea and North │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ Pacific— │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ (western part). │ │ 1 │ │ │ 2 │ 2 │ 12│ 5 │ 18│ 14│ 12│ 1 │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ Java Sea and Northwest│ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ │ Coast of Australia. │ 3 │ 5 │ 1 │ 1 │ 2 │ │ │ │ │ │ │ 2 ──────────────────────┴───┴───┴───┴───┴───┴───┴───┴───┴───┴───┴───┴─── From this table it appears that the hurricane seasons in the several localities are as follows: 1. In the North Atlantic, from June to November, the greater number occurring in July, August, September, and October. 2. In the Bay of Bengal they are most prevalent in October, November and December, when the N. E. Monsoon is strongest; they occur also during the S. W. Monsoon, especially in April, May or June. 3. In the Arabian Sea they have been experienced during both Monsoons. 4. In the China Sea they are prevalent on the coast between June and October; but in the central part of that sea during September, October and November. 5. In the Southern Indian Ocean they may be expected between November and April, but they are most prevalent during January, February and March. 6. In the Java Sea, and on the N. W. Coast of Australia they have been recorded during December, January and February. RULES FOR TRIMMING THE SHIP IN A HURRICANE. Piddington long ago said: “That all positive rules tend to mislead.” Every ship must have its own peculiar management depending on the four great elements of the problem, which are—