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GENERAL NEWS.

Earthquake at Komoro,

THE HONGKONG

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"I it only mariner to be able to name twó colours? queried our repro- sentative.

"Ifa manoandistinguish white,

red and green, replied Dr. Ilar ston" he ought not to be rejected on colour vision

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Atrong earthqunko was folt in the neighbourhood of Komoro, near M1. Asumin; at 7.55 -a.m. on

Recently we animadverted in the 17th instant.' The shock our "Notes and Comments lasted five minutes, and deep columa on a communication from rumblings wore hord from Mt. the Fecretary of the Imperial Asama, from which dense columus Merchant Servico Guild concorn- of smoke and steam and ashes ing the Board of Trade official Adverting to the lantern test, were seen ascending. The people eyesight tost, in which the Board's Dr Harston asid:-"There have near the volcano havo become requirements were severely de- bean candidates who have passed alarmed and are making prepara-nounced. One of the strictures that test and yet they have been

with a shorough knoṣledge of tions to provide themselves with passed on the test was to the rejected by the Board of TradeEQUIRED Bodlkeeper places of refuge lost there shoull effect that it was a sorry force and deprived of their means of ount Good Testimonials essential. be a really disastrous eruption to hold that a man is incom-livelihood because they have been Non workers need not apply. Box At 11.30 a.m. on the same day, potent on a ship's bridge becaure, declared colour blind, if you A.B.C., el Hongkong Telegraph.

Hongkong, th July, 1912. 1.66* nuother earthquake was felt, ne forsooth, he cannot distinguish please! "!

Our representative pointed out companion by more rumbling letters of a certain size nt a dis

FOR SALE OR TOʻLET. Bounds from Mt. Aeams. An un-tance of 16 feet. It is of no use that from the letter of the Secretary basy feeling is reported to prevail blinking the fact" continued the of the Imperial, Morchant Guild in the neighbourhood.

letter, that many shipmasters it appeared that a man might snc The Late Mr. A. Tilbrook. and officers at the present time,cessfully pass the tent mi gotting Tha donth took place at Bang-posed of the keonest vision his second officer's certificate, kok on the 7th inst. of Mr. A.08 regards their duties at sea in say, but subsequently, when he Tilbrook, of the Hongkong and ticking sip objects and lights, became a master mariner, be could not not pass the test. It is rejected because of faulty colour Shanghai Bank, who was very not those thoroughly efficient com-vision. woll-know in Shanghai. Docessed,

'at Touching this point, Dr. a native of Kont, first came to the mandors and officers who are Settlemoat in 1905 and after six fault; the blame. is upon those Horston said he considered that, yours, loft last year on leave, who impose such absurd and un-jun ese his vision had been found

just tosta."

out to be something quite nbnor-HELTONDALE, No. 100 Penk farmishod, Beois, for 2 months, mal, a cundidate should be passed,

LINSTEAD & DAVIS. but if it wore discovered that thero August and September. Apply to

On his return he was sont to "As the Board of Trade tests Bangkok. Deconsed was promi- ment in sporting circton during have, from time to time, come in

"Would it be possiblo," asked Inter on, he stuld be rejected. our representative, "for a man ha is not colour-blind to-day to become so, say in fivoyours' time?" "No," was Dr. Hurston's reply; a man who is really colour blind is practically so from birth, though some affection of the optic nerve might partially produce colour-blindness."

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Dr. G. M. For five years rugger player. he was a member of Victoria Co. arston, to hear what he had

to any on the matter, of the Fire Brigade, and very en-

A Legitimate Grievance. thusiastic in this work. In 1910

After reading the particular when he acted as foreman the criticism advanced by the Soe company was successful in annex retary of the Imperial Merchant ing the coveted Insurance Com Service Quild, Dr. Haraton said: panion Shiold and ho held the Thess people undoubtedly have Council medal for five years legitiunto grievance, because, servico. As a volunteer he was while it is quite true that a min connected with "A" Co. and "A"

might not, under certain condi- Co. Mounted-"Shanghai Times." Lions, be able to distinguish der Interpreters Fees in Shanghaltain lottors, he might still be

Supreme Court. The question of interpreters' capable of seeing things in the distanco quite well; So they have a legitimate grievance so

foot in II.B.M.'s Supreme Cou lins long been a vexatious matior- for Indions, and a recent case is a good sample of their sufferings. saya the Shanghai Mercury.".

far as that is concerned..

"But," said Dr. Harston," the most important and sorious thing

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improved form. The Holmgren tost, in addition to rejecting many normal-sighted, parsons, allows half, or more than half, of "How would such affection be those who are dangerously colour- brought about?" asked

our blind to pass, in representative.

"There you have tlie whole thing hit off to a nicety," said Dr. Harston. "And the man who writes this knows what he is talking about".

The Effect of Tobacco. Most commonly by tobacco, causing inflamation of the optic norve," was the reply. "Any tobacco with black slag in i would have this tendency, os pooially when smoked to excess," A PERTINENT COMMENT.

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After many sittings of the cairt. in that The Board of Trade still of tho unsutismotory character"Truth" on an Admiralty Letter, a $20 olaim was disposed of, but adheres to an obsolete test with of the Board of Trade tests, the poor plaintiff might better regard to colour vision, which Dr. Baraton, drew our repre have gone to a lawyer than for operates in such a way as to roject sontalivo's attention to an article

The latest Admiralty circular Lis intorp tor, who cost him many a vandídata who should be in "The Lancet," written by Foss of forty-five per cent. are passed, and to necept many au- Dr. Edridge-Green, giving a con-lettor touching dress states that: not garnered in overy day, but other who ought not for a moment crate example of how harmful Fing-ollicore, commodores, AERTEX

the Bard's present requirements and other other oflicers of corres- surely a more equitable system to be in charge of a vessel.

"Twenty years ago u very aro. 1 recounted the resulta proponding rank luve, when wear. could be arranged. And, as the British Court has observed, it eminent men, Dr. Edridge cured by Dr. Edridge Green in ing cooked hat and epaulettes, Green, painted out to the the case of a young man ogod 20 also donned the full-dress sword, would sometimes oppour that cuses are fixed up and brought to Board of Trade that their years. When tested with the belt, and slings, but for all com court by the interpreters them-tests were altogether wrong, doctor's lantern, one shade of rod missioned ranks below, the selves, this evidently being an and it is now admitted that his was called green and nothing by ordinary undress black morocco easy method of raising the wind. views on the subject are the cor- the examinee; another shade of leather bolt has been invarishly rect viewa. But the trouble is red he called white: yellow he adopted when full dress has been that the Board rejected his views described as red; and green he worn. twenty years ago, and they will not called white and red. On exami- follow the example of their seniors lose face; that is the whole thing. uation with the official wool test and will wear the full-dress belt it is purely a question of pride. [of the Board of Trade (known as on various proscribed comasions." IN TENNIS, DAY, TUNIO sað a contribution to the undertaking. I know Dr. Edridge Green very the flolmgren test) the exominee A. gold belt and slings look very ademhi t1. The name of Captain A. D. H. well, and ho has told me the whole picked out and matched all five pretty, says "Truth", but in the test colours-green, rode, red oyos of a good many young officers: Claus (Dr. phil.) is put forward story." Colour Vision Tests. purple and orange-yellow easily who have heretofore managed to as the prospective head of the

In the course of further con- and correctly. "End I examined find life tolerable without anch now institution, which apparently propores to deal in the large versation on the subject, Dr him by this test alone, writer aids to beauty, the golden sovero quantities of fish obtained on the Harstun said this question of Dr. Edridge Green, "I should igas they will now have to expend high scas by Japanese and colour vision tests was now being have passed him and had no are prettier still,

Varivas suspicion that he was colour- Chinese fishermen. It is ovon much dealt with in

Tsingtao Fisheries.

It is proposed to establish a big fishing enterprise in Tsingtau, Kinochow, and the Gorman Colo nial Society has agreed to make

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suggested that some table fieb journals. "One of the tests," he blind." It must be noted that might be sent in preserved form said, "is to get together a whole colour names are not used in test- A DUCHESS ON SOCIAL to Germany, whilst the possibi- colleation of coloured wools and ing by this lattor method of the lities in the direction of manu- ask the candidate to match them. Board of Trade's.

Official Test Falls. facturing cattle food, manuros, Well, a man might be able to do

this but yet not be able to name Particulars of further tesis

Speaking at a recent meeting c., are moutioned.

the colours shown by means of made in the case are given, and the North Staffordshire Cripples Interport Football. The honorary secretary of the lantern of the type of Dr. Edridge the writer says that this is an Aid Society, the Duchees of And the point to instance similar to many that he Sutherland said the day was Blianghai Football Association Green's. has received an invitation from be borne in mind is that bo examined, which shows how coming when no one would be. the Kobe Regatta and Athletin the lights used in the lantorn are completely the official Board of grateful for the crumbs that fell 27 Olub inviting Shanghai to send bright and defaito colours giving Trade test fails in detecting from the rich man's table. It over, a football team in the similar effect to lights used a very dangerous case of colour would be a good day, too; we winter.

The letter indiantes Ben, whereas in the case of the blindness. Dr. Edridge-Green is absolutely must advance, and if that tho first feve dnya wools, it is merely a matter of at pains to point out that many there was some squealing about colour-blind people are able to the advance and a little over- in January would be opportune matching colours." for the sending of such a team, and the communication adds that the invitation has the full support of Yokohama.

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"Then in your view, Dr. Hara-match very accurately; in fact, burry about it, at any rate people ton." queried our representative, he says, "I have examined the could see the break at the end of the tests should be made by pictures of a colour-blind Royal the tunnel and know they would moans of a lautern and not by academician and have been unemorga into the ful'er light, pl The Daches continued :- mere arrangement of coloured able to detect any fault in them." Young, China.

Dr. Harston pointed to the con-Tears ago, when I came, inex More than a thousand labourers wools?"

"You, they should either clusion of the article, in which perienced and enthusiastic, among Chinkiang assembled recently to organize a branch of the Labour by tested by this test or Dr. Edridge-Green asks:-"Can you, you called me "Meddlesome Party. The general tenor of the another and even more accurate we wonder that theroare no Millie." As far as a miserable speeches was that the members still-that is by what is termed the cidents at sea when such a Duchess could be an agitator, I should unite to work for the spectroscope, which splits up the test as the above is official with strove to be one bat what material development of the counrays of white light and displays all the Board of Trade, and not changes since those days! Slow- try. Soveral girls were called to the colours of the rainbow. Some a single medical man, either ly, definitely, the aspiring de men can only see two colours in on the first examinations or mooragy demand the open road; speak.

Manchus and Outer Mongolia, a rainbow, others see only three, on appeal, in employed by slowly, surely, people more from Some Manchus in Hoitungkang while many people are what is the Board of Trade? It is now the by-waye to the open road, province has proposed to send known as tetra-chromio people-over 20 years since I, an adviser The very mansion of Trentiam representatives to Outer Mongolia they can only see four colours, to the Board of Trade and on the in which I nrsed my ideas is in order to secure joint notion in Bat a tetra-obromioman may International Code of Signals razed so the ground and the place || 100-Tox ELECTRIC CHANH or QUAY-ELECTRIC OVERHEAD declaring their independence. Mr. not necessarily he colour-blind. Committes, pointed out, the is open to the publia,.. Sang, the Taluh of that province, He could distinguish red and defects of the Holmgren, feat.

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