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NERVES AND AVIATION. SEAMEN'S INSTITUTE.

Testing Airmen in France.

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„Enjoyabla Concert by the

*Diana Coons.

There was a large audience at the Seamen's Instituts last night when the "Diana Goona" Conómt Party gave a splendid programme of songa, recitations, etc., many of the items being coiferously

THE HONGKONG, TELEGRAPH., THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28, 1918.

BARRISTERS ON

SERVICE,

In Every Branch of Sea and Land Forces.

The General Council of the

Arquish,

Men for above the average in physical and mental equipment are the ones France desires for her military aviators. No dallards encored. The troupe since its Bar has prepared a revised list of need apply. Applicants are tested inception bas made quite a name barristers who have served or are by apparatus designed according for itself, comprising as it doestring in B.M. Forons corrected to the latest methods of the world's some wonderfully good talent, to July 31, 1916. The total num- laboratories, especially to ascertain and the soldiers and anilors who ber recorded in 1,158, of whom their quickness in responding gathered in the Hall last night in eighty-sir have been killed in to impressions received through tourely appointed the excellent action or have died of wounds or the senses. This system of testa, programme, Mr. W. Peppin, the sickness while on active service. saya Mr. George Peller, in the Bandenff King, lock expert this list was compiled, among Many more bave fallen sinos Illustrated World (Ubiosgo), hau saved both time and money, and and it is hoped that more of this them

gave an exceptionally good show

Lieutenant Raymond has filled the French air-service clever artiste will be seen in the with alert, monly meni We are near future. The following mem-

The members of the Inns of about to spend some millions in bers of the troupe took part:Chart are to be found in cvery improved aeroplanes for our Messrs. W. Bray, Deverell, W. branch of the ses sad land forces. Army. Why not invest a few Brimble, F. Barcing. W. Onions, Four D.S.O.. hare been won sad bundreds ja obicnoscopet, ergo. T. Beever, G. Amor, W. Redman, fifteen Military Grosses, in addi- graphs and "tremblers," and put w. Kelly, J. Wallame, F. Taylor, tion to frequent men ios is dis- Them to the same use that brew. Downs, W. Cooper, A. J. patches. Of the M ̧(14%, two have shown results in France? Havbyrne, and E. Fourte.

been killed, and one is reported there was ever work that requires

mixing. steadiness of nerve and light ning quickness of respones it is military aviation. Why not test for these qualities before their absence causes disaster ?Says Mr. Pellos:

"The candidate or prospective] airmen must go through several tests. Big reneek of hearing, feeling, and reeing are measured, and the length of time it takes him to give expression to the impressions that he receives in recorded by the instruments.

There were about 450 men from the Services preesat, an woll-se s few civilisns, including the Bubop of Viatoria, the Hon. Mr. W.- Chatham, the Hon. Mr. H. E Pollock, Mr. F B L Bowley, Mr. P. B. Wolfe, the Rev. 0. Ccoper Hust, and several officers.

A high standard of excellence was maint furd throughout the whole programme, and the jɔkre and antics of the two corner-men produced roars of laughter, while all the choruses were beartily taken up by the audience.

During the interval a Bashlight photograph was taken by Mer

"For this purpose the chrono scope of Dr. d'Arsonval is used. The cbroncscope consists of Cheung sad the troupe was dial, open which is fastened a hand er indicator which makes a complete revolution of the

photographed on the stage at the conclusion of the out.

On the motion of the Bishop

dial per second. The edge of of Victoria, a very bearly vote of the dial is divided into one thanks was given to all who had hundred equal parts. The band, helped in the arrangements for which is set in motina by the the evening, and the troupe examiner by means of an elect-responded with three hearty romagnetic device embodied in a cheers for the sadieúce. small instrament called 8 The event was stranged by the ''bammer,' is brought to a slop by R.v. W. T.

Featherstone and

the candidate in squeezing the Mr. Devorell, R.N. two strips of meal together

which be holds in his right band.

SAKURA BEER

KATIKA

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The attendent appoucose that the the two fingers next to the thumb greater the speed attained, the of his other hand placed and better will be the applicant's fastened into an apparatus re- chance to paes. S that thesembling the finger of a glove, 'candidate's personal cqua- which is likewise attached by tion, for that is what they term wire to the registering cylin the result of an examination, may der. This device records the be ascertained, the doctor tapa a heart-action or pulse of the can. tin box with the aforementioned didate and is called the doigtier. hammer, thereby starting the The revolving registering indicator on the dial. As soon as cylinder, mentioned above, is the scund of the hammer on the covered with lampblack, and s tin box reaches the candidate's sensitive needle from each of the earn, be equeezes the metal strips three parts to be tented diga a in his hand, consequently stop-farrow into the lampblack, which ping the index-hand which in- denotes simultanecnaly the can- dicates the number of hundred the didate's heart, respiratory and of a second taken to record his nerve action before and at the time the_sbook to the nerves is impression.

"In recording the impressions given. The shock consista either of touch the same instruments are of the firing of a revolver close to ased. The hammer in this case in the candidate, or the exploding ared to touch the candidate, na of magnesium need in taking aally about the bead ar neck, ssc-lights, or the placing of without visual notice from bim cloth dipped in ice-water upon When the tap of the hammer is the bare skin.

"There is yet one more test felt by the candidate bergsin premees the metal stripe, thus through which the candidate must recording his time for expressing pas, namely, the ability to resist or withstand fatigue of the fingers, impressions of touch.

In ascertaining the candi. hands, and arms. In sooomplish date'e personal equation in reing this an instrument called the gard to the sense of sight the ergograph of Mosso, with modi- same process in paraded. The hammer is pressed to the table and

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The above-mentioned vessel candidate. An acceptable, and with weight, and bending having arrived Consignees of finger so that the Cargo are hereby notified to send denful, cr* good candidate will the acnally register impressions of weight is raised, a record is made in their Bi la of Lading for hearing or touch in fifteen cae of the 'curves' and their number countersign ture, and hundredths of a second after from the time the candidate immediate delivery of Cargo from receiving

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