SIGNALLERS AT WORK.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 748, 22 February 1910, Page 6

SIGNALLERS AT WORK.

■ SECpND AITNTJAIi .'COMPETrnpN.> Signallers'; of '. the'Wellingtoi '■'■. Garrisbri : .to the .number'of.'twen^^ight,,paraded, at the'Ellington"Cpllege-'.gfpunds on, Saturday ,' afternoon': to' compete ".for the' Morse, and :■ Semaphore 'Challenge' .Cups.' Sergt.-Major' i.Brpwning, ", of ■• the ■: ■ district staif.iacted as Peterson, ; -.E.N.ZiA;/ 'flßj. supervisor:-- During f the ;interval: betweenv the :two' competitions .afternoon- was' dispensed :by the; ladies present,, and .was/very mnch appreciated..;.'the' visitorg -included ■ Col. .Campbell, ■■ Major . Macintosh]!. ; Captains; Cowles and Mathinson,' and Lieuts. Chap-, pie,- Wright, and-Avery;'. Mr.-Ji.P.-.-Krtt,.' principaf.of: Wellington College,- was also , an, interested spectator. ■ -..' - *'•■:. ..-. ; : :. ,; : At"the•",conclusion;.o£ v 'the ,, , : vm>is;liient. Hulbert, distric't: : eignallingt6tdfE ■ officer,' expressed himself as being delighted with the evident general.improvement. "At the conclusion of past competitions," he said,--"one.could, always say:.'.well,;;such' and such--a. team has ;no\ohauc'6 r -aiid. so-and-so's-.team'will/not- come;; first./ To-day, however, : no team can beisure , of victory.' .The ; .competition;was very, keen, and no one', will venture to wager, on the results. We,-will.all haye.tojwait -for the.,official' :de'cision." ■'■' '. -■ / .■',.. ,■,;/■

: : Another; omcer : ako: ; expressed himself as being-agreeably-'surprised.' at the efficieiicy displayed. ;by the "various,: teams. Hβ compared the signaller's : annual examination, to-day with those of< three or four years,ago. ..Even as recently as that it :was, the: custom - : fqr .inspecting N.C.O.'s to-arriye at Hallat 7.30 put,- the jnen through their, ; examination, and; be away, again by 9 o'clock. -.Torday it: takes a -week ;of continuous: work ..before signallers' can'- satisfy.;their , inspectors, that they have earned.their; pereonal. payments .(.£1) and proficiency -badges. Also, whereas in" been sufficient for signalling sections to qualify r for lamp 'work, by: , a:combined test, now,each individual man:is required to be "able to read and send , , on , all instrui ments, ..while map-reading has 'also been • added to , the-course.-". , ■ ::•:.- ■■~. '...■.:■ ■>" ■

j The judgo is to compile a list of the■ mistakes made.:on ; Saturday,'and deliver a lecture to the competitors in-tie near future.'.' In this way only is it possible to make the.men more.efficient each year. Lieut. Hulbert, w;ho, is alsp.a.vice-presi-dent'of, the Signallers'; Club,-.states that they'intend'to submit-important proposals at their next annual meeting, witha 'vieW'pf; extending'.ithe of; the work. ; : '~.'■.;'"•..' ''..■:,';'.•: "</■■ ■■ •' '*":''■

• The competing.teams.were: D. Battery. (2),■'/Engineers , : (1), Wellington Navals (1), and Post-, and Telegraph Eifles (2). The ■No. 3 Company G.A;V.'had also entered a team under SeTgfc Weight,- but at the .'last, moment -.-one; .main was.;not able to ;be present, and the team-, was consequently-, hors do' combat.. The' K.N;Z.A.' ■had also intended to .'compete, .but'owing to! their'being: in camp, were unable to: do so;' /The ' official results ..of the' coin'-, petition, are'as , follow:—.. :.:..:■'■:':".■'■ "'; ■ Morse: r Post and Telegraph- "B," .87, first,- Post' and Telegraph 1 /' A," 85.6, second ;M)/'Battery '"A," '80.4, third;' Engineers,' fourth; Wellington , Navals, : fifth; Semaphore: Post. .and.-Telegraph "A," 97,' first; D Battery "A,"' 94; second,-: Post; and Telegraph "B," 90,. third;'. Engineers, :fourth; Wellington .Nazals, fifth;]) Battery ; "B,": : sixth. '•• . .-'"'■■■''>■ v,';' ';

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